News 12. Oct 2017 Prime Minister Solberg congratulates ICAN on Nobel Peace Prize ‘I would like to congratulate the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on being awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. 06. Oct 2017 First female UN leader in the Middle East Norway's Major General Kristin Lund has been appointed as the new head of UNs military observers in the Middle East (UNTSO). 21. Sep 2017 Humanitarian aid to areas liberated from Isil There is a tremendous need for immediate humanitarian aid in these areas,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. 21. Sep 2017 Norway increases humanitarian support to Myanmar and Bangladesh ‘I am very concerned about the civilians in Rakhine who have been subjected to violence and forced to flee,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende 21. Sep 2017 Increased support for UN Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization in Iraq Norway is providing a total of NOK 200 million (USD 25.5 million) for stabilisation measures in Iraq. 20. Sep 2017 First UN Special Envoy for the Ocean ‘I welcome the appointment of Peter Thomson as UN Special Envoy for the Ocean. This is a clear expression of the Secretary-General’s strong leadership. 18. Sep 2017 The world's challenges must be solved jointly This week world leaders, Heads of States and Governments from all over the world meet at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. 16. Sep 2017 Norway’s priorities for UNGA72 Read more about Norway’s priorities for the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The push for gender parity in UN Secretary-General António Guterres has pledged gender parity at the UN. Norway supports his vision to work for full gender parity by 2030 in senior positions at the United Nations. 13. Sep 2017 Capacity building in Haiti Four of five Contingent Commanders in Norway's international police missions are women. One of the contributions are to the Haitian National Police. 11. Sep 2017 Fall 2017: New trainees at the Norwegian Mission to the UN We welcome our new trainees for this fall! Find out what they will be doing in this introduction regarding their work at the Norwegian Mission to the UN. 06. Sep 2017 Norway condemns North Korea’s nuclear test ‘Norway strongly condemns the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) today,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. Previous 16 17 18 19 20 Next