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Caretaker government presents Budget Bill for 2019
Illustration: Ministry of Finance/Government Offices of Sweden Because no new government has taken office, the caretaker government is presenting the Budget Bill for 2019 to the Riksdag today. A caretaker government has limited powers. The budget being presented is based on previous decisions by the Riksdag and leaves scope for adjustments when a new government is formed.
United Nations Day: active involvement in the UN a natural part of Swedish foreign policy
Margot Wallström, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, addresses the Security Council meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace. Photo: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Today, on 24 October, United Nations Day is celebrated, marking the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter in 1945. Sweden became a member of the organisation the following year. Since then, active involvement in the UN has been a natural part of Swedish foreign policy.
Sweden in the UN Security Council
Sweden is a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2017–2018. As an open country that is dependent on the rest of the world, it is in Sweden’s interests to contribute to and defend the international order, at the heart of which lie the United Nations and the Security Council.
Statement of Foreign Policy 2018
On Wednesday 14 February 2018, Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström presented the Statement of Foreign Policy to the Riksdag.
Feminist foreign policy
Equality between women and men is a fundamental aim of Swedish foreign policy. Ensuring that women and girls can enjoy their fundamental human rights is both an obligation within the framework of our international commitments, and a prerequisite for reaching Sweden’s broader foreign policy goals on peace, and security and sustainable development.
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