Overview of the development cooperation; Norway - Eritrea 2010
Total Norwegian expenditure in 2010 was approx. NOK 60 mill. for assistance to Eritrea. The main part of the assistance to Eritrea was administered by the Norwegian Embassy in Asmara. In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs administered funds for humanitarian assistance and Norad administered funds for Norwegian NGOs.
The Embassy's cooperation in 2010 was;
Bilateral (state-to-state):
| Partner |
Activity |
| Ministry of National Development / National Statistics Office |
Institutional cooperation between the National Statistics Office and Statistics Norway |
| Ministry of Agriculture |
Community Based Forestry Program |
Multi-bilateral
| Partner |
Activity |
| UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS |
Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS on National Prevention, Care and Support in co-operation with MOH, MOLHW, MOD/EDF, MOE and NUEYS. |
UNICEF, UNFPA
|
Support to the implementation of Eritrean Population Health Survey |
| UNDP |
Joint Programme supporting transition and early recovery for resettled IDPs and drought affected communities implemented by UNDP in cooperation with regional authorities. |
| UNDP |
Sustainable Land Management |
Bilateral - via NGOs
| Partner |
Activity |
| Norwegian Church Aid |
Frame agreement on various activities |
Other support through Norwegian NGOs:
- Fair Allocation of Infotech Resources (FAIR)
- Vision for All (VFA)
- Union of Education Norway
- Atlas Alliance
Other Activities:
Training for opinion poll, support to the Eritrean National Book Fair, participation in European film week and supporting Tesfa footballclub
Humanitarian Assistance 2010:
Support through UNICEF and Norwegian Red Cross/ICRC