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 Norwegian Defense Minister Grete Faremo says Norway will continue its work in Afghanistan, despite the loss of Norwegian officer Siri Skare, who was killed in the attack on the UN office in Mazar-e-Sharif on Friday, April 1. “I will underline that although we are in deep sorrow, we will continue our [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide NOK 50 million in emergency relief to Libya. “The acute humanitarian crisis in Libya and on the Tunisian-Libyan border is extremely serious. It is essential that the international community takes responsibility for helping those who are in need of assistance and protection,” said [...]  The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ellen Margrethe Løy this week commended the Norwegian Police Contingent in Liberia for its contribution to the peace process. The UN Envoy also urged other police contributing countries to emulate Norway on gender balance. Ms. Løy spoke during a ceremony in the capital Monrovia to honour [...]  30/07/2010 // Norway supports UN efforts to establish the right to clean drinking water and sanitation. Every year more children die of diseases caused by contaminated drinking water than of Aids, malaria and measles combined. Norway has for several years emphasised that all people have a right to clean drinking [...]  30/07/2010 // Last year, the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) supported 466 projects in 51 countries. Norway contributed with about USD 43 million, or 11% of the total, according to CERF’s annual report that has just been published. In all, a total of USD 400 million from the emergency fund [...]  23/07/2010 // Today the first preparatory talks on negotiating an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) concluded at the United Nations in New York. Norway is working for an agreement that can prevent violations of international humanitarian law and human rights by requiring states to have stringent rules for the trading in [...]  13/07/2010 // The Prime Minister of Norway, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, co-chaired the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing 12-13 July 2010, alongside the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Mr. Meles Zenawi. The Advisory Group is expected to work on several proposals on how to reach the [...]  07/07/2010 // At a packed July 6th event at New York’s Museum of Modern Art hosted by United Nations Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, The Permanent Representative of Norway to the UN, Ambassador H.E. Mr. Morten Wetland and the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York, Christy Turlington Burns added [...]  In the UN Human Rights Council today, Norway criticized the human rights situation in Iran on behalf of more than 50 countries. The joint statement was timed to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the controversial presidential election in Iran. “This sends a clear and unequivocal message to the Iranian authorities that the human rights [...] “The earth quake in Haiti is a humanitarian disaster striking a people living in poverty. Locals have made major life-saving efforts, but it is now decisive that we see a broad and coordinated international relief operation. Norway will contribute NOK 40 million to imminent relief efforts”, says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Experience from Pakistan demonstrates [...] |
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