Peace and reconciliation efforts
For several decades, Norway has played the role of facilitator between parties to conflicts. Promoting conflict resolution and reconciliation is a central aspect of Norwegian foreign policy.
Norway's peace and reconciliation policy
Norway has been engaged in a number of peace and reconciliation processes as facilitator and as a supporter of the UN and other actors since the early 1990s. Support for affected countries during and after conflicts has become an important part of Norway's foreign and development policy.
Women’s participation in peace processes
A key objective for Norway is to ensure that women are able to take part in peace processes and that the rights of both women and men are safeguarded in peace processes and peace agreements.
Norway’s engagement in peace processes since 1993
The following is an overview of areas where Norway has made an active contribution to peace and reconciliation processes. Norway’s contribution counts countries and regions as Afghanistan, Colombia, South Sudan/Sudan, the Middle East and different conflicts in Asia.
What's new
Women’s participation in peace processes
11/06/2019: A key objective for Norway is to ensure that women are able to take part in peace processes and that the rights of both women and men are safeguarded in peace processes and peace agreements. Norway will work to increase the number of women taking part in negotiating delegations, to increase the number of women mediators, to ensure that local women are represented and consulted in peace processes, and to integrate the gender perspective in peace agreements.
Address at the Asia Mediation Retreat
16/10/2018: 'It is a pleasure to join so many distinguished participants at the Asia Mediation Retreat in Beijing today. In particular, I would like to thank our dedicated partners, the China Institute of International Studies and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, for co-organising this timely event,' Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Eriksen Søreide, said in her address at the event.
Documents
Latest documents
Contact
Section for Peace and Reconciliation
E-mail: fred-forsoning@mfa.no
Phone: +47 23 95 14 88
Address: Postboks 8114 Dep. , N-0032 Oslo
Visitor address: 7. juniplassen 1 / Victoria Terrasse,