The United Nations Association of Norway is an information organisation in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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It was established as Norsk Samband for de Forente Nasjoner ("Norwegian Association for the United Nations"), but later changed its name. It is a member body in the World Federation of United Nations Associations

World Federation of United Nations Associations

The World Federation of United Nations Associations was created in 1946, inspired by the opening words of the United Nations Charter "We the Peoples". Today it is a global network of people linked together through United Nations Associations in over 100 member states of the United Nations...

, and its purpose is to inform schools and media about the United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

 activities. Chairman of the board is Helga Hjetland, secretary-general is Kari Solholm and the organizational headquarters are in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

with offices in six additional cities.