http://www.norway-un.org/NorwayandUN/Selected_Topics/Regional-Issues/Somalia/fd6c1749-0ff7-4383-a981-713148b5649ehttp://www.norway-un.org/NorwayandUN/Selected_Topics/Regional-Issues/Somalia/Important-statement-from-the-Security-Council-on-Sudan-and-South-Sudan/On Tuesday, the UN Security Council expressed grave concern about the situation in the border area between Sudan and South Sudan and urged the parties to stop all use of violence. Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “Norway shares the Security Council’s concern about the escalating violence and deadlocked negotiations. The statement makes it very clear that the Security Council is united on this issue and is taking the situation seriously.” Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:54:01 GMTe0110c46-c21c-4d96-b4eb-2fb6f3736c8ehttp://www.norway-un.org/NorwayandUN/Selected_Topics/Regional-Issues/Somalia/COMMUNIQUE-Contact-Group-on-Piracy-off-the-Coast-of-Somalia/The following text is the communique of the 5th Plenary of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. The meeting, which took place in New York on January 28, 2010, was chaired by Norway. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:48:27 GMTa8a7a407-04b9-4727-aa90-2ef2bc61e64dhttp://www.norway-un.org/NorwayandUN/Selected_Topics/Regional-Issues/Somalia/Norway-leads-meeting-on-the-Somali-piracy-problem/ The Contact Group on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia, which is currently chaired by Norway, is meeting in New York on Thursday January 28. A great number of countries and organisations are taking part. The main goal is to coordinate and strengthen efforts that protect shipping off the Somali coast from piracy. Experience shows that the effort is paying off. Meanwhile the pirates have extended their sphere of operation to far out into the Indian Ocean. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:56:12 GMT7f00a442-2b3a-4b45-b95a-6a325f3f21aehttp://www.norway-un.org/NorwayandUN/Selected_Topics/Regional-Issues/Somalia/Seeking-solutions-to-Somali-piracy/There was widespread agreement at the UN Security Council that the solution to Somali piracy is to be found on land, not at sea. In the open debate in the Security Council on Wednesday 18 November, Ambassador Morten Wetland reiterated Norway’s commitment to the fight against piracy in Somali waters. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:41:09 GMT