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28. Feb 2018

Teleporting decision-makers to humanitarian sites?

From 5 – 9 February 2018 OCHA held its annual Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) with meetings across networks, panel debates, expert talks, speed-networking, exhibits and networking opportunities related to humanitarian response and

28. Feb 2018

Norway renews support for Mine Ban Treaty

Norway will make a voluntary contribution of NOK 295 000 to the operations of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention’s Implementation Support Unit in 2018.

16. Feb 2018

Improving Statistics on Forced Displacement

On 6 February 2018 the Permanent Mission of Norway, the International Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS) and the Joint IDP Profiling Service (JIPS) held a joint event on improved statistics on internally displaced persons (IDP) and re

16. Feb 2018

Norway's statement during the 7th trade policy review of Malaysia in the World Trade Organisation.

Trade Policy Reviews (TPRs) are an exercise, mandated in the WTO agreements, in which members' trade and related policies are examined and evaluated at regular intervals. The 7th TPR of Malaysia took place on 14 and 16 February 2018.

13. Feb 2018

New Minister of International Development

On 17 January 2018 Mr Nikolai Astrup of The Conservative Party (‘Høyre’) was appointed Minister of International Development in an extraordinary session of the Council of State.

08. Feb 2018

Ending Female Genital Mutilation is a Political Decision

6 February 2018 – Eradicating female genital mutilation (FGM) requires a collective will at local, national and regional levels. One girl subjugated to FGM is one girl too many.

31. Jan 2018

Gender Perspectives are Key in Humanitarian response

Norway is committed to gender equality and the rights of women. On 26 January 2018, UN Women and the Permanent Mission of Norway co-organised a roundtable meeting focusing on accountability in integrating gender perspectives in humanitarian action.

26. Jan 2018

Mine Action Forum established in Lebanon

Last week, Norway hosted a one-day workshop on clearance of landmines and cluster munition remnants in Beirut, Lebanon. A new Mine Action Forum, which will meet twice a year, was established.

26. Jan 2018

Informal WTO ministerial gathering

The Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs participates in an informal WTO ministerial gathering at Davos, Switzerland Friday 26 January.

19. Dec 2017

MC11 Ministerial Declaration on Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform

At the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires, 12 WTO members signed a Ministerial Declaration encouraging reform and phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies.

15. Dec 2017

Education in crisis: No one left behind

Education in crises is a priority for Norway. On 13 December 2017, Norway’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Hans Brattskar, chaired a discussion on this topic during the High Commissioner of Refugees’ annual “Protection Dialogue”.

14. Dec 2017

Including the voice of refugees in the Global Compact

How do we ensure that refugee priorities remain central to the Global Compact on Refugees? This was one of the key questions when Norway and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) hosted a panel debate on refugee priorities for the Global Compact.