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The '''Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs''' (NMFA) is a significant donor to [[NGOs]] of the [[civil society]] type, and many of the recipients dovetail with [[NATO]] objectives. The donor budget was NOK 18 billion in 2020, approximately $2 billion. | The '''Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs''' (NMFA) is a significant donor to [[NGOs]] of the [[civil society]] type, and many of the recipients dovetail with [[NATO]] objectives. The donor budget was NOK 18 billion in 2020, approximately $2 billion. | ||
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| + | Surprisingly for a country not part of EU, it is financing several Balkans NGOs which are working for EU-accession. The list of donor recipients (right) is just a selection from several hundred projects. | ||
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The Ministry was a significant sponsor of civil supplies during the US/NATO regime change operation in Syria, where 90% of all humanitarian aid went to areas controlled by the 'opposition', which controlled 10% of the population. Some of this aid could be used by the militias (food, clothes etc), other parts could be sold on the open market, to create plausible deniability of funding these militias.{{cn}}Noticeably, this funding has mostly stopped in the 2020 budget.<ref>http://udtilskudd.regjeringen.no/#/nb/country/details?partnerGroup=3&year=2020</ref> | The Ministry was a significant sponsor of civil supplies during the US/NATO regime change operation in Syria, where 90% of all humanitarian aid went to areas controlled by the 'opposition', which controlled 10% of the population. Some of this aid could be used by the militias (food, clothes etc), other parts could be sold on the open market, to create plausible deniability of funding these militias.{{cn}}Noticeably, this funding has mostly stopped in the 2020 budget.<ref>http://udtilskudd.regjeringen.no/#/nb/country/details?partnerGroup=3&year=2020</ref> | ||
It also donates through [[Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation]] (NORAD), one of its sub-directorates, including to [[Norwegian People's Aid]]. | It also donates through [[Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation]] (NORAD), one of its sub-directorates, including to [[Norwegian People's Aid]]. | ||
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| − | + | ===Clinton Foundation=== | |
| + | {{FA|Clinton Foundation}} | ||
| + | From 2007 onward, Norway gave NOK 640 million $100 million) to projects run by the [[Clinton Foundation]]. After [[Hillary Clinton]] lost the 2016 presidential election, the support was reduced to almost nothing.<ref>https://www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/MGoGr/norge-har-gitt-hundrevis-av-millioner-til-clinton-stiftelsen-etter-at-hillary-clinton-tapte-presidentvalget-stuper-stoetten?</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 14:31, 26 June 2020
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA) is a significant donor to NGOs of the civil society type, and many of the recipients dovetail with NATO objectives. The donor budget was NOK 18 billion in 2020, approximately $2 billion.
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Activities
Surprisingly for a country not part of EU, it is financing several Balkans NGOs which are working for EU-accession. The list of donor recipients (right) is just a selection from several hundred projects.
Syria
The Ministry was a significant sponsor of civil supplies during the US/NATO regime change operation in Syria, where 90% of all humanitarian aid went to areas controlled by the 'opposition', which controlled 10% of the population. Some of this aid could be used by the militias (food, clothes etc), other parts could be sold on the open market, to create plausible deniability of funding these militias.[citation needed]Noticeably, this funding has mostly stopped in the 2020 budget.[1]
It also donates through Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), one of its sub-directorates, including to Norwegian People's Aid.
Deep political connections
Clinton Foundation
- Full article: Clinton Foundation
- Full article: Clinton Foundation
From 2007 onward, Norway gave NOK 640 million $100 million) to projects run by the Clinton Foundation. After Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, the support was reduced to almost nothing.[2]
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjørn Kristvik | Director-general | 1985 | 1988 | Leader (ekspedisjonssjef) of the security policy department |
