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Norway and UK commit GBP 100 million to Congo rainforest fund

23/06/2008 :: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Prime Minister Gordon Brown have launched a major new initiative to preserve the rainforest in the Congo Basin. The two Prime Ministers each committed GBP 50 million to the Congo Basin Forest Fund. + More

Cluster Munitions

International ban on cluster munitions

23/06/2008 :: After two weeks of negotiations, 111 states agreed on a historic ban on cluster munitions. The international convention is to be signed in Oslo on 3 December 2008. + More

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Shared Abel Prize in 2008

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters07/04/2008 :: The Abel Prize 2008 is shared between the American professor in mathematics, John Griggs Thompson at the University of Florida in Gainsville, and the French mathematician, Jacques Tits with the Collége de France in Paris. + More

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Norway steps up its response to climate change

Scanpix25/01/2008 :: Norway is at the forefront of efforts to secure reductions in CO2 emissions internationally, and has also set itself the target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. + More

Gender Equality

Norway increases focus on women’s rights in development cooperation

Kristin Berg Johsen/ Kobolt Design25/01/2008 :: Norway is intensifying efforts to promote women’s rights and gender equality in international development policy. + More

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