Norway in the UN Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Rome

About the team

The Norwegian Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome is one of Norway’s smallest UN missions. It consists of an ambassador/permanent representative, a deputy permanent representative and a student intern.

The mission is co-located with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Rome - in the Aventino hill. Nearest metro stop is Circo Massimo. Click here to see the mission's location on a map.

Below are contact details for each staff member at Norway's Mission to the UN in Rome.

Ambassador Mr. Morten von Hanno Aasland

Ambassador Morten von Hanno Aasland
Morten Aasland is Norway’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations organizations based in Rome. He took up his duties in Rome in November 2020.

Ambassador Aasland has a long career in the Norwegian Foreign Service, with positions in the field of security policy, European and transatlantic policy, and stability and conflict in particular. His last posting, 2018-2020, was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Norway to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, based in Addis Abeba. Prior to this, Morten Aasland was Ambassador for Migration Affairs at the MFA in Oslo (2015-2018) and Ambassador to Sudan, Chad, CAR and Eritrea, based in Khartoum (2012-2015). He earlier served as Minister Counsellor at the Norwegian Embassy in Washington DC (2002-2006), at the Prime Minister’s Office in Oslo, and at embassies and delegations in Stockholm, Vienna and Santiago de Chile. He held the MFA North America portfolio (2007-2012) and before that headed up a Foreign Ministry review and White paper on global change and national interest.

Mission employees

Ms. Ingrid Hordvei Dana

Councellor Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, FAO, WFP and IFAD.

Ingrid Hordvei Dana is Norway’s Deputy Representative to the UN organisations in Rome from August 2023.

Ingrid has worked in the Ministry for many years with many different responsibilities, including with numerous multilateral institutions. She has lived and been stationed in Nepal, Mozambique and Sri Lanka.

Ms. Iside Tacchinardi

Advisor to the Norwegian delegation to the UN organisations in Rome.

Iside Tacchinardi is an advisor to the Norwegian delegation to the UN organisations in Rome since May 2023. She has experience from working with the development-sustainability interlinkage.

Prior to this position at the delegation, she worked at a think tank, focusing on policy research on the topics of circular economy and sustainable food systems. She has previous experience as an intern at UNDP Oslo Governance Centre.

Iside holds a Research master’s in International Development Studies from the university of Amsterdam and a BA in International Relations from Roskilde University, Denmark.

Iside was born on 7^th of July 1997.

Ms. Emily Ryen Gloinson

Advisor to the Norwegian delegation to the UN organisations in Rome

Emily Ryen Gloinson is an advisor to the Norwegian delegation to the UN organisations in Rome from September 2023. She has experience in the areas of development, international security, food systems, health policy, and policy research and implementation.

Emily was previously a policy advisor in the Policy Impact Unit in the UCL Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (2022-2023), an advisor to the Norwegian delegation to the UN organisations in Rome (2021-2022), a research analyst at RAND Europe (2018-2021), and fundraiser for Doctors without Borders (2016).

Emily is an Aker Scholar and holds an MPhil in International Relations and Politics from the University of Cambridge. She has a BA in Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick.

Emily was born on the 7^th of August 1994.