Helen Eduards

Sweden has now taken over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Learn more about the Swedish Presidency’s priorities at sweden2023.eu #EU2023SE

Three years after Paris co2 emissions are up again. So are investments in oil and gas. In 2017, for first time in 4 years, demand for coal rose. The global heatwave is showing the deadly consequences of insane politics. Leaders need 2 act on #climate #now! economist.com/leaders/2018/0…

Human traffickers profit from people's hope and despair. They prey on the vulnerable and rob them of their fundamental rights. On this World Day against Trafficking in Persons, let us unite to combat this crime. bit.ly/1pnkWx6

Climate models for three decades have predicted exactly what the world is seeing this summer. And it’s affecting those of us that thought it wouldn’t affect us. Now. washingtonpost.com/national/healt…

The past three years were the hottest three years on record. Climate change is still running faster than we are. #ClimateAction now. bit.ly/2r28wDa

With #Sweden forest fires we learn to expect the unexpected! Because climate is changing. What’s not changing is European solidarity. 🇦🇹 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇱🇹 🇵🇱 🇵🇹 all offered help via #EUCivPro #rescEU

Sweden to reach its 2030 renewable #energy target this year wef.ch/2NtQvXO

#Österreich bietet Hilfe an @MSBse im Kampf gegen die heftigen Waldbrände in #Schweden. Herzlichen Dank für die Ressourcen und für die große #Solidarität! #EUCivPro @SweMFA @HEduards @EU2018AT @RegSprecher_AT @AWH15 🇦🇹🇸🇪🇪🇺

Switzerland Netherlands Sweden UK Singapore USA Finland Denmark Germany Ireland are top 10 innovators, says Global Innovation Index 2018: wipo.int/pressroom/en/a…

The security impacts of #climate change are real. The @UN Security Council needs to catch up with the realities on the ground. Don’t miss the #UNSC Debate on #ClimateAndSecurity July 11, 10AM. → webtv.un.org #SwedeninUNSC

We believe that protecting children & upholding their rights promotes peaceful & sustainable societies. @SwedishPM Löfven will therefore chair an #UNSC open debate on this theme on 9 July. #SwedeninUNSC → bit.ly/2KwWbT6 #CAAC

”Women’s rights are human rights and there is no room for culture in that discussion”, writes @MargotWallstrom in @TheEconomist economist.com/open-future/20…

When did the word become so negative? Be a feminist, be proud. #MondayMotivation

You can't achieve 100% success while only using 50% of your resources. #EqualityMakesSense #GenderEqualWorld

Sweden is the world’s most reputable country according to Forbes. Proud to be its Foreign Minister. forbes.com/sites/vickyval…

“Sweden will promote the sustainable use of outer space for peaceful purposes, for the benefit of human welfare, development and research.” - Statement at #unispace50 by @HEduards

At @oenb seminar on the future of #EU #ZukunftderEU @Gernot_Bluemel & @Karin_Kneissl is joined by @NathalieLoiseau discussing #EU2018AT priorities #migration #digitalisation #WesternBalkans and beyond. A Europe that protects. And engages.

On #WorldRefugeeDay we remember that protecting people fleeing persecution, violence and war is a basic act of humanity shared by all cultures and enshrined in international law.

UN champion for space @StationCDRKelly & colleague astronaut @astro_paolo address #UNISPACE50 @UN with personal observations from above: at stake is not the future of the earth, but the future of humankind on earth! #SDG16 #SDG13

Sweden is represented at #UNISPACE50 by the Ambassador @HEduards, The Swedish National Space Agency @RymdstyrelsenSE, @SweArmsControl & @FOIresearch. twitter.com/unoosa/status/…