natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Religious leaders are often trusted and respected by the people, and can therefore play a constructive role in building broad support for peace.
Religious leaders are often trusted and respected by the people, and can therefore play a constructive role in building broad support for peace.
People-to-people contact is important.
People-to-people contact is important.
So are religious communities.
So are religious communities.
Wergeland himself campaigned actively for more tolerance between religions.
Wergeland himself campaigned actively for more tolerance between religions.
In his poem “The Three”, he describes a meeting in the dessert between a Mullah, a Rabbi and a Christian priest: Every religion has a kind and loving heart, he reminds us.
In his poem “The Three”, he describes a meeting in the dessert between a Mullah, a Rabbi and a Christian priest: Every religion has a kind and loving heart, he reminds us.
That is what unites them.
That is what unites them.
Norway supports and encourages dialogue efforts in many areas of conflict, including the Middle East, and we work closely with a wide range of actors, including religious leaders.
Norway supports and encourages dialogue efforts in many areas of conflict, including the Middle East, and we work closely with a wide range of actors, including religious leaders.
To sum up:
To sum up:
We all know that cultural exchange can counteract stereotyped images.
We all know that cultural exchange can counteract stereotyped images.
It can prevent or reduce prejudice, racism and xenophobia.
It can prevent or reduce prejudice, racism and xenophobia.
It can foster mutual awareness and understanding.
It can foster mutual awareness and understanding.
To put it plainly: cultural encounters can – and do – build bridges.
To put it plainly: cultural encounters can – and do – build bridges.
And who can make this happen?
And who can make this happen?
– You!
– You!
Remember: dialogue takes time, and we must go deeper into what it means.
Remember: dialogue takes time, and we must go deeper into what it means.
It takes time to build the necessary knowledge, trust and confidence, to adjust our own perceptions and those of the other party.
It takes time to build the necessary knowledge, trust and confidence, to adjust our own perceptions and those of the other party.
When we look at other nations, other countries, we tend to look for the differences.
When we look at other nations, other countries, we tend to look for the differences.
What we should look for are the similarities, what we have of shared experience, common challenges, what unites us.
What we should look for are the similarities, what we have of shared experience, common challenges, what unites us.
The time perspective is not always compatible with the demands of national and international politics for quick and durable results.
The time perspective is not always compatible with the demands of national and international politics for quick and durable results.
But patience and long-term commitment are essential.
But patience and long-term commitment are essential.
Dialogue is not easy.
Dialogue is not easy.
But at the same time, we should not forget the hope that is in the air on a warm and bright Norwegian summer day, as Wergeland put it:
But at the same time, we should not forget the hope that is in the air on a warm and bright Norwegian summer day, as Wergeland put it:
I in bad spirits, did you say?
I in bad spirits, did you say?
I, who need only a glimpse of the sun To break out into loud laughter from a joy I cannot explain?
I, who need only a glimpse of the sun To break out into loud laughter from a joy I cannot explain?
When I smell a green leaf, dazed I forget poverty, riches, friends and foes.
When I smell a green leaf, dazed I forget poverty, riches, friends and foes.
Welcome address at the Wergeland Conference 2008 “Tolerance and Compassion”
Welcome address at the Wergeland Conference 2008 “Tolerance and Compassion”
Africa’s adapting to climate change, new climate research in the Antarctic
Klimatilpasning i Afrika og ny klimaforskning i Antarktis
Africa represents a negligible amount of the world’s CO2 emissions, but climate change has already hit the continent hard.
Afrika står for en forsvinnende liten del av verdens CO2-utslipp, men klimaendringene har allerede rammet kontinentet hardt.
As the world’s poorest continent marked by frequent conflict, bad governance and epidemic diseases, Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate changes and lacks the ability to cope with these.
Som verdens fattigste kontinent med hyppige konflikter, dårlig styresett og epidemier, er Afrika spesielt sårbart for klimaendringene og har liten evne til å tilpasse seg disse.
Drought, flooding, desertification and reduced food security and access to water, are some of the effects many African countries have already been seeing.
Tørke, flom, ørkenspredning og redusert matsikkerhet og vanntilgang er noen av konsekvensene mange afrikanske land allerede har fått merke.
On 18 January the Prime Minister will open a conference in Cape Town with some of South-Africa’s leading climate scientists, together with South Africa’s Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk and Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Mathai.
Statsministeren skal 18. januar åpne et seminar i Cape Town med noen av Sør-Afrikas fremste klimaforskere sammen med Sør-Afrikas miljøvernminister Marthinus van Schalkwyk og den kenyanske nobelprisvinneren Wangari Mathai.
Climate research in the International Polar Year On 19 January Mr. Stoltenberg will travel from Cape Town to Norway’s research station Troll on the Antarctic Continent.
Klimaforskning i Polaråret Fra Cape Town reiser Stoltenberg 19. januar til den norske forskningsstasjonen Troll i Antarktis.
”The Antarctic is the world’s leading climate laboratory.
- Antarktis er verdens fremste klimalaboratorium.
Norway’s Troll station in Queen Maud Land has been upgraded and became an all-year research station in 2005.
Den norske forskningsstasjonen Troll i Dronning Maud Land er nå oppgradert og ble åpnet som helårsstasjon i 2005.
The major fields of Norway’s Antarctic research is climate, oceanography, marine ecosystems, cultural monuments, biology, environmental poison and human influence.
Hovedinnsatsområdene for norsk antarktisforskning er klima, oseanografi, marine økosystemer, kulturminner, biologi, miljøgifter og menneskelig påvirkning.
The plan is that the expedition will reach the South Pole during the Prime Minister’s stay at Troll.
Etter planen skal ekspedisjonen komme fram til Sydpolen mens statsministerens besøker Troll.
”The expedition will provide completely new knowledge on climate change and I look forward to receiving their first reports when they arrive”, Prime Minister Stoltenberg said.
- Denne ekspedisjonen vil bidra med helt ny kunnskap om klimaendringene og jeg ser fram til å motta deres første meldinger når de kommer fram, sa Stoltenberg.
Tromsø, 29 April 2009
Tromsø, 29. april 2009
Never before have so many high-level representatives from member states, or so many other nations – observers and interested partners – attended a Council meeting.
Never before have so many high-level representatives from member states, or so many other nations – observers and interested partners – attended a Council meeting.
The Arctic Council is emerging as the key decision shaping body on Arctic affairs, Foreign Minister Støre said in his welcome remarks.
The Arctic Council is emerging as the key decision shaping body on Arctic affairs, sa utenriksminister Støre da han ønsket velkommen til ministermøtet i Arktisk råd.
Distinguished colleagues, Representatives, Ladies and gentlemen,
Distinguished colleagues, Representatives, Ladies and gentlemen,
I am pleased to welcome you to the city of Tromsø, the Arctic capital of Norway.
I am pleased to welcome you to the city of Tromsø, the Arctic capital of Norway.
It was from here that Fridtjof Nansen’s ship Fram set out for the North Pole in 1893 – as you can see from this photograph (taken by Olav Ingstad, Helge Ingstad’s father, on Nansen’s return in 1896).
It was from here that Fridtjof Nansen’s ship Fram set out for the North Pole in 1893 – as you can see from this photograph (taken by Olav Ingstad, Helge Ingstad’s father, on Nansen’s return in 1896).
And it was from here that Roald Amundsen set out on 18 June 1928 on his ill-fated flight with the seaplane Latham – in search of his Italian colleague, Umberto Nobile, who was stranded in the Arctic Ocean.
And it was from here that Roald Amundsen set out on 18 June 1928 on his ill-fated flight with the seaplane Latham – in search of his Italian colleague, Umberto Nobile, who was stranded in the Arctic Ocean.
Today, Tromsø is a modern and vibrant city – the home of the Norwegian Polar Institute, and the world’s northernmost university, and host to the Arctic Council Secretariat.
Today, Tromsø is a modern and vibrant city – the home of the Norwegian Polar Institute, and the world’s northernmost university, and host to the Arctic Council Secretariat.
And it’s also home to one of Norway’s best football teams.
And it’s also home to one of Norway’s best football teams.
In short, it is a city the likes of which we might find in Continental Europe, but not elsewhere in Norway.
In short, it is a city the likes of which we might find in Continental Europe, but not elsewhere in Norway.
It is a great honour for me to welcome you all to the sixth Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in these modern Arctic surroundings.
It is a great honour for me to welcome you all to the sixth Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in these modern Arctic surroundings.
It is taking place at a time when the Council – or should I say the Arctic – is facing challenges as well as opportunities and attracting a great deal of attention – increasing attention – from the outside world.
It is taking place at a time when the Council – or should I say the Arctic – is facing challenges as well as opportunities and attracting a great deal of attention – increasing attention – from the outside world.
This testifies to the growing importance of our organisation and its tasks.
This testifies to the growing importance of our organisation and its tasks.
The Arctic Council is emerging as the key decision shaping body on Arctic affairs.
The Arctic Council is emerging as the key decision shaping body on Arctic affairs.
I hope that our agenda and our preparations reflect the broad range of contemporary Arctic issues.
I hope that our agenda and our preparations reflect the broad range of contemporary Arctic issues.
The Arctic is a region characterised by close cooperation and the absence of conflict, an area of peace and stability.
The Arctic is a region characterised by close cooperation and the absence of conflict, an area of peace and stability.
Our primary responsibility is to maintain this favourable situation in the interests of all of mankind.
Our primary responsibility is to maintain this favourable situation in the interests of all of mankind.
However, profound changes are occurring.
However, profound changes are occurring.
Today we know that climate change is taking place most rapidly and most visibly in the Arctic.
Today we know that climate change is taking place most rapidly and most visibly in the Arctic.
It is one of the best places in the world to study its causes and dynamics.
It is one of the best places in the world to study its causes and dynamics.
And it is this knowledge that will determine whether humanity will be able to address the challenges posed by climate change.
And it is this knowledge that will determine whether humanity will be able to address the challenges posed by climate change.
Knowledge – and close cooperation.
Knowledge – and close cooperation.
We know that the Arctic ice is melting.
We know that the Arctic ice is melting.
But it also affects many more hundreds of million people in other parts of the world.
But it also affects many more hundreds of million people in other parts of the world.
Yesterday, Nobel Laureate Al Gore and I co-chaired the Conference on Melting Ice, which brought together some of the world’s top experts on the subject.
Yesterday, Nobel Laureate Al Gore and I co-chaired the Conference on Melting Ice, which brought together some of the world’s top experts on the subject.
It will be followed up by another conference here in Tromsø in June, continuing a process that will provide input to the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen towards the end of the year.
It will be followed up by another conference here in Tromsø in June, continuing a process that will provide input to the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen towards the end of the year.
Mr Gore will give us a detailed report on this issue under the next agenda item.
Mr Gore will give us a detailed report on this issue under the next agenda item.
Earlier this month, in Washington, we marked the 50th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty.
Earlier this month, in Washington, we marked the 50th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty.
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and I chaired a joint meeting of the Antarctic Treaty System and the Arctic Council.
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and I chaired a joint meeting of the Antarctic Treaty System and the Arctic Council.
It was a rewarding event, and I would like to reiterate my appreciation to the American hosts for the excellent arrangements.
It was a rewarding event, and I would like to reiterate my appreciation to the American hosts for the excellent arrangements.
The meeting highlighted that efforts in the Antarctic and in the Arctic are mutually reinforcing, particularly with regard to research on climate change and the environment.
The meeting highlighted that efforts in the Antarctic and in the Arctic are mutually reinforcing, particularly with regard to research on climate change and the environment.
It also underlined that the two regions are fundamentally different in terms of geography, policy and governance.
It also underlined that the two regions are fundamentally different in terms of geography, policy and governance.
While the Arctic is an ocean surrounded by land mass, the Antarctic is a land mass surrounded by ocean.
While the Arctic is an ocean surrounded by land mass, the Antarctic is a land mass surrounded by ocean.
The Antarctic has no permanent population, whereas people have lived and prospered in the Arctic for thousands of years.
The Antarctic has no permanent population, whereas people have lived and prospered in the Arctic for thousands of years.
The five countries surrounding the Arctic Ocean – the United States, Canada, Russia, Denmark/Greenland and Norway – have internationally recognised sovereignty over their land areas and, as a consequence, jurisdiction over their maritime zones.
The five countries surrounding the Arctic Ocean – the United States, Canada, Russia, Denmark/Greenland and Norway – have internationally recognised sovereignty over their land areas and, as a consequence, jurisdiction over their maritime zones.
You could say that in the Antarctic, claims to sovereignty and jurisdiction have been “frozen” in the Antarctic Treaty.
You could say that in the Antarctic, claims to sovereignty and jurisdiction have been “frozen” in the Antarctic Treaty.
The Arctic Ocean, on the other hand, is not subject to a specific regime or treaty.
The Arctic Ocean, on the other hand, is not subject to a specific regime or treaty.
But this does not leave the Arctic in a legal vacuum.
But this does not leave the Arctic in a legal vacuum.
The legal framework for the Arctic is already in place.
The legal framework for the Arctic is already in place.
The Arctic is governed by the principles and rules enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in addition to various environmental and fisheries agreements, IMO rules and other general regulations.
The Arctic is governed by the principles and rules enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in addition to various environmental and fisheries agreements, IMO rules and other general regulations.
My point is this: the challenges facing the region have more to do with a lack of implementation of existing rules than with an actual lack of rules.
My point is this: the challenges facing the region have more to do with a lack of implementation of existing rules than with an actual lack of rules.
To put it simply, the problem is not a lack of rules, it is a lack of policies.
To put it simply, the problem is not a lack of rules, it is a lack of policies.
Our responsibility is to help formulate these policies.
Our responsibility is to help formulate these policies.
Thus, what we need today is not a new, comprehensive international legal regime governing the Arctic Ocean – but rather for governments to come together to develop policies and more specific rules to manage the increasing human activity in the region.
Thus, what we need today is not a new, comprehensive international legal regime governing the Arctic Ocean – but rather for governments to come together to develop policies and more specific rules to manage the increasing human activity in the region.
The history of organised cooperation in the Arctic is brief.
The history of organised cooperation in the Arctic is brief.
However, the Arctic Council is becoming an increasingly important body.
However, the Arctic Council is becoming an increasingly important body.
It is the world’s only truly circumpolar organisation.
It is the world’s only truly circumpolar organisation.
It is also unique in that, in addition to the governments of the United States, Canada, Russia and the five Nordic countries, it includes permanent participants representing indigenous peoples, as well as a number of observer states.
It is also unique in that, in addition to the governments of the United States, Canada, Russia and the five Nordic countries, it includes permanent participants representing indigenous peoples, as well as a number of observer states.
Again – the Arctic Council’s role is decision-shaping rather than decision-making.
Again – the Arctic Council’s role is decision-shaping rather than decision-making.
As outgoing chair, I see a clear need for the Arctic Council to play a more active part in providing guidelines, best practices and knowledge for other international forums where decisions are made.
As outgoing chair, I see a clear need for the Arctic Council to play a more active part in providing guidelines, best practices and knowledge for other international forums where decisions are made.
When we started planning the Norwegian chairmanship, we invited Denmark and Sweden, the next two countries to hold the chairmanship, to take part in a six-year cooperation with a view to enhancing the continuity of the Council’s work.
When we started planning the Norwegian chairmanship, we invited Denmark and Sweden, the next two countries to hold the chairmanship, to take part in a six-year cooperation with a view to enhancing the continuity of the Council’s work.
During Norway’s two-and–a-half year chairmanship, we have had three main priority areas:
During Norway’s two-and–a-half year chairmanship, we have had three main priority areas:
climate change,
climate change,
integrated resource management, and
integrated resource management, and
strengthening the cooperation itself.
strengthening the cooperation itself.
So, what have we achieved?
So, what have we achieved?
I will first say a few words about climate change.
I will first say a few words about climate change.
The 2004 Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) showed that the effects of climate change are first seen in the Arctic.
The 2004 Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) showed that the effects of climate change are first seen in the Arctic.
These effects will be increasingly dramatic and can be expected to affect industries, infrastructure, the environment, and other vital aspects of human life.
These effects will be increasingly dramatic and can be expected to affect industries, infrastructure, the environment, and other vital aspects of human life.
The project Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA), which was launched during our chairmanship, focuses on the three key aspects of climate change in the Arctic: the retreat of the sea ice, the melting of the Greenland ice sheet and the reduction of permafrost and snow cover.
The project Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA), which was launched during our chairmanship, focuses on the three key aspects of climate change in the Arctic: the retreat of the sea ice, the melting of the Greenland ice sheet and the reduction of permafrost and snow cover.
These are all trends that will also have huge global impacts in terms of global warming and rising sea levels.
These are all trends that will also have huge global impacts in terms of global warming and rising sea levels.
The final report from this project will be submitted to the Ministerial Meeting in 2011, and will provide input to the next assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The final report from this project will be submitted to the Ministerial Meeting in 2011, and will provide input to the next assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
But we need to take action before 2011.
But we need to take action before 2011.
I am very pleased that the project will make a preliminary report to COP 15 in December, hopefully providing valuable input to negotiators, just as the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) helped to shape the report of the IPCC.
I am very pleased that the project will make a preliminary report to COP 15 in December, hopefully providing valuable input to negotiators, just as the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) helped to shape the report of the IPCC.
As the Conference on Melting Ice made very clear yesterday, the long-term preservation of the Arctic will only be possible if we reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases to sustainable levels.
As the Conference on Melting Ice made very clear yesterday, the long-term preservation of the Arctic will only be possible if we reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases to sustainable levels.
Scientists tell us that CO2 emissions must peak by 2020 to avoid the most serious consequences of global warming.
Scientists tell us that CO2 emissions must peak by 2020 to avoid the most serious consequences of global warming.
However, even then, the reduction in global warming will not be fast enough to preserve the polar environment as we know it today.
However, even then, the reduction in global warming will not be fast enough to preserve the polar environment as we know it today.
So – as we all know only too well – the challenges are enormous.
So – as we all know only too well – the challenges are enormous.
However, we already have technology that can make a real difference.
However, we already have technology that can make a real difference.
For example methods of reducing the emissions of three major short-lived pollutants: black carbon, methane and ozone.
For example methods of reducing the emissions of three major short-lived pollutants: black carbon, methane and ozone.
Interesting new research shows that these common pollutants have contributed almost as much to temperature rises in the Arctic over the past century as CO2 emissions.
Interesting new research shows that these common pollutants have contributed almost as much to temperature rises in the Arctic over the past century as CO2 emissions.
An important outcome of our meeting will be the establishment of a task force on non-CO2 drivers of climate change.
An important outcome of our meeting will be the establishment of a task force on non-CO2 drivers of climate change.
As politicians we have a duty not only to pay close attention to this, but also to act quickly on the basis of the precautionary principle.
As politicians we have a duty not only to pay close attention to this, but also to act quickly on the basis of the precautionary principle.
This is a real opportunity that we must not hesitate to seize.
This is a real opportunity that we must not hesitate to seize.