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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>The official Bluesky account of Norway&#39;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/norwaymfa.government.no</link><title>@norwaymfa.government.no - Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/norwaymfa.government.no/post/3maxmxni7w222</link><description>Norway boosts support to WFP in South Sudan&#xA; with approx. USD 12.7 million for emergency aid &amp; resilience-building. 6 million people in #SouthSudan face hunger as conflict, floods &amp; displacement worsen. https://www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new/norway-increases-support-for-fight-against-hunger-in-south-sudan/id3144489/</description><pubDate>27 Dec 2025 10:47 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:o7cm4lwxpmrtdrtdyqqtitpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3maxmxni7w222</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/norwaymfa.government.no/post/3m7i2wxz5pk2q</link><description>One year after the fall of the Assad regime, millions of Syrians still face critical humanitarian needs. &#xA;&#xA;Today, Norway is committing over USD 5 million to locally led humanitarian efforts in #Syria .&#xA;&#xA;https://www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new/norway-contributes-usd-5-million-to-support-locally-led-humanitarian-efforts-in-syria/id3142240/</description><pubDate>08 Dec 2025 12:49 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:o7cm4lwxpmrtdrtdyqqtitpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7i2wxz5pk2q</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/norwaymfa.government.no/post/3m7i2txvjs22q</link><description>Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs, &#xA;Espen Barth Eide: &#xA;  &#xA;&#39;The alarm is sounding for the #Kordofan region in #Sudan.  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We agree on the need for closer ties on trade, the green transition and knowledge exchange. We must promote values of democracy and a rules-based world order. &#xA;&#xA;New strategy for 🇳🇴🇧🇷 cooperation: https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/norway-to-strengthen-cooperation-with-brazil-to-address-global-challenges/id3099555/</description><pubDate>08 May 2025 12:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:o7cm4lwxpmrtdrtdyqqtitpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lonwtrwbx22w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/norwaymfa.government.no/post/3lnsll4pqjk24</link><description>Devastating images from the port of Bandar Abbas, Iran. The death toll and number of injured is rising. 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