Started today with a meeting with Johan Forssell, Swedish Minister for Int. Development Cooperation & Foreign Trade. We join hands with the people of 🇸🇪to strengthen our trade, improve 🇿🇲’s agric resilience, green energy & water harvesting especially with the current drought.🇿🇲🇸🇪

Today, we recall the core principles that unite us: the respect for human rights, the appreciation of diversity and freedom. Each person deserves the right to express themselves and to love freely without fear of reprisal. #IDAHOT2024 #StandUp4HumanRights

🇪🇺 Idag öppnar utlandsröstningen på plats på flera svenska ambassader och konsulat rumt om i världen.

Hör Johan Forssell om hur du som utlandssvensk röstar i EU-valet!

#AnvändDinRöst #EUval 2024 #EUval

It is time! The EU elections 🇪🇺 will take place on 9 June and Swedes abroad 🇸🇪 must vote a bit earlier. Today, we are open 09.00 to 12.00 at the Embassy 🗳

You can also vote on:

Sunday 19 May 11:00-14:00

Tuesday 21 May 13:00-19:00

More info: swedenabroad.se/lusaka

Welcome to Zambia 🇿🇲 and welcome to the land of the Baobab fruit, Johan Forssell, Minister of Int. Development and Foreign Trade!

We have visited Forest Africa 🌳 an agroprocessing business who receives support from Swedish funded TechnoServe 🇸🇪 #SweZam

Johan Forssell

Johan Forssell is visiting Zambia. He will present Sweden’s new strategy for development cooperation with Zambia, which places a stronger emphasis on women’s and girls’ freedom through #SRHR .
For more information about the visit and the development cooperation, click here:

📣 The Embassy is currently recruiting a locally employed Administrative Assistant.

Read more about the role and how to apply on swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/z…

United in diversity and 70 years of solidarity and community – today we celebrate Europe Day 🇪🇺

The EU and Sweden are working for a green, digital, competitive and secure Europe. #EuropeDay

🇸🇪🇿🇲 Do you support entrepreneurs as part of your work? Are you passionate about sustainable development and leading the way to a brighter future?

Apply for a new leadership programme: Impact Pioneers ‘24 before 31 May! #impactpioneers24

👉🏾si.se/impactpioneers

Are you ready for this? 👇🥳

Sweden partners with Zambia for life-saving medical oxygen access!

Amb. Hallenborg joined the handover of an Oxygen Generation Plant to Ministry of Health Zambia through Kitwe Teaching Hospital today. The 1.6M USD initiative supported by Sweden and UNICEF Zambia will save lives.

#SweZam 🇸🇪🇿🇲

Rösta i EU-valet 🇪🇺

Den 9 juni är det EU-val. Brevröstningen från utlandet är nu öppen och i maj öppnar röstmottagningen på ambassaden.

Information om hur du gör för att rösta i Zambia och öppettider finns här:

swedenabroad.se/.../news/r%C3%…

A focus on trade and aid: participants from Kenya, Somalia, Zambia and Rwanda learned about Sweden’s international work on trade matters in the WTO, the EU and bilaterally.

Together, trade and aid can create synergies for development!

#TradeAcademy #BoardofTrade

Welcoming “Sweden” to Zambia 🇿🇲

A 🇸🇪 delegation from embassies across Africa, reps from MFA and other Swedish institutions visited Zambia to network and discuss trade promotion and policy & comms.

It also included a trip to Solwezi to learn more about sustainable mining ⛏️

📚 Today is World Book Day, and we pay homage to the Swedish literature: from Pippi Longstocking and Ronia to the mysteries solved by The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Swedish literature has touched hearts and shaken cores worldwide. Who is your favorite Swedish author? 🇸🇪

Music – an important Swedish export!

In 2022, Swedish music exports generated SEK 3.6 billion. Sweden stands out globally – partly because the reach of Swedish music is so great. In 2022, songs by artists such as Avicii were among the most-streamed Swedish songs globally.

Den 9 juni är det EU-val 🇪🇺.

Den 25 april öppnar brevröstningen från utlandet och i maj öppnar röstmottagningen på ambassader och konsulat. Information om hur du gör för att rösta i Zambia och öppettider för röstmottagningen finns här:

swedenabroad.se/.../hj.../r%C3…

⚠️ Happening now ⚠️

Side-event on circular economy in mining ⛏️ with 🇸🇪 company Sandvik, sharing good practices!

Great to focus on sustainability in mining at the EU-Zambia Business Forum in Kitwe!

European Union in Zambia Sweden in Zambia 🇸🇪 Karolina Stasiak
#TeamEurope
#GlobalGateway

Yesterday, we traced Dag Hammarskjold’s legacy in the Copperbelt. From the crash site in Ndola, to the Dag Hammarskjold Institute for Peace and Security at Copperbelt University and to the library dedicated to him at Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation in Kitwe.

#SweZam 🇸🇪🇿🇲

🌍 World Health Day 🌍

On 7th of April, we bring awareness to #worldhealthday and the theme “my health, my right”.

Through ActionAid Zambia 🇸🇪 supports SRHR work across 🇿🇲. Hear youths from Choma talk about the importance of educating adolescents on health issues.

#SweZam