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Feminist foreign policy

Women, peace and security

Increased gender equality between women and men is one of Sweden’s most important foreign policy priorities. Women, peace and security is also one of Sweden’s...

Women who support peace processes

Fifteen women with extensive diplomatic and peace-building experience have been specially appointed to mediate in some of the world’s most serious conflicts. They are part...

Women’s and girls’ rights in focus in Pakistan

In Pakistan – the world’s sixth most populous country and the sixth most dangerous country for women – Sweden’s feminist foreign policy is being applied...

Gender equality on the rise in Albania

Equality between women and men is a fundamental aim of Swedish foreign policy. In Albania, Sweden is an active advocate of gender equality, and the...

Feminist foreign policy leaves its mark on the world

Feminist foreign policy is an agenda for change. By achieving a more gender-equal world, we also contribute to peace, security and sustainable development. In recent...

#MoreWomenMorePeace: Wangari Maathai

There is an important story about women, peace and security that needs to be told. We are putting the spotlight on women who have paved...

#WikiGap takes wing

The global #WikiGap initiative has spread like wildfire across the Swedish foreign service. So far, more than 1 600 participants in more than 50 countries...

Let us work together, with courage and patience, to make the world more gender-equal

Today sees the opening of the Stockholm Forum on Gender Equality – a global conference with 600 participants from over 100 countries. The Forum will...

UN Commission on the Status of Women – progress for women’s and girls’ rights despite a tougher world climate

After two weeks of talks and intensive negotiations, the Commission on the Status of Women was concluded on 23 March and the agreed conclusions adopted....

Stockholm Forum on Gender Equality to bring together top names from more than 100 countries

Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner and human rights counsellor Colin Gonsalves are some of...
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