Finland stands by Nordic UN think tank, Norway opts out

News March 02, 2011

The Finnish ambassador in Oslo is pushing Norway to resume funding of the WIDER institute, the only Nordic UN development think tank. Norway terminated its funding of the cash-strapped Helsinki-based centre in 2008.
The institute is part of the UN University and is ranked among the world’s top ten development think tanks.

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