BOARD MEMBERS
Operation 1325’s board consists of individuals nominated by our member organisations. The board works with strategic issues that are executed by the secretariat.
JULLE BERGENHOLTZ-FOGLANDER
Julle works at RESCUE Sweden in her daily life with the organization’s humanitarian partnership with Sida.
“Through my involvement in Operation 1325, I want to contribute to putting women, peace and security in a much greater focus within Swedish aid. In the times we live in, sustainable peace is needed more than ever, and it is only possible if women have a strong voice and the power to decide.”
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ANETTE UDDQVIST
Anette has fifteen years of experience in the aid sector. She has worked for several years with international humanitarian work in conflict areas, as a dispatched coordinator for Doctors Without Borders, and has been the head of Operation 1325 and the head of office and finance for the Swedish office of Doctors Without Borders.
“From my work in conflict areas, I have seen up close who has the opportunity to influence the situation and who does not. UN Security Council Resolution 1325 highlights the importance of involving women on equal terms in finding solutions and preventing future conflicts. In a time when the number of active conflicts is breaking records, it remains important to highlight this both in Sweden and in the world. That is why I want to get involved with Operation 1325.”
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DANIELA SAMELAND
Daniela has a background in Swedish politics and a strong commitment to healthcare issues. For almost ten years, she worked as a political secretary in the Stockholm Region, responsible for healthcare issues and negotiated political priorities worth billions. Today, Daniela is a social policy strategist at the Swedish Dental Association.
“My social involvement began early, including through an internship at the UN Women office in Stockholm. I am an optimist with a strong belief in the future and a conviction that every person carries a creative power that the world needs. With shared will, responsibility and vision, I am sure that we can shape a much more sustainable, fairer and inclusive world than the one we see today.”
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JENNY MOLIN
Jenny has previously worked as a project manager at Operation 1325 and also has extensive experience working with gender equality, human rights and inclusion in humanitarian, development and peacebuilding assistance within authorities and civil society. Today she works as an advisor for international capacity-building projects in disaster risk management and civil defense at the Swedish Agency for Civil Protection and Emergency Preparedness (MSB).
“In a world situation where progress towards gender equality is threatened, terrible conflicts and wars rage and armament dominates societal development, I hope to contribute to Operation 1325’s important voice and work for women’s and girls’ rights and role in achieving sustainable peace.”
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ANNIKA SCHABBAUER – Acting Chairman
Annika is a choir singer and farmer with friends and colleagues in many parts of the world. She has previously been the head of the office at Operation 1325 and worked with organizations and authorities for peace, development and gender equality.
“I have chosen to get involved in Operation 1325 because it is important that the work for gender equality continues in all areas, there is nothing more important than peace and security. A strong people’s movement is needed for all people to be free and have power over their lives.”
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ANNAKLARA NYSTRÖM
When Annaklara is not climbing mountains or hiking in nature with loved ones, she works as a project manager at MSB – currently strengthening Ukraine’s rescue services during the ongoing war. She has extensive experience in women, peace and security, with assignments for, among others, Folke Bernadotte and UN Women.
“I look forward to supporting Operation 1325 in a challenging time – it feels extra important that peace and gender equality are raised and given more space in a time where defense issues are taking up more space.”
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EMELIE HULTÉN
Emelie previously holds a master’s degree in gender studies and international relations from University College Dublin and in her master’s thesis she examined how the implementation of international conventions linked to gender-based violence in Ukraine has been affected by Russia’s invasion and the country’s EU accession. Previously, Emelie has been a volunteer as a leader of Kvinna till Kvinna’s volunteer group in Gothenburg, has been involved in running the feminist digital magazine “Tora Thinks”, has been a global observer for Utrikespolitisk Afton and has interned at Sida’s Eastern Europe unit. In her daily life, she works as a program officer at Act Svenska Kyrkan.
“Operation 1325’s work with the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security based on a local anchoring in the organization’s partner countries is incredibly important, and I am happy about the opportunity to be involved and contribute to the organization’s work.”
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LENA ANGVIKEN
Lena has a long-standing interest in women and peace issues with a strong connection to the work of Operation 1325, for example through her involvement in Women for Peace and the board of the local UN association. Lena’s involvement in KFF is based on her opposition to nuclear weapons and this is still one of her heart issues, as is the climate issue.
“These issues are crucial for the continuation of human life on earth. For everyone to realize that women have the same right as men to control their own lives, education of both girls and women, boys and men is crucial. A woman does not demand rights that she does not know she has.”
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KARIN BECKMAN
Karin är engagerad i Svenska Kvinnors Vänsterförbund och har tidigare arbetat som bibliotekarie och har även lång erfarenhet från arbete på gymnasieskola, KomVux och SFI. Karin anser att kvinnors deltagande och makt i fredsprocesser är fundamentalt, och därmed också arbetet för att implementera FNs säkerhetsrådsresolution 1325. Arbetet för kvinnors lika villkor, möjligheter och samarbete över gränser tycker Karin är både intressant och upplyftande att följa.
”Det räcker inte med att bara placera en kvinna i förhandlingsrummet, utan det är bakgrundsarbetet som 1325 arbetat med som jag uppskattar. Man skulle kunna tro att resolutionerna har haft större tyngd, men så har det tyvärr inte blivit.”