Norwegian delegation visits Baqa’a Refugee Camp
A delegation from the Norwegian Embassy in Jordan has visited the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East...
COVID-19: immigrants under fire
There is concern in many of the Nordic countries that immigrants are suffering disproportionally from COVID-19. They have been made scapegoats and have lesser...
Climate Change threatens the harbinger of spring
A sure sign of spring in northern Europe is the arrival of the Arctic tern, but the warming of the oceans in its nesting...
WHO welcomes Sweden´s decision to share vaccines with COVAX
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the Government of Sweden’s announcement today to share 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the COVAX Facility to provide life-saving vaccines to people at risk from COVID-19 in low income countries.
Denmark’s human rights record to be examined
Denmark’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s
Gratitude to scientists and health workers
The Crown Princess of Denmark has expressed her thanks to scientists and health workers on the occasion of the European Immunization Week 26 April-2...
Using creativity and innovation to make the world better
Sometimes the most mundane moments can inspire the best ideas. They can pop up when watching a good movie, while on a bike ride...
Let’s stop normalizing painful periods
Endometriosis is a disease affecting 1 in 10 women worldwide. It can cause physical pain, mental health issues, negative socio-economic impacts, and infertility. The diagnosis is often delayed due to complexity of the disease and society's normalization of painful periods. To...
Even volcanos do not surpass the human contribution to CO2 emissions
A volcanic eruption on the door-step of a national capital is an unusual event. This is however, what happened in Iceland, where an eruption...
Sweden contributes to strengthen media in Cambodia
Sweden and UNESCO have signed an agreement to initiate the project “Strengthening Media Development and Freedom of Expression”, to be implemented in partnership with UN Human Rights. Sweden will contribute 23 million Swedish Kronor (around USD 2,5 million) to UNESCO.
Bildt appointed WHO Special Envoy
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, has appointed Mr Carl Bildt as WHO Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator).
In his...
Norway: one of the largest donors to UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes that refugees in Norway are included in the national response programmes to COVID-19. Refugees are provided with social...
The Fight of Indigenous People in the Nordic countries
A new documentary film has set a renewed focus on the remaining grievances, position, and treatment of the Sámi people in Finland. The Sámi...
Finland the happiest 4th time in a row
Finland has been selected as the world´s happiest country. This is the fourth year in a row that Finland tops the list of the...
The Sámi: We are the natives of this country
The Nordic countries have a long history of racism that dates back many centuries. One of the most affected groups are their indigenous population...