Sweden promises support for Ukraine “as long as it takes”
Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, said that her country would not waver in its support for Ukraine, when she addessed the general debate...
Frederiksen: “Stop this talk about red lines in Ukraine”
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called for more aid and support for Ukraine in a speech at the 79th UN General Assembly. “We should...
Finland calls for expulsion of countries waging illegal wars from Security...
Finnish President Alexander Stubb called for the abolishment of vetoes in the Security Council in his speech to the Summit of the Future Monday...
Denmark pledges $491.7 million to World Bank IDA fund for poorest...
The World Bank Group said on Monday that Denmark has pledged to contribute about $491.7 million to the bank's latest replenishment of its fund...
Sweden: Global Digital Compact will enable closing digital divides
Summit of the Future
Co-facilitators Sweden and Zambia led the Intergovernmental Process to negotiate the Global Digital Compact. It was adopted at the Summit...
Summit of the Future: the Nordic Countries represented at the highest...
The Summit of the Future
Over one hundred and thirty world leaders are expected to speak at the two day Summit of the Future 22-23...
Global Gender Gap Report 2024: It will take 134 years to...
The biggest election year in history, 2024 will see 2 billion people go to the polls. They will not only determine countries’ ruling parties,...
UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to review Norway
UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Norway is one of three countries which will undergo a review in the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances 25-26 September.
The...
One in 3500 to 5000 newborn boys diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most common pediatric genetic rare diseases. This 7 September is the first ever World Duchenne Awareness...
As Iceland prepares to lose its ice, it introduces first graveyard...
Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how Iceland got its name. For this reason Iceland was a logical venue...
Finland´s Anna Marttinen-Pont of Finland appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Bolivia
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Anna Marttinen-Pont of Finland as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bolivia, with the host Government’s approval....
Denmark ramps up support for UNEP to build resilience
A key aim of Denmark’s development cooperation strategy is to protect nature and help countries build their resilience to climate change.
To achieve that goal,...
UNRIC is recruiting Danish and Finnish speaking interns
United Nations. Internship. UNRIC, the United Nations Regional Information Centre is recruiting Danish and Finnish speaking interns for 4-6 months as of 1 September...
Denmark contributes 2.4 million EUR to Syria Recovery Fund
The Syria Recovery Trust Fund (SRTF) has announced a new contribution from Denmark, amounting to approximately EUR 2.41 million.
This marks Denmark’s second contribution this year...
Now computers can speak the Lule Sami language
Developers in Norway have created a Lule Sami speech synthesizer with three synthetic voices. Behind the project lies Divvun, a unit of the Norwegian...