Women and Security

The plan is explicitly feminist and wants Sweden to increase aid and strengthen the UN, which carries the requirement that the agenda for women, peace and security shall have clear impact in support to the recipient country. Taking a leading role for the rights of women and girls is consistent with the plan's international solidarity. The committee's reasoning — that broad-based support is sufficient — is not addressed in the plan.

• increased aid and strengthened UNdecisive»Sverige ska öka biståndet, stärka FN och skriva under kärnvapenkonventionen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall increase aid, strengthen the UN and sign the nuclear weapons convention.”
• UN resolutions shall have impact»Vi vill därför att Sverige verkar för att FN ska spela en större roll« (party programme ↗)“We therefore want Sweden to work for the UN to play a larger role”
• global justice»I en rättvis värld måste den globala ojämlikheten kraftigt minskas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a just world, global inequality must be sharply reduced.”

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The plan requires a strong role for women in conflict resolution and peace processes and that the UN continues to drive issues of women, peace and security. It also binds foreign policy to a feminist focus on women's rights and representation. The counter-proposal's requirement for a leading role for women's and girls' participation in the largest recipient country is therefore directly supported by the plan.

• women in peace processesdecisive»Stark roll för kvinnor i FN:s konflikthantering och fredsprocesser« (party programme ↗)“Strong role for women in the UN's conflict resolution and peace processes”
• the women, peace and security agenda»FN måste fortsätta driva frågor om kvinnor, fred och säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The UN must continue to drive issues of women, peace and security.”
• feminist foreign policy»Feministisk utrikespolitik med fokus på kvinnors rättigheter« (party programme ↗)“Feminist foreign policy with focus on women's rights”
• gender-equal development aid»Fattiga människors perspektiv och kvinnor och barns rättigheter ska vara i centrum.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The perspectives of poor people and the rights of women and children shall be at the centre.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan explicitly commits to a feminist foreign policy and highlights that more women should be involved directly in development and peace work. The counter-proposal requires that Sweden takes a leading role for women's and girls' rights and participation in support to the largest recipient country, which is the same thing in substance. The plan also emphasizes that Sweden shall assist countries that have been attacked in violation of international law.

• women in peace and development workdecisive»Att involvera fler kvinnor direkt i utvecklings- och fredsarbete har positiva effekter för hela samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Involving more women directly in development and peace work has positive effects for the entire society.”
• feminist foreign policy»Sverige ska bedriva en feministisk utrikespolitik som försvarar kvinnors rättigheter och stärker kvinnors och flickors ekonomiska egenmakt och roll som förändringsaktörer.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall conduct a feminist foreign policy that defends women's rights and strengthens women's and girls' economic empowerment and role as agents of change.”
• strengthened feminist policy»utveckla och förstärka Sveriges feministiska utrikes- och utvecklingspolitik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“develop and strengthen Sweden's feminist foreign and development policy.”
• support for attacked country»Miljöpartiet vill att Sverige hjälper länder som har blivit angripna i strid med folkrätten.« (party programme ↗)“The Greens want Sweden to help countries that have been attacked in violation of international law.”

The party programme establishes that foreign and security policy ultimately aims to protect universal human freedoms and rights, and that sexualized violence should never be accepted, especially when it is used as a weapon in war and conflicts. As a feminist party the Centre Party has committed itself to challenging and breaking prevailing power relations. Taking a leading role for women's and girls' rights and participation in the recipient country follows from this.

• human rights drive foreign policydecisive»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 freedoms and rights.”
• against sexualized war violence»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 ↗)“That applies regardless of whether it happens in Sweden or in other countries, and especially when it is used as a weapon in war and conflicts.”
• feminist basic stance»Centerpartiet är ett feministiskt parti, som utmanar och bryter rådande maktförhållanden och kollektiva orättvisor.« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party is a feminist party, that challenges and breaks prevailing power relations and collective injustices.”
• women's agency»Vi ska stärka kvinnors trygghet och egenmakt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall strengthen women's security and agency.”

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 states that women's situation in war and significance for peace shall be made visible, and that development aid policy shall be reformed with gender equality as one of three focus areas. The counter-proposal's requirement for a leading role for women's and girls' rights and participation therefore rests on a direct commitment in the plan. That the support is broadly framed is not enough according to the plan's own prioritization.

• women, peace and securitydecisive»Kvinnors situation i krig och betydelse för fred ska synliggöras.« (party programme ↗)“Women's situation in war and significance for peace shall be made visible.”
• gender equality drives aid policy»Den svenska biståndspolitiken måste genomgå stora reformer med fokus på demokrati, jämställdhet och minskad korruption.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish development aid policy must undergo major reforms with focus on democracy, gender equality and reduced corruption.”
• action against female oppression»Politisk ofrihet, förtryck av kvinnor, trakasserier av minoriteter, svält och undernäring, mödradödlighet, infektionssjukdomar, brist på skolgång och sjukvård bjuder varje liberal till handling.« (party programme ↗)“Political oppression, suppression of women, harassment of minorities, famine and malnutrition, maternal mortality, infectious disease, lack of education and health care call every liberal to action.”
• values-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 ↗)“That is why we want Sweden to do much more, both as a single country and within international cooperation, for freedoms and rights, free trade, free choice and cooperation in the free world.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan makes women's situation a priority in development cooperation and describes male violence against women as the ultimate expression of lack of equality. It also links increased participation and power distribution to sustainable development, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for a leading role for women's and girls' rights and participation. However, the agenda for women, peace and security is not mentioned as such.

• women's situation prioritizeddecisive»Därför ska kvinnors situation prioriteras i utvecklingssamarbetet.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, women's situation shall be prioritized in development cooperation.”
• against violence against women»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är det yttersta uttrycket för brist på jämställdhet.« (party programme ↗)“Male violence against women is the ultimate expression of lack of equality.”
• equality as a democracy condition»En fungerande demokrati förutsätter jämställdhet mellan kvinnor och män.« (party programme ↗)“A functioning democracy presupposes equality between women and men.”
• participation and power distribution»Genom ökad delaktighet i samhället, starkare civila samhällen och större spridning av makt och resurser främjas förutsättningarna för en positiv ekonomiskt, socialt och miljömässigt hållbar utveckling« (party programme ↗)“Through increased participation in society, stronger civil societies and greater distribution of power and resources, conditions are promoted for positive economically, socially and environmentally sustainable development”

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 Sweden shall be a strong voice for freedom, democracy and human rights and that it is a political task to combat the forces that limit girls' and women's self-determination. According to the plan, aid shall prioritize initiatives for democracy and human rights. The counter-proposal's demands for a leading role for women's and girls' rights and participation follow from these commitments.

• strong voice for freedom and human rightsdecisive»Sverige ska vara en stark röst för frihet, demokrati och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a strong voice for freedom, democracy and”
• democracy and human rights in aid»Prioritera insatser som stödjer arbetet för demokrati och mänskliga rättigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritize initiatives that support the work for democracy and human rights”
• protect women's self-determination»politisk uppgift att bekämpa de krafter som söker begränsa« (party programme ↗)“political task to combat the forces that seek to limit”
• women's vulnerability prioritized»Prioritera kvinnor och hbtq-personer i kvotflyktingmottagandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritize women and LGBTQ persons in quota refugee resettlement”

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 aid be significantly reduced, guided by concrete results against pre-established goals, and distributed based on reciprocity in relation to Sweden's interests. The counter-proposal's requirement that Sweden take a leading role for women's and girls' rights in the largest recipient country is instead based on a broadened thematic agenda, and the plan fundamentally rejects outcome-driven gender equality policy. The assessment is uncertain because the plan still mentions vulnerable women as a recipient group.

• reduced aiddecisive»Överlag måste det internationella biståndet kraftigt minska och insatserna effektiviseras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“On the whole, international aid must be significantly reduced and efforts must be made more efficient.”
• results-driven aid»Men biståndsanslag måste bättre kunna följas ända till slutmottagaren och fördelas utifrån konkreta resultat utifrån i förväg fastställda mål.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But aid funds must be better tracked all the way to the final recipient and distributed based on concrete results from pre-established goals.”
• aid according to Swedish interests»Bistånd ska också fördelas utifrån en ömsesidighet i förhållande till Sveriges intressen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Aid shall also be distributed based on reciprocity in relation to Sweden's interests.”
• formal 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 through political measures to create the same outcomes between men and women at the group level, but through taking action against social phenomena that limit individuals.”