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Peace and security

Diplomacy in the shadow of COVID-19: Sweden’s year as Chair of the IAEA Board of Governors

The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plays an indispensable role in preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, promoting nuclear and radiation safety, and facilitating...

UN work in the shadow of the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on everything, and the UN’s 75th anniversary celebrations are no exception. Sweden’s Ambassador to the UN Anna Karin...

A global crisis that must be tackled together

“The COVID-19 pandemic reminds us of the importance of broad, preventive public health efforts,” says Anders Nordström, Sweden’s Ambassador for Global Health. His work in...

The horrific is set against the hopeful

It is just over two and a half years since Mosul was liberated from terrorist organisation Daesh’s reign of terror. Staff at the Swedish Embassy...

Margareta Wahlström fighting for more women at the Red Cross

At a time characterised by complex challenges – devastating civil wars, large migration flows and climate change – the need for humanitarian operations is acute. Since...

United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee – International Law Week 2019

Director-General for Legal Affairs, Ambassador Carl Magnus Nesser, represented Sweden at the United Nations International Law Week and took part in the deliberations on the...

Eastern Partnership celebrates ten years

The EU policy towards the countries in eastern Europe, the Eastern Partnership (EaP), is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. We had a chat with...

Chernobyl and the search for truth

The dramatic events surrounding the reactor breakdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant kept television viewers glued to their screens this summer. Diplomat Mats Åberg...

Sweden chairs the IAEA Board of Governors

In September, Sweden’s Resident Representative to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Mikaela Kumlin Grant was elected Chair of the Agency’s Board of Governors....

International cooperation more important than ever

No country can tackle the world’s challenges alone: wars and conflicts, climate change, poverty, lack of equality, lack of respect for human rights, nuclear weapons...
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