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"All children living in the #Gaza Strip have lost their childhood. They are traumatized and will forever live with a permanent impact on their mental health." - Ann Skelton, Chair of the UN Child Rights Committee

Immensely pleased to discuss ways out of war with Hans Blix and Sundeep Waslekar Strategic Foresight earlier this week @sipri

Tusen tack Folk och Försvar Simon för spänstig diskussion idag med prof Isak Svensson UppsalaPeaceConflict och Per Olsson Fridh FBA (Folke Bernadotte Academy)

➡ Last week, our Prof. Isak Svensson participated in an interesting panel on peace arranged by Folk och Försvar, together with Jannie Lilja from SIPRI and Per Ohlson Fridh, from FBA (Folke Bernadotte Academy). 📺 The discussion will also be broadcast on SVT Nyheter (SVT Forum) in a few weeks.

Global military spending surges amid war, rising tensions and insecurity. New SIPRI data on global #MilitarySpending out now. Press Release ➡️ bit.ly/3w5FW8p Fact Sheet ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/BQGA2… #GDAMS2024

Don’t miss the live stream📺 of #SthlmForum 2024 day 2 plenary session on ‘Rethinking conflict prevention’. Join 🎙️د. ماجد محمد الأنصاري Dr. Majed Al Ansari, Itonde Kakoma, Catriona Laing and Heela Yoon, with moderator Per Olsson Fridh on 7 May: bit.ly/3WgqT6H

Never before have there been so many armed conflicts around the globe. New data from UCDP at UppsalaPeaceConflict out today - a record-high number of 59 state-based armed conflicts recorded in 2023. shorturl.at/JR0Cm

“We are not resolving conflicts, we are not using dialogue where we had committed to use dialogue. The founders of the UN, the words of the UN Charter ‘to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war’ – we are failing them” – Martin Griffiths, Tom Fletcher, 4 Jun ‘24

Pleased to finally share “Territorial control by non-state armed groups and gendered access to healthcare in conflict” with brilliant Professor Mazeda Hossain and our amazing co-authors Giulia Ferrari Gulzhan Azylbek Kysy Leah Kenny José Alvarado nature.com/articles/s4159…

Even wars have limits. The rules of war protect people in armed conflict and set limits on how wars are fought.

Our study “Civic Literacy and Disinformation in Democracies” is out. The results show that basic knowledge on disinformation is lacking and that there is weak understanding of what constitutes authentic information. mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/8… MDPI

To discuss the context and peacebuilding initiatives in Lac Province 🇹🇩, Peacebuilding Fund donor partners and the Assistant Secretary-General met with the Governor of the Province of Lac (Bol), Saleh Haggar Tidjani.

Privileged to have been part of this delegation to Chad. Lots of valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing Chad and its population at this moment in time.

Thank you United Nations Peacebuilding for your work in Chad and other places affected by conflict and fragility SwedenUN 🇸🇪 Elizabeth Spehar Mikael Lindvall Maria Håkansson Torbjörn Haak

Congratulations Jonas Alberoth on this important appointment Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs SwedenUN 🇸🇪 FBA (Folke Bernadotte Academy) @gsalomonsson

🎉 Congratulations to 🇸🇪 Director-general for Legal Affairs Elinor Hammarskjöld on her appointment as United Nations USG for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel. The 🇸🇪 Mission to the 🇺🇳 is looking forward to working together with you on international law and justice in the future!

Very glad to meet with H.E. Majed al-Ansari before political consultations in Doha. Lots to discuss related to Qatar’s important mediation efforts in Gaza, Ukraine, DRC and more. Keen to further develop our 🇸🇪-🇶🇦 partnership in mediation. Embassy of Sweden Qatar FBA (Folke Bernadotte Academy)

Hur påverkar den nya säkerhets- och försvarspolitiken #WPS-agendan om kvinnor, fred och säkerhet? På Tyska ambassaden i Stockholm diskuterade vi med Gesa Braeutigam, direktör för mänskliga rättigheter vid GermanForeignOffice, samt svenska & intl. experter hur vi kan driva agendan framåt.

Yesterday, SIPRI was pleased to host HE Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Minister of State, State of Qatar, for a discussion on the role of small and middle powers in mediation. The event was attended by a large representation from the Stockholm-based diplomatic community.

🇸🇪 FM Maria M Stenergard addressed the UN Security Council debate on “Poverty, Underdevelopment & Conflict”, on behalf of #TheNordics. Empowering women & girls is essential to achieving peace, security & development. All member states must step up their efforts for gender equality