News and events 24. May. 2017 Scaling Up Community Forestry in Myanmar The Embassy, represented by Ambassador Tone Tinnes and Counsellor Harald Mathisen, attended the Community Forestry (CF) Certificate awarding ceremony in Gwa Township, Rakhine, on May 22. 22. May. 2017 Norway and Myanmar signing MoU for Oil for Development Friday May 12th, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Planning and Finance signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a 5-year Oil for Development program. This is a milestone in the cooperation between Norway and Myanmar. 17. May. 2017 Celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day 2017 Happy May 17th! 07. Apr. 2017 Embassy is closed April 10.-17. The Embassy in Yangon is closed April 10.-17. 07. Apr. 2017 Women, Peace and Security in Myanmar: Call for proposals from local media Call for proposals from local media for media project to encourage and strenghten women's situation and participation in the peace process in Myanmar. Greetings from the Ambassador Welcome to the website of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Myanmar. NORAD’s new evaluation programme - Myanmar For 2017-2018, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) will engage in a new evaluation programme for Norwegian aid efforts. Ambassador Tone Tinnes presents her credentials On Monday 10 October 2016, Ambassador Tone Tinnes presented her credentials to the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, U Htin Kyaw.