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It started up in 1995 as a cooperation between two South African organisations - ACCORD, who I mentioned earlier, and Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS), as well as the Norwegian Foreign Policy Institute (NUPI).
It started up in 1995 as a cooperation between two South African organisations - ACCORD, who I mentioned earlier, and Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS), as well as the Norwegian Foreign Policy Institute (NUPI).
Originally the programme focused on Southern Africa.
Originally the programme focused on Southern Africa.
Today it is a continent-wide programme covering countries in Southern, Eastern and Western Africa.
Today it is a continent-wide programme covering countries in Southern, Eastern and Western Africa.
Training for Peace is an international capacity building programme aimed at developing improved and self-sustaining African civilian and police capacity for peace support operations, and at strengthening the African Peace and Security Architecture.
Training for Peace is an international capacity building programme aimed at developing improved and self-sustaining African civilian and police capacity for peace support operations, and at strengthening the African Peace and Security Architecture.
The programme’s focus is on training, policy advice and research, with a major part of activities being carried out by African partners.
The programme’s focus is on training, policy advice and research, with a major part of activities being carried out by African partners.
Training for Peace has strengthened African peace operations by training thousands of military, police and civilian personnel who have been or can be deployed in peacekeeping missions.
Training for Peace has strengthened African peace operations by training thousands of military, police and civilian personnel who have been or can be deployed in peacekeeping missions.
The programme has become a regional and international resource for scholars and policy-makers alike and contributes to the advancement of policy development on peacekeeping.
The programme has become a regional and international resource for scholars and policy-makers alike and contributes to the advancement of policy development on peacekeeping.
Civilian specialists and police personnel are critical assets in multi-dimensional peace support operations.
Civilian specialists and police personnel are critical assets in multi-dimensional peace support operations.
The goal of Training for Peace is to promote peace, security, good governance and development through improved and self-sustaining African civilian and police capacity for the management and implementation of peace support operations.
The goal of Training for Peace is to promote peace, security, good governance and development through improved and self-sustaining African civilian and police capacity for the management and implementation of peace support operations.
To achieve this, the programme conducts training courses, carries out research and supports policy development.
To achieve this, the programme conducts training courses, carries out research and supports policy development.
ACCORD and ISS are central partners in the programme, providing training for civilian experts and police respectively.
ACCORD and ISS are central partners in the programme, providing training for civilian experts and police respectively.
The Kofi Anan Centre in Ghana is another important partner on the Continent.
The Kofi Anan Centre in Ghana is another important partner on the Continent.
Third, post-conflict reconstruction must be based on respect for the rule of law and human rights.
Third, post-conflict reconstruction must be based on respect for the rule of law and human rights.
Civilians are the most vulnerable party in fragile states and in armed conflict.
Civilians are the most vulnerable party in fragile states and in armed conflict.
Failure to investigate human rights abuses and bring perpetrators to justice signals that violence is tolerated and a culture of impunity may develop.
Failure to investigate human rights abuses and bring perpetrators to justice signals that violence is tolerated and a culture of impunity may develop.
It is absolutely crucial to contribute to strengthening the judicial system in countries emerging from conflict, as well as the international legal order.
It is absolutely crucial to contribute to strengthening the judicial system in countries emerging from conflict, as well as the international legal order.
Norway played a central role in the process of establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC), a key institution for dealing with these issues.
Norway played a central role in the process of establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC), a key institution for dealing with these issues.
We welcome the clear statements made by South Africa regarding support for the ICC and the Rome statute.
We welcome the clear statements made by South Africa regarding support for the ICC and the Rome statute.
Rarely do we see conflicts where international law is more challenged than what is the case in Darfur.
Rarely do we see conflicts where international law is more challenged than what is the case in Darfur.
Norway has been actively involved in international efforts to stop the horror in that part of the continent.
Norway has been actively involved in international efforts to stop the horror in that part of the continent.
That is why we study the AU Darfur Panel’s recent report with great interest.
That is why we study the AU Darfur Panel’s recent report with great interest.
The panel deserves praise for its very thorough examination of the root causes of the conflict.
The panel deserves praise for its very thorough examination of the root causes of the conflict.
We hope the panel’s efforts will lead to a renewed commitment from the parties concerned to finding a political solution to the Darfur conflict.
We hope the panel’s efforts will lead to a renewed commitment from the parties concerned to finding a political solution to the Darfur conflict.
Disarmament is vital in order to strengthen human security in a fragile state or in post-conflict situations.
Disarmament is vital in order to strengthen human security in a fragile state or in post-conflict situations.
The proliferation of small arms contributes to sustaining armed conflicts and starting new ones.
The proliferation of small arms contributes to sustaining armed conflicts and starting new ones.
At the end of a conflict, large numbers of unexploded anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions and artillery shells are left on the ground.
At the end of a conflict, large numbers of unexploded anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions and artillery shells are left on the ground.
We have seen the consequences of this in countries from Mozambique and Ethiopia to Bosnia and Afghanistan.
We have seen the consequences of this in countries from Mozambique and Ethiopia to Bosnia and Afghanistan.
They pose a constant threat to the civilian population, and prevent paths and roads from being used, fields from being ploughed and refugees from returning home.
They pose a constant threat to the civilian population, and prevent paths and roads from being used, fields from being ploughed and refugees from returning home.
South Africa and Norway have worked closely together and played an active role in the international process leading up to the Mine Ban Convention.
South Africa and Norway have worked closely together and played an active role in the international process leading up to the Mine Ban Convention.
This is now being taken forward in the effort to ensure implementation of the international Convention on Cluster Munitions, signed in Oslo in December 2008.
This is now being taken forward in the effort to ensure implementation of the international Convention on Cluster Munitions, signed in Oslo in December 2008.
I am very pleased that South Africa and Norway will cooperate on arranging a regional meeting in Pretoria in March next year on the universalisation of the Convention.
I am very pleased that South Africa and Norway will cooperate on arranging a regional meeting in Pretoria in March next year on the universalisation of the Convention.
I am confident that this cooperation will prove fruitful, and that together we can take the next step on humanitarian disarmament and really make a difference in the efforts to improve control of the production of, trade in and proliferation of small arms.
I am confident that this cooperation will prove fruitful, and that together we can take the next step on humanitarian disarmament and really make a difference in the efforts to improve control of the production of, trade in and proliferation of small arms.
Every day, armed violence kills more than 2000 people.
Every day, armed violence kills more than 2000 people.
The large majority are civilians.
The large majority are civilians.
This is no less than a global crisis, affecting the lives and security of hundreds of thousands of people, and threatening international peace and security.
This is no less than a global crisis, affecting the lives and security of hundreds of thousands of people, and threatening international peace and security.
The Norwegian Government is strongly committed to humanitarian disarmament.
The Norwegian Government is strongly committed to humanitarian disarmament.
Our engagement in the fields of landmines, cluster munitions, small arms and other related areas is motivated from the unacceptable harm to civilians caused by the use of these weapons.
Our engagement in the fields of landmines, cluster munitions, small arms and other related areas is motivated from the unacceptable harm to civilians caused by the use of these weapons.
Norway supports the immediate start of negotiations on a new international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
Norway supports the immediate start of negotiations on a new international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
An efficient and robust framework regulating trade in conventional arms is an important element in the effort to combat armed violence.
An efficient and robust framework regulating trade in conventional arms is an important element in the effort to combat armed violence.
The treaty should make arms exporters and importers responsible for ensuring that they do not deal in arms that may later be used in ways that violate international law.
The treaty should make arms exporters and importers responsible for ensuring that they do not deal in arms that may later be used in ways that violate international law.
We think it is vital that as many countries as possible participate in the negotiation process while at the same time preventing that any single country is able to block a negotiated result.
We think it is vital that as many countries as possible participate in the negotiation process while at the same time preventing that any single country is able to block a negotiated result.
Norway and UNDP will host a high-level conference on Armed Violence and the Millennium Development Goals in Oslo 21–22 April next year.
Norway and UNDP will host a high-level conference on Armed Violence and the Millennium Development Goals in Oslo 21–22 April next year.
The purpose of the conference is to agree on a framework for practical action - between governments, international organisations and civil society – to strengthen capacities for armed violence prevention and to achieve measurable reductions in armed violence by 2015.
The purpose of the conference is to agree on a framework for practical action - between governments, international organisations and civil society – to strengthen capacities for armed violence prevention and to achieve measurable reductions in armed violence by 2015.
Considering South Africa’s leading role on the continent and your valuable experiences in preventing and reducing armed violence, I would like to invite the South African Government to play a prominent part at the conference.
Considering South Africa’s leading role on the continent and your valuable experiences in preventing and reducing armed violence, I would like to invite the South African Government to play a prominent part at the conference.
I mentioned earlier that we see a trend of civilians increasingly being targeted in armed conflicts.
I mentioned earlier that we see a trend of civilians increasingly being targeted in armed conflicts.
I would like to end my intervention by bringing our attention to the most exposed.
I would like to end my intervention by bringing our attention to the most exposed.
Women and children are particularly severely affected in modern conflicts, all the more so because abuse is systematically used as a weapon of war.
Women and children are particularly severely affected in modern conflicts, all the more so because abuse is systematically used as a weapon of war.
Sexual violence as a strategy of war increases the level of conflict and prevents women from taking part in the reconciliation process.
Sexual violence as a strategy of war increases the level of conflict and prevents women from taking part in the reconciliation process.
The UN has addressed this in Security Council resolutions 1820 and 1325.
The UN has addressed this in Security Council resolutions 1820 and 1325.
Following up these resolutions and making sure that violations of them are totally unacceptable and will have serious implications is absolutely vital in conflict resolution.
Following up these resolutions and making sure that violations of them are totally unacceptable and will have serious implications is absolutely vital in conflict resolution.
It is a responsibility we take most seriously.
It is a responsibility we take most seriously.
This is also an area where I believe Norway and South Africa together can really make a difference in our future cooperation.
This is also an area where I believe Norway and South Africa together can really make a difference in our future cooperation.
Our bilateral cooperation is a key priority for Norway, both on the African continent as well as in the UN system, on issues of peace and security.
Our bilateral cooperation is a key priority for Norway, both on the African continent as well as in the UN system, on issues of peace and security.
We have a partnership that we believe is mutually beneficial, and that should be further developed in order to draw upon our joint capacities and competence.
We have a partnership that we believe is mutually beneficial, and that should be further developed in order to draw upon our joint capacities and competence.
Thank you for your attention
Thank you for your attention
State in fragile environments: Common engagement for conflict resolution and development
States in fragile environments: Common engagement for conflict resolution and development
Communicating Science and Technology 2006
Communicating Science and Technology 2006
Opening speech by Norwegian Minister of Education and Research, Øystein Djupedal.
Opening speech by Norwegian Minister of Education and Research, Øystein Djupedal.
Tromsø, Norway 06.06.2006
Tromsø, Norway 06.06.2006.
It is truly an honour for me as the Norwegian Minister of Education and Research to welcome you to this international conference, Communicating Science and Technology 2006 here in this city of the midnight sun.
It is truly an honour for me as the Norwegian Minister of Education and Research to welcome you to this international conference, Communicating Science and Technology 2006 here in this city of the midnight sun.
You have travelled from many countries to come here to the northernmost university in the world to discuss the challenges and the future for Science and Technology in Europe.
You have travelled from many countries to come here to the northernmost university in the world to discuss the challenges and the future for Science and Technology in Europe.
And as you all know, there are great challenges in this academic field.
And as you all know, there are great challenges in this academic field.
Europe was once considered one of the most intellectual leading parts of the world, but soon we might see ourselves just as average.
Europe was once considered one of the most intellectual leading parts of the world, but soon we might see ourselves just as average.
Many countries, especially in Asia, are moving ahead of us and in a fast speed, developing new ideas and competitive technology.
Many countries, especially in Asia, are moving ahead of us and in a fast speed, developing new ideas and competitive technology.
The question is: What should we do to change the declining interest for science and technology in society, and to improve our companies’ position in the world?
The question is: What should we do to change the declining interest for science and technology in society, and to improve our companies’ position in the world?
Therefore, it is of great importance that we get together this week to seek answers and make new strategies for the challenges we experience and see coming.
Therefore, it is of great importance that we get together this week to seek answers and make new strategies for the challenges we experience and see coming.
Increasing the interest in mathematics and science among children and young people is a matter of concern for most western countries.
Increasing the interest in mathematics and science among children and young people is a matter of concern for most western countries.
Norway is certainly not an exception.
Norway is certainly not an exception.
Norwegian pupils have been getting lower scores both in mathematics and natural sciences in international tests like PISA and TIMSS.
Norwegian pupils have been getting lower scores both in mathematics and natural sciences in international tests like PISA and TIMSS.
We also have indications that the knowledge of these subjects has been declining among Norwegian students, and especially students aiming to become teachers.
We also have indications that the knowledge of these subjects has been declining among Norwegian students, and especially students aiming to become teachers.
Something needs to be done to reverse this development.
Something needs to be done to reverse this development.
This is a problem and a challenge; for the educational system, for industry and for society at large.
This is a problem and a challenge; for the educational system, for industry and for society at large.
We have taken measures on several levels of the educational system, and a strategy to increase the recruitment to mathematics and natural sciences has been developed.
We have taken measures on several levels of the educational system, and a strategy to increase the recruitment to mathematics and natural sciences has been developed.
I will, on behalf of the Government, present this strategy in my lecture tomorrow.
I will, on behalf of the Government, present this strategy in my lecture tomorrow.
It is of course important to make young people understand that studies in mathematics and natural science lead to many job opportunities.
It is of course important to make young people understand that studies in mathematics and natural science lead to many job opportunities.
But we should also focus on other aspects of the subjects, so that it is not presented as “safe, but boring”.
But we should also focus on other aspects of the subjects, so that it is not presented as “safe, but boring”.
Journalism, psychology, history of art and philosophy are all subjects where we have no trouble recruiting students.
Journalism, psychology, history of art and philosophy are all subjects where we have no trouble recruiting students.
Mainly because they are regarded as intellectually stimulating, and give opportunity for personal development and creativity.
Mainly because they are regarded as intellectually stimulating, and give opportunity for personal development and creativity.
Such aspects should also be stressed when it comes to mathematics and natural sciences.
Such aspects should also be stressed when it comes to mathematics and natural sciences.
The “image” of these subjects needs to be restored.
The “image” of these subjects needs to be restored.
They should be presented as the fascinating subjects that they are, full of intellectual challenges and therefore also of possibilities for personal development and a sense of fulfilment.
They should be presented as the fascinating subjects that they are, full of intellectual challenges and therefore also of possibilities for personal development and a sense of fulfilment.
The focus on this conference is communicating science and technology.
The focus on this conference is communicating science and technology.
I believe that is one of the keys to succeed.
I believe that is one of the keys to succeed.
We have to learn how to communicate what science is all about and develop teaching methods that make young people understand that science and technology are not boring.
We have to learn how to communicate what science is all about and develop teaching methods that make young people understand that science and technology are not boring.
We must work together to stop the declining trend, and make young people see all the possibilities that mathematics and natural sciences have to offer.
We must work together to stop the declining trend, and make young people see all the possibilities that mathematics and natural sciences have to offer.
Many teachers take part in this work every day, and they should not be forgotten.
Many teachers take part in this work every day, and they should not be forgotten.
They play a significant role in helping young people to se the possibilities and joy, not to forget the beauty that mathematics and natural science can offer.
They play a significant role in helping young people to se the possibilities and joy, not to forget the beauty that mathematics and natural science can offer.
A couple of weeks ago I had the honour of announcing the winner of the Abel prize in mathematics; Professor Lennart Carleson of Kungliga tekniska Högskolan in Sweden.
A couple of weeks ago I had the honour of announcing the winner of the Abel prize in mathematics; Professor Lennart Carleson of Kungliga tekniska Högskolan in Sweden.
I understand that one of professor Carlesons’ achievements is that he has solved a mathematical problem that had been unsolved for one and a half century.
I understand that one of professor Carlesons’ achievements is that he has solved a mathematical problem that had been unsolved for one and a half century.
I can only imagine the sense of personal fulfilment that must give.
I can only imagine the sense of personal fulfilment that must give.
This aspect of mathematics should be communicated to young people.
This aspect of mathematics should be communicated to young people.
Maybe we would succeed in making the subject more “fashionable” - at least we should make clear that it has a lot to offer in terms of inspiring intellectual challenges.
Maybe we would succeed in making the subject more “fashionable” - at least we should make clear that it has a lot to offer in terms of inspiring intellectual challenges.
In this context the enthusiastic and dedicated teacher is again vital, and we must strive to nurture more such teachers in our schools must continue.
In this context the enthusiastic and dedicated teacher is again vital, and we must strive to nurture more such teachers in our schools must continue.
In our modern society everyone needs to master mathematics, at least to some degree, even in jobs that seem far from mathematics at first glance.
In our modern society everyone needs to master mathematics, at least to some degree, even in jobs that seem far from mathematics at first glance.
It is clear that we also need more people with extensive knowledge of mathematics, because mathematics is essential also in many other fields of science.
It is clear that we also need more people with extensive knowledge of mathematics, because mathematics is essential also in many other fields of science.
It is worth noting that Plato, philosopher in Ancient Athens, valued mathematics very highly.
It is worth noting that Plato, philosopher in Ancient Athens, valued mathematics very highly.