United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed the Norwegian diplomat Leni Stenseth to serve as Deputy Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…
Norway has proposed a new multi-donor fund in the UN to help developing countries tackle the Coronavirus pandemic. The UN would probably support the idea….
On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) saw for herself how Norwegian money is contributing to education and health care for Palestinian refugees in…
Prime Minister Erna Solberg attends the African Union (AU) summit to fight for decisive votes for a Norwegian seat on the UN Security Council. Following…
Norwegian diplomats have been visiting North Korea in an attempt to win the country’s vote in the battle to get a UN Security Council seat,…
Since 2005, sea levels have risen 2.5 times as fast as in the 1900s, primarily due to melting ice, according to the United Nations Ocean…
Norway is participating in the fifth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty in Geneva this week. During the general debate, Norway announced…
Solberg’s diplomatic trick – talks about football Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Conservatives) travels the world with a football in her luggage. She likes to…
Kallmyr “Increasing momentum in favour of IS Court” Norwegian Minister of Justice and Immigration, Jøran Kallmyr (Progress Party), finds that the support is growing for…
Norway supports rebuilding in Mozambique Norway supports climate-friendly rebuilding in Mozambique after the devastating cyclones Idai and Kenneth. “The destruction after the cyclones Idai and…
Prime Minister Solberg to visit Norwegian troops in Mali Erna Solberg (Conservatives) attends her first «hot» assignment as Prime Minister when she visits the Norwegian…
Norwegian veterans get their own house in Oslo Oslo municipality makes a house available to Norwegian veterans. They provide for the operation of it in…
Resolution on environmental defenders adopted by the UN Human Rights Council A Norwegian-led resolution on human rights defenders working with environmental issues was yesterday unanimously…
Norwegian UN envoy attempts to build trust between Syrian factions The Norwegian diplomat, Geir O. Pedersen, raised confidence building between Syrians factions when he held…
Crown Prince Haakon will be visiting Colombia this week in connection with his work as a goodwill ambassador for UNDP – UN’s development program. Crown…
Prime Minister Erna Solberg will elicit Norway’s candidacy for the UN Security Council when she meets a number of African senior executives in Addis Ababa…
Eviction of TIPH may violate Oslo agreements Norway requires Israel to provide security guarantees and continued immunity for the observers in the Palestinian city of…
The UN’s new special envoy to Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, is in place in Damascus, where he has met the country’s foreign minister. After arriving…
Søreide meets Pompeo and Bolton in the US Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Eriksen Søreide (H), is visiting the United States where she will…
Government dispute on UN migration platform The Progress Party (Frp) is left alone with its nay to the UN migration platform (AKA the Marrakech accord)….