The Swedish Association of International Affairs (Utrikespolitiska förbundet Sverige - UFS) is the umbrella organisation for the eleven local associations of international affairs in Sweden. The UFS is an organization without political and religious ties, and its purpose is to promote the dissemination of knowledge and stimulate debate on foreign policy, international and global issues from a diversity of opinions and perspectives. The UFS is established on a democratic basis and in the conviction of the equality of all human beings.