Queen Silvia Receives Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall

On March 25, 2025, Queen Silvia of Sweden received Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall at the Royal Palace. During the meeting, Minister Camilla Waltersson Grönvall and State Secretary Minna Ljunggren informed the Queen about the government’s efforts following the incorporation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law in 2020. Svante Rinalder, Communications Officer at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, also attended the meeting.

Sweden ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990, and it came into force the same year. In 2010, the Strategy to Strengthen the Rights of the Child in Sweden was adopted, emphasizing that all legislation concerning children should be in accordance with the convention. In 2020, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was incorporated into Swedish law.