Congratulations to LOREEN, winner of the Swedish 2023 Music Export Prize!

Want to learn about #Sweden - society, modern history, parental leave, innovations, cinnamon buns and ABBA? Here’s a nice BBC take: podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/the…

Exceptional days in #Riyadh for updates at yearly meeting with 🇸🇪 Ambassadors in MENA region and senior officials from Stockholm. Thank you Ambassador of Sweden in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇪🇸🇦 and Magnus Hellgren for hosting and organising!

As the holy month of Ramadan is starting, I share some pictures from a visit to Cairo last week. Warmest greetings to all who observe this month of fasting and of reflection, spirituality and solidarity. Ramadan karim! رمضان كريم 🌙 instagram.com/reel/C4WHdWci_…

Today we celebrate the achievements, resilience & contributions of women around the 🌍. Sweden🇸🇪 is the world’s largest donor to UN Women & 2nd largest to UNFPA. Let us all commit to creating a world where gender equality remains a goal and a necessity. #IWD2024

This year’s #IWD is a call for the world to “Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress” for growth & building more prosperous, equitable societies. Participated in the conference on “Closing gender gaps in the MENA financial sector ” hosted by Union for the Mediterranean ufmsecretariat.org/ufm-uab-intern…

What an honour to participate as a speaker and moderator today in a regional conference on closing the gender gaps in the MENA financial sector: towards women-led business development. Organised by the Union for the Mediterranean in Cairo and supported by #Sweden . #IWD2024

Today is the day of the “Semla”, a special Swedish delicacy! (I probably had some 10 of them while in Sweden last week) sweden.se/culture/food/t…

Many warm thanks Karin Aggestam and CMES LUND for the invitation. Great to have a chance to introduce the work of the Dialogue Institute and energizing with the enriching discussion with researchers and students.

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“Understanding the challenges of mediation is key to resolving conflicts in the Arab world.”

Insights from Ibrahim Fraihat Dr. Ibrahim Fraihat & Isak Svensson's new book set the stage for today's panel discussion at Medelhavsmuseet, hosted by FBA & UppsalaPeaceConflict.

Congratulations Katalin Karikó & Drew Weissman on winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine!

Did you know that a number of life-saving devices were invented in 🇸🇪?

The 3-point safety belt & the pacemaker are two examples, saving lives around the world.

#NobelPrize

We can all do our part to achieve peace in our communities —from promoting mutual respect & understanding to advocating for peaceful action and spreading compassion.

Monday is the International Day of Non-Violence. un.org/en/observances…

“On this International Day of Non-Violence, we commemorate not only the birth of Mahatma Gandhi but also the timeless values he championed: mutual respect and understanding, justice, and the power of peaceful action.”

— António Guterres

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فخورة بتصنيف السويد 🇸🇪 كأحد أكثر الاقتصادات ابتكارًا في العالم💡

Sweden ranks as one of the most innovative economies in the world
Sweden in Jordan Business Sweden ME #Globalinnovationindex

”Son histoire comme son œuvre font d’Amin Maalouf un homme passe-frontières, hanté par l’incompréhension qui peut séparer l’Occident de l’Orient. ”

Très émue et très fière de l’élection d’Amin Maalouf, immense écrivain, homme de cœur et de dialogue, à la tête de l’Académie Française. C’est un grand jour pour tous les amoureux de la langue française à travers le monde. Félicitations Monsieur le secrétaire perpétuel !

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I’ve always been in awe at the strength of intellectual curiosity, policy minded commitment & genuine dedication to development of Libyan friends & its civil society. Fantastic discussion on ⁦CSIS⁩ podcast Babel w/ ⁦Tarek Megrisi⁩ on #Libya #Derna podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bab…

Today marks 75 years since the murder of Folke Bernadotte, the first UN mediator. Bernadotte worked for peace and made an amazing humanitarian work when he saved thousands of people from the nazis’ death camps. Today I honor Bernadotte’s memory and legacy.