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Many Norwegians will be more familiar with Ukraine’s rich and fascinating culture and history as a European country in the future. 
Many Norwegians will be more familiar with Ukraine’s rich and fascinating culture and history as a European country in the future.
I look forward to closer cooperation between our countries in the years ahead. 
I look forward to closer cooperation between our countries in the years ahead.
Ukraine and Norway share a history of dominance by other nations: Ukraine under the Soviet Union, Norway under Denmark, then Sweden. 
Ukraine and Norway share a history of dominance by other nations: Ukraine under the Soviet Union, Norway under Denmark, then Sweden.
Today, we have found our rightful place as independent states on the European and global scene. 
Today, we have found our rightful place as independent states on the European and global scene.
Independence means the right to shape the nation’s internal future, but equally also the right and obligation to take part in global governance and take international responsibility. 
Independence means the right to shape the nation’s internal future, but equally also the right and obligation to take part in global governance and take international responsibility.
Norway wishes to be a close and constructive partner with Ukraine in the building of a modern, democratic society based on shared values, to which both countries have committed themselves as members of the Council of Europe and the OSCE. 
Norway wishes to be a close and constructive partner with Ukraine in the building of a modern, democratic society based on shared values, to which both countries have committed themselves as members of the Council of Europe and the OSCE.
Over the past two decades - since the independence of Ukraine in 1991 and the opening of our embassy in Kiev a few months later - we have successfully expanded our relations in a number of fields. 
Over the past two decades - since the independence of Ukraine in 1991 and the opening of our embassy in Kiev a few months later - we have successfully expanded our relations in a number of fields.
We have seen a positive development of trade relations; 
We have seen a positive development of trade relations;
The Ukraine is a very important market for Norwegian seafoods. 
The Ukraine is a very important market for Norwegian seafoods.
The country imports seafoods from Norway to a value exceeding 1 billion NOK. 
The country imports seafoods from Norway to a value exceeding 1 billion NOK.
Telecommunications - Telenor’s experience and ownership interest in Kyivstar has also led the way for several other Norwegian IT companies that are making use of Ukraine’s excellent programming expertise and outsourcing services. 
Telecommunications - Telenor’s experience and ownership interest in Kyivstar has also led the way for several other Norwegian IT companies that are making use of Ukraine’s excellent programming expertise and outsourcing services.
Shipbuilding has previously been important in our bilateral trade and there is a large potential for this sector in the future. 
Shipbuilding has previously been important in our bilateral trade and there is a large potential for this sector in the future.
Research and innovative technologies. 
Research and innovative technologies.
One example: In the Sea Launch project, Ukrainian, Russian and US space technologies were combined with Norwegian offshore platform technology to launch satellites from the Pacific Ocean. 
One example: In the Sea Launch project, Ukrainian, Russian and US space technologies were combined with Norwegian offshore platform technology to launch satellites from the Pacific Ocean.
Since 1999 almost 30 satellites have successfully been put into orbit by this joint venture originally composed of companies from four countries, including Norway and Ukraine. 
Since 1999 almost 30 satellites have successfully been put into orbit by this joint venture originally composed of companies from four countries, including Norway and Ukraine.
The Norwegian–Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry undertake important work in facilitating cooperation, sharing information and networking within the business community in the areas such as innovation, environment, cleaner production and energy efficiency and corporate social responsibility. 
The Norwegian–Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry undertake important work in facilitating cooperation, sharing information and networking within the business community in the areas such as innovation, environment, cleaner production and energy efficiency and corporate social responsibility.
To ensure lasting and sustainable levels of cooperation we need international frameworks and agreements. 
To ensure lasting and sustainable levels of cooperation we need international frameworks and agreements.
The Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and EFTA will enter into force later this year. 
The Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and EFTA will enter into force later this year.
I am confident that this agreement will give us a more predictable framework for exporters and importers. 
I am confident that this agreement will give us a more predictable framework for exporters and importers.
Another important development is Ukraine’s relations to the EU. 
Another important development is Ukraine’s relations to the EU.
We are not a member of the EU, but cooperate closely through the EEA and other agreements. 
We are not a member of the EU, but cooperate closely through the EEA and other agreements.
We fully support Ukraine’s European integration efforts and I congratulate you on the conclusion of negotiations with the EU on the association agreement and the deep and comprehensive free trade agreement. 
We fully support Ukraine’s European integration efforts and I congratulate you on the conclusion of negotiations with the EU on the association agreement and the deep and comprehensive free trade agreement.
Your international commitments are signs of a common belief in the importance of shared European duties and rights: Last year Ukraine chaired the Council of Europe for the first time. 
Your international commitments are signs of a common belief in the importance of shared European duties and rights: Last year Ukraine chaired the Council of Europe for the first time.
Next year you will take up the important task of chairing the OSCE. 
Next year you will take up the important task of chairing the OSCE.
These are important commitments on the part of Ukraine. 
These are important commitments on the part of Ukraine.
They also reflect the expectations of the rest of Europe with regard to Ukraine’s democratic development. 
They also reflect the expectations of the rest of Europe with regard to Ukraine’s democratic development.
To conclude; co-operation on democratic and economic reforms, as well as defence sector reforms, is important in our bilateral relationship. 
To conclude; co-operation on democratic and economic reforms, as well as defence sector reforms, is important in our bilateral relationship.
We also appreciate the close co-operation with civil society. 
We also appreciate the close co-operation with civil society.
We hope to strengthen our co-operation with Ukraine even further in all areas. 
We hope to strengthen our co-operation with Ukraine even further in all areas.
Twenty years is not a long time. 
Twenty years is not a long time.
But it is appropriate to mark this occasion. 
But it is appropriate to mark this occasion.
It gives us an opportunity to take stock, reflect and look ahead to the next decades. 
It gives us an opportunity to take stock, reflect and look ahead to the next decades.
I feel that we have made good use of these 20 years, and our consultations tomorrow will give us an opportunity to review them more closely. 
I feel that we have made good use of these 20 years, and our consultations tomorrow will give us an opportunity to review them more closely.
Ukraine – Norway: 20 years of diplomatic relations 
Ukraine – Norway: 20 years of diplomatic relations
“Norway is concerned about the treatment of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the status of the rule of law in the country,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. 
- Norge er urolig for behandlingen av Ukrainas tidligere statsminister Julia Tymosjenko og rettssikkerheten i landet, sier utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Ukrainian Ambassador to Norway was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to be informed of Norway’s concern about the situation in Ukraine. 
Ukrainas ambassadør til Norge ble i dag kalt inn til Utenriksdepartementet for å motta Norges bekymring over utviklingen i Ukraina.
The Ambassador was received by State Secretary Torgeir Larsen. 
Ambassadøren ble møtt av statssekretær Torgeir Larsen.
The situation of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and other political prisoners was discussed at the meeting. 
Situasjonen for tidligere statsminister Julia Tymosjenko og andre politiske fanger ble tatt opp i møtet.
“The report on Ms Tymoshenko’s treatment is worrying. 
- Rapportene om behandlingen av Tymosjenko er urovekkende.
We have asked the Ukrainian authorities to give an account of the situation. 
Vi har bedt ukrainske myndigheter umiddelbart redegjøre for hva som har skjedd.
Ukraine must fulfil its international obligations,” said Mr Støre. 
Ukraina må leve opp til sine internasjonale forpliktelser, sier utenriksminister Støre.
Ukraine is due to take over the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2013, and will be hosting the European Football Championship this summer. 
Ukraina skal ha formannskapet i Organisasjonen for sikkerhet og samarbeid i Europa (OSSE) i 2013 og er dessuten arrangør av fotball-EM i sommer.
This means that the country will be playing a key European and international role. 
Landet har dermed en sentral europeisk og internasjonal rolle å spille.
The bill is in violation of fundamental human rights set out in international human rights conventions that Ukraine is a party to. 
Forslaget er i strid med grunnleggende menneskerettigheter nedfelt i internasjonale menneskerettighetskonvensjoner som Ukraina er tilsluttet.
Ukrainian Ambassador summoned to the Ministry 
Ukrainas ambassadør innkalt
Political Adviser Anne Marie Aanerud 
Pressebilder av politisk rådgiver Anne Marie Aanerud
UN and Norway UNite to Combat Climate Change from Deforestation 
Kamp mot klimaendring som skyldes avskoging
Nine countries have already expressed formal interest in receiving assistance through the UN-REDD Programme – Bolivia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tanzania, Viet Nam, and Zambia. 
UN-REDD- programmet involverer tre FN-organisasjoner, og ni land har allerede formelt meldt sin interesse for å delta: Bolivia, Folkerepublikken Kongo, Indonesia, Panama, Papua Ny-Guinea, Paraguay, Tanzania, Vietnam og Zambia.
The UN Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Programme will support these countries as part of an international move to include REDD in new and more comprehensive UN climate change arrangements to kick-in post 2012. 
UN REDD-programmet vil støtte disse landene som ledd i et internasjonalt arbeid for å inkludere REDD-prosjekter i FNs nye og mer omfattende tiltak mot klimaendringer i årene etter 2012.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that the cutting down of forests is now contributing close to 20 per cent of the overall greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere. 
FNs klimapanel regner med at nedhugging av skoger nå bidrar til nær 20 prosent av jordens samlede klimagassutslipp.
This initiative will not only demonstrate how forests can have an important role as part of a post-2012 climate regime, expected from the December 2009 Copenhagen climate change conference. 
Dette initiativet viser ikke bare hvordan skogene har en viktig rolle å spille i klimapolitikken etter 2012, som ventes å bli vedtatt på klimakonferansen i København i desember 2009.
Mr. Stoltenberg commented: “We must reduce deforestation if we are to succeed in fighting climate change”. 
- Vi er nødt til å redusere avskogingen dersom vil skal lykkes med å bekjempe klimaendringene, sa statsminister Jens Stoltenberg.
Through concerted international efforts we can achieve major reductions quickly, said Mr. Stoltenberg, underlining the need to work out international standards for measuring, reporting and verifying emissions from deforestation and degradation. 
- Gjennom samlet internasjonal innsats kan vi oppnå store utslippsreduksjoner raskt, sa Stoltenberg.
“The UN-REDD initiative is a quick start action programme that aims to demonstrate that early results are possible in some of the major forests of the world. 
- UN REDD-initiativet er et tiltak som tar sikte på å vise raskt at det er mulig å oppnå resultater i noen av verdens største skoger.
And to do so through the UN ‘delivering as one’: That is why Norway has decided to finance the UN-REDD Programme,” he said. 
Det er derfor Norge har besluttet å finansiere UN REDD-programmet, sa Stoltenberg.
If REDD gets the green light in a post-2012 UN climate agreement it may eventually lead to developed countries being able to pay developing ones for the emissions saved. 
Dersom UN-REDD får grønt lys i FNs klimaavtale for tiden etter 2012, kan det føre til at industriland vil kunne betale utviklingsland for reduserte utslipp.
Such an arrangement will be crucial in the global effort to avoid catastrophic climate change, and must come in addition to deep cuts in developed country emissions. 
En slik ordning vil være avgjørende i det globale arbeidet for å unngå katastrofale klimaendringer, og må komme i tillegg til store kutt i industrilandenes utslipp.
Developing countries could receive significant payments that in turn can be spent on much needed development. 
Utviklingsland vil kunne motta betydelige beløp som i sin tur kan brukes på nødvendig utvikling.
According to one estimate, Indonesia has the potential to be compensated $1 billion a year if its deforestation rate was reduced to one million hectares annually. 
I følge én beregning har Indonesia mulighet til å mota 1 milliard US dollar i året dersom landet reduserer sin avskoging til 1 million hektar i året.
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO); the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) are to implement the new programme in the spirit of the UN ‘Delivering as One’. 
Organisasjonene som skal iverksette UN-REDD etter den nye ”Ett FN”-ordningen, er FNs mat- og jordbruksorganisasjon (FAO), FNs utviklingsprogram (UNDP) og FNs miljøprogram (UNEP).
Heads of Agency Quotes 
Uttalelser fra FN-organisasjonenes sjefer:
Achim Steiner, UN Under Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director, said: “UNEP, ecologists and the scientific community have long argued that forests are worth more alive than dead—that their ecosystem services and benefits are worth billions if not trillions of dollars if only we can capture these in the economic models”. 
Achim Steiner, UNEPs eksekutivdirektør, sa: - UNEP, økologer og vitenskapsfolk har lenge sagt at levende skoger er verd mer enn døde skoger, og at nytten av deres økosystemer utgjør titusener av milliarder dollar om vi bare kan fange dette i økonomiske modeller.
“REDD offers an opportunity to begin capturing these real values and will bring much needed finance to maintain one of the world’s central life support systems. 
- REDD gir oss muligheten til å begynne å fastsette disse reelle verdiene, og vil gi oss svært etterlengtede midler for å bevare et av verdens sentrale livssystemer.
With any new initiative there are risks and rewards. 
Alle nye initiativ innebærer både risiko og muligheter.
REDD must benefit local communities and indigenous peoples as much as it benefits national economies and the global environment. 
REDD må kunne fremstå som like nyttig for lokalsamfunn og urbefolkninger som for nasjonale økonomier og verdenssamfunnet.
If that is done the prospects are exciting and potentially far reaching,” he added. 
Om det skjer, er utsiktene svært gode og vil kunne være det også på lang sikt, sa Steiner.
“In this context, the spotlight has been turned on the means and ways to ensure forest monitoring, assessment and verification in a bid to safeguard forests and monitor emissions from deforestation. 
- I denne sammenheng er søkelyset nå rettet mot hvordan vi kan sikre overvåkning, vurdering og verifisering av skogene, for å bevare dem og male utslippene som skyldes avskoging.
These will be a key component of the UN-REDD Programme,” he added. 
Dette vil være nøkkelkomponenter i UN-REDD-programmet, sa Diouf.
Kemal Derviş, UNDP Administrator, said: “The scope of the climate challenge ahead of us requires that we innovate in the way we do development. 
Kemal Dervis, UNDP-sjef, sa: - Omfanget av den klimautfordringen vi står overfor krever at vi er nyskapende i vårt utviklingsarbeid.
The UN-REDD Programme, which brings together the skills of FAO, UNDP and UNEP, with generous assistance from Norway, sets the stage for this kind of ‘win-win-win’ situation.” 
UN-REDD-programmet, der FAO, UNDP og UNEP skal bidra med sine kunnskaper, og med sjenerøs støtte fra Norge, gjør klart for denne typen ‘vinn-vinn’-situasjon.
Notes to Editors 
Til redaksjonen:
The Programme will also look at how payments could be structured under a REDD climate convention instrument alongside the various financial and insurance options needed to cover losses from such projects as a result of events such as fire and pest attack. 
Programmet vil også se på hvordan betaling vil kunne organiseres under en REDD-klimaordning parallelt med de ulike finans- og forsikringsmulighetene som vil være nødvendige for å dekke tap som skyldes skogbranner eller tresykdommer.
By June next year it is expected that as a result of the various capacity building measures, National Readiness Plans will have been drawn up for participating countries so that if a formal REDD agreement is made by nations in Copenhagen, countries will be ‘ready to go’. 
Innen juni neste år er det ventet at ulike tiltak for å øke kapasiteten vil føre til nasjonale planer I de landene som deltar, slik at de vil være klare til å sette i gang dersom klimakonferansen I København formelt vedtar REDD-programmet.
The UN-REDD Programme is also working and cooperating closely with the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility; the Global Environment Facility’s Tropical Forest Account; and Australia’s International Forest Carbon Initiative. 
UN-REDD-programmet samarbeider nært også med Verdensbankens Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, Global Environment Facility’s Tropical Forest Account og Australias International Forest Carbon Initiative.
Some Background 
Bakgrunn:
Between 1990 and 2005 the rate of deforestation averaged 13 million hectares, mostly in the Tropics. 
Mellom 1990 og 2005 omfattet den årlige avskogingen gjennomsnittlig 13 millioner hektar, det meste i tropiske områder.
Greenhouse gas emissions with felling, slash and burn agriculture and other deforestation effects, account for around 17 per cent or more of global emissions—the second largest source after the energy sector. 
Klimagassutslipp på grunn av hugst, avbrenning og andre avskogingstiltak utgjør rundt 17 prosent eller mer av de globale utslippene – den nest største utslippskilden etter energisektoren.
By 2100 clearing of tropical forests could release 87 to 130 Gigatonnes of carbon to the atmosphere. 
Innen 2100 kan nedhugging av regnskog sende 87 til 130 milliarder tonn CO2 opp i atmosfæren.
In 2007 at the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) countries agreed the Bali Action Plan. 
I 2007 ble Aksjonsplanen fra Bali vedtatt på den 13. sesjonen av Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The Bali meeting also adopted a decision on ‘Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries” encouraging parties to explore a range of actions in this field. 
Balimøtet vedtok også et dokument om å redusere utslipp på grunn av avskoging i utviklingsland, og oppmuntret partene til å studere en rekke tiltak på feltet.
For More Information Please Contact: 
For mer informasjon:
Nick Nuttall, UNEP Spokesperson/Head of Media, on Mobile in Kenya +254 (0) 733 632755, Mobile when travelling +41 79 596 57 37, E-mail: nick.nuttall@unep.org 
Nick Nuttall, UNEP Spokesperson/Head of Media, on Mobile in Kenya +254 (0) 733 632755, Mobile when travelling +41 79 596 57 37, E-mail: nick.nuttall@unep.org
Dan Shepard, Information Officer, UN Department of Public Information, Tel: +1 212 963 9495; E-mail: shepard@un.org 
Dan Shepard, Information Officer, UN Department of Public Information, Tel: +1 212 963 9495; E-mail: shepard@un.org
Peter Holmgren, Director, Environment, Climate Change and Bioenergy Division FAO, on Mobile: +39 340 252 3871, E-mail: peter.holmgren@fao.org 
Peter Holmgren Director, Environment, Climate Change and Bioenergy Division FAO, on Mobile: +39 340 252 3871, E-mail: peter.holmgren@fao.org
Stanislav Saling, UNDP Communications Officer in New York, Tel: +1 212 906 5296, E-mail: stanislav.saling@undp.org. 
Stanislav Saling, UNDP Communications Officer in New York, Tel: +1 212 906 5296, E-mail: stanislav.saling@undp.org.
REDD Letter Day for Forests 
Roser Norges FN-innsats
‘Wars and armed conflicts damage the environment and the natural resources that societies are completely dependent on. 
- Krig og konflikt ødelegger miljø og naturressurser som samfunn er helt avhengige av.
People who are fleeing their homes often put an extra strain on ecosystems when the numbers that have to share scarce resources suddenly increase. 
Mennesker på flukt blir ofte en ekstra belastning på økosystemer når det plutselig blir mange flere som skal dele knappe ressurser.
Environmental degradation makes reconstruction and normalisation much more difficult. 
Miljøødeleggelser gjør arbeidet med gjenoppbygging og normalisering ekstra krevende.
That is why we are involved in UN efforts in this area, both politically and by providing financial support,’ Foreign Minister Børge Brende said. 
Dette er årsakene til at vi engasjerer oss politisk og økonomisk i FNs arbeid på dette området, sier utenriksminister Børge Brende.
There are many instances of armed conflicts causing irreparable damage to the environment. 
Det finnes flere eksempler på hvordan væpnede konflikter påfører miljøet ubotelig skade.
The oil fires that were deliberately started during the Iraq war in 1991 caused terrible environmental degradation and polluted vast areas. 
Oljebrannene som ble startet under Irak-krigen i 1991 førte til enorme miljøødeleggelser og forurenset store landområder.
In Afghanistan, pistachio production has been in important source of income for large parts of the population. 
Pistasjdyrking har vært en viktig inntektskilde for store deler av befolkningen.
In addition, the current conflict in Syria has contaminated agricultural land and drinking water. 
Dagens konflikt i Syria har ødelagt og forgiftet jordbruksland og drikkevannskilder.
Norway is one of the largest contributors to the work of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in this field. 
Norge er en av de største bidragsyterne til FNs miljøprogram (UNEP) sitt arbeid på dette området.
Miljøarbeid i FN 
Miljøarbeid i FN
The UN has declared 6 November as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. 
6. november er FNs internasjonale dag for å forhindre ødeleggelse av naturmiljøet i krig og konflikt.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees discusses asylum questions with Norwegian Minister for Labour and Social Inclusion 
FNs høgkommissær for flyktningar diskuterer asylspørsmål med arbeids- og inkluderingsministeren
Dag Terje Andersen and Antonio Guterres. 
Dag Terje Andersen og Antonio Guterres på dagens møte.
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Mr. Andersen explained how the Norwegian government intends to deal with the influx. 
Statsråd Andersen fortalde korleis den norske regjeringa vil møte den auka tilstrømninga.