Norway–Sudan relations

Norwegian-Sudanese relations

Sudan	Norway

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 a donor of humanitarian aid to Sudan.^[3] Norway played a key role in the negotiations for the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Northern Sudan and Southern Sudan to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.^[4]

History

In 2005 Norway helped broker the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and hosted a humanitarian aid conference to raise international money for the Sudan.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7] In 2008 Norway said it would provide $US 490 million in humanitarian aid for the period of 2008 through 2011.^[8] The announcement was made during a three-day donor conference hosted by Norway.^[8] The total amount raised at the meeting was US$ 4.8 billion.^[5] At the meeting Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha called for increased support.^[5] 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.^[5]

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. ^ Wenche Hauge (2004). Norwegian peacebuilding policies: lessons learnt and challenges. Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ISBN 8271777335. http://books.google.com/books?id=yCSTAAAAIAAJ&q. "Norway has also played an important role in Sudan, both as a provider of humanitarian assistance and as a ..." 
4. ^ Christine Bell (2008). On the law of peace: peace agreements and the lex pacificatoria. Oxford University Press. ISBN 8271777335. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199226832.do?keyword=lex+pacificatoria&sortby=bestMatches. "In particular, Norway has played a high profile role launched through its involvement in the Middle East Peace ... with a key role in negotiations in Sudan...." 
5. ^ ^{a b c d} "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. ..." 
6. ^ "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." 
7. ^ "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 ..." 
8. ^ ^{a b} "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."