CP Haakon as United Nation's Development Programme (UNDP) Ambassador

The 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly is underway, and the high-level week that kicks off the session is the most important week on the UN calendar. Many countries are represented at the highest level, and a large number of meetings, conferences and receptions are being held.

Crown Prince Haakon has a full agenda this week, with a special emphasis on sound management of the oceans, seas and marine resources and on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Norway has taken a leading role in international efforts to promote sound, evidence-based management of the oceans. The objective is to expand understanding of the major role that the oceans can play in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of eradicating hunger and poverty – provided that there is a good balance between conservation and sustainable harvesting.

Crown Prince Haakon stressed precisely this today when he spoke at the UN Global Compact workshop “The Ocean Retreat”:

''Estimates show that we will be about 10 billion people on the planet by 2050. 10 billion people will need food, energy and means of transport. Many of our future solutions to these challenges lie in the ocean. But all this depends on our ability to manage our oceans sustainably today.

According to the OECD, the ocean economy alone could create 40 million jobs globally by 2030. Unleashing the tremendous, untapped potential of our oceans is key to reaching our Sustainable Development Goals.

But, unless we take steps to safeguard the marine environment, we will not be able to harvest the wealth of the ocean,'' the Crown Prince stated.

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A women's soccer tournament is helping to shine a spotlight on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in New York City. Each team champions one of the SDGs - and their goals reach far beyond the soccer field.

Each year during the United Nations’ high-level week, the teams that have qualified to compete in the Global Goals World Cup convene for a tournament. These players have already carried out wide-ranging efforts to promote their selected SDG. They might have collected donations for the local school, demonstrated for measures to mitigate climate change, or a myriad other activities to help achieve their goal.

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“Development and Human Progress: Why I believe in a brighter future” was the title of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon’s lecture at the International Conference on Sustainable Development at Columbia University in New York City.

First he took the audience back in time for a brief perspective on everything humankind has achieved up to now, which is a great deal. Despite the impression given by the media, the world has made enormous advances in key areas such as poverty, education, health and life expectancy.

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ROYAL NORWAY said:

Well, this was it for CP Haakon in New York.
And the CP-Couple's ''good period'' when it comes to how they are portrayed in the Norwegian media (which I wrote about in this post) seams to continue.
Because, as I've written in other threads, Haakon/MM's UN engagements are usually criticized by commentators as an interference in pollitics. - But this time, nothing at all!
Why? Well, although the CP-Couple's personal popularity has plummeted after the media started with a more critical coverage of them in 2013, the support for the institution of the monarchy has gone from strong to stronger. - And therefore, the television/newspaper commentators have probably found out that there is no point in continuing, at least not when it comes to stuff like this.

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ROYAL NORWAY said:

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And the CP-Couple's ''good period'' when it comes to how they are portrayed in the Norwegian media (which I wrote about in this post) seams to continue.
Because, as I've written in other threads, Haakon/MM's UN engagements are usually criticized by commentators as an interference in pollitics. - But this time, nothing at all!
Why? Well, although the CP-Couple's personal popularity has plummeted after the media started with a more critical coverage of them in 2013, the support for the institution of the monarchy has gone from strong to stronger. - And therefore, the television/newspaper commentators have probably found out that there is no point in continuing, at least not when it comes to stuff like this.

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wartenberg7 said:

By that one can see that this criticism has nothing to do with "public opinion", but a rather orchestered media campaign to direct/ guide public opinion in a certain direction

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Tatiana Maria said:

If I have correctly interpreted Royal Norway's post, the guidance points in the other direction: the media is guided by the public's opinion of the monarchy, which I am not sure is beneficial for the public, the media, or the monarchy.

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ROYAL NORWAY said:

Well, it's quite simple, you know:
The CP-Couple started to socialise more and more with wealthy people, celebrities and Labour politicians. - And it didn't make it better that Haakon (in interwievs) started sounding like a politician himself.

So, what happened?
1. The egalitarian Norwegian media didn't like it, so they started criticising them in 2013, which then lead to their personal popularity going down hill.
2. Haakon/MM responded with taking their children out of the public school in 2014, and opted to spend parts of their 2015 summer-holiday with some rich-people on their yacht, which of course only intensified the criticism.

But as I wrote in post 99, which both of you referred to, the support for the institution of the monarchy has (at the same time) gone from strong to stronger.
Why? Well, as I've written in other threads: Due to the King's enormous personal popularity, which (although always high) has gone through the roof since his 70th birthday in 2007 - and unpopular politicians

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ROYAL NORWAY said:

I've actually come very close to defending the CP-Couple when it comes to the school stuff in this post.
And I have nothing personally against Ingrid going to a private international-school, or the CP-Family holidaying with wealthy friends on luxury-yachts (although it's very un-Norwegian).
My problem is the criticism it leads to. - And the CP-Couple knows how the Norwegian media, commentators, politicians and people are like, so they should know better. ??

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Crown Prince Haakon will travel to Jamaica in the period 18 to 20 November 2024 in his role as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The Crown Prince, who has had this role since 2003, is strongly involved in the work to promote the UN's sustainability goals, particularly goal 1 to eradicate poverty and goal 14 to preserve life in the sea.Jamaica faces significant challenges related to climate change, which threaten the country's coastal communities and economic stability. During the visit, Crown Prince Haakon will get a first-hand insight into how Jamaica, with support from Norway and UNDP, is working to strengthen the ocean economy and increase resilience in vulnerable communities. This includes efforts to reduce illegal fishing through UNDP's Blue Resilience programme, which contributes to better management of the country's marine resources and protects against transnational crime.During his visit to Jamaica, Crown Prince Haakon will meet local authorities, young people and representatives from various social groups to discuss challenges and solutions related to the ocean, climate and poverty. Among other things, he will visit the coastal community of Rocky Point to learn more about how the Norwegian-supported "Blue Resilience" program contributes to strengthening the fishing community's future. The Crown Prince will also visit Mount Airy, where water collection systems have been rehabilitated as part of UNDP's work on human security. In addition, he will participate in a dialogue with youth leaders at The University of the West Indies (UWI) about how young people can contribute to combating climate change and poverty in their local communities.The Crown Prince is accompanied by State Secretary Bjørg Sandkjær (Sp) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.(...)

Kronprinsen til Jamaica med UNDP

Hans Kongelige Høyhet Kronprins Haakon besøker Jamaica med UNDP 18.-20. november. Bærekraftige løsninger for hav, klima og fattigdom er tema for turen.

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