Kjersti Fløgstad

Now in Haifa: Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel fill up the prayer room of a mosque to show solidarity with one another. They told me they know they are a minority but a minority that they believe is calling for what the majority wants, peace. Full story soon on @dwnews

Congratulations to Vidar Helgesen on his appointment as the new leader of @IocUnesco, the UN's foremost body for ocean and science. This appointment acknowledges Norway's vital contributions to securing the ocean we need for the future we want. -@EspenBarthEide

Tonight, Norway voted in favor of an UNGA resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” in Gaza, + “continuous, sufficient and unhindered” provision of lifesaving supplies. Glad to be among the 120 states that voted yes. news.un.org/en/story/2023/…

BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPeacePrize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all. #NobelPrize

BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPeacePrize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all. #NobelPrize

"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for." Remembering Mahatma Gandhi the evening before his 154th birthday. Gandhi was nominated for the #NobelPeacePrize on 12 occasions. Read more: bit.ly/2LpNiZh

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Today the British government formally acknowledges the ISIS attacks on my Yazidi community in 2014 was genocide. Thousands died, thousands more were enslaved and so many of us are displaced and traumatized. I hope this step by @tariqahmadbt and @FCDOGovUK brings us closer to justice. nadiasinitiative.org/news/uk-acknow…