The Local Norway https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Erik Solheim resigns as UN environment chief amid expenses outcry UN environment chief Erik Solheim resigned on Tuesday after an audit questioning his huge travel expenses triggered an outcry, UN officials said. https://www.thelocal.no/20181120/erik-solheim-resigns-as-un-environment-chief Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:32:13 +0100 erik-solheim-resigns-as-un-environment-chief UN censors Norwegian girls' despot song: report The dreams of dozens of Norwegian girls ended in disenchantment on Saturday when organizers axed part of their show at the UN General Assembly in New York, citing concerns over lyrics listing some of history’s worst tyrants. https://www.thelocal.no/20120702/un-censors-norwegian-girls-despot-song-report Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:01:00 +0200 un-censors-norwegian-girls-despot-song-report