Norwegian Aid

The Norwegian government on Tuesday extended support of 2.1 million U.S. dollars for professional development of 150 Tanzanian female engineers in a span of five years. Edwin Ngonyani, the east …

Norway will support the forest information and monitoring system Global Forest Watch with 115 million kroner for the period of 2016-2018. The Norwegian minister for Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, …

Today in Oslo, the United States and Norway announced the U.S.-Norwegian Demining Initiative. This effort reflects a new chapter in our longstanding partnership to address the humanitarian impact of landmines …

‘Norway is deeply concerned about the rising number of allegations against UN personnel concerning sexual exploitation and abuse. In 2015, 99 allegations were received, as compared with 80 in 2014. …

Norwegian Refugee Council warns ‘human catastrophe’ is unfolding in Iraqi city, renews call for safe corridors to be opened to prevent massive civilian loss of life. The siege of the …

London- Ever since State of Law Coalition leader Nouri al-Maliki asked the militias of the Popular Mobilization Forces to join the operation to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from …

‘Norway is entering into a multi-year cooperation agreement with Unicef, and will provide up to NOK 400 million for education in Syria and its neighbouring countries. This is a follow-up …

A new fund for education in emergencies, Education Cannot Wait, will be launched at the world Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul today. ‘The aim is to increase access to education for …

Norway will provide NOK 208 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in 2016, twice as much as in 2015. ‘There are still urgent humanitarian needs that are not being met. …

The United Nations’s incoming climate chief said on Thursday (19/05) she will push for rapid action under a UN accord to slow global warming and expressed hopes that US Republican …

Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende was taking part in the launch of the Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI) yesterday. This is a new Nordic cooperation venture involving private Norwegian investors …

‘Norway is deeply concerned about the rising number of allegations against UN personnel concerning sexual exploitation and abuse. In 2015, 99 allegations were received, as compared with 80 in 2014. …

A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken …

Norway will donate EUR 7.3 million to Serbia and Macedonia in order to help them deal with a high refugee inflow, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Berge Brende said on …

The World Bank on Monday transferred $25 million to the Palestinian Authority to assist with urgent budget needs, a statement from the global financial body said. The funds were taken …