UN and International Organizations  Nobel Peace Prize for 2005 awarded to Dr ElBaradei and the IAEA 12/10/2007 ::
"The award of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Dr Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) highlights one of the most serious security challenges facing the world today," said Foreign Minister Jan Petersen. + More |
UN and International Organizations  Norwegian and South African initiativ on disarmament and non-proliferation 04/08/2005 :: On 26 July 2005 Norway presented a proposal to the President of the UN General Assembly calling for strengthened international co-operation on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. The Norwegian initiative is an important contribution to the preparations for the UN Summit in September. The proposal is supported by a group of seven countries – Australia, Chile, Indonesia, Norway, Romania, South Africa and the United Kingdom. + More |
Norway and the UN Norway and the UN Norway has been a member of the United Nations ever since the organisation was founded in 1945. In fact, the first Secretary-General, Trygve Lie, was a Norwegian. The UN has always been a mainstay of Norway’s participation in the ... + More |
Debt Reduction Norway’s role in international debt reduction efforts For developing countries with pressing investment needs, a certain level of debt is both normal and natural. If loans are used for investments that are sound in socio-economic terms, an increase in a country’s debt burden may accelerate ... + More |
Development Banks Norway and the multilateral finance institutions Norway is a member of the World Bank, three regional development banks (the African, the Asian and the Inter-American), and two independent development funds (the Nordic Development Fund and the International Fund for Agricultural ... + More |
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