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Candidate for UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Professor Kirsten Sandberg The Government of Norway nominates Professor Kirsten Sandberg as a candidate for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for the period 2011-2015. Mrs. Kirsten Sandberg...
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UN honours Norwegian police in Liberia
The UN special envoy to Liberia commended Norwegian police participating in the UN Mission to Liberia. Photo: UNMIL The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ellen Margrethe Løy this...
View ArticleNorway increases funding to protect Sudanese population
Norway is increasing its funding to Sudan in response to the UN’s new appeal by NOK 30 million. This money will be used to purchase emergency relief supplies. Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr...
View ArticleNorway welcomes agreement in Cancun
“I am pleased that a final agreement has been adopted at the UN Climate Change Conference in Mexico. This in an important step forward in the fight against climate change,” said Prime Minister Jens...
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Norway announces contribution to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund for 2011
Haiti received aid from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund in the immediate aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Espen Rikter Svendsen At a High-Level...
View ArticleNew strategic plan on women, peace and security
On January 20, the Government launched a new plan for efforts in the area of women, peace and security. The purpose of the plan is to promote women’s participation and enhance the protection of women...
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Efforts for women produce results
Dr Godal and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg visiting Tanzania in 2008 (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister) Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Special Adviser Tore Godal from the Ministry...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs to meet UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay Norway is one of the largest contributors to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The visit reflects the high...
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Nansen honoured on World Refugee Day in New York
Jan Egeland, Yoo Soon-taek and Ban Ki-moon. Photo: Norway UN Mission/Emma K Lydersen The 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Norwegian polar explorer, scientist and humanitarian, Fridtjof...
View ArticleNorway asks the UN to release frozen Libyan funds
Norway sent an application to the UN Sanctions Committee on Libya yesterday asking for Libyan funds that have been frozen in Norway since March this year to be released. “There are grave humanitarian...
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