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Feminist foreign policy

Swedish cooperation with UN Women: promoting gender equality around the world

Sweden and UN Women have a longstanding partnership dating back to the establishment of UN Women in 2010. They unite around the goal of ensuring...

Up close and personal: Agda Rössel

She was the world’s first woman ambassador to the United Nations when she took office, at the height of the Cold War. Yet Agda Rössel...

Get inspired by the new handbook for feminist foreign policy

In October 2014, Sweden became the first country in the world to launch a feminist foreign policy. This means applying a systematic gender equality perspective...

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...
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