News from the Embassy

I Norge er valgdagen for stortingsvalget og sametingsvalget 2013 mandag 9. september 2013. Mange kommuner holder også valg søndag 8. september. Velgere som ikke er i Norge på valgdagen den 9. september, kan forhåndsstemme i utlandet fra 1. juli til og med 30. august. Dette gjelder både for velgere som er bosatt i utlandet, og velgere som oppholder seg midlertidig i utlandet.

Norwegian Partner CDFJ is hosting on 18-19 May 2013 the second forum for Media Freedom Defenders in the Arab World. In parallel, CDFJ will co-host the IPI World Congress in Amman from 20-21 May 2013.

On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ) held a press conference at the Regency Amman Hotel where they launched their newest report on Media Freedom in Jordan “Suppression by Force of Law”

Ambassaden ønsker velkommen til tradisjonell familiefest på nasjonaldagen kl. 14:00 i ambassadørens residens.

Ambassaden i Amman tilbyr en til to praktikantplasser høsten 2013 for tidsrommet juli - januar 2013. Søknadsfrist er 21. april 2013.

Amman, Jordan - At an official signing ceremony Norway’s Ambassador to Jordan, HE Petter Olberg, and Generations For Peace CEO, Mark Clark, today signed a grant agreement for Norway’s support to Generations For Peace. HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, Founder and Chairman of Generations For Peace, who personally witnessed the signing, highlighted the importance of Norway’s support.

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) have signed a historic three years partnership agreement with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), worth 993 million NOK. NRC opened its office in Jordan in October 2012 and soon became one of the most central humanitarian actors working with Syrian refugees in Jordan.

In connection with Easter 2013 the Embassy will be closed as follows;

GENEVA, March 6 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency, citing data received from UNHCR's offices in the Syria region, on Wednesday announced that the number of Syrians either registered as refugees or being assisted as such has reached the 1 million mark.