Finland Times

Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja at Arena event in Pori on Wednesday. Photo - Lehtikuva.

The Finnish Foreign Service on Wednesday published its new UN strategy paper with a view to enable Finland work more effectively and consistently in furthering its goals in the United Nations, said a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

The new UN strategy was launched at SuomiAreena in Pori in presence of Foreign Minister ErkkiTuomioja.

 

Addressing the launching ceremony, the minister stressed on the importance of the new strategy to Finnish UN policy.

 

Foreign Minister Tuomioja emphasised on the key importance of sustainable development in Finnish UN policy. Steering global development onto a sustainable path is the biggest challenge currently facing humankind, and the UN has a pivotal role to play in meeting this challenge, the minister said.

 

The strong emphasis on sustainable development is evident in Finland's new UN strategy, which gives a sharper focus to the themes that Finland wants to highlight in the near future.

 

In the United Nations, Finland wants to promote sustainable development via four main themes that included conflict prevention and resolution, including promotion of peace mediation, promotion of gender equality, support for democratic institutions and eradication of extreme poverty.