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Week 39

Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom call for more ambition on global forest protection News story | 22/09/2019 New York, September 22, 2019: The governments of Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom call for increased ambition and action by the global community to conserve and restore tropical forests. News alert about: Climate and environment

Norway elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency Press release | 19/09/2019 Norway was elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the period 2019–2021 at the organisation’s General Conference today. News alert about: Foreign affairs

Countercyclical buffer unchanged Press release | 19/09/2019 Today, the Ministry of Finance has decided not to change the countercyclical capital buffer requirement for banks. News alert about: The economy

RETHOS: Status Article | 17/09/2019 News alert about: Education

RETHOS: New Governance System Article | 16/09/2019 A new governance system has been established for the National Curricula applied to higher health and welfare education in Norway. News alert about: Education

RETHOS: Background Article | 16/09/2019 News alert about: Education

Norway to provide NOK 30 million for school meals in Mali Press release | 13/09/2019 Funding from Norway will be used to provide nutritious school meals to some 55 000 children in conflict-torn Mali. ‘Malnourished children have problems learning, no matter how good the teaching is. If children are given school meals, their parents are more likely to send them to school. This in turn helps to promote stability in a part of the world where it is badly needed,’ said Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein, who visited Mali this week. News alert about: Foreign affairs

Guidance note on ensuring respect for the humanitarian principles Guidelines/brochures | 11/09/2019 As part of its work to ensure that the humanitarian principles are respected in the field, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has drawn up a guidance note on this issue, in consultation with a number of the organisations that receive funding from Norway. The guidance note has been updated in 2019, based on inputs from humanitarian partners. News alert about: Foreign affairs