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The Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and his Norwegian counterpart, Jens Stoltenberg, will both be members of a new United Nations high-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing announced UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday. Read more >

In contrast to previous years, the World Bank has launched a consultative process during the early stages of work on its 2011 World Development Report. The Norwegian Embassy participated at an event on conflict, security and development 4 February at the UN Economic Commission for Africa HQ in Addis Ababa. Read more >

Representative from more than 40 countries and international organizations held a short extraordinary meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Speakers particularly emphasized the need for immediate support to the Somali Government and AMISOM. Read more >

Norway yesterday joined the group of partners organized in the Pooled Fund Partners with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The partners have a Joint Financial Agreement to fund the extrabudgetary requirements of ECA. Ambassador Kjemprud attended the Joint Performance Review. Read more >

“I am pleased that Norway has now been elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council. Our work now begins in earnest. During the next three years we will participate actively in the Council. We will take our share of responsibility and work systematically to promote human rights,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more >

The UN Country Team in Ethiopia (UNCT) has agreed to move ahead with implementing "Delivering As One" in Ethiopia. A Road Map shall be developed to "improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the UN system in meeting internationally agreed development goals". UN Resident Coordinator Fidele Sarassoro (picture) is the driving force behind the initiative, which is strongly supported by the E... Read more >

The Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CODA) ble i dag etablert i Addis Abeba. CODA er videreføringen av det norskstøttede Global Coalition for Africa (GCA).     Read more >

United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) is being forced to prepare for relocation from Eritrea because of fuel restrictions imposed on UNMEE by the Eritrean government, only weeks after the UN Security Council prolonged the mandate of UNMEE for six months.   Read more >

Addis Ababa, 29 January 2008 (ECA) – Close to five years after the establishment of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), there is a growing feeling among the lead actors, including the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and some participating countries that “the mechanism may atrophy if it is not injected with the resources to implement the Plan of Actions (PoA) emanating ... Read more >

The former Norwegian Minister of Development, Hilde Frafjord Johnson, is appointed Deputy Director of UNICEF’s Head Quarter in New York. Read more >