NORCAP

Our thematic manager on democracy and election observation, Anne Sofie Molandsveen takes part in this interesting event tonight, to talk about why election observers are candidates for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

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In the past few months, we have been working to ensure better procedures for receiving refugees and migrants in Greece and better coordination and communication between the different services and institutions that assist in their reception.

This is especially important in remote areas, with limited resources and no presence of any formal facility for asylum seekers.

‘It is vital that the Greek reception system is prepared and have standardised procedures in place to receive refugees and migrants, especially in remote areas and I’m glad that we have contributed to this work‘, says Benedicte Giæver, NORCAP Executive Director.

In NORCAP, we are engaged in enhancing local capacity and working hand in hand with our local partners. We have had a fruitful cooperation with the General Secretary for Asylum Seekers’ Reception, Stellina Siarapi and her staff, and we appreciate the work done by our colleagues on assignment in Greece.

'I am confident that these tools are meaningful and will contribute to Greece’s response in accordance with humanitarian protection standards. We remain willing to continue our cooperation, strengthening national authorities’ capacity to fulfil their mandates’, Benedicte says.

EEA and Norway Grants

Photo: NORCAP experts in Greece - George Koufakis,
Sotiria Tsilavi and Nikolaos Kyfonidis.

Very excited about this cooperation which gives us better data and analysis to improve our work in the humanitarian and development sectors.

This week marks 30 years since the genocide in Rwanda. NORCAP's Executive Director, Benedicte Giæver, will participate in the event at the Norwegian Centre for Holocaust and Minorities Studies, where she will talk about her experiences from working in Rwanda at that time. If you're in Oslo, please join us for an afternoon of reflection: https://fb.me/e/3D4jY9QDM