Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the polar ice

News and events // 16/09/2009 //

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.

News and events // 17/08/2009 //

Some 140 Iraqi Palestinian refugees completed Wednesday the 29th of July a four day cultural orientation programme for refugees bound for Norway. This were pre-arrival cultural orientation classes for refugees accepted for resettlement to Norway.

UN: Norway is the world's best place to live

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For the fourth year in a row, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has ranked Norway as having the highest standard of living in the world. The ranking is based largely on average levels of education and income, combined with expected length of lifetime.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the polar ice

Iraqi Palestinians Complete Cultural Orientation Programme in al-Tanf

UN: Norway is the world's best place to live

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Damascus