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Norway allocates NOK 10 million to earthquake response in Colombia; strengthens local response through Red Cross funding

Norway allocates NOK 10 million to earthquake response in Colombia; strengthens local response through Red Cross funding Norway allocates NOK 10 million to earthquake response in Colombia. (14.08.2026) - Norway in Geneva Norway allocates NOK 10 million to earthquake response in Colombia. (14.08.2026) Norway increases its support to local earthquake response efforts in Colombia with NOK 10 million. The funding will be drawn from reserve funds earmarked for humanitarian crises and will be allocated to the Red Cross Movement. This contribution is in addition to Norway’s support channeled through humanitarian relief funds. ...

U.S. delegation to Conference on Disarmament in Geneva calls for 24-hour notification of launches of ICBMs, SLBMs, and SLVs; 145 countries in HCOC

U.S. delegation to Conference on Disarmament in Geneva calls for 24-hour notification of launches of ICBMs, SLBMs, and SLVs; 145 countries in HCOC Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. (11.08.2026) - Norway in Geneva Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. (11.08.2026) Joint Statement on Notifications of Ballistic Missile Launches, delivered by Senior Adviser Victoria Nibarger of U.S. Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament. The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Montenegro, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Philippines (the), Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The joint statement was delivered at the August 11, 2026, meeting of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. ...

Papst Leo XIV. fordert sofortiges Ende des Ukrainekrieges im Vatikan; Sudan: humanitäre Katastrophe in El Obeid

Papst Leo XIV. fordert sofortiges Ende des Ukrainekrieges im Vatikan; Sudan: humanitäre Katastrophe in El Obeid Papst beklagt zivile Opfer in Ukraine und Russland – Sorge um Sudan | katholisch.de Papst beklagt zivile Opfer in Ukraine und Russland – Sorge um Sudan VERÖFFENTLICHT AM 09.08.2026 UM 14:29 UHR – LESEDAUER: 2 MINUTEN VATIKANSTADT - Immer wieder mahnt der Papst Frieden in der Ukraine an, auch beim Mittagsgebet am Sonntag im Vatikan. Doch diesmal ruft er ausdrücklich beide Seiten zum Ende der Kampfhandlungen auf – gleich zweimal. ...