Archive 2007

Norwegian animator Torill Kove has won an Oscar for her animated short film The Danish Poet. Read more

For the first time ever in South Africa , passages will be performed from jazz maestro Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert. On Sunday 25 February Norwegian and South African singers and musicians join each other in a concert at 15:00 in the University of Pretoria ’s Musaion. Read more

Norway exported seafood worth NOK 10.9 billion (EUR 1.4 billion) in the period January- April. This is the highest amount ever registered during this time of year, up 10 percent compared to 2005, according to the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC). Read more

The Minister of International Development, Mr Erik Solheim, visited South Africa on 10 April. He held talks with the South African Minister of Minerals and Energy, Mrs Buyelwa Sonjica, and visited projects funded by Norway in Thembisa and Soweto. Read more

The parties to the conflict in Sri Lanka, the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, have asked Norway to facilitate talks in Geneva from 22- 23 February. The parties will discuss how they can improve the implementation of the 2002 ceasefire agreement. Read more

Old and scruffy maps are replaced with electronic chart services. Electronic navigational chart systems have proved to be safer and more precise. Read more

A calm domestic atmosphere, high social development as well as good relations with its neighbors are factors that put Norway at the very top on the Economists Intelligent Unit’s Global Peace Index. Read more

The Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) calls for applications for the newly established Thor Heyerdahl Professorship at UMB. Read more

The allocation of grants in the 2nd phase of the Programme of Research Co-operation between South Africa and Norway has taken place. The Board assessed a total of 80 proposals received and decided to allocate a total of 41.3 mio NOK to research projects starting in 2007. Read more

Minister of International Development Erik Solheim has accepted an invitation to participate in an international high-level working group, linked to the World Health Organization, that is to discuss the challenges raised by the international migration of health workers. Read more

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre takes note of the fact that Israel has called off today’s meetings with State Secretary Raymond Johansen. “In my view it would have been useful for us to have an opportunity to discuss the situation directly with the Israeli authorities,” said the Foreign Minister. Read more

Norway’s gender equality measures often attract interest abroad. Gender in Norway is a new, English-language website providing information on gender equality and research in Norway. Read more

The Norwegian Government agreed today to cancel the Republic of Malawi’s remaining NOK 3.8 million debt to Norway Read more

“In its programme, the Unity Government is taking important steps towards complying with the international community’s demands. Norway will thus on this basis re-establish political and economic relations with the Palestinian Government,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more

The Norwegian Government has launched a new plan of action for promoting the rights of women through development cooperation. Norway will require its cooperation partners to take women’s issues and gender equality seriously. Read more

The Mar-Eco network of scientists and students, led by Norway and including participants from 16 other countries, has been awarded the EU Descartes Prize for Science Communication. The project seeks to popularise international scientific investigation at sea, in museums and laboratories, and to involve the wider public in the process. Read more

Fifty thousand researchers from over 60 countries were ready for action when International Polar Year (IPY) opened on 1 March. Norwegians are represented in half the IPY projects, making Norway one of the largest contributors to this global research initiative. Read more

Heads of state and guests from most of Europe’s royal families gathered in Oslo to participate in His Majesty's birthday celebrations. Read more

Today the Norwegian Government pledged NOK 30 million (USD 5 Million) over a period of three years to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership. The money will be used to increase the use of clean energy in poor countries. Specific projects include water pumps run on solar power technology and insulation of homes in poor areas. Read more

Norway contributed financially and politically to the struggle against apartheid. 10 years ago a formal development co-operation was established with the new democratic Government of South Africa to assist in the transformation to democracy. From 2005, the development co-operation focuses on four main areas – democracy and human rights, higher education and research, fisheries and environment a... Read more