Sweden in the UN: Global challenges
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Our ability to address global challenges such as climate change, arms control, and the regulation of artificial intelligence requires cooperation within the UN.
Climate transition is truly a global issue. It is not enough for Sweden alone or even the whole of Europe to do the work, the rest of the world must pull in the same direction. UN agreements are essential to global climate action and must be implemented sooner and with greater ambition. In addition, more countries need to get involved and take greater responsibility for financing the green transition.
Global geopolitics increasingly revolves around the opportunities and challenges posed by emerging technologies, digital development and security. Those who develop and apply new technologies and those who build and control the digital infrastructure of the future determine the global balance of power. Increased digitalisation is facilitating economic development and prosperity and there are great opportunities for synergies between security policy, trade and development assistance. Sweden has a special platform by virtue of having led the work, together with Zambia, on the UN’s major digital initiative, Global Digital Compact.
Sweden also boasts solid technical expertise and active engagement that contribute towards our influence and credibility in arms control issues, disarmament and non-proliferation, including through our work on the Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament.
