SOS Children's Villages Waterfalls

Harare International Festival of the Arts is the most anticipated event on the Zimbabwean arts calender. HIFA is a six day annual festival and workshop programme that showcases local, regional and international arts in a programme of theatre,dance, music, circus, street performance and visual art. Among many great artists, Norway this year brought three shows to the festival.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

On 14 September, the Labour Party, Socialist Left Party and Centre Party received the majority of votes in the national election, giving them a mandate to govern for another four-year period. “We will focus on securing jobs, renewing and improving the welfare society, and playing an active role in climate issues,” says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the polar ice UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Svalbard in Norway’s Arctic region to view firsthand the impacts of climate change. Some hectic weeks are in store before the climate summit convenes in Copenhagen.