The Local Sweden

Refugee football players seek asylum in Sweden

Tue, 08 Jul 2014 10:57:00 +0200

Seven football players from Sudan who went missing more than a month ago have arrived in Östersund and applied for asylum in Sweden.

Sweden and Norway cancel Darfur mission

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:32:00 +0100

Sweden and Norway said on Wednesday they had withdrawn their offer of a joint force of 400 troops to be sent to Darfur as part of a United Nations-African Union mission due to Sudanese opposition.

Darfur: the time for talk is over

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:26:00 +0100

Birgitta Ohlsson, foreign affairs spokesperson for Sweden's Liberal Party, calls for less talk, more action on Darfur.

Swedish parliament approves Chad force

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:34:00 +0100

Sweden's parliament on Wednesday voted to send some 200 troops to Chad and the Central African Republic as part of a humanitarian EU mission to protect refugees from neighbouring Darfur.

From Diapers to Darfur

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:26:00 +0100

Most women on maternity leave think that changing diapers and feeding their youngsters - with the occasional latte for sustenance - is quite enough work. But a group of American women in Stockholm has also found time to raise Swedish awareness over the crisis in Darfur. Paul O'Mahony has met them.

Sweden could send troops to Chad

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:41:00 +0200

Sweden is planning to send 200 troops to Chad to protect refugees from Darfur, defence minister Sten Tolgfors has said.

Sweden confirms Darfur force

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:16:00 +0200

Sweden and Norway have offered to send a joint engineering unit to support the United Nations' and African Union's force in the war-torn Sudanese province of Darfur.

Sweden could send troops to Darfur

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:55:00 +0200

Sweden and Norway will consider sending a joint group to participate in the new peacekeeping force for Darfur that was approved by the UN, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Wednesday.