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The presentation of the report in Vienna 4 May 2023

Reports

Report on the deportation of Ukrainian children

On 30 March 2023, 45 #OSCE participating States, following consultation with #Ukraine, invoked the OSCE’s #MoscowMechanism on the issue of "forcible transfer of #children within parts of Ukraine’s territory temporarily controlled or occupied by #Russia and/or their deportation to the Russian Federation". NAILs Cecilie Hellestveit was selected by Ukraine and the invoking states as one of the experts to work on…

Posted on May 6, 2023May 6, 2023 by NAIL

Reports

Report: A UN Tax Convention?

EXPLORING THE MERITS AND FEASIBILITY OF A NEW INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON TAX AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Every year, billions of US dollars in government revenue are lost through corporate tax avoidance, profit shifting, and other tax-related illicit financial flows. This is an issue of transboundary concern, undermining States’ fiscal independence and…

Posted on September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 by Torbjørn Graff Hugo

Commentary

Marine plastic pollution: Why a framework convention with a first protocol on single-use plastics is the right way forward

The resumed session of the fifth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) is right around the corner, and everything is lined up for a decision to start negotiations on a new treaty on marine plastic pollution. The support is overwhelming. More than 180 UN Member States have publicly announced their support for a…

Posted on February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 by Torbjørn Graff Hugo

Reports

Report: The merits and feasibility of an international taiga agreement

The taiga is a natural resource of enormous scale, with great value for wildlife and all of humanity. It provides a range of vital ecosystem services at local, national, regional, and global levels. Its role in global carbon sequestration and as a driver of precipitation makes the protection and sustainable…

Posted on January 21, 2022February 4, 2022 by Torbjørn Graff Hugo

Resources

South-Sudan and accountability for atrocities

Hellestveit held a presentation at the Norwegian Academy of Science (in English) about the prospects of holding those responsible for mass atrocities in the civil war in South-Sudan since 2013 to account. The presentation will be published (in Norwegian) in a forthcoming publication by the Norwegian Academy of Science.

Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 by NAIL

Commentary

Leangkollen Security Conference 2021

At the annual (but digital) Leangkollen Security Conference 2021 organised by The Norwegian Atlantic Committee, Cecilie Hellestveit hosted day 2 on the subject of "Building Resilience to Foreign Influence ". Francis Fukuyama and Thomas Rid gave key note speeches, and Hellestveit interviewed the Norwegian Foreign Minister. The session ended with…

Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 by NAIL

Commentary

Seminar on starvation as a method of war in Yemen and Syria

NAIL co-organized an international expert seminar together with the Norwegian Centre for Holocaust and Minority-studies (HL-senteret) on December 7. where we examined the return of starvation as a method of war and its effects on vulnerable communities in Yemen and Syria, discussing how deliberate strategies to deprive food have been used in…

Posted on February 1, 2021February 19, 2021 by Torbjørn Graff Hugo

Reports

The TPNW and its implications for Norway

This report explains the contents of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), discusses its compatibility with Norwegian defence arrangements and explores the details of some of the key dilemmas Norwegian policymakers are faced with. (more…)

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Issues

New report: NATO, Norway and nuclear weapons

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was adopted in 2017 and will enter into force in January 2021. The Treaty provides a first-ever unconditional global ban on the use of nuclear arms. Several Norwegian political parties, organisations, and individuals – including six former prime ministers, defence ministers,…

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