Olenivka: Former Icelandic foreign minister in a fact-finding mission
The Secretary-General has appointed Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir of Iceland as one of three members of a fact finding mission regarding the 29 July 2022...
Increasing power among Nordic youth
Youth are gaining more and more power in the Nordic countries. Thorough the 21st century, young age records have been set in all Nordic...
She writes with her heart in Sápmi
The Inuits of Greenland and the Sami of Finland, Norway and Sweden are the Indigenous people of the Nordic Countries. On the occasion of...
Greenland: the unexpected Netflix-star
The Inuits of Greenland and the Sami of Finland, Norway and Sweden are the Indigenous people of the Nordic Countries. On the occasion of...
Norway: Critical contribution to support Sri Lankans
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a critical contribution of NOK 5 million ($500,000) from the Government of Norway to support...
Ramping up the Goals
When 45-year-old Icelandic entrepreneur Haraldur Thorleifsson was one day unable to access a corner shop in his wheelchair, while the rest of the family entered to buy some soft drinks, a shift happened. It was not the first time Mr Thorleifsson, who has been a wheelchair user for the past two decades, had been split from his family in such a way.
Sand warms up the Finnish polar night
The inhabitants of Kankaanpää in western Finland need not worry about heating during the coming winter as much as fellow Europeans. About a hundred...
Human trafficking: Still a long way to go
According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), there are still around 20.9 million people in the world who are victims of forced labour and...
Norway: Football – the sustainable way
The Norwegian Football Federation is, arguably, first among equals when it comes to support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), or the Global Goals,...
GDP should not be the only criteria for aid
Small island developing states are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Although not all of them are among the world´s poorest, they need help to...
United Nations Launches the Football for the Goals Initiative
Today, on the first day of UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, the United Nations is launching Football for the Goals, a new United Nations initiative that provides a platform for the global football community to engage with and advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Norway steps up support for UNEP in landmark partnership
Norway and UNEP have signed a new cooperation agreement of around $ 53 million (NOK 520 million).
Since the 1972 Stockholm Conference, which led to the...
No population doesn´t mean no plastic
28 volunteers of an Icelandic NGO dedicated to coastal clean-up headed towards Hornstrandir, a remote and isolated part of north-western Iceland only accessible...
Denmark announces donation to UNICEF for sustainable in Ethiopia
The Government of Denmark through its partnership with UNICEF has announced a DKK 70 million (approx. 10 million USD) contribution over the next three...
When whatever the ocean washes ashore is transformed into art
Every summer three friends cut themselves off from the city life and venture into the Icelandic wilderness where whatever the ocean washes ashore is...