Latest news 13. May 2019 Ambassador to the WTO, Dagfinn Sørli, elected Chair of the Committee on Budget, Finance, and Administration Ambassador Sørli chaired his first meeting of the CBFA on 20 March 2019. 20. Mar 2019 Consolidating 25 Years of Achievements to Accelerate the Promise of Cairo On March 8th, Norway and UNFPA organized a side-event called “Consolidating 25 years of achievements to accelerate the promise of Cairo” to celebrate International Women’s Day and the 25th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Event start 04. Mar 2019 | 4 March 2019 from 13:00 to 15:00 in Room XI Palais des Nations Follow up to the Marrakech Conference and Declaration Expanding civic space and protecting human rights defenders Follow-up to the Marrakech Conference and Declaration Expanding civic space and protecting human rights defenders, particularly women human rights defenders: The role of National Human Rights Institutions Event start 06. Mar 2019 | 6th March 13.15-15:00. PdN, room XII. UNHCR Standing Committee. Side-event. Sexual violence against men and boys in humanitarian crises 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. Previous 19 20 21 22 23 Next