King Haakon Ends Role as UN Development Ambassador
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- King Haakon is ending his goodwill ambassador role with the UN Development Programme after holding it as crown prince since 2003.
- UNDP’s representative in Norway said the role would not naturally transfer from crown prince to monarch.
- Haakon visited 14 countries for UNDP, including Jamaica, Kenya and Colombia.
King Haakon is ending his long-running role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme, a position he held since 2003.
Toril-Iren Pedersen, UNDP’s senior representative in Norway, said the role had been held in Haakon’s capacity as crown prince. Now that he is Norway’s monarch, she said, it would not be natural to transfer the ambassadorship from crown prince to king.
Pedersen told Panorama that UNDP had conveyed the decision and thanked the king and the royal household for their cooperation. The palace had not confirmed the change.
Haakon traveled to 14 countries with UNDP. His most recent visits took him to Jamaica in 2024, Kenya in 2022 and Colombia in 2019.
The role he held as UNDP ambassador was held in his capacity as crown prince. Now that he is monarch of Norway, it is a completely different role, and it is not natural for the role as UNDP ambassador to be transferred from crown prince to king
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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