38°C Arctic record in Siberia confirmed
A temperature of 38°C in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June 2020 has been recognized as a new Arctic temperature record by...
UNESCO Geoparks: nominations for Platåbergen and Salpausselkä
Platåbergen in Sweden and Salpausselkä in Finland have moved one step closer to become UNESCO Global Geoparks.
The UNESCO Global Geoparks Council has proposed to...
Crown Prince addressed Security Council in the run-up to Norway´s...
Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon addressed the Security Council and met with the UN Secretary General during a visit to UN Headquarters last week. Norway...
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...
Iceland supports vulnerable countries on climate action
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has received a new contribution of approximately US$ 1.2 million (ISK 150,000,000) in funding from the Government of...
Nordic countries among top contributors to Peacebuilding Fund
Two of the Nordic countries are among the top three contributors to the United Nations Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund and four are among the top...
Racial discriminaton: UN Committee publishes findings on Denmark
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) today issued its findings on Denmark and four other countries that it reviewed during its latest...
Committe against torture asks Sweden to limit solitary confinement
The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) has recommended that Sweden uses solitary confinement only as an exceptional measure and not at all for minors.
The Commitee today published...
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,...
Despite COVID-19 UN and EU continue fight against gender-based violence
Despite COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, some 650,000 women and girls were provided with gender-based violence services through a joint UN and European Union (EU)...
Sweden to host World Envionment Day 2022
The Government of the Sweden will host World Environment Day 2022 in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The year 2022 marks 50 years since the...
75 years since Sweden and Iceland joined the UN
Sweden and Iceland celebrated, today, the 75th anniversary of their membership of the United Nations.
19 November 1946 Sweden, Iceland and Afghanistan signed the UN...
Sweden/Jordan pledging conference: UNRWA funds still insufficient
Dozens of nations came together to pledge political and financial support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the...
Turku: Holistic approach to cyberbullying
A special session on cyberbullying was organized by the University of Turku in Turku, Finland, in collaboration with UNESCO , to mark the International...
Secretary-General: not enough political will
The UN Secretary-General said at the conclusion of COP26 in Glasgow that there was “not enough political will to overcome some deep contradictions.“
In a...