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Sweden takes over the presidency of the UN Security Council as of Sunday 1 July.
In July, Sweden will once again hold the Presidency of the UN Security Council. This is Sweden’s second and final Presidency during our two-year membership in 2017–2018. Sweden continues to assume its share of the joint responsibility and to discharge the trust that UN Member States have placed in us by electing Sweden to the Security Council.
You can read more on the Government´s homepage by clicking here.
Sweden has diplomatic relations with almost all States in the world. It has embassies and consulates in around half of these. Sweden's foreign representation consists of approximately 100 missions abroad and 350 honorary consulates.