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The installation utilizes multiple pieces of highly polished sheet metal installed along the roof and front of the portal to serve as reflectors.
Installasjonen benytter mange biter av glattpolert metallblikk som er installert langs taket og fremsiden av porten for å fungere som reflektorer.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault (www.seedvault.no) The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is designed to store duplicates of seeds from seed collections from around the globe.
Svalbard Globale frøhvelv (www.seedvault.no) Svalbard Globale frøhvelv er konstruert for å lagre duplikater av frø fra alle verdens hjørner.
If seeds are lost, e.g. as a result of natural disasters, war or simply a lack of resources, the seed collections may be reestablished using seeds from Svalbard.
Om frø skulle gå tapt, som et resultat av naturkatastrofer, krig eller mangel på økonomiske ressurser, kan frøsamlingene reetableres med utgangspunkt i frø fra Svalbard.
The seed vault is owned by the Norwegian government which has also financed the construction work, costing nearly NOK 50 million.
Frøhvelvet eies av Norge som også har finansiert hele prosjektet på nær 50 millioner kroner.
The Global Crop Diversity Trust (www.croptrust.org) The mission of the Trust is to ensure the conservation and availability of crop diversity for food security worldwide.
Global Crop Diversity Trust (www.croptrust.org) Fondets oppgave er å sikre matvaresikkerhet og tilgjengeligheten av biologisk mangfold på verdensbasis.
US school shooting
Skoleskytingen i USA
Tolerance and Compassion - Henrik Wergeland and His Legacy
Tolerance and Compassion - Henrik Wergeland and His Legacy
Foreword, 1 April 2008
Forord, 1. april 2008
In 2008 Norway will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of its greatest poets, Henrik Wergeland.
In 2008 Norway will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of its greatest poets, Henrik Wergeland.
Wergeland was a child of the European Enlightenment and grew up in a time of momentous change for Norway, two ministers write.
Wergeland was a child of the European Enlightenment and grew up in a time of momentous change for Norway, two ministers write.
Wergeland was a child of the European Enlightenment and grew up in a time of momentous change for Norway.
Wergeland was a child of the European Enlightenment and grew up in a time of momentous change for Norway.
His reputation as a national poet is due as much to his passionate political and social engagement as to his poetry.
His reputation as a national poet is due as much to his passionate political and social engagement as to his poetry.
All his life he worked tirelessly for religious tolerance, freedom through knowledge and enlightenment, and equality between nations and social classes, guided above all by his profound compassion for humanity.
All his life he worked tirelessly for religious tolerance, freedom through knowledge and enlightenment, and equality between nations and social classes, guided above all by his profound compassion for humanity.
With his fiery, impetuous temperament and zeal for knowledge, Wergeland would have become deeply engaged in the global challenges we face today.
With his fiery, impetuous temperament and zeal for knowledge, Wergeland would have become deeply engaged in the global challenges we face today.
We would have seen him fighting for a more equitable distribution of the world’s goods, for nature and the environment, for inter-religious and intercultural understanding; Wergeland regarded religious orthodoxy as an obstacle to political development.
We would have seen him fighting for a more equitable distribution of the world’s goods, for nature and the environment, for inter-religious and intercultural understanding; Wergeland regarded religious orthodoxy as an obstacle to political development.
He would have continued to champion the cause of freedom of expression and of the press, which he described as “the people’s diadem”.
He would have continued to champion the cause of freedom of expression and of the press, which he described as “the people’s diadem”.
We have not yet fulfilled Wergeland’s prophesy that “freedom’s tricoloured rainbow will fire its rays into the heart of Europe, and one day, unbroken, encircle the earth!”
We have not yet fulfilled Wergeland’s prophesy that “freedom’s tricoloured rainbow will fire its rays into the heart of Europe, and one day, unbroken, encircle the earth!”
If we are going to take the principle that all human beings are of equal worth seriously, we must continue Wergeland’s legacy and dare to confront reality.
If we are going to take the principle that all human beings are of equal worth seriously, we must continue Wergeland’s legacy and dare to confront reality.
We must refrain from creating enemies out of stereotypes based on lack of knowledge.
We must refrain from creating enemies out of stereotypes based on lack of knowledge.
Wergeland understood this very well.
Wergeland understood this very well.
In his own way he fought for the weak and preached tolerance between faiths: “Every religion has a gentle and loving heart” he wrote.
In his own way he fought for the weak and preached tolerance between faiths: “Every religion has a gentle and loving heart” he wrote.
Wergeland’s broad involvement in social issues also took the form of practical initiatives that were to have significant effects for years after his death.
Wergeland’s broad involvement in social issues also took the form of practical initiatives that were to have significant effects for years after his death.
He believed in humanism as a basis for action.
He believed in humanism as a basis for action.
He was a true cosmopolitan in the literal sense of the word, and his most important sociopolitical work bears the signature “Cosmopolita”.
He was a true cosmopolitan in the literal sense of the word, and his most important sociopolitical work bears the signature “Cosmopolita”.
We have an obligation to follow up what Wergeland began.
We have an obligation to follow up what Wergeland began.
We must examine our consciences and intensify our efforts to further the cause of tolerance, cultural equality and respect for human dignity.
We must examine our consciences and intensify our efforts to further the cause of tolerance, cultural equality and respect for human dignity.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is contributing to the anniversary celebrations in the form of a project entitled “Tolerance and Compassion”.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is contributing to the anniversary celebrations in the form of a project entitled “Tolerance and Compassion”.
It is addressed to children, young people and adults of all ages and is being carried out in cooperation with the City of Kristiansand, Norwegian Children and Youth Council and the House of Literature in Oslo.
It is addressed to children, young people and adults of all ages and is being carried out in cooperation with the City of Kristiansand, Norwegian Children and Youth Council and the House of Literature in Oslo.
This book provides a short presentation of the diversity of the poet’s work from a literary and political perspective, and gives a voice to the young people of today through the views of three pupils at the school Wergeland himself attended in Oslo.
This book provides a short presentation of the diversity of the poet’s work from a literary and political perspective, and gives a voice to the young people of today through the views of three pupils at the school Wergeland himself attended in Oslo.
We must ask ourselves: Have we become more tolerant?
We must ask ourselves: Have we become more tolerant?
Do we understand each other better?
Do we understand each other better?
How can we “extend the frontiers of hope”, which Wergeland saw as the fundamental condition for human progress?
How can we “extend the frontiers of hope”, which Wergeland saw as the fundamental condition for human progress?
[Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, Oslo, April 2008]
[Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, Oslo, April 2008]
The Wergeland anniversary's web site
Wergeland-jubileets nettsider
About Wergeland on The National Library's web site
Om Wergeland på Nasjonalbibliotekets nettsider
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 28 November 2012
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 28. november 2012
- My main message to you today is this: To defend and to use dialogue in foreign relations is neither a naïve nor a utopian strategy.
- My main message to you today is this: To defend and to use dialogue in foreign relations is neither a naïve nor a utopian strategy.
It is not a sign of weakness to be willing to talk your enemy, your opponent.
It is not a sign of weakness to be willing to talk your enemy, your opponent.
On the contrary it is shows strength and takes courage, State Secretary Gry Larsen said in her speech.
On the contrary it is shows strength and takes courage, sa statsekretær Gry Larsen i sin innledning.
Your Royal Highnesses, Ministers, Rector, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends,
Your Royal Highnesses, Ministers, Rector, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends,
Thank you very much for this opportunity to speak here at your university.
Thank you very much for this opportunity to speak here at your university.
I am so glad to be here.
I am so glad to be here.
Norway and Indonesia are two different countries, with different histories, geographies and cultures, but still there are many values that we share.
Norway and Indonesia are two different countries, with different histories, geographies and cultures, but still there are many values that we share.
Our bilateral relationship is ambitious, and Norway is proud to be Indonesia’s partner.
Our bilateral relationship is ambitious, and Norway is proud to be Indonesia’s partner.
I told the President when we met on Monday that my experience from seven years in the Foreign Ministry is that when Norway and Indonesia put their minds and hearts together they can achieve great things!
I told the President when we met on Monday that my experience from seven years in the Foreign Ministry is that when Norway and Indonesia put their minds and hearts together they can achieve great things!
As I was preparing for my visit here, I learned about the important work of the University’s Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies.
As I was preparing for my visit here, I learned about the important work of the University’s Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies.
Yogyakarta – the cultural capital of Indonesia – is itself a symbol of cross-cultural understanding and tolerance.
Yogyakarta – the cultural capital of Indonesia – is itself a symbol of cross-cultural understanding and tolerance.
A meeting place for people of different heritage, culture and religion.
A meeting place for people of different heritage, culture and religion.
Here stand ancient Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu temples and places of worship side-by-side.
Here stand ancient Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu temples and places of worship side-by-side.
What better place to discuss today’s topic: tolerance and dialogue?
What better place to discuss today’s topic: tolerance and dialogue?
And for me, an important aspect of dialogue relates to what His Royal Highness just said about human dignity.
And for me, an important aspect of dialogue relates to what His Royal Highness just said about human dignity.
My main message to you today is this:
My main message to you today is this:
To defend and to use dialogue in foreign relations is neither a naïve nor a utopian strategy.
To defend and to use dialogue in foreign relations is neither a naïve nor a utopian strategy.
On the contrary it is shows strength and takes courage.
On the contrary it is shows strength and takes courage.
And Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Al Gore has reminded us that political courage is a renewable resource.
And Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Al Gore has reminded us that political courage is a renewable resource.
Let us take a brief look back:
Let us take a brief look back:
More than two decades ago we saw uprisings – but quite peaceful transitions – in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
More than two decades ago we saw uprisings – but quite peaceful transitions – in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
Then we witnessed the inspiring South African experience of ending apartheid through engagement, dialogue and reconciliation.
Then we witnessed the inspiring South African experience of ending apartheid through engagement, dialogue and reconciliation.
But then, what has happened over the past decade?
But then, what has happened over the past decade?
The tragedy of 9/11 (in 2001) started the war on terrorism and – in my view – a lost decade for dialogue.
The tragedy of 9/11 (in 2001) started the war on terrorism and – in my view – a lost decade for dialogue.
The political climate since 9/11 has been marked by “either you are with us or against us”.
The political climate since 9/11 has been marked by “either you are with us or against us”.
Dialogue came under attack.
Dialogue came under attack.
Not talking became a virtue.
Not talking became a virtue.
Many governments had strong reservations against engaging with states or non-state actors with whom they fundamentally disagreed.
Many governments had strong reservations against engaging with states or non-state actors with whom they fundamentally disagreed.
States shied away from dialogue as a tool of conflict resolution.
States shied away from dialogue as a tool of conflict resolution.
But now in this decade, I believe we can see positive signs of change.
But now in this decade, I believe we can see positive signs of change.
And this is one of my messages to you: I am optimistic, but at the same time we should be realistic.
And this is one of my messages to you: I am optimistic, but at the same time we should be realistic.
Let me continue with some more questions, some food for thought:
Let me continue with some more questions, some food for thought:
What do we mean by dialogue in international relations?
What do we mean by dialogue in international relations?
Why must we talk?
Why must we talk?
Can we tolerate all views?
Can we tolerate all views?
Should we tolerate all views?
Should we tolerate all views?
For me, this discussion is fundamental, fascinating – and it is complex.
For me, this discussion is fundamental, fascinating – and it is complex.
Because there are some big dilemmas her, questions where precise answers are hard to find.
Because there are some big dilemmas her, questions where precise answers are hard to find.
Tolerance and dialogue relate to every one of us.
Tolerance and dialogue relate to every one of us.
And they engage every one of us: at home, on the university campus, in the whole fabric of a nation.
And they engage every one of us: at home, on the university campus, in the whole fabric of a nation.
And these concepts are just as relevant when applied in foreign policy.
And these concepts are just as relevant when applied in foreign policy.
I have devoted much time defending and using dialogue as a tool in foreign policy.
I have devoted much time defending and using dialogue as a tool in foreign policy.
There is no question in my mind that we must talk.
There is no question in my mind that we must talk.
Two trends – or facts – explain this:
Two trends – or facts – explain this:
Firstly: the urgent need to find of political solutions in many conflicts around the world.
Firstly: the urgent need to find of political solutions in many conflicts around the world.
The fact is that very few conflicts can be fully resolved with military means.
The fact is that very few conflicts can be fully resolved with military means.
They must be resolved politically.
They must be resolved politically.
If we want political solutions we need to talk.
If we want political solutions we need to talk.
Secondly: the immense costs of wars and violent conflicts.
Secondly: the immense costs of wars and violent conflicts.
Over the past decade more than 740 000 people have died every year as a result of violence associated with armed conflicts or criminality.
Over the past decade more than 740 000 people have died every year as a result of violence associated with armed conflicts or criminality.
Even more have been wounded, raped or assaulted.
Even more have been wounded, raped or assaulted.
To me, these numbers are a reminder of why we must do all we can to resolve conflicts peacefully.
To me, these numbers are a reminder of why we must do all we can to resolve conflicts peacefully.
Why we must talk.
Why we must talk.
It is painful for those who have suffered to talk to their enemy.
It is painful for those who have suffered to talk to their enemy.
Can you imagine how difficult it must be to face someone who may have been behind an attack on your village, who may have taken the lives of people close to you?
Can you imagine how difficult it must be to face someone who may have been behind an attack on your village, who may have taken the lives of people close to you?
How painful it is for people to see even a third party talk to their enemy.
How painful it is for people to see even a third party talk to their enemy.
This was the challenge Nelson Mandela faced after two decades in prison, when he insisted on resolving apartheid by talking to his opponent – as a human being.
This was the challenge Nelson Mandela faced after two decades in prison, when he insisted on resolving apartheid by talking to his opponent – as a human being.
It was difficult, but it saved South Africa.
It was difficult, but it saved South Africa.
But now, remember: Dialogue does not mean accepting the other parties’ positions, views and actions.
But now, remember: Dialogue does not mean accepting the other parties’ positions, views and actions.
Or automatically making concessions, for that matter.
Or automatically making concessions, for that matter.
The reason for talking is precisely what Israeli Prime Minister Rabin said at the start of the Oslo Process in the 1990s:
The reason for talking is precisely what Israeli Prime Minister Rabin said at the start of the Oslo Process in the 1990s:
You don’t make peace with your friends; you make peace with your worst enemies.
You don’t make peace with your friends; you make peace with your worst enemies.
Resolving differences is the aim of dialogue.
Resolving differences is the aim of dialogue.
Listen, talk, see if it is possible to find a bridge, explore whether there is common ground on the other side.
Listen, talk, see if it is possible to find a bridge, explore whether there is common ground on the other side.
This means that you can engage with your opponents without compromising your core values or interests.
This means that you can engage with your opponents without compromising your core values or interests.
You don’t need to be neutral to talk.
You don’t need to be neutral to talk.
Nelson Mandela was never neutral.
Nelson Mandela was never neutral.
And diplomats who took part in the Oslo Process saw how Rabin defended Israel’s interests.
And diplomats who took part in the Oslo Process saw how Rabin defended Israel’s interests.
But dialogue means that you are willing to see whether there is a platform to work from.
But dialogue means that you are willing to see whether there is a platform to work from.
It means that you want to find political solutions that can prevent or end human suffering.
It means that you want to find political solutions that can prevent or end human suffering.
And – of course – you must accept your counterpart’s fundamental right to have a completely different point of view.
And – of course – you must accept your counterpart’s fundamental right to have a completely different point of view.
This may be difficult – as we all know – at home, at university, in a country, and in international politics.
This may be difficult – as we all know – at home, at university, in a country, and in international politics.
So what is the clue, the beauty, the challenge of dialogue?
So what is the clue, the beauty, the challenge of dialogue?
Let me use a few examples that show in different ways both how we can talk, and why we should talk.
Let me use a few examples that show in different ways both how we can talk, and why we should talk.
Firstly: Myanmar.
Firstly: Myanmar.
Why Myanmar?
Why Myanmar?
Because it is an example of how dialogue may lead to further positive steps, literally step-by-step.
Because it is an example of how dialogue may lead to further positive steps, literally step-by-step.
We have all been struck by the swift changes taking place in Myanmar.
We have all been struck by the swift changes taking place in Myanmar.
A year and a half ago, it was controversial to even talk to the political leadership.
A year and a half ago, it was controversial to even talk to the political leadership.
For Norway it was important, in the early stages, to meet with the leaders.
For Norway it was important, in the early stages, to meet with the leaders.
We wanted to find out, first hand, if their intention of moving toward democracy was genuine.
We wanted to find out, first hand, if their intention of moving toward democracy was genuine.
We found that there was reason to engage with the country's government.
We found that there was reason to engage with the country's government.
I believe we would not have been where we are today without countries taking the political risk of believing that the regime was sincere in its willingness to shift from military to civilian rule.
I believe we would not have been where we are today without countries taking the political risk of believing that the regime was sincere in its willingness to shift from military to civilian rule.
Let me take another example: Colombia.
Let me take another example: Colombia.
Because it shows how dialogue takes courage.
Because it shows how dialogue takes courage.
For more than 50, years Colombia has had an internal conflict with enormous consequences for its people.
For more than 50, years Colombia has had an internal conflict with enormous consequences for its people.
Thousands have been killed.
Thousands have been killed.
Grave violations of human rights have taken place.
Grave violations of human rights have taken place.
Millions have been internally displaced.
Millions have been internally displaced.
Last month, in Oslo, the FARC and the Government of Colombia met officially with the ambition of reaching a negotiated peace agreement.
Last month, in Oslo, the FARC and the Government of Colombia met officially with the ambition of reaching a negotiated peace agreement.
Norway is facilitating these peace talks, together with Cuba.
Norway is facilitating these peace talks, together with Cuba.
For the first time in over a decade, representatives from the two parties – who have been trying for years to kill each other, also on an individual basis – sat down around the same table to talk.
For the first time in over a decade, representatives from the two parties – who have been trying for years to kill each other, also on an individual basis – sat down around the same table to talk.
A brave decision by the parties.
A brave decision by the parties.
It has taken a lot of courage.
It has taken a lot of courage.
And let me mention a third example: the Middle East.
And let me mention a third example: the Middle East.
When looking at the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, there are many examples I could take from what is sometimes called the “mother of all conflicts”.
When looking at the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, there are many examples I could take from what is sometimes called the “mother of all conflicts”.
Norway is a strong supporter of a two-state solution.
Norway is a strong supporter of a two-state solution.
This is also the reason why we are supporters of internal Palestinian reconciliation.
This is also the reason why we are supporters of internal Palestinian reconciliation.
The reason is obvious: It is a tragedy to be occupied, but it is an even greater tragedy to be a divided occupied people.
The reason is obvious: It is a tragedy to be occupied, but it is an even greater tragedy to be a divided occupied people.