Norway and IOM Strengthen Partnership to Address Migration and Humanitarian Needs
The Government of Norway today announced the allocation of 70 million Norwegian Kroner (approx. 6.6 million USD) to the International Organization for Migration (IOM)...
Finnish and Icelandic people breathe healthy air
Finland and Iceland are among the only seven countries and territories that has healthy air quality new report on world air quality reveals.
WHO data...
Norway: UN experts deeply concerned about racial discrimination against people of...
UN experts have urged the Government of Norway to take the necessary steps to engage people of African descent to ensure their full integration...
Finland must address legacy of human rights violations against Sámi people,...
A UN human rights expert urged Finland to undertake more transitional justice measures to address the legacy of human rights violations endured by the...
Iceland and UNESCO join forces to EnGENDER Equality
UNESCO New Delhi and GRÓ’s Gender Equality Studies and Training programme (GEST) in Iceland came together to forge a strategic partnership that offers alumni...
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concluded its...
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concluded its review of the combined second and third periodic report of Sweden. The Committee...
Speaking up for women in Greenland spiral-case: “We were frozen in...
Featured in press all over the world, Greenlander Naja Lyberth, 61, is speaking up with a strong, powerful voice, on behalf of herself as...
Vidar Helgesen leading UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Following his official appointment by the UNESCO Director-General in December 2023, Vidar Helgesen (Norway) officially takes over as Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic...
UNMAS Welcomes the Contribution from Denmark for Mine Action in Ethiopia
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes a donation of 7 million Danish krone (DKK) (more than 1 million USD) from the Government...
Experts on the rights of Indigenous Peoples to visit Norway
The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) will visit Norway from 6 to 15 March 2024 to undertake a...
IOM, EU, Sweden Launch Drive to Protect Migrant Worker Rights in...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) together with the European Union (EU) and the Government of Sweden launched a USD 12 million programme to...
UN specialist to examine human rights of the Sámi
The Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Mr. Fabian Salvioli, will conduct an official visit to Finland...
Norway supports least-developed countries with a financial contribution
The government of Norway has contributed CHF 1.2 million (NOK 14.7 million) to help least-developed countries (LDCs) sustain the progress they have achieved with...
Finland gives EUR 1.2 million to improve developing economies’ participation in...
Finland is contributing EUR 1.2 million (CHF 1.14 million) to four WTO trust funds aimed at assisting developing economies and least-developed country (LDC) members...
Former French Foreign Minister and three Nordic institutes to review UNRWA
The UN Secretary-General has appointed an independent Review Group to assess whether UNRWA is doing everything within its power to ensure neutrality and to...