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A children’s book as a symbol of a spiritual journey, a work that comes into being after a chance meeting with a violinist, a woman’s vision of using volcanoes to build more sustainably, a film that shows sexuality as a harmless topic of conversation in the family, and an extensive attempt to understand the past through a lonely father from the void of memory. These are the winners of the Nordic Council prizes for 2024.

The leader of the democratic movement in Belarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will be a guest speaker at the 2024 Session of the Nordic Council in Reykjavík on 30 October. Her speech will include the importance of Nordic support for democracy in Belarus.

With four events and participation in three panels, Nordic Co-operation has a strong presence at the UN biodiversity meeting, COP16, in Cali, Columbia.

The 76th Session of the Nordic Council will be held in Reykjavik from 28 to 31 October.

It’s more effective to tighten policy measures that have already been introduced than to propose completely new ones if the goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our consumption. This is one of the key messages according to a new report by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Young people want to play key roles in their future, which is why the first Nordic-Baltic Youth Summit was held this September. It came up with suggestions for more co-operation and action in five categories: peace and security, democracy, governance of youth organisations, climate change and young people’s well-being.

“Far too much food is being thrown out, even though there’s nothing wrong with it. The ’best before’ labelling scheme could work much better, and that’s what we need to focus on,” says Tove Elise Madland, chair of the Nordic Council Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region.

The Nordic Region must secure access to the metals and minerals so important for the green transition, security of supply and resilience. This was the main point to emerge from the meeting of Nordic business ministers, who also signed a new declaration on Nordic industrial partnership.