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Cancellation of debts incurred as a result of the Norwegian Ship Export Campaign (1976-80)

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Agreed Minutes

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Barents 2020: A tool for a forward-looking High North policy

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Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS)

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Action Plan for Environment in Development Cooperation

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New roles for non-governmental organisations in development cooperation

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Norwegian Action Plan for Environment in Development Cooperation

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PRIO and CMI: Religious Civil Society in Afghanistan

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The Norwegian Government’s Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security

March 2006

The Norwegian Government’s Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security The Government has developed a Norwegian action plan to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women,

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High-level Commission on the Legal Empowerment of the Poor

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Norges svar til Europarådet vedrørende ulovlig fangetransport

The African Development Bank (AFDB)

Annual Report on Norway's Efforts to Promote Human Rights 2004/2005

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South Africa — background

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Norwegian development cooperation with Madagascar

Norwegian development cooperation with Madagascar Madagascar received status as a Norwegian development partner in 2004. In May 2004, Norway opened an embassy in Antananarivo. Norwegian missionaries have provided this island nation in the Indian