Latest news Event start 08. Mar 2019 | SAVE THE DATE - Friday 8th March 2019 - 12am-1.30pm, room XXIV, Palais des Nations International Women's day – Consolidating 25 years of achievements to accelerate the promise of Cairo Event start 01. Mar 2019 | Friday 1 March 2019 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Room XXII, E-building, Palais des Nations, Geneva 20 years of protection: Celebrating the entry into force of the Mine Ban Convention Event start 25. Feb 2019 | Palais des Nations – Room XXV (25), Geneva - 25. Feb 2019, 14:30 - 15:30 Recognizing Environmental Human Rights Defenders and the need for their protection The international community should support strong policies and practices that facilitate the work of environmental human rights defenders, that protect them from violations, and that bring perpetrators to justice. 15. Feb 2019 Africa Leadership Meeting: SDG Moment On 9-10 February, Norway’s Prime Minister, H.E. Erna Solberg, visited Addis Ababa where the annual AU Summit took place. Praktikanter våren 2019 Vil du oppleve Norges rolle i multilateralt diplomati på nært hold? Norges faste delegasjon til Genève tilbyr praktikantopphold for norske studenter hvert semester. Education for Peace and Development 24 January 2019 marked the first International Day of Education. On 3 December 2018, the General Assembly passed the Resolution 73/25 that established a universal day for education. 29. Jan 2019 State Secretary Marianne Hagen participates in WTO ministerial meeting Norwegian State Secretary Marianne Hagen from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs visited Davos, Switzerland on 24 and 25 January and participated in different discussions regarding ongoing work in the WTO. 30. Nov 2018 Norway takes over the presidency of the Mine Ban Convention “Last year, landmines and explosive remnants of war caused more than 7000 registered deaths and injuries. Each victim is one too many. 26. Nov 2018 Norway in New Partnership Deal with the WHO On Friday 23 November 2018, Norway and the World Health Organization (WHO) entered into a new partnership deal adding up to more than NOK200 million (approximately USD23 million). 23. Nov 2018 Nuclear disarmament verification: a special priority for Norway UN expert group chaired by Norway met in Geneva last week to discuss verification of nuclear disarmament. 19. Nov 2018 | Place des Nations, Geneva World Toilet Day 2018 "When nature calls, we need a toilet. But, billions of people don't have one." This is the narrative of this year's World Toilet Day campaign. Event start 26. Nov 2018 | the Kazakh Room (Cinema XIV), Building A, Palais des Nations, Geneva Return challenges for displaced Afghans Ahead of the Geneva Ministerial Conference for Afghanistan, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN in Geneva are pleased to invite you to a panel discussion on Afghan displacement, followed by an opening of Previous 19 20 21 22 23 Next