Nordic clinker boat traditions inscribed on UNESCO list
Nordic clinker boat traditions have been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The inscription was formally agreed upon...
UNESCO honours Inuit drum dancing
Inuit drum dancing and singing have been inscribed on UNESCO´s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
This took place at the sixteenth...
UNICEF and Sweden partner to improve water safety in Bangladesh
Children in Bangladesh will benefit from the Government of Sweden’s new contributions of four million dollars to UNICEF. One grant will improve water safety,...
Norway regrets Russian veto on Climate
Mona Juul the Permanent Representative of Norway has expressed her regret that Russia vetoed a resolution on the threat that climate change is to...
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...