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Feminist foreign policy

Kick-off in Geneva for the ‘Super Year for Gender Equality’

During 2019–2020, several international commitments on gender equality celebrate their anniversaries. The United Nations and its Member States are celebrating these commitments in various ways...

Sweden’s drive for democracy at the negotiating table in Brussels

This week, Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde tweeted “Sweden driving force behind strong EU commitment to democracy – today and 10 years ago”. But...

#GirlsTakeover – a global initiative to ensure girls’ rights and make them visible as actors

Girls must be represented where decisions are taken and the future is formed. No one is too young to contribute to change, but girls are...

Dr Samar gives a voice to those no one listens to

She’s fighting for education for children, clinics for women and health care for poor people. Sima Samar’s fight for human rights began in a hospital...

“The world belongs to those who work to make it better”

At the end of April, gender equality advocates from around the world gathered for the Tunis Forum on Gender Equality. It was an important and...

WikiGap has brought us 27 000 articles closer to a gender-equal internet

Last year, the first major WikiGap initiative was carried out at some 50 missions abroad around the world. WikiGap has now spread beyond the Swedish...

Gender equality champions join forces in Tunis

On 24–26 April, Tunisia will host the Tunis Forum on Gender Equality, gathering representatives of governments, civil society, business and academia from around the world...

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women: despite hard international climate, a final document could be adopted

Negotiations were hard and polarised at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Several countries displayed strong resistance to progressive language, not least...

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...
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