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Syria crisis demands continued attention
27/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘The crisis in Syria must not be forgotten, even at a time of many ongoing conflicts and wars. 90 per cent of the Syrian population live in poverty, according to the World Bank. Norway will therefore provide NOK 500 million in support to the work by
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UN Summit in New York: We must actively defend international cooperation and international law
22/09/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign AffairsThis year marks the UN’s 80th anniversary. One of the key topics of discussion for world leaders as they convene in New York for this year’s UN General Assembly High-level Week will be how to reform the UN so that it can continue to play a vital
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Norway increasing support for forgotten crises
07/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘The UN Central Emergency Response Fund saves lives and alleviates suffering in connection with forgotten humanitarian crises as well. Norway is now providing an additional NOK 55 million to the Fund,’ said Minister of International Development Anne
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30/11/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'On the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, I express my deepest sympathy to all those who have lost loved ones - children, parents, siblings, and friends', said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
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Norway to increase its support for Palestine refugees
12/07/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘After nine months of war, the situation for the population in Gaza is catastrophic. They lack everything. Many are starving. UNRWA is the backbone of all humanitarian efforts in Gaza. That is why Norway is now increasing its support by providing
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Ongoing concerns about situation in Myanmar three years after coup
01/02/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘The situation in Myanmar is deeply worrying. Three years after the military coup, the country is contending with a humanitarian crisis that has led to widespread human suffering,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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Norway expressing strong support for Palestine at the Cairo conference
02/12/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs“Conflicts and destabilization in the Middle East have led to death and destruction on a massive scale. Millions have been displaced. The Palestinian economy is in crisis. In this dramatic situation, the Norwegian government has proposed increasing
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Norway increases humanitarian funding for acute crisis response
09/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘More people are in need of humanitarian assistance than ever before. Norway is now increasing its support to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund and the IFRC’s Disaster Response Emergency Fund. This will help to ensure more effective and better
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Two years since military coup in Myanmar
01/02/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘The situation in Myanmar is very worrying. Two years after the military coup, the country is in a deep political, economic and humanitarian crisis,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.
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Critical for education and health services to Palestinian refugees
02/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘There is a major shortfall in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). It is unclear whether UNRWA will be able to continue to provide education and health services through to the end of
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Norway contributes NOK 250 million to FAO crises response
03/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway increases support for crisis response under the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The funding will enable FAO to rapidly help people maintain food production in crisis situations.
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Meeting of the international donor group for Palestine (AHLC): Dialogue in a difficult conflict
04/05/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘It is positive that the Israelis and Palestinians have had constructive discussions with the donor countries in Brussels this week, at the meeting chaired by Norway. The situation in Palestine is very difficult. It is therefore essential that we
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Norwegian statements in the interactive dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights oral update on Sudan
14/09/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway in Geneva partook in two statements in the interactive dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights oral update on Sudan.
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Norway to provide NOK 1.6 billion in funding to the World Food Programme and the fight against hunger
17/12/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is now entering into a four-year agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP) on the provision of a total of NOK 1.6 billion in funding.
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Statement on The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
02/06/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'Norway has decided to increase our contribution to The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) by 25 million NOK, to 300 million for this year', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.
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Syrian women’s group visits Norway
01/02/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsRepresentatives of the Syrian Women’s Advisory Board visited Norway last week. Syrian Women’s Advisory Board was established to provide advice to the UN Special Envoy for Syria in the efforts to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria.
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Contribution of human rights defenders in conflict situations recognised in the UN
01/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsA resolution on human rights defenders in conflict situations put forward by Norway has been adopted by the UN Human Rights Council today.
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Norway to provide EUR 155 million to Syria
10/05/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘The conflict in Syria has been going on for 11 years, and the humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly critical. We must do what we can to help the 14.6 million Syrians in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection. Norway will
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UN Human Rights Council in Geneva renews the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
03/04/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsA resolution put forward by Norway was adopted without a vote in the UN Human Rights Council today. ‘The Special Rapporteur plays a key part in international efforts to protect human rights defenders. I am therefore pleased that the UN Human Rights