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Norway-Sudan relations
Map indicating locations of Norway and Sudan
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Norway
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Sudan
Salva Kiir and Erik Solheim-1, by Stein Ove Korneliussen

Erik Solheim, Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development, meeting with Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan and Vice President of Sudan, during a visit to Sudan in 2007

Norway – Sudan relations are international relations between Norway and Sudan.

Sudan has an embassy Oslo. Norway has an embassy in Khartoum and an consulate-general in Juba.

There are 1,318 Sudanese people living in Norway[1]. Most of them are Christian refugees and people from Darfur. Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs discourages people from travelling to Darfur because of the ongoing civil unrest.[2]

Norway is the largest donor country of development aid to Sudan. Norway supported the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the North and the South of the country.

History[]

In 2005 Norway helped broker the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and hosted a humanitarian aid conference to raise international money for the Sudan.[3] In 2006 Norway was one of the few European nations that contributed to the United Nations peacekeeping force during the War in Darfur. 170 specialist troops were sent.[4] In 2007 Erik Solheim, the Norwegian Minister for International Cooperation visited the Sudan and met with Salva Kiir Mayardit. At a joint press conference it was announced that Norway would provide $US 100 million a year for development.[5] In 2008 Norway said it would provide $US 490 million in humanitarian aid for the period of 2008 through 2011.[6] The announcement was made during a three-day donor conference hosted by Norway.[6] The total amount raised at the meeting was US$ 4.8 billion.[3] At the meeting Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha called for increased support.[3] Hilde Frafjord Johnson, the former Norwegian aid minister who help broker the 2005 peace accord, said the peace effort suffered two setbacks: the death of John Garang in the 2005 plane crash, and the continued fighting Darfur.[3]

See also[]

  • Foreign relations of Norway
  • Foreign relations of Sudan
  • People of African descent in Norway

References[]

  1. Statistics Norway - Persons with immigrant background by immigration category and country background. 1 January 2010
  2. "Dit du ikke bør reise" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. 2009-12-25. http://www.bt.no/forbruker/reise/Dit-du-ikke-boer-reise-990664.html. Retrieved 2010-05-18. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Donors at Norway meeting pledge $4.8B to Sudan". Associated Press at USA Today. May 7, 2008. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-05-07-oslo-sudan_N.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-18. "Donor countries and organizations meeting in Norway on Wednesday pledged aid worth about $4.8 billion to Sudan through 2011, according to preliminary figures presented by a World Bank official. ..." 
  4. "Norway Backs Peacekeeping Force in Darfur". AllAfrica. September 2, 2006. http://allafrica.com/stories/200609020041.html. Retrieved 2010-05-18. "Amidst reports indicating the imminence of another flare-up of violence in southern Sudan, Norway is among few European countries ready to contribute to a peacekeeping force." 
  5. "Sudanese vice-president to visit Norway next week". Sudanese Media Centre in the BBC. May 24, 2007. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1195B155725BB170&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2010-05-18. "Norwegian Minister for International Cooperation Erik Solheim, who is currently visiting Sudan has revealed that First Vice-President ..." 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Norway sets aside $490 mln in Sudan aid to 2011". Reuters. May 5, 2008. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05869174.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-18. "Norway said on Monday it would allocate nearly $490 million in aid to Sudan in 2008-2011 and said it hoped other donor states would follow its lead." 
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