News and events 07. Dec 2018 Notice of Closure The Embassy is closed for staff welfare day today 07.12. 30. Nov 2018 Norway assumes presidency of the Mine Ban Treaty On 30 November, Norway takes over the presidency of the Mine Ban Treaty. 12. Nov 2018 Religious minorities – vulnerable and persecuted More than 80 percent of the world’s population lives in countries where there are restrictions on freedom of religion or belief. Norway is stepping up its efforts to promote respect for this fundamental human right. 08. Nov 2018 Creating Blue Opportunities at the Nordic-African Business Summit 2018 For the eighth-consecutive year, the Norwegian-African Business Association hosted the Nordic region’s leading business conference on African markets in Oslo, Norway. 31. Oct 2018 Petrad: Capacity development for managing petroleum resources Petrad delivers courses and other programmes for building competencies for the petroleum sector. 23. Oct 2018 Norway supports FAO to distribute fuel-efficient stoves in Northeast Nigeria Mallama Abubakar's famous jollof cooks quicker and she says, ''tastes sweeter'' on her new fuel-efficient dadin kowa stove. 16. Oct 2018 Buchmesse 2019: The dream we carry Norway is Guest of Honour at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2019. Experience Norwegian literature and arts at events throughout 2019 and at the book fair in October. NORLA organises the project on behalf of the Norwegian government. 08. Oct 2018 Illicit Financial Flows: Taking Stock and Setting the Agenda Minister of International Development Nikolai Astrup's statement at an event on illegal capital flow, hosted by Nigeria, Norway and UNCTAD on the sidelines of the UNGA. 24. Sep 2018 Norway provides NOK 1.68 billion to UN humanitarian fund (CERF) ‘The agreement with CERF will ensure greater predictability for our humanitarian partners and contribute to a more effective humanitarian response,’ said Ms Eriksen Søreide. 13. Sep 2018 Norway intensifies efforts in the Sahel region Norway is stepping up its efforts in the Sahel, and today the Government is launching a strategy for Norway’s efforts in this region for the period 2018-2020. 04. Sep 2018 NOK 325 million in humanitarian aid to the Lake Chad region Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide announced this contribution in Berlin today at the high-level conference on the crisis in the Lake Chad region, which Norway is co-hosting with Germany, Nigeria and the UN. 15. Aug 2018 Foreign Minister Eriksen Søreide launches new humanitarian strategy ‘Humanitarian action is an important part of the Government’s international engagement, and Norway has increased its humanitarian budget by more than 50 % since 2013. 1 2 3 4 #