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Norway’s initiative has resulted in the unanimous adoption of a resolution in the UN General Assembly on strengthening the protection of human rights defenders and the right of peaceful protest. “This UN resolution throws into sharp relief the use of force against protesters that we are seeing in a number of countries. It strengthens our hand when we seek to make governments accountable for... Read more

"I congratulate the three winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. This is an important recognition of the role they have played in ensuring women’s safety and right to participate in peace-building work,” said Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Read more

Ambassador Per Ludvig Magnus on September 27 visited the office of Green Belt Movement in Nairobi to convey Norwegian tributes to the late professor Wangari Maathai. Read more

"Securing the rights of sexual and gender minorities is a sensitive issue, which gives it all the more reason to discuss it openly in order to promote awareness and tolerance", said Norwegian ambassador Per Ludvig Magnus when addressing an audience at the Storymoja Hay Festival. Read more

Seven African coastal states are receiving assistance from Norway to establish new limits to their continental shelves. This will help these countries to gain jurisdiction over their own oil and gas resources. Read more

The Norwegian Government is to increase its support to the victims of the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa to NOK 620 million. Read more

Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim has visited one of Kenya’s many refugee camps for victims of the food crisis. He is seriously concerned about the situation in the Horn of Africa. Read more

“If one man can show so much hatred, imagine how much love we can show together.” So said a young woman who lost friends on the island of Utøya during the attacks of Friday 22 July. The quote has been widely embraced by survivors, families and political leaders in Norway. Read more