News and events 23. Jan 2020 Civil Society Seminar in Addis Ababa New call for proposals for CSOs working with climate and forest. 04. Dec 2019 Transit at Oslo airport (OSL) – do you need a transit visa? Please be aware that some nationals are required to be in possession of an Airport Transit Visa (ATV) when passing through the international transit area of Oslo airport. Vamdas Entertainment Hall 2, Megenagna near Lem Hotel (Google Maps: Vamdas) European Film Festival: Kick It As part of the European Film Festival 2019, the Norwegian Embassy has the pleasure to invite all interested to the film screening of the Norwegian movie Kick It! (Kule kidz gråter ikke), a sport-drama and family film. 24. Sep 2019 Parliamentary Visit 16-17 September, a delegation from the Norwegian Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence visited Ethiopia. 26. Aug 2019 Forest Sector Development Workshop A workshop on catalysing forest sector development program for Ethiopia was organized by Environment, Forest and Climate Change (EFCCC) in collaboration with UNDP on August 23, 2019 ILRI, Addis Ababa. 26. Jul 2019 Norway to lead UN’s central platform for development policy Mona Juul, Norway’s Ambassador to the UN, was today elected President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a one-year period. 19. Jun 2019 Press Release - Government presents white paper on Norway’s role and interests in multilateral cooperation ‘The world is facing a number of challenges that are too great and complex for any one country to tackle alone, and must therefore be addressed through joint efforts. 21. May 2019 Team Norway meeting focusing on Innovation Norway The Embassy hosted a Team Norway meeting focusing on Innovation Norway and other topics. Around 15 companies and business organizations participated in the meeting. 13. May 2019 Press Release - Norway supports Ebola response in DR Congo 2 May 2019: The Government is providing NOK 7.8 million to the efforts to tackle the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 13. May 2019 Amendments to the Children Act and the Citizenship Act on parentage and citizenship for children born outside Norway On 1 April, the new amendments came into force. 10. Apr 2019 Press Release - Norway increases contribution to Green Climate Fund Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein is giving priority to the Green Climate Fund as a channel for funding Norway’s climate-related efforts in developing countries in the coming years. 14. Mar 2019 The Holberg Prize Names Scholar of Cultural History Paul Gilroy as 2019 Laureate Today, the Holberg Prize—one of the largest international prizes awarded annually to an outstanding researcher in the arts and humanities, the social sciences, law or theology—named British cultural historian and postcolonial scholar Paul Gilroy its 1 2 3 4 5 6 #