Women, peace and security

The plan defines the party as feminist and wants Sweden to be a voice for peace and justice in the world. It also sees a role for the Swedish armed forces in UN-mandated peacekeeping operations and wants to prioritize work against patriarchal violence. Requiring action plans and training on resolution 1325 with partner countries and equal gender representation in peace processes follows from these commitments.

• Sweden as a voice for peacedecisive»Vänsterpartiet anser att Sverige ska vara en röst för fred och rättvisa, inte för ökad militarisering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that Sweden should be a voice for peace and justice, not for increased militarization.”
• UN peacekeeping operations»Sveriges försvarsmakt behöver kapacitet att delta i fredsbevarande« (party programme ↗)“Swedish armed forces need the capacity to participate in peacekeeping”
• work against patriarchal violence»Arbetet mot det patriarkala våldet behöver bygga på en förståelse för« (party programme ↗)“Work against patriarchal violence needs to be based on an understanding of”

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The plan establishes that the UN shall continue to drive issues about women, peace and security and that girls' and women's rights must be strengthened globally, which directly bears the counter-proposal's requirement for action plans and education about resolution 1325 with partner countries. The requirement for even representation in peace processes follows from the commitment about women's strong role in the UN's conflict management. The precise formulation of the requirement on partner countries is however not specified in the plan.

• the agenda women, peace and securitydecisive»FN måste fortsätta driva frågor om kvinnor, fred och säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The UN must continue to drive issues about women, peace and security.”
• strengthened women's rights globally»Flickors och kvinnors rättigheter måste stärkas globalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Girls' and women's rights must be strengthened globally.”
• Swedish participation in peace operations»Svensk medverkan i fredsbevarande insatser.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish participation in peace-keeping operations.”
• value the UN's role»Vi kommer att fortsätta värna FN:s roll i arbetet för folkrätten och det internationella samarbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We will continue to value the UN's role in work for international law and international cooperation.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that more women directly in development and peace work produce positive effects for the entire society and that Sweden shall conduct a feminist foreign policy. Requiring cooperating countries to have their own action plans for resolution 1325 and be trained in it is a direct tool for exactly this. The election manifesto furthermore wants to develop and strengthen the feminist foreign and development policy.

• women in peace processesdecisive»involvera fler kvinnor direkt i utvecklings- och fredsarbete har positiva effekter« (party programme ↗)“involve more women directly in development and peace work have positive effects”
• feminist foreign policy»Sverige ska bedriva en feministisk utrikespolitik som försvarar kvinnors rättigheter« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall conduct a feminist foreign policy that defends women's rights”
• strengthened feminist policy»utveckla och förstärka Sveriges feministiska utrikes- och utvecklingspolitik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“develop and strengthen Sweden's feminist foreign and development policy.”
• peacebuilding in cooperation»att främja fredsbyggande och dialog och stötta civilsamhället« (party programme ↗)“to promote peacebuilding and dialogue and support civil society”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that the party is feminist and that violence against women must never be accepted, explicitly also when used as a weapon in war and conflict. Foreign policy shall ultimately protect universal human rights and freedoms. Requiring own Resolution 1325 action plans and education for partner countries, and equal representation in peace processes, follows directly from these commitments.

• against sexualised violence in wardecisive»Det gäller oavsett om det sker i Sverige eller i andra länder, och inte minst när det används som vapen i krig och konflikter.« (party programme ↗)“This applies regardless of whether it occurs in Sweden or in other countries, and especially when it is used as a weapon in war and conflicts.”
• feminist policy»Centerpartiet är ett feministiskt parti, som utmanar och bryter rådande maktförhållanden och kollektiva orättvisor.« (party programme ↗)“the Centre Party is a feminist party, which challenges and breaks existing power relationships and collective injustices.”
• rights-based foreign policy»Utrikes- och säkerhetspolitiken syftar ytterst till att värna universella mänskliga fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Foreign and security policy ultimately aims to protect universal human rights and freedoms.”
• equality as priority»Vi ska bygga ett jämställt Sverige med möjligheter och rättvisa för alla. Vi ska stärka kvinnors trygghet och egenmakt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall build an equal Sweden with opportunities and fairness for all. We shall strengthen women's safety and empowerment.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan explicitly says that women's situation in war and significance for peace shall be made visible, and that equality shall be a focus of Swedish aid policy. It moreover wishes Sweden to do much more in international cooperation for freedom and rights. To push for cooperation countries to have their own action plans for Resolution 1325 follows from this.

• women, peace and securitydecisive»Kvinnors situation i krig och betydelse för fred ska« (party programme ↗)“Women's situation in war and significance for peace shall be”
• equality in aid»Den svenska biståndspolitiken måste genomgå stora reformer med fokus på demokrati, jämställdhet och minskad korruption.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish aid policy must undergo major reforms with a focus on democracy, equality and reduced corruption.”
• value-driven foreign policy»Därför vill vi att Sverige gör mycket mer, både som enskilt land och inom internationella samarbeten, för fri- och rättigheter, frihandel, fria val och samarbete i den fria världen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want Sweden to do much more, both as a single country and in international cooperation, for freedom and rights, free trade, free choices and cooperation in the free world.”
• international peace operations»Det finns ett stort behov av internationella kris- och konflikthanteringsförmågor.« (party programme ↗)“There is a great need for international crisis and conflict management capabilities.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that gender equality perspective permeates all policy areas and makes the advancement of women's conditions both a goal and a means in international work. It also establishes as a given prerequisite for all security-policy cooperation that international law and human rights are respected, which carries the requirement that partner countries have their own action plans for Resolution 1325 and are trained in it. The counter-proposal's demands thus align with the plan.

• gender equality across all policy areasdecisive»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska genomsyra alla politikområden.« (party programme ↗)“The gender equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas.”
• requirements for partners»En given förutsättning för all sådan samverkan är att folkrätten och de mänskliga fri- och rättigheterna respekteras.« (party programme ↗)“A given prerequisite for all such cooperation is that international law and human rights are respected.”
• women's conditions goal and means»kvinnor och män samt att förbättra kvinnors villkor är både mål och medel i detta arbete.« (party programme ↗)“women and men and improving women's conditions are both a goal and a means in this work.”
• peace and rights in foreign policy»Svensk utrikespolitik ska främja fred, frihet, demokrati och utveckling samt mänskliga« (party programme ↗)“Swedish foreign policy shall promote peace, freedom, democracy and development and human”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's gender equality line is empowerment and widened life chances, explicitly not demands for exact or static outcomes, which speaks against the demand for equal gender distribution in peace processes. Foreign policy shall furthermore be focused where it does greatest good rather than broadened with new demands on partner countries. However, the plan supports democracy and human rights as a priority area.

• empowerment before outcome demandsdecisive»Vägen till ökad jämställdhet handlar om att stärka självbestämmandet och möjligheterna till egenmakt.« (party programme ↗)“The path to increased gender equality is about strengthening self-determination and opportunities for empowerment.”
• no demands for exact outcomes»och medlet är större livschanser, inte krav på exakta eller« (party programme ↗)“and the means are greater life chances, not demands for exact or”
• focused foreign engagement»Fokusera det svenska biståndet till de länder, organisationer och tematiska områden där det gör störst nytta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Focus Swedish aid to the countries, organisations and thematic areas where it does greatest good”
• democracy and human rights prioritised»Prioritera insatser som stödjer arbetet för demokrati och mänskliga rättigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritise measures supporting work for democracy and human rights”

The counter-proposal's operational demands are that Sweden works for partner countries to have their own action plans for resolution 1325 and be trained about it. The plan commits to making distinctions in support to countries based on respect for human free- and rights regardless of sex and to direct initiatives towards the situation of employed women, which bears the demand. The motivation's goal of evenly distributed representation, however, conflicts with the plan's rejection of outcome equality, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• demand-based support to partner countriesdecisive»Sverige bör göra större åtskillnad i sin hållning till demokratiska värden och upphöra med finansiellt eller politiskt stöd till länder eller rörelser som varken bidrar till svenskarnas intressen eller har en genuin sekulär rättsstatlig strävan eller respekt för mänskliga fri- och rättigheter för alla oberoende av kön, religion eller sexuell läggning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden should make greater distinction in its approach to democratic values and cease financial or political support to countries or movements that neither contribute to Swedes' interests nor have a genuine secular rule-of-law approach or respect for human free- and rights for all regardless of sex, religion, or sexual orientation.”
• voice for human rights»Vara en tydlig röst för den västerländska demokratimodellen och mänskliga fri- och rättigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Be a clear voice for the Western democracy model and human free- and rights”
• rejects outcome equality»Riktig jämställdhet nås inte genom att vidta politiska åtgärder för att på gruppnivå skapa samma utfall mellan män och kvinnor, utan genom att ta krafttag mot samhällsfenomen som begränsar den enskilde.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“True equality is not achieved by taking political measures to create the same outcome between men and women at group level, but by taking action against social phenomena that limit the individual.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.