Housing is not just a roof
On the World Habitat Day 2020, UN-Habitat will launch ‘Housing for All’, a five-week Campaign calling for action to improve housing conditions worldwide. The...
Finnish fiddle playing on UNESCO list
Kaustinen fiddle playing and related practices and expressions have been inscribed on UNESCO´s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Kaustinen folk music...
President Niinistö : Spirit of Helsinki is needed
Sauli Niinistö President of Finland said the world needed a rekindling „of the Helsinki spirit“ in his address to the 76th General Debate of...
UNESCO honours Inuit drum dancing
Inuit drum dancing and singing have been inscribed on UNESCO´s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
This took place at the sixteenth...
Finland elected to the Human Rights Council
Finland and the United States were among 18 states that were elected to the U Human Rights Council yesterday (14 October). All 18 members will...
Sweden contributes $2 million to UNICEF
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has contributed SEK 20 million (approximately US$2.1 million) in flexible funding to UNICEF's Humanitarian Action for Children...
UN expert: racial discrimination against Inuits must be addressed
Denmark and Greenland must address the negative impact of a colonial legacy that has led to structural and systemic racial discrimination against the indigenous...
IPCC Climate report: 8 reasons not to give up hope
Although once again the scientific community has made clear this week that we are not doing enough to limit global warming to the crucial...
Sweden focuses on vulnerable women in Yemen
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has announced a contribution of US$ 3.3 million to help UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund provide...
Finland seeks membership of UN Human Rights Council
Finland is seeking membership of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in 2022–2024. The campaign slogan is ”A Diverse World, Universal Human Rights”. The...
Nordic statement at the GA: “We stand with Ukraine”
The Five Nordic countries and the three Baltic states have declared strong support for the Ukraine in an emergency session of the General Assembly.
Danish...
Iceland’s human rights record examined
Iceland’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on...
WHO welcomes Sweden´s decision to share vaccines with COVAX
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the Government of Sweden’s announcement today to share 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the COVAX Facility to provide life-saving vaccines to people at risk from COVID-19 in low income countries.
Lundberg appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Montenegro
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Peter Lundberg of Sweden as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Montenegro.
2.2 millions have fled Ukraine
The exodus of millions of Ukrainians from their country following the Russian invasion could overwhelm neighbouring countries, UN humanitarians have warned.
To date, 9 March...