After 60 years of meditation – Hammarskjöld´s benches show their age
A small crowd gathered in front of the General Assembly Building waiting with bated breath for a van holding precious cargo.
The Swedish Mission, led...
COP26: Sweden to help at risk small-scale farmers
Sweden has signalled its strong commitment to help some of the world’s poorest small-scale farmers to adapt to climate change, by pledging SEK100 million...
UN Secretary-General at COP26: “Either we stop it — or it...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says that addiction to fossil fuels is bushing humanity to the brink: We face a stark choice: Either we...
COP26: “Before it’s too late”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark warning ahead of COP26, the UN Climate Conference, that kicks-off in Glasgow on Sunday 31 October.
In...
COP26: New commitments fail to meet Paris agreement
New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on...
Expo event highlights need to manage risks of climate change
The need to better anticipate climate shocks and invest in early humanitarian action was spotlighted at a high-level meeting hosted by the Embassy...
Fossil fuel production plans out of sync with Paris limits
The 2021 Production Gap Report, by leading research institutes and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that despite increased climate ambitions and net-zero commitments, governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil...
Sweden supports Africa´s borderland regions
Sweden and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a SEK 5,000,000 agreement to promote socio-economic development and peacebuilding in Africa’s borderland regions...
The 22 richest men in the world own more than all...
The COVID-19 pandemic that gripped the world during the past year has resulted in reversing decades of progress in the fight against poverty and...
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...
Guterress: My thoughts are with Norway
UN Secretary-General Antóno Guterres has expressed his shock over the news of an attack in Kongsberg, Norway. Five people were killed and two wounded...
Stockholm +50 to go ahead
The United Nations General Assembly has agreed on the way forward for plans to host an international meeting at the highest possible level in...
COP15, COP26 : why two COPs?
This autumn the United Nations is organizing two events called ‘COPs’; COP15 in Kunming in China and COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. What does COP mean and why are there two with different numbers, 15 and 26?
Sweden to double its climate development aid
Sweden will double its climate development aid to 15 billion Swedish kronor ($1.7 billion) by 2025.
”The climate crisis is a global crisis and should...
Finland supports Afghan refugees in Iran
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the generous contribution of EUR 1.5 million from the Government of Finland, in support of Afghan refugees in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Finland is one of UNHCR’s most steadfast supporters globally.