Norway’s Rafto Prize is awarded to the Indian organisation The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR, for its fights for the rights of Dalits (the casteless).

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Norway is providing NOK 5 million in emergency relief for Burundi in connection with the flooding there. The UN fears that the floods, which have destroyed crops and agricultural land, could create an acute food crisis for more than 200 million people. “Floods and drought are recurrent problems in Burundi. This year’s flooding has had a  particularly severe effect because the rainy season ...

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On 27-28 September, Norway will be co-hosting an international expert meeting for representatives from donor countries, international organisations and the parties to the conflict in Sudan.

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The Norwegian government has decided to contribute NOK 240 million (€ 30 million) to a new scheme that will provide highly subsidised loans to the world's poorest countries in the event of an exogenous economic shock.

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