News and events // Last updated: 16/05/2012 //

Declaration by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, 17 May 2012

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News and events // Last updated: 08/05/2012 //

“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.

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News and events // Last updated: 26/04/2012 //

“We are pleased to note that South Sudan has now withdrawn its armed forces from the disputed Heglig area.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.

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News and events // Last updated: 09/03/2012 //

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...

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News and events // Last updated: 16/12/2011 //

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...

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News and events // Last updated: 25/04/2012 //

The Government of Norway signed the NOK 300 million Financing Agreement with the Government of Uganda for the Construction of Nkenda – Hoima Transmission Line.

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News and events // Last updated: 29/03/2012 //

Norway calls on Sudan and South Sudan to refrain from using military force along the border between the two countries.

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News and events // Last updated: 02/03/2012 //

From Senegal in the west to Eritrea in the east, people are on the brink of a major disaster. Norway is therefore providing NOK 50 million to help those affected by the drought and ensuing food crisis.

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News and events // Last updated: 24/02/2012 //

Norway is to donate NOK 11 million to a new fund for Somalia. The international Stability Fund will improve the lives of Somalis by supporting local efforts to promote reconciliation.

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