13/02/2006 :: On 26 July the Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen’s presented a proposal to the President of the UN General Assembly calling for strengthened international co-operation on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. The Norwegian initiative is an important contribution to the preparations for the UN Summit in September. + More

20/09/2005 :: For the fifth time in a row, Norway is on top of the UNs list over the best countries in the world to live in. However, the UN- list shows foremost that many changes will have to take place if the gap between the worlds richest and poorest countries is to decrease. + More

23/10/2007 :: Norwegians give more than 210 million NOK to UNICEF’s work to help children affected by HIV and AIDS around the world, in this year’s TV-Gala “Unite for Children”. + More

Norway has been a member of the United Nations ever since the organisation was founded in 1945. In fact, the first Secretary-General, Trygve Lie, was a Norwegian. The UN has always been a mainstay of Norway’s participation in the ... + More

For developing countries with pressing investment needs, a certain level of debt is both normal and natural. If loans are used for investments that are sound in socio-economic terms, an increase in a country’s debt burden may accelerate ... + More