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1. As A Tigrayan, My Bond with Ethiopia Feels Beyond Repair

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Temesgen Kahsay The author is an Assistant Professor at the Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology. The following appeared first in 'African Arguments' on January 12, 2021. OSLO (IDN) ...

Created on 13 January 2021

2. Watchdog Indicates Barriers to UN Ban on Nuclear Weapons

(Nuclear Weapons)

... Europe stands out as the region with the most states that act in conflict with the UN Treaty. Established in 2018, the NWBM is produced and published by Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), a partner organisation ...

Created on 13 January 2021

3. Uncertainty Stalks Ethiopia, the Tigray Region and the Horn of Africa

(Horn of Africa)

... more troops to the Sudanese border to prevent refugees from crossing over into Sudan. Ethiopian refugees in Sudan currently exceed 63 thousand. The Norwegian Refugee Council Director in Sudan, William ...

Created on 07 January 2021

4. India Has an Ambitious Agenda as UN Security Council Member

(South Asia)

... permanent membership," according to diplomatic sources. [IDN-InDepthNews – 02 January 2021] Photo: The United Nations Security Council Chamber in New York, also known as the Norwegian Room. CC BY-SA ...

Created on 02 January 2021

5. Withdrawal of US Troops from Somalia Underlines Critical Situation in the Region

(Horn of Africa)

... Asmara. Norwegian Professor Kjetil Tronvoll states in an open letter to Ethiopian authorities that he has experienced “repeated and grievous ad hominem attacks from an Ethiopian government spokesperson ...

Created on 23 December 2020

6. EEPA Report on Horn of Africa Situation on December 22

(Horn of Africa)

... against anyone that is collaborating with the TPLF. Situation refugees William Carter (Norwegian Refugee Council) tweeted him singing a Christmas song from one of the new refugee camps in Sudan. ...

Created on 22 December 2020

7. Situation Report on Horn of Africa No. 27

(Horn of Africa)

... access to Tigray increases. Norwegian Refugee Council, together with the UNHCR, starts works to increase shelter for refugees in Sudan. Aid has arrived at Adi Harush refugee camp in Tigray. Before ...

Created on 16 December 2020

8. African Women Stress the Need for a Horn of Africa Peace Initiative

(Horn of Africa)

By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (IDN) – The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, ...

Created on 15 December 2020

9. Situation Report on Horn of Africa No. 25

(Horn of Africa)

... escalating ethnic tensions in Ethiopia and recent military clashes in Tigray, and killing of many civilians. Norwegian Refugee Council Secretary-General Jan Egeland calls for more action and less words ...

Created on 14 December 2020

10. Effects of Global Warming Dramatic in the Arctic

(Climate Action)

... and is now spreading south along the Norwegian coast and in the White Sea. It is a large, voracious predator implicated in substantial declines of harvested shellfish, sea urchins and other larger, slow-moving ...

Created on 10 December 2020

11. Situation Report EEPA HORN OF AFRICA No. 20

(Horn of Africa)

... need in Tigray is urgent and critical for UNHCR and humanitarian organizations. Norwegian Refugee Council is deeply concerned by significant constraints to aid delivery despite an agreement with the ...

Created on 09 December 2020

12. EU Called Upon to Urgently Engage in Peace Efforts for the Horn of Africa

(Horn of Africa)

... General Norwegian Peoples Aid, Norway; Dr Daria Davitti, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Lund University, Sweden; Allan Bussard, Director, Integra Foundation, Slovakia; Prof. Dr Frans Bongers, Professor ...

Created on 24 November 2020

13. The Coronavirus and its Impact Dominate India's Everyday Lif

(COVID-19)

... the respondents in the case. Indian contributions to British Music The Beatles were influenced by Indian music and exponent of the Indian sitar. George Harrison has added sitar to John Lennon’s ‘Norwegian ...

Created on 10 June 2020

14. Postponement of NPT Review Conference Offers an Opportunity

(OPINION)

... Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI); former Director, UNIDIR (1992-1996) Amb. Svein Sevje (Norway) Former Special Envoy to the Middle East and Ambassador to Israel Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary ...

Created on 15 May 2020

15. Women Leaders Rise in Solidarity to Save Lives and Protect Livelihoods

(Gender Equality)

...  The Netherlands has announced an initial contribution 15 million Euros (US$16.6 million) to the Fund, following in the footsteps of Norway and Denmark, who have thus far pledged 150 million Norwegian ...

Created on 27 April 2020

16. Military Intervention Alone Will Fail to Resolve the Sahel Crisis

(Africa)

Viewpoint by Jan Egeland and Jean-François Riffaud Jan Egeland is Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Jean-François Riffaud is Chief Executive Officer of Action Against Hunger-France. ...

Created on 03 April 2020

17. Unlocking the Potential of Tanzania’s Smallholder Farmers

(Africa)

... Muhomwa. “Whoever doesn’t use this opportunity, will remain poor forever.” Ueland, a 72-year-old Norwegian entrepreneur, is a chairperson and project manager for Farm for the Future – a regional development ...

Created on 05 March 2020

18. Buddhist Leader Calls for Nuclear Weapons Free Security

(Nuclear Weapons)

... look like". According to the 2019 report of Norwegian People’s Aid, a partner of the International Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), 135 countries currently support the TPNW. The number of municipalities ...

Created on 13 February 2020

19. Australia’s ‘Quit Nukes’ Campaign Targets Superannuation Funds

(Nuclear Weapons)

... the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund.” Investing in nuclear weapons is also contrary to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). For investors and advisers who are a ...

Created on 22 November 2019

20. Timing of Nobel Peace Prize for Ethiopian Leader Questioned

(Africa)

Viewpoint by Makeda Saba BRUSSELS (IDN) – On October 11, 2019, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace prize to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Dr Abiy Ahmed. He is the fourth African ...

Created on 16 October 2019

21. Top UN Economic and Social Body Has a New Head with an Ambitious Agenda

(UN INSIDER)

... (2006). She served as Ambassador to Israel (2001-2005), accredited to Cyprus for the same period. State Secretary/Deputy Foreign Minister at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2000), Special ...

Created on 26 July 2019

22. Outrage After German Ambassador to India Visits Paramilitary RSS Headquarters

(Asia-Pacific)

... Subsequently, Aseemanand conducted (and later confessed to) several lethal terrorist attacks from 2006 to 2008. On an international level, in 2011, Norwegian mass shooter Anders Breivik had praised the ...

Created on 18 July 2019

23. ACP Urges G20 to End Menacing Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

(ACP Group of States)

... surveillance and control programmes for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development. [IDN-InDepthNews – 28 June 2019] Photo: Trawler arrested in 2016 by the Norwegian Coast Guard for illegal fishing. ...

Created on 28 June 2019

24. Generation 2030 in the Nordic Countries Tackles SDGs

(EU & Europe)

... Ingi Gudbrandsson, Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir intends to set up meetings with the organisers of the student climate strikes. Like his Icelandic counterparts, Norwegian climate and environment ...

Created on 26 May 2019

25. Eminent Buddhist Leader Urges Halt to Nuclear Weapons and Killer Robots

(OPINION)

... to have suffered a nuclear attack in wartime— to participate in this group and support the Treaty. According to Norwegian People’s Aid, a partner of ICAN, 155 states already adhere to the prohibitions ...

Created on 19 April 2019

26. EU and International NGOs Exploit Aid to Fortify Forced Labour in Eritrea

(Africa)

... trend was started by three international NGOs: VITA, Finn Church Aid (FCA) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). All, except VITA, are recent arrivals after international NGOs, such as Oxfam GB, Lutheran ...

Created on 30 March 2019

27. Mayors, Legislators Push For A Nuclear Weapons Free World

(Nuclear Weapons)

... will not sit idly on the side while the U.S. and Russia erode our security," said Thore Vestby from Norway, Vice-President of Mayors for Peace and a former member of the Norwegian parliament. "Cities and ...

Created on 31 January 2019

28. Folke Bernadotte, A Forgotten Humanitarian With Legendary Will Power

(OPINION)

... slow, but he did win bits and pieces of concessions, such as allowing Bernadotte to corral the Danish and Norwegian prisoners into one camp so that they could come under the care of the Swedish Red Cross. ...

Created on 15 January 2019

29. Myanmar Buddhists Say International Media Is 'Unfair

(Asia-Pacific)

... rather than analyse it as a socio-economic issue." During the military regime, DVB was set up with Norwegian funding and operated from overseas. But, today it is registered as a local media company broadcasting ...

Created on 09 January 2019

30. UN Hails Nobel Peace Prize Seeking to End Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

(UN INSIDER)

By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – The United Nations has extended an enthusiastic welcome to The Norwegian Nobel Committee's announcement that it has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 to Denis ...

Created on 06 October 2018

31. Ugandan Leader Tarnished by Torture of Reggae Star Bobi Wine

(Africa)

... return, doubling their $120 million investment after selling their stake to a Norwegian company, according to the Wall Street Journal. What actually happneded Meanwhile, on September 3, Bobi Wine has ...

Created on 04 September 2018

32. Forests Comprise Large Part of Climate Solution But Receive Meagre Investment

(UN INSIDER)

... degrees Celsius. Hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the conference brought together representatives from science, ...

Created on 02 July 2018

33. Experts Call For Paying Heed To Internally Displaced Persons

(UN INSIDER)

... Jimenez Damary in a video statement. In neighbouring Syria, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Policy and Advocacy Advisor at its Syria office, Rachel Sider remarked that an estimated 2.9 million new displacements ...

Created on 25 March 2018

34. Transforming Risks on the Korean Peninsula into Stable Peace in Northeast Asia

(Nuclear Weapons)

... the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) on February 1, 2018. This Second Tokyo Colloquium identified in the face of geopolitical instability, "the forces generating insecurity, and turbulence" ...

Created on 12 February 2018

35. ICAN Chief Shows Japan the Way From a Blind Alley

(Nuclear Weapons)

... in the Museum's guestbook: ". . . Hiroshima is a city of hope, and ICAN will work with you to see the end of nuclear weapons." Photo (left in text): left to right – The Norwegian Nobel Committee Chair ...

Created on 21 January 2018

36. CSOs, Experts Address the Plight of People on the Move

(Peace & Justice)

... and Social Council - on 14 December 2017 at the United Nations Office at Geneva. Renowned spokespersons from the Geneva Centre, IOM, UNHCR, the International Catholic Migration Commission, the Norwegian ...

Created on 16 January 2018

37. Tanzania Pushing Gender Empowerment Despite Hurdles

(Africa)

... and implementing growth strategies. Under the initiative, which started in 2015 and is jointly implemented with the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises (NHO), several women leaders from different ...

Created on 16 January 2018

38. In Just Ten Years ICAN Makes It To Nobel Peace Prize

(OPINION)

... the writer's consent. [IDN-InDepthNews – 23 December 2017] Photo (left to right): The Norwegian Nobel Committee Chair Berit Reiss-Andersen; ICAN campaigner Setsuko Thurlow who survived the bombing of ...

Created on 23 December 2017

39. 'Listen To Our Testimony. Heed Our Warning

(Nuclear Weapons)

... Foundation's website https://www.wagingpeace.org. Photo: Setsuko Thurlow delivering her Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. Credit: Norwegian Nobel Committee. IDN is the flagship agency of International ...

Created on 15 December 2017

40. Nobel Peace Prize for ICAN Puts Pressure on Norway to Sign the UN Treaty

(Nuclear Weapons)

... courtesy of the news site. – The Editor OSLO (IDN-INPS) - Nobel Peace Prize Day in Oslo dawned with clear and sunny skies on Sunday, but not everyone was celebrating. The Norwegian Nobel Committee’s ...

Created on 10 December 2017

41. Nuclear-armed States Panic as Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty Becomes International Law

(OPINION)

... law is “pacta sunt servanda”—pacts or treaties must be respected—as provided for under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT). A recent study by the Norwegian Academy of International Law ...

Created on 30 November -0001