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Statement from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on the UN process on Western Sahara

20.01.2026 12:00 "Sweden has repeatedly pointed to the importance of a just, lasting and mutually agreed solution to the Western Sahara issue, in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions and the Charter of the United Nations."

Rapid Support Forces Abuses Repeated "Town after Town" in Darfur, International Criminal Court Deput

20.01.2026 12:00 The gruesome crisis in Sudan has "darkened even further" in the last six months, the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said today, citing a pattern of large-scale crimes against humanity that is being repeated "in town after town" across the country's Darfur region.

The Sudanese people deserve justice, and we welcome the ongoing role of the ICC in achieving that go

20.01.2026 12:00 Statement by Legal Adviser Colin McIntyre at the UN Security Council meeting on the ICC's work in Sudan.

Government receives Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani

20.01.2026 12:00 On Monday 19 January, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard and Minister for Defence Pål Jonson received Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani for bilateral meetings in Stockholm.

World News in Brief: Food insecurity in Lebanon, Libya migrants freed, UNHCR tackles multiple emerge

20.01.2026 12:00 Since 2026, nearly 17 percent of Lebanon's population has been living in a state of major food insecurity - a situation that is likely to worsen in the coming year.

Enemy air defence systems worth USD 4 bln destroyed by SSU Alfa in 2025