Norway–Sudan relations

Norwegian-Sudanese relations
Map indicating locations of Sudan and Norway

Sudan
Norway
Erik Solheim, Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development, meeting with Salva Kiir Mayardit, then 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 in Oslo. Norway has an embassy in Khartoum.

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 helped 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 in Darfur.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Persons with immigrant background by immigration category and country background. Statistics Norway, 1 January 2010
  2. ^ "Dit du ikke bør reise". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 2009-12-25. Archived from the original on 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  3. ^ Wenche Hauge (2004). Norwegian peacebuilding policies: lessons learnt and challenges. Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ISBN 82-7177-733-5.
  4. ^ Christine Bell (2008). On the law of peace: peace agreements and the lex pacificatoria. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-82-7177-733-3.
  5. ^ a b c d "Donors at Norway meeting pledge $4.8B to Sudan". Associated Press at USA Today. May 7, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  6. ^ "Norway Backs Peacekeeping Force in Darfur". AllAfrica. September 2, 2006. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  7. ^ "Sudanese vice-president to visit Norway next week". Sudanese Media Centre in the BBC. May 24, 2007. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  8. ^ a b "Norway sets aside $490 mln in Sudan aid to 2011". Reuters. May 5, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-18.