UNGA: EU and Sweden join forces to avoid famine in Yemen
In the margins of the 75th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Janez Lenarčič, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, and Peter...
From Greenland to the Golan heights
UN Peacekeeping 75. Commander Janne Kristina Larsen has served in the Danish military and in peacekeeping from the glaciers of Greenland to the Golan...
How mental health took center stage in Iceland
Seldom has mental health been as center stage in Icelandic culture and society as after the success of the theatre play „Be a wolf!“ in the Icelandic National Theatre. It is based on an award nominated autobiographical narrative by Héðinn Unnsteinsson. 10 October is the World Mental Health Day.
Denmark failed to take effective measures against art exhibition UN Committee...
Denmark failed to take effective measures against racist hate speech by discontinuing its investigation about an art exhibition showing racist hate images, the UN Committee...
Norway increases support for UNRWA
The Norwegian government has increased its contribution to UNRWA, the UN Palestine refugee agency, and called on other countries to follow its example.
'Norway has...
GDP should not be the only criteria for aid
Small island developing states are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Although not all of them are among the world´s poorest, they need help 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 supports UN agencies in Mali
The Government of Sweden and three UN agencies have signed a four-year programme to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities affected by food insecurity,...
Former French Foreign Minister and three Nordic institutes to review UNRWA
The UN Secretary-General has appointed an independent Review Group to assess whether UNRWA is doing everything within its power to ensure neutrality and to...
Monkeypox: UNAIDS concerned over stigmatization of homosexuals
UNAIDS has expressed concern that some public reporting and commentary on Monkeypox has used language and imagery, particularly portrayals of LGBTI and African people,...
UNHCR criticizes new Danish refugee law
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi says that UNHCR “strongly opposes” Denmark’s new law on the transfer of asylum-seekers to third countries
“This could...
UN panel on racial justice and law enforcement to visit Sweden...
Human Rights
An independent panel of experts set up by the United Nations Human Rights Council to examine violations of the rights of African people...
Using creativity and innovation to make the world better
Sometimes the most mundane moments can inspire the best ideas. They can pop up when watching a good movie, while on a bike ride...
The melting of the ice and the first woman on Svalbard
Léonie d´Aunet was the first woman in history to visit the Svalbard archipelago. In 1839, it was portrayed as a visit to the North...
Hans Grundberg appointed Special Envoy for Yemen
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Hans Grundberg of Sweden as his Special Envoy for Yemen. Mr. Grundberg succeeds Martin Griffiths...