The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Association has a new chairman. At a congress in Stockholm, Kerstin Bergeå was elected to succeed Agnes Hellström, who has been the association’s chairman since 2016.
Kerstin Bergeå, born in 1980, currently lives in Tanzania and has, among other things, worked as a peace observer. She will take up the post on 1 August.
“As a long-time activist in issues of peace, disarmament and non-violence, I am extremely grateful for the confidence to be the chairman of Swedish Peace. I hope to be able to contribute with the experiences I have and the courage needed to keep the peace compass together and continue to push public opinion for disarmament, conflict prevention and peaceful conflict management in all situations “, she says in a press release.
At the congress, it was also decided on a statement against the application for a Swedish NATO membership, which the association believes should be withdrawn:
“The motive is to increase security for all people in this country, but the result will be the opposite. The risks are increasing. NATO is a military alliance based on the threat of using nuclear weapons. Through the decision, Sweden contributes to a more militarized and polarized world with increased tensions in an already tense situation. ”