Kickstarting a joint solidarity mission to the Horn of Africa with the African Union’s Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, Ms. Bineta Diop, Deputy UN Chief, Amina J. Mohammed participated …
Nadarajah Sethurupan
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The Government’s annual budget proposal includes an allocation of NOK 466 million for vulnerable groups under a new budget item created for this purpose. ‘If we are to reach the …
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Norwegian police fired on a man after he drove a stolen ambulance into a group of people. Reports have said two children in a stroller were hit by the ambulance. …
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The Government will increase its allocation to research on Europe and Asia by NOK 11 million. The funding will be provided to the research programme Utenriks (research on international relations, foreign and …
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Norwegian Aid
Government proposes increase in support for stabilisation in crisis-affected countries
The Government has proposed an allocation of NOK 835.4 million for stabilisation efforts in countries affected by conflict and crisis. This is an increase of NOK 129.5 million. ‘The many …
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The security situation has deteriorated. That is why this Government has increased its defence budgets every single year since we took office, and we will continue to strengthen the defence …
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The Government has proposed to increase the total aid budget from NOK 37.8 billion to NOK 39.2 billion. The Government will intensify Norway’s work to promote achievement of the Sustainable …
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‘In a rapidly changing world, it is important that the Government pursues an active foreign policy that safeguards Norway’s interests, economy and jobs,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen …
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The Government will allocate NOK 500 million to efforts to promote climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and hunger prevention. The funding will be provided under the aid budget. ‘The …
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‘The Government has proposed an increase of NOK 115 million in the overall humanitarian budget for 2020, bringing the total to NOK 5.5 billion. This is Norway’s largest humanitarian budget …
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Here in Drammen at Hindu Snatan Temple the Indian community celebrated it’s Navratri worship with colorful event. The Artists invited from Poland and UK along with locals perfomed famous religious dance called …
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Nobel Peace Prize
NRC Secretary General following the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize winner for 2019
“We congratulate Dr. Abiy Ahmed on the Nobel Peace Prize and his courageous efforts in bringing ambitious reforms to Ethiopia and offering the hand of peace to neighbouring Eritrea. The …
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This years’ Nobel Peace Prize diploma was revealed at the Nobel Peace Center Saturday. When Abiy Ahmed Ali receives the Nobel Peace Prize 10 December, he will also get a …
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“We need to ensure we only have trusted vendors inside the 5G network,” Mr. Strayer said. The key threat is the ability of a vendor to insert malicious code into …
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The decision by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award the 2019 Peace Prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for his decisive initiative to resolve the 20-year-old border conflict …
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“Kleptocrats have ruled with impunity and stolen for decades because of individuals like these,” said Sigal P Mandelker, the US Treasury under-secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence who briefed the …
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Norway is increasing its core funding to six UN organisations, to a total of over NOK 3 billion. This is the highest amount of funding Norway has ever allocated to …
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The Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) has granted NOK 100 million (EUR 10.3 million) to help secure land rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in tropical forest …
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A school built by the Norwegian Refugee Council in 2014 has become the hope for young South Sudanese school children who want to build better future for themselves for the …
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The local gambling regulator has warned Norwegian newspapers over publishing odds offered by operators without licences, as it is illegal. Norway.- Lotteri-og stiftelsestilsynet (Lottstift), the gambling regulator from Norway, has …
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What weighs almost 30.000 tonnes, is ready to travel across the globe and carries state of the art hospital facilities, trauma and intensive care units and a pressure chamber? The …
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Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, European Commission and Gassnova gathered central actors from politics and industry to the high level conference on CCS in Oslo on September 5th. During …
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Both nations expressed their concern about the resumption of the armed struggle by a faction of the FARC-EP previously deactivated guerrilla. Through a statement released on Friday, Cuba and Norway, …
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Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced on 25 September the launch of an initiative – together with New Zealand, Costa Rica, Fiji and Iceland – to negotiate an Agreement on Climate …