17 May – Norwegian Constitution Day

HRH Crown Prince Hussein thanked HRH Crown Prince Haakon for Norway’s indispensable contribution to the clearing of all known minefields in Jordan. Jordan is the first country in the Middle East region to fulfill its obligations under the Mine Ban Treaty and be declared mine free. "A significant achievement," commended Crown Prince Haakon.

The Norwegian Ambassador recently visited Jordan’s transit centre for Syrian refugees in Ramtha, to observe UNICEF’s crucial work for vulnerable Syrian children. Norway has provided UNICEF with USD 500,000 (NOK 3 million) so that children who have fled from violence in Syria can receive psychosocial and remedial education and uninterrupted access to Jordanian schools.

30 young Jordanians have for the past eight weeks gathered under the auspices of the National Center for Culture and Arts, learning to stand up for themselves and to think independently through theater. In intensive playwriting workshops, the youngsters have produced monologues depicting their social challenges, hopes and aspirations, which ultimately will be performed all over Jordan by...

“Women’s efforts to promote peace put us in a better position to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts, and not least to rebuild societies once the conflicts are over,” emphasizes Minister of International Development Erik Solheim. 8 March, the International Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide, recognizing the importance of empowering women and giving women a voice, like the Nobel Peace Prize...

About 150 people, both Egyptians and foreigners, showed up Monday 12th of March to hear former Norwegian PM and Elder Brundtland speak in The American University in Cairo (AUC). Brundtland had accepted to hold a memorial lecture in the honour of the deceased Nadia Younes, who was killed in a bombing in Baghdad after working for the UN for more than 30 years.