Margot Wallström
Chair, International Advisory Council, IHRB; former Swedish Foreign Minister
From 2014-2019, Margot Wallström was Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Löfven Government, spearheading the country’s feminist foreign policy. She was also Sweden’s Minister for Nordic Cooperation since May 2016. She has been Special Representative to the UN Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. She is a former Vice President of the European Commission and Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders' Ministerial Initiative.
Ms. Wallström’s distinctions include being voted “Commissioner of the Year” by the European Voice newspaper in 2002. She has received numerous awards on rights, as well as environmental and European issues, including the Monismanien Award for Freedom of Speech (2009) and the Göteborg Award on Sustainable Development.
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Commentary: EU key to further progress on conflict minerals
The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the deadliest since World War II. Over five million lives have been lost and ongoing violence is currently responsible for an estimated 1,100 rapes per month.
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22 August 2013
By Margot Wallström, Chair, International Advisory Council, IHRB; former Swedish Foreign Minister
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Commentary: How to strengthen the EU’s conflict minerals proposals
Earlier this month the European Union announced plans aimed at limiting global trade in minerals mined in conflict zones. While the goal of the new initiative is laudable, the approach being proposed – essentially a voluntary reporting scheme – is...
26 March 2014
By Margot Wallström, Chair, International Advisory Council, IHRB; former Swedish Foreign Minister