UN Peacekeeping 75: “We give people hope that they are not...
UN Peacekeeping 75. Søren is a major in the Danish military who is currently deployed as a UN Military Observer in UNTSO, the UN...
Family Day: Nordic fertility rates in steady decline
In recent years, fertility rates have fallen sharply in the Nordic countries. In these social welfare states these figures remain an unexpected mystery, subject...
IMF on Denmark: Impressive post-pandemic recovery
Denmark has achieved an impressive post-pandemic recovery. Output and employment level are now well above its pre-pandemic trajectory, contributing to inflationary pressures, according to...
Migratory birds: to the moon and back in a lifetime
World Migratory Bird Day. Every year the world champion of migratory birds, the Arctic tern, flies up to 70,000 kilometers. It is the harbinger...
IMF mission to Iceland: economy overheating and inflation above target
Iceland has shown remarkable resilience to multiple shocks since 2019. The growth outlook is broadly favorable though accompanied by imbalances and subject to significant...
Nordic countries top the press freedom index
Four of the Nordic countries are among the top five on the World Press Freedom index of Reporters without borders. For the seventh year...
IAEA commends Sweden’s Management of Radioactive Waste
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to Sweden says that the country has a comprehensive, robust and well-functioning system for safely managing radioactive...
Sweden increases contribution for UNICEF in Yemen
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has contributed SEK 25 million (US$2.44 million) in flexible funding to UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC)....
Malaria: a disease of poverty
619 000 people die annually from malaria. Over 95% of malaria cases and deaths from the disease are in Africa. Malaria slows economic growth...
Sweden: UNRWA´s 4th biggest donor
The Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Leni Stenseth, and representatives of...
A Swedish peacekeeper’s mission to goalkeepers in Sudan
In February 2022, Swedish policewoman Sandra Bylund, 42, received a game-changing phone call. Since 2020 she knew her application for a field mission abroad...
“We’re not superwomen” – shedding light on the mental health needs...
“In terms of mental disorders in emergency workers, I’ll be very blunt: they don’t exist. We don’t have them. They are our patient’s problem....
United Nations thanks Norway for its contribution to peacekeeping
Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, thanked Norway for its enduring support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its...
Happiness in the times of war and climate change
Happiness and well-being are universal goals and ambitions for people all over the world. Every year on March 20, the United Nations recognizes this...
World losing forests the size of Iceland – every year
The world is losing 10 million hectares of forest each year due to deforestation - about the size of Iceland, Europe´s second biggest island....