Folke Bernadotte Academy

FBA is under the authority of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The agency was established in 2002 and has two offices; in Stockholm and at Sandö in Sweden. Apart from the somewhat 100 employees at the two offices, FBA has about 80 deployed employees around the world. The General-Director of FBA since 2012 is Sven-Eric Söder. FBA works with various parts of the peace process: • Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants • Conflict prevention and conflict resolution • Women, peace and security • Leadership and political affairs • Rule of law, human rights and election support • Security sector reform • Cooperation in peace operations • Security in the field FBA is part of Sweden's development aid within the field of peace and security. The agency is commissioned by the Swedish government to work with the Swedish development cooperation strategies with a number of conflict affected countries and regions. Moreover, FBA administers two Swedish government grants. The Peace Million, that finances projects that focus on peace and security, and the so called 1325 Grants for organizations working with issues concerning women, peace and security. FBA also manages The Peace Archive, a digital archive with documentation of Sweden’s contribution to international peace operations. In addition, the international secretariat of Challenges Forum is hosted by the FBA. Challenges Forum is a worldwide network of organizations dedicated to strengthening UN peace operations.

• Name — Folke Bernadotte Academy • Native Name — Folke Bernadotteakademin • Type — Government agency • Jurisdiction — Kramfors, Västernorrland County • Chief1 Name — Per Olsson Fridh • Chief1 Position — Director general • Parent Department — Ministry for Foreign Affairs • Agency Id — 202100-5380