A good practice excerpt from the peer review: Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy has created an effective platform to address gender equality globally
In October 2014, Sweden became the first country in the world to launch a Feminist Foreign Policy. This policy represents a shift towards a more systemic approach to addressing inequality, and focuses on enhancing the rights, representation and resources of women and girls globally. It also enables Sweden to use all its foreign policy tools to address gender equality. On security, for example, Sweden has used its non-permanent membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to advance women’s participation in peace efforts and conflict prevention, creating a Swedish Women’s Mediation Network that is actively working in Afghanistan, Burundi, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen and Zimbabwe. In trade, Sweden has worked hard to improve the gender focus of European Union (EU) trade agreements. The EU’s free trade agreement with Chile has an entire chapter on gender equality for the first time, thanks in part to Sweden. Mobilisation and achieving normative change are integral parts of Sweden’s strategic approach.
Read chapter 2 of the peer review for more on Sweden’s gender-focused approach
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Sweden's implementation of peer review recommendations from 2013

Read about the implementation of the 2013 recommendations (Annex A)
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