Good news for #Somalia. IMF approves another 36 months of the Extended Credit Facility of total US$100 million with immediate disbursement of US$40 million for budget support.

Today, in partnership with Sweden in Rwanda, we signed an innovative portfolio guarantee agreement with I&M Bank (Rwanda) Plc. to bolster the growth and resilience of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in #Rwanda by offering a financial safety net covering up to 70% of MSMEs financing

🇸🇪Sida happy to support and engage on such important issues.

Thanks to colleagues from Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs & Rec for a very good conversation today.

Swedish diplomat Olof Skoog appointed as new EU Special Representative for Human Rights. 🇸🇪🇪🇺👏 Read more: consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…

#Galmudug's recent passing of an Anti-#FGM Bill was hailed today by United Nations’s Catriona Laing in a meeting with the #FMS's Minister of Women, #HumanRights and Development, Ubax Hussein Diblawe - she congratulated her and praised the move as a major and welcome step forward in helping

Preventing delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance is deplorable and a flagrant violation of International Humanitarian Law. Warring parties must adhere to IHL & provide unimpeded humanitarian access UN OCHA Sudan UN Human Rights Sweden in Sudan

Please join the International Women’s Day celebrations. Standing up for rights of women & girls and inspire their inclusion is in everyone’s interest. Promoting women’s rights and gender equality will be central to my work as EUSR for HR #WomensDay #InspireInclusion #IWD2024”

Another important step forward for 🇸🇴 and its continued development.

Inspiring to follow Rwanda & #TeamEurope cooperation for vaccine production in Africa - the first of its kind also generating substantial private sector investments. Sweden will support research component building on 20-year research collaboration w #Rwanda Sida Sweden in Rwanda

With my 🇸🇪Sida colleagues from across Africa as well as HQ at Swedish entrepreneurship hub Norrsken Norrsken East Africa and their Kigali House.

Constructive discussions with Liberia's Aid Management and NGO Coordination units today. ⁦Embassy of Sweden in Liberia⁩ a long-term partner to Liberia and development effectivness part of our DNA.

🇸🇪Sida remains a steadfast humantarian partner to Somalia.

Important conversation at the launch of #HumanDevelopmentReport in the presence of H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria, UN Development Goodwill Ambassador. We need to keep making the case that democracies deliver far better for its citizens. It is a fact, well established in the report.

Honoured to meet with HE President Joseph Boakai and discuss the strong linkages between 🇱🇷& 🇸🇪 and learn about the new government’s focus on decentralization, improved business climate, sustainable development and transitional justice - now need for national development plan.

Privileged to address the opening ceremony of the #ACHPR 79th Ordinary Session. EU's relationship with the #AU is of strategic importance, and we more than ever need to stick together in order to protect the fundamental and universal rights of our people.

On behalf of 🇸🇪Sida Sweden in Somalia happy to conclude successful partnership with learning session and hear from farmer cooperatives who were in the project. Keys to success ✔️government-led ✔️farmer-owned and ✔️UN-coordinated. Thank you @moai_somali WFP Somalia FAO in Somalia

🇸🇪Sida Sweden in Somalia team had a good conversation around possibilities of working together with Raoul Wallenberg Institute on human rights in Somalia. Also a pleasure to see you again Peter Lundberg!

On our way to Kyiv 🇺🇦 with Nordic-Baltic experts, former ministers, former EU-Commisioners supporting EU-accession for Ukraine. 🇪🇺🇸🇪🇩🇰🇪🇪🇱🇹🇱🇻🇫🇮🇳🇴🇮🇸 Cecilia Malmström Katarina Areskoug Lykke Friis Andris Piebalgs #supportingukraine

The President of the Republic of #Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, received today at the presidential palace the ambassadors of the countries, UK, EU, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Czech Republic, and France, who were monitoring the elections that took place in the country