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Ambassador Tom Vraalsen witnesses the signing of the Mekelle Agreement between the NCP and the SPLM
News and events // 28/06/2010 //

The National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan people’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) signed an agreement on the 23rd of June in Mekelle, Ethiopia.

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Støre meets with local NPA staff in Akobo, Jonglei
Photo: Kjetil Elsebutangen, Utenriksdepartementet
News and events // 14/06/2010 //

For the first time in 35 years the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Sudan from 31 May to 3 June. During his stay, H.E. Jonas Gahr Støre visited Khartoum, the oilfield of Higlig, the town of Akobo on the Ethiopian border and the Southern capital of Juba. The key message of the Minister was that the most important support the international community can provide to the Parties at this...

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News and events // 10/06/2010 //

Between 31 May – 8 June the first external course was conducted at Entoto Training Centre by Ethiopian Mine Action Office (EMAO) with assistance from NPA MA Ethiopia. 9 representatives from South Sudan Demining Authority (SSDA), United Nation Mine Action Office in Sudan (UNMAO) and NPA MA Sudan participated in a Mine Detection Dog Introduction Course.

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Photo: Karim Kadim/AP/Scanpix
18.05.2010 //

More than 60 countries agreed to concrete measures to address armed violence in Geneva on 12 May.

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News and events // 24/05/2010 //

Ledig stilling som lokalt ansatt administrativ medarbeider ved det norske generalkonsulatet i Juba.

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Orderly voting
Photo: MFA
News and events // 22/04/2010 //

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued the following troika statement on the Sudanese elections the 19th of April.

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Bjørn Heidenstrøm at the UNHCR
News and events // 17/03/2010 //

Bjørn “Bobby” Heidenstrøm, a marketing and media manager for Vålerenga FC, former football player in the British league and hobby cyclist from Norway, visited Sudan 27 February to 10 March on his way to South Africa for the World Cup 2010. His goal is to raise awareness of the plight of refugees around world. His tools are the popularity of football and the power of the media.

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