Finland: “Unwavering support” for WHO
23 September 2020. Sauli Niinistö, the President of the Republic of Finland, declared his country´s “unwavering support” for the UN´s efforts in the fight...
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...
Ukraine: Number of refugees reaches 4 million
More than four million Ukrainians have now fled the country to escape the invasion of Russia. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, says 4,019,287 Ukrainians...
Swedish UNA: Budget cuts hurt the world´s poorest people
The Swedish United Nations Associaton (UNA) has criticized the Swedish government´s revised budget proposal. The development aid budget will be cut to finance the...
Increasing power among Nordic youth
Youth are gaining more and more power in the Nordic countries. Thorough the 21st century, young age records have been set in all Nordic...
Arctic sea ice minimum is 2nd lowest on record
22 September 2020. Arctic sea ice – a key climate change indicator - has reached its annual minimum extent after the summer melt season....
Olenivka: Former Icelandic foreign minister in a fact-finding mission
The Secretary-General has appointed Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir of Iceland as one of three members of a fact finding mission regarding the 29 July 2022...
Greenland: Red paint instead of celebrations
The statue of Hans Egede towers over Nuuk the Capital of Greenland. A controversy over the statue has overshadowed the 300th anniversary of the arrival of the Danish-Norwegian missionary in Greenland. On the occasion of the International Day of the World´s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August, we focus on the Inuits of Greenland, who along with the Sami are the indigenous people of the Nordic countries.
COVID-19: Leaving no one behind
11 September 2020. The Foreign Ministers and ministers of development cooperation of the Nordic Countries have published a joint Op-ed on the priorities of...
Christine Fossen: From the Arctic to South Sudan
“Just do it,” her husband and three grown-up children said.
And so she did. Meet Christine Fossen, the new Police Commissioner of the United Nations...
When whatever the ocean washes ashore is transformed into art
Every summer three friends cut themselves off from the city life and venture into the Icelandic wilderness where whatever the ocean washes ashore is...
The Royal Seaport: the ideal testbed for Stockholm’s ambition to be...
The Stockholm Royal Seaport, located a 10-minute bicycle ride from the city centre, is set to become Sweden’s largest urban development, with 12,000 new homes...
Horror over maternity hospital attack
The United Nations has expressed its „shock“ over reports of a Russian strike on a children’s hospital and maternity ward in the city of...
Denmark: App in Ukrainian creates softer landing for refugee children
An app which helps children experiencing stress or worry has been translated into Ukrainian, and a ‘warm welcome’ website for refugee children has been...
Norwegian appointed UN Police chief in South Sudan
Former Norwegian police chief Christine Fossen has been appointed Police Commissioner of the UN Mission in South-Sudan (UNMISS).
Fossen will lead a police force of...