http://www.norway.org.zw/93f152b6-f7b0-416b-b944-7f51104fc08dhttp://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/Norway-organises-Community-Health-and-Psychosocial-Support-Module-Emergency-Response-Unit-CHM-PSS-ERU-Field-Training-for-Zimbabwe1/The Norwegian Red Cross in partnership with the Canadian and Australian Red Cross Societies successfully organised a Community Health and Psychosocial Support Module ERU (CHM-PSS) Training Programme in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe from the 22nd of October to the 2nd of November 2012. CHM-PSS Training Coordinator Ms Tonje Tingberg from Norwegian Red Cross said the training sought to strengthen existing Red Cross health response units by focussing on a community level public health interventions, epidemic control, and disease prevention in the field. All with an aim to develop locally appropriate community outreach activities and to address the distress experienced by individuals and communities following a disaster. Zimbabwe is the fourth country to host this training after Fiji, Canada and Solomon Islands and 42 of the participants came from countries like Norway, German, Australia, Croatia, France, Canada, Switzerland and the host country Zimbabwe. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:10:24 GMTc8a7b658-bcf7-47e8-9db0-0b71cf0b31fchttp://www.norway.org.zw/Norsk/Stortings--og-sametingsvalget-2013/Stortings- og sametingsvalget 2013: Forhåndsstem i utlandet fra 1. juli 2013 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:51:02 GMT391843b1-21ea-4c0e-abd2-c8bf8bc16574http://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/A-Unique-Norwegian-Initiative-in-the-Area-of-Authors-Rights-and-Copyright-with-a-Perspective-on-Cooperation-with-Zimbabwe/Recently (Nov. 7, 8, 9, 2012) there was an important seminar in Harare dealing with copyright and remuneration to artists and publishers for the use of their protected works. It was particularly pertinent that the seminar took place at this particular time. The organisation of Zimbabwean musical authors (music and text) Zimbabwe Musical Rights Association (ZIMURA) has just won a case against...Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:13:14 GMTd46ddc1b-d95f-4528-938d-61c9700e3b59http://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/Friends-of-Zimbabwe-Professor-Helge-Ronning/I think that the first time I got involved with Southern Africa issues was in the summer of 1964. Norway was to play a Davis Cup match against South Africa at the national tennis stadium at Madserud. There were a group of us who were anti-apartheid activists who demonstrated against the match in the stadium.Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:09:08 GMTed7bf143-f05e-4144-aaaa-8c6da9c578ddhttp://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/Concern-over-harassment-of-human-rights-defenders/The Royal Norwegian Embassy associated with a local EU-statement regarding harassment of human rights defenders, journalists and members of civil society in ZimbabweMon, 12 Nov 2012 15:28:27 GMTb30c3b02-9f84-42d4-ae42-bc768607713ehttp://norwayportal.mfa.no/MasterSite/Forslagsartikler/Nye-forslag/Nobel-Peace-Prize-for-2012-to-be-awarded-to-the-EU-/The Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 goes to the European Union (EU).Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:39:23 GMT72b97a41-0fdf-4d9d-b025-d98dff448d77http://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/Norwegian-Red-Cross-funds-USD217-000-Disaster-Preparedness-Warehouse/The Norwegian Red Cross on Wednesday 7 March 2012 commissioned a USD217 000 warehouse for the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) in Gweru. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:01:09 GMT11480885-347a-49de-a74e-00fd5ee2db8fhttp://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/News-from-Norway/An-Attack-on-Norways-Democracy/“If one man can show so much hatred, imagine how much love we can show together.” So said a young woman who lost friends on the island of Utøya during the attacks of Friday 22 July. The quote has been widely embraced by survivors, families and political leaders in Norway. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:29:19 GMT270dd233-b30a-44b4-b733-f2783de981a5http://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/Book-of-Condolences-regarding-the-attacks-on-Government-buildings-and-at-Utoya/Norway is in mourning after the terrible attacks in Oslo and at Utøya. We are all joined together in deep respect and sympathy for those who have lost their lives. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:28:56 GMTb7345b2e-1ba8-4088-9358-4b5c3d349104http://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/News-from-Norway/Attacks-on-Government-building-and-youth-camp-at-Utoya/Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, commented: “Norway has today been victim of a double attack. First a bomb attack on the government offices in the centre of Oslo and secondly on the summer camp of the Labour youth movement. These are horrific and tragic attacks that we condemn in the strongest possible terms”. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:02:04 GMT0d016465-c0ef-441a-8a20-2d040a2f0233http://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/News-from-Norway/Additional-NOK-30-million-to-crisis-in-Horn-of-Africa/Press release: “The drought in the Horn of Africa is critical and gives cause for serious concern. The extent of the crisis will be worse than first assumed. We have therefore decided to increase Norway’s contribution by NOK 30 million, bringing the total up to NOK 263 million. We will do our part, but the whole international community must respond rapidly in order to prevent this crisis becoming even worse,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:32:17 GMT7a14d14e-bd9d-462c-b3a4-2105886093f2http://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/News-from-Norway/Norway-congratulates-the-worlds-newest-state/Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said, “We congratulate South Sudan on becoming the world’s newest state. Norway has been an active player in the peace process in Sudan, and we will continue our engagement with both South Sudan and Sudan.”Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:55:10 GMTa5d02dd2-990a-49c7-a709-17765749d496http://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/News-from-Norway/Norway-and-World-Bank-step-up-cooperation-on-conflict-and-development/Press release: Oslo, Norway: With 1.5 billion people living in areas affected by political conflict and criminal violence, citizen security, justice and jobs are the most effective measures to ensure development, says the World Bank. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:03:42 GMT6aa849a0-2281-4eaf-983b-33c87f8a7026http://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/Development-cooperation/OCHA-Emergency-Relief-Fund-Special-Event/United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) arranged a round table the 24th of March. The object of the meeting was to put focus on the increased need for funding for the Emergency Relief Fund (ERF). Participants around the table were representatives from the ERF Board, Humanitarian Country Team, national and international NGOs that have received funding and finally existing and possible new donor countries, as the funding is now in a critical low situation. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:31:49 GMTb2eda71b-2821-4a8b-8d60-cd5584700545http://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/Norway--Zimbabwe/Presentantion-of-Credentials-for-the-Norwegian-Ambassador/The 17th of March Ambassador Ingebjørg Støfring presented to His Excellency Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, the letters accrediting Her as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway to the Republic of Zimbabwe. The official seremony took place in the State House and the all the diplomats from Norway attended the ceremony. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:31:32 GMTc56b5774-a9c6-4d2f-8339-97656684e9fehttp://www.norway.org.zw/Embassy/embassy/It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the web-site of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Harare.  The web-site is intended to provide relevant information on Norway's participation in the development of Zimbabwe, particularly on issues relating to political and economic development. The Embassy of Norway in Harare administers Norwegian development cooperation in Zimbabwe through cooperati...Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:04:16 GMT61192ce8-6ffc-4027-b04e-a8abfe3a3eb9http://norwayportal.mfa.no/MasterSite/Forslagsartikler/Nye-forslag/Nobel-Peace-Prize-2010/The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo for his longstanding non-violent fight for human rights in China.Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:10:18 GMT73b28d16-5ee3-4636-8510-b07b159b372ehttp://norwayportal.mfa.no/MasterSite/Forslagsartikler/Nye-forslag/Convention-on-Cluster-Munitions/1 August 2010 marks a triumph for international humanitarian efforts as the Convention on Cluster Munitions enters into force. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:40:40 GMTd7a2b022-d3b6-4aff-a21b-8c36ec26766dhttp://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/Changes-to-Norways-diplomatic-presence-abroad--/“The global balance of power is shifting towards the south and the east. A number of countries are playing a more significant role due both to their economic strength and their international ambitions. In order to safeguard Norwegian interests effectively, it is therefore important that we continue the process of moving the Foreign Service’s resources to where they are most needed,” said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:10:52 GMTc5002779-9e88-4a23-afe8-92cef7803a2dhttp://www.norway.org.zw/News_and_events/Nobel-Peace-Prize-for-2012-to-be-awarded-to-the-EU-/The Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 goes to the European Union (EU).Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:15:36 GMT