News and events // Last updated: 15.03.2011 //

The members of the Troika express serious concern about the announced suspension of talks between the National Congress Party and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement this weekend.

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News and events // Last updated: 15.02.2011 //

As part of the “Troika”, former Norwegian Minister of International Development, Hilde F. Johnson, played a key role in the CPA-process. Now her new book “Waging Peace in Sudan” provides a unique insight into one of the most decisive periods in Sudan’s history.

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Yoeun Sam En of Cambodia lost both arms and his sight in 2004 as he attempted to destroy four “bombies” his children had found while playing. 
Photo: werneranderson.no.
News and events // Last updated: 03.08.2010 //

1 August 2010 marks a triumph for international humanitarian efforts as the Convention on Cluster Munitions enters into force.

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This year is the tenth anniversary of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, which was adopted on 18 September 1997. The Convention and has become one of the most successful instruments of international humanitarian law. The Norwegian Government wishes to mark the tenth anniversary of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention by stepping up its efforts to address the challenges that remain in...

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News and events // Last updated: 08.12.2010 //

Today, the United Nations and Africa Union will host a regional consultation on the Review of International Civilian Capacities, which was launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as part of his efforts to improve the international response to countries emerging from conflict. Norway has contributed to the financing of the review.

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Berihu Messele and Aynalem Zenebe know what cluster munitions can do to people. In 1998, they were both injured for life when Eritrean planes hit the Ayder school in Mekelle, Tigray with cluster bombs. On December 3 rd , they will be guests when the international ban on cluster munitions is signed in Oslo . Before going to Norway , they met Norwegian Ambassador Jens Petter Kjemprud, and gave a...

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