02/24/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/24/2021 02:39
Statement of Foreign Policy
Mr Speaker,
I want to begin this year s Statement of Foreign Policy by saying something that is obvious to us all.
Politics matters.
This year marks 100 years since women were first able to exercise their right to vote in a parliamentary election. This was the milestone that made Sweden a democracy. Democracy is something we take for granted, but it is still denied to the majority of the world s population.
The Government is working for an international order based on international law, with rules and agreements rather than might is right . With our clear security policy line, solidarity-based aid, climate and environment investments, feminist foreign policy and strong trade policy, we not only safeguard our own country, but also contribute to peace, security and development, and democracy globally.
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Discretionary government grants to civil society organisations operating in the field of foreign and security policy, awarded for 2021 Ministry for Foreign Affairs Press release
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has granted EUR 1 026 000 in discretionary government grants to 14 civil society organisations (CSOs) operating in the field of foreign and security policy.
The support is granted from 2021 Budget item 24.90.50 (Certain government grants) and it is meant for CSOs’ activities that are related to Finland s foreign and security policy and international commitments.
In the call for government grant applications for 2021, special emphasis was laid on rules-based international cooperation; prevention of conflicts; crisis management and mediation; human rights and human security; the European Union as a global actor; comprehensive transatlantic cooperation; and security threats related to climate change.
Young ambassadors for peace resolve conflicts and break the chain of revenge Ministry for Foreign Affairs News item
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has launched projects to promote peace and reconciliation in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia. The aim of the projects that are expected to last until 2023 is to encourage young people to work for peace and to use media skills as a way of exerting influence. The Ministry s Communications Department is responsible for the projects. Alyas Rahimi and Faradis Farhat participated in a workshop organised in Kabul. Photo: Ango
Lasting a few days at the end of 2019 and 2020, the Salam Programme for Iraq and Afghanistan was implemented by organising workshops for young people. The participants discussed, among other things, storytelling, media work, societal influence and the promotion of peace and reconciliation. After the workshops, the young people were appointed young ambassadors for peace.
Support granted for Finnish civil society organisations linked with the UN; the aim is to promote awareness of the UN and sustainable development Ministry for Foreign Affairs Press release
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has granted EUR two million to Finnish civil society organisations (CSOs) linked with the UN for their basic operations and development communication and global education activities. In this application round, support was granted to six CSOs.
The objective of the support is to raise awareness and knowledge in Finland of the UN and its specialised agencies and their goals as well as of Finland s activities in the UN as part of the international rules-based system. Through the support, the organisations will advance the objectives of Finland s development policy in a number of sectors. The support is granted from the development cooperation appropriations for Finnish CSOs’ development cooperation.