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When the Swedish Social Democratic Party formed a government after the 2014 elections, they called themselves the world’s first feminist government. One year later, in November 2015, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented its action plan for a feminist foreign policy with goals for the years 2015 to 2018 and six focus areas for 2016:

1. To strengthen women and girls’ human rights in humanitarian situations
2. To fight and prevent gender-based and sexual violence against women and girls in conflict and post conflict situations
3. To promote women’s participation as actors in peace processes and peace promoting measures
4. To promote women and girls’ participation in the work for economic, social and environmental sustainable development
5. To strengthen women and girls’ economic independence and their access to economic resources, including though productive work under decent living conditions
6. To strengthen sexual and reproductive rights for girls and young people

Source: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ action plan for a feminist foreign policy 2015-2018 with focus areas for 2016