Denmark: massive action needed for sustainable development and climate
78th General Assembly. Dan Jørgensen the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation called for urgent and massive transformational action to get the SDGs back on...
Denmark and Iceland among “first movers and doers” at no-nonsense Climate...
Two of the Nordic Countries, Denmark and Iceland, are among forty specially selected countries to speak at the UN Climate Ambition Summit.
Unusually for the...
Nordic leaders meet Secretary-General as General Debate is underway
UN General Assembly. The Nordic countries are participating in the UN General Assembly with a strong representation. Finland is the first of the Nordic...
Boosted by an award, preparations for World Cleanup day are underway
The organizers of the World Cleanup Day can approach their 2023 edition on 16 September with renewed pride and confidence as the winners of...
The Thor´s hammer that broke when Kruschchev banged his shoe
78th UN General Assembly. Annually when a new session of the UN General Assembly starts the outgoing president hands over symbolically the gavel to...
Grossi inspects Sweden´s storage of spent nuclear fuel
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi descended deep underground in coastal Sweden this week to study the Nordic nation’s advanced preparations to store its...
Sweden’s Plan to Expand Nuclear Power in Focus during Grossi visit
Sweden’s renewed commitment to nuclear power highlights growing global interest in this clean source of energy to address the twin challenges of tackling climate...
Sweden helps developing economies deepen their trade know-how
Sweden is contributing SEK 15 million (about CHF 1.2 million) in 2023 to finance the participation of government officials from developing and least-developed economies...
World Water Week: How to manage, value and protect water
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, made an official visit to Sweden and World Water Week, organised by the Stockholm...
INTERPOL, UNODC and Norway reinforce alliance against forestry crime
An international coalition led by INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has launched the second phase of a global...
From Finnish police force to restoring order in Cyprus
After 34 years in the Finnish police Satu Koivu has been serving the last two years in Cyprus, as Senior Police Adviser at UNFICYP,...
Inuit organisation wins UNDP prize
The Inuit Circumpolar Council is among the ten winners the 2023 UNDP Equator Prize. UNDP, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and partners have announced the...
Indigenous youth as agents of change for self-determination
On this International Day of Indigenous Peoples in 2023, we pay homage to the pivotal role that Indigenous youth must occupy in decision-making processes....
Greenlanders should take pride in their indigenous identity
Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam was elected to the Danish parliament as a representative of Greenland in 2019 when she was only 22 years old. The Inuit, one...
UNFPA and Sweden collaborate to inaugurate a blood bank in Somalia
In a remarkable stride towards improving healthcare in Somalia, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Swedish Government, with additional support from Governments...