HRH Crown Prince Haakon renews commitment as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
The Crown Prince Haakon’s collaboration with UNDP is among the organization’s longest-running ambassadorships. Through his work, he has helped bring attention to both human...
Norway provides crucial funds to WFP to support families and school...
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of USD 8.3 million from the Government of Norway to support the food needs...
COP30: 3 Nordic countries pledge to fight false information
Denmark, Finland and Sweden are among 12 nations who have signed the first-ever Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change. The signatories pledge to...
Sweden increases aid to UN agencies in Sudan
The Sweden is providing SEK 100 million to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) for humanitarian operations for...
Peter Due of Denmark appointed head of UN mission in Kosovo
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Peter N. Due of Denmark as his new Special Representative and Head of the...
Norway and UNODC fighting illegal tropical deforestation
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), INTERPOL and the Government of Norway have launched the next stage of a major global...
Nordic Leadership Shines at the Products of Change Conference in London
Over 400 innovators, entrepreneurs, and sustainability champions gathered at the Products of Change (POC) Conference to celebrate innovation and tangible action toward sustainability. Held...
Denmark donates $2.3 million to WFP to help refugees in Uganda
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of DKK 15 million (approximately USD 2.3 million) from the Government of Denmark....
The International Criminal Court: Preparing for Challenges and Not Giving Up
The International Criminal Court (ICC) faces mounting challenges amid an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape. Yet, according to Päivi Kaukoranta, the President of the Assembly...
Sweden´s Crown Princess Victoria to extend role as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
Crown Princess Victoria is formally extending her role as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). She will continue her partnership with...
Nordic countries among Europeans who call for action on sustainable development
A vast majority in the Nordic EU countries Finland, Sweden, and Denmark believes that that the EU and national governments should prioritize sustainable development....
Denmark: Two-State solution only path to peace
In a speech to the General Debate of the 80th General Assembly, Christina Markus Lassen, Permanent Representative to the United Nations of Denmark, said...
Storkriket and Snæfellsnes: Two new Nordic UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
The two Nordic Biosphere Reserves, Storkriket in Sweden and Snæfellsnes in Iceland, are among 26 new biosphere reserves, that have been designated by UNESCO....
Sweden: We must push back the pushback
Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden warned in her address to the General Debate of the 80th UN General Assembly that,...
Iceland: Russia´s invasion of Ukraine is “direct assault on this Organization”
Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, said in her address at the General Debate of the 80th General Assembly that for...