http://www.norway-un.org/News/fe3169c7-3f94-4916-a7de-76d2ffe383a9http://www.norway-un.org/News/News-2013/Foreign-Minister-Eide-reopened-UN-Security-Council-Chamber/"The Security Council Chamber was a gift from Norway to the UN in 1952. I am delighted that Norway has taken responsibility for the renovation of what is perhaps the world's most important room," said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:27:34 GMT6562048e-f22f-462e-a711-cb4d15b7ef72http://www.norway-un.org/News/News-2013/Norway-gives-NOK-2-million-to-the-United-Nations-first-Envoy-on-Youth/“The appointment of a Youth Envoy by the UN Secretary-General is great news and a milestone for the UN. The voices of young people will finally be heard at the highest level. Norway has worked determinedly for this to happen,” says Arvinn Gadgil, State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:35:01 GMT5362cd8f-0d5a-40ee-91b7-ce18b4d8bd63http://www.norway-un.org/News/News-2012/Talks-with-EU-leaders-on-the-economic-situation-in-Europe/On Monday Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will host a working lunch for EU leaders who will be in Oslo to attend the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony.Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:44:48 GMT3d5c9dff-f165-4a5c-ae5c-3a65eccb6726http://www.norway-un.org/News/News-2012/Broad-support-for-Palestine-resolution-in-the-UN/“I am delighted to see the overwhelming support the Palestinians have received for their application to become an observer state in the UN General Assembly,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:43:06 GMTd4cba26a-baa4-44f5-a2ba-1567b9eab37dhttp://www.norway-un.org/News/News-2012/Norway-supports-Palestinians-in-the-UN/Norway will support the Palestinians’ bid to upgrade their status to become a non-member observer state when the matter is discussed in the UN General Assembly in New York on 29 November.Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:59:31 GMT7c9e4df7-fa31-4b5e-ba42-65d5c4332a4dhttp://www.norway-un.org/News/News-2012/Sandys-damages-the-UN/The UN reopened Thursday 1 November after being closed for three days. The effects of the storm Sandy caused water damages in the basement, a small fire, non-operational cooling system and technical challenges.Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:21:44 GMTf8430833-047b-4dcf-a3d8-824bd9467a62http://www.norway-un.org/News/News-2012/Norwegian-youth-raising-their-voices-in-the-UN/Andreas Skjæret and Åshild Marie Vige are ready to raise young people's voice in the United Nations the two upcoming weeks.Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:14:22 GMT94c7539d-92c0-4a78-9dd9-d9c64d8768c8http://www.norway-un.org/News/News-2012/Norways-UN-Ambassador-up-close/Mr. Geir O. Pedersen is looking forward to exciting years as Norway’s new Ambassador to the UN. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:12:03 GMTe3f08031-81c1-42c8-89bd-4119256602b8http://www.norway-un.org/News/News-2012/Report-on-the-Norway-attacks/The official independent commission has published its report on the terrorist attacks in Norway on 22 July 2011.Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:04:28 GMTd07de1b4-72b5-428e-b027-a0c859db4613http://www.norway-un.org/News/Latest_news/An-attack-on-norways-democracy/“If one man can show so much hatred, imagine how much love we can show together.” So said a young woman who lost friends on the island of Utøya during the attacks of Friday 22 July. The quote has been widely embraced by survivors, families and political leaders in Norway.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:48:03 GMT9fcf0013-e57c-47a9-9427-7a4656106274http://www.norway-un.org/News/News-2012/Follow-the-Norwegian-mission-on-Twitter/For the latest updates about Norwegian activities at the UN, follow our twitter stream @NorwayUN.Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:18:55 GMT4201b1fc-bc64-4b55-a1bf-1f0a8049c740http://www.norway-un.org/News/Latest_news/Annual-report-of-the-UN-emergency-fund/Last year, the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) supported 466 projects in 51 countries. Norway contributed with about USD 43 million, or 11% of the total, according to CERF’s annual report that has just been published.Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:18:25 GMTdf2afa01-3054-4706-a04d-c69100dd21b9http://www.norway-un.org/News/Latest_news/The-right-to-clean-drinking-water/Norway supports UN efforts to establish the right to clean drinking water and sanitation. Every year more children die of diseases caused by contaminated drinking water than of Aids, malaria and measles combined. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:23:24 GMTa59d0ce9-cf34-4c4e-8cf2-4893557f1642http://www.norway-un.org/News/Latest_news/Towards-an-Arms-Trade-Treaty-/Today the first preparatory talks on negotiating an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) concluded at the United Nations in New York. Norway is working for an agreement that can prevent violations of international humanitarian law and human rights by requiring states to have stringent rules for the trading in arms. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:37:31 GMTd1f77707-c733-48d4-b8a6-e4aa2920feb8http://www.norway-un.org/News/Latest_news/UN-High-level-Advisory-Group-on-Climate-Change/The Prime Minister of Norway, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, co-chaired the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing 12-13 July 2010, alongside the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Mr. Meles Zenawi.Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:54:35 GMT3251a723-5010-4f8d-b080-2314261a5ac9http://www.norway-un.org/News/Latest_news/Focus-On-Maternal-Health-in-New-York/At a packed July 6th event at New York’s Museum of Modern Art hosted by United Nations Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, The Permanent Representative of Norway to the UN, Ambassador H.E. Mr. Morten Wetland and the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York, Christy Turlington Burns added her voice to the growing momentum in the fight to save the lives of millions of women and children every year.Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:29:43 GMTcabe412a-fafa-4f32-88df-3c7c09089eeahttp://www.norway-un.org/News/Latest_news/Reflections-on-a-visit-to-Haiti-/Earlier this month a team from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs travelled to the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to assess how Norway’s USD 100 pledge of support for Haiti could be put to good use. First Secretary Julie M. Jacobsen Takahashi, from the Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN, went with them. This is her personal account of the visit.Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:45:45 GMT4d63bbbe-c044-4af0-b010-820c84b15452http://www.norway-un.org/News/Latest_news/Norway-joins-Commission-in-charge-of-Haitis-recovery-and-development/Norway will be an important partner for Haiti in the country’s reconstruction efforts following the disastrous earthquake in January. The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC), of which Norway is now a member, held its first meeting on 17 June in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:23:57 GMT996fd2a2-8810-4e93-8003-c17141d2f596http://www.norway-un.org/News/Latest_news/Review-Conference-for-the-UN-Fish-Stocks-Agreement/The Review Conference for the UN Fish Stocks Agreement was held at the UN in New York on May 24-28. The meeting was a continuation of the conference from 2006, and the main objective was to evaluate the implementation of the Agreement and to look for possible ways to strengthen the implementation and have more States become parties to the Agreement.Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:45:28 GMTf61e5095-ed4c-4131-81e7-7320dd7b7da9http://www.norway-un.org/News/Latest_news/Agreement-on-financing-and-quick-start-measures-to-protect-rainforest/On May 27 in Oslo, heads of state and government, ministers and other representatives of some 50 countries concluded an agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation. Around NOK 25 billion has been pledged for the period 2010–2012 for measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries.Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:17:30 GMT