Still enormous humanitarian need in Syria 10 years after war began
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‘Today marks 10 years since the start of the war in Syria. More than half a million Syrians have been killed. Over 13 million people are dependent on humanitarian aid. Some 12 million have been forced to flee their homes. That is why Norway is maintaining a high level of support and will contribute at least NOK 1.6 billion in 2021 towards alleviating the Syria crisis,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide.
Norway is one of the largest donors to humanitarian efforts in Syria and its neighbouring countries, and has contributed over NOK 15 billion during the ten years the conflict has lasted. This makes the Syria crisis Norway’s largest ever humanitarian effort.
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Norway to strengthen green cooperation with EU
01 Mar 2021
Norway has technology and expertise that is vital for Europe’s green transition. In a meeting between Norwegian ministers and EU commissioners today, Norway and the EU agreed to strengthen cooperation on how to promote the transition to a modern and competitive low-carbon economy.
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European Green Deal was launched by the European Commission in 2019. This is both a growth strategy and a cross-sectoral plan to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent in the world by 2050.
During today s meeting, members of the European Commission and Norwegian government ministers discussed how to translate ambitious climate targets into concrete action. Meeting the goals set out in the Paris Agreement will require a transformation process that extends across all areas of society and stakeholders.
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) AMMAN â Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide on Thursday discussed means of advancing cooperation in various fields, as well as enhancing coordination in efforts to resolve regional crises and achieve security and stability.
Safadi and Søreide, over the phone, stressed joint keenness on pushing forward the two kingdoms partnership towards broader aspects of cooperation, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
The two ministers also stressed the importance of collective and multilateral efforts in the fight against the pandemic and its repercussions.
Safadi also highlighted Amman s anti-virus efforts via employing a mechanism that strikes a fine balance between protecting public health and protecting the economy to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic, noting that despite the repercussions of the pandemic, Jordan s economic reform programme, agreed upon wi
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