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Norad Director General in Kyiv: – Impressive Resilience
– The smell of smoke still lingered in the air. In the middle of Kyiv, people were standing outside in the cold with just a few belongings, says Norad Director General Gunn Jorid Roset.
Norad - The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Norad is an administrative and specialist body for development cooperation and supports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Climate and the Environment in achieving the goals of Norwegian development policy and promoting sustainable development. The UN's sustainability goals, climate goals and human rights form the basis of Norad's work. Norad is based in Oslo and has around 320 employees.
Norad Conference 2026: Peace Out?
We are living in a time where the number of wars and conflicts are increasing, affecting numerous countries around the world. At the Norad Conference 2026, we will highlight the human and economic costs of war and the battle for truth.
Norwegian aid in numbers
The Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine
The Nansen Programme for Ukraine is a Norwegian support programme for both civilian and military aid, with a total budget of NOK 205 billion for the period 2023–2030. In December 2024, both the budget and the duration were extended, and in March 2025, the budget was further increased by NOK 50 billion.
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Norad report: 839 million people live in extreme poverty
According to Norad’s new poverty report, 1 in 10 people in the world have to manage to live on less than NOK 30 per day.
