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“Norway supports the African Union’s roadmap for resolving the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. It is urgent that the negotiations move forward. It is encouraging that the AU and the UN are now playing an active role in efforts to find a solution to this tense situation,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

“We are pleased to note that South Sudan has now withdrawn its armed forces from the disputed Heglig area. However, we see that Sudan has stepped up its bombing of South Sudan’s territory. We call for an immediate halt to the hostilities,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

On Tuesday, the UN Security Council expressed grave concern about the situation in the border area between Sudan and South Sudan and urged the parties to stop all use of violence. Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “Norway shares the Security Council’s concern about the escalating violence and deadlocked negotiations. The statement makes it very clear that the...

Det årlige ICGLR-toppmøtet er vanligvis en dag, men i år ble en ekstra dag satt av til spesialsesjon om seksualisert og kjønnsbasert vold (SGBV) i regionen. Til stede var statsledere og ”First Ladies” fra ICGLR-statene, samt inviterte gjester, herunder statssekretær Fiskaa og SRSG Margaret Wallström (FNs spesialrepresentant mot seksualisert vold i konflikt). Fiskaa holdt et kort innlegg der hun...