JUBA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution of NOK 128.6M (US$ 12.5 million) from the government of Norway. This timely contribution will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to provide life-saving food and nutritional assistance to vulnerable populations across South Sudan, while also strengthening community resilience and supporting critical common services that underpin humanitarian operations in the country.
Lilongwe - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed a US$ 5.2 million contribution from the Government of Norway to support 544,000 Malawians adversely impacted by the El Ni?o-induced drought.
NEW DELHI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in India and the Embassy of Norway in India today kicked off a symposia on women¡¯s challenges and contribution to India¡¯s agrarian economy, especially from a climate resilience perspective, to support the Government of India¡¯s ongoing significant efforts to empower women farmers.
New Delhi ¨C The Government of Norway and United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today signed an agreement to support smallholder farmers, especially women, in the north-eastern state of Assam through a two-year project to address the adverse impacts of climate change.
JERUSALEM ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomed an urgent contribution of NOK 30 million (US$2,9 million) from the Government of Norway which will allow Â鶹ÊÓƵ to continue providing critical food assistance to the most at-risk families in Palestine.
KAMPALA ¨C The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have welcomed a contribution of US$4.7 million from Norway to jointly implement programmes which increase climate resilience and improve food and nutrition security for 8,000 families in the Teso sub-region of eastern Uganda.
COLOMBO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a critical contribution of NOK 5 million (approximately Rs 189 million, or US $500,000) from the Government of Norway to support Sri Lankans struggling to feed their families.
ROME ¨C The UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ will host an online press briefing on Monday on the need for a coordinated and strong international response to the looming global food crisis.
ROME: Four United Nations agencies today announced the forthcoming launch of a new phase of a joint programme that aims to secure rural women¡¯s livelihoods, rights and resilience to advance sustainable development.
Colombo - Norwegian Ambassador, H.E. Trine J?ranli Eskedal and Deputy Head of Mission, Hilde Berg-Hansen, call on Â鶹ÊÓƵ Sri Lanka Country Director, Brenda Barton, for a joint celebration of Â鶹ÊÓƵ being award-ed the Nobel Peace Prize
BEIRUT ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is radically expanding its support to a key Lebanese social assistance programme, with the goal of helping 270,000 people get through the triple shock caused by economic crisis, the COVID-19 lockdown and the blasts at Beirut port.
MAPUTO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a donation from the Government of Norway towards emergency operations in the humanitarian crisis-stricken province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique. Norway¡¯s contribution of 10 million Norwegian Kroner (approx. US$1 million) will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to assist 32,000 Internally Displaced Populations through in-kind food assistance for a period of two months. Ongoing insurgent armed attacks in the northernmost districts of Cabo Delgado province have displaced over 300,000 people as of September 2020, who seeked refuge in Nampula, Niassa and Zambezia provinces.
