Overview of Norwegian program support to Gender, Youth and Democracy in Indonesia

For the fourth executive year the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hosted the Bali Democracy Forum 8-9 December, aiming at bringing countries together do discuss the possibilities and challenges of democratic governance. Inspired by the Arab spring and the recent changes in Myanmar, this year’s theme was “Enhancing Democratic Participation in a Changing World: Responding to...

Professor Kirsten Sandberg was elected to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child today. “I congratulate Ms Sandberg. We are proud that such a prominent representative of Norwegian research in the field of child law has been elected to a body that is so important for children’s rights,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.