Norway–Sudan relations

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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

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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

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

## References

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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.

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