NORWAY GRANTS UN TANZANIA 3.1 MILLION US DOLLARS to support the UN’s Refugees response, governance initiatives, and UN Partnership Building in Zanzibar

Ambassador of Norway, H.E Hanne-Marie Kaarstad, (left) and UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez, signing agreement of USD 3.1 million for Grants to support the UN’s Refugees response, governance initiatives, and UN Partnership Building in Zanzibar as well as on Human Rights, at the ceremony which was held at the UN offices in Dar es Salaam.

*Refugees and Governance programs among key areas of support

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