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The Oslo Center was founded by former Norwegian prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik in January 2006. The purpose of the center is to work for world peace, human rights and inter-religious tolerance world wide. The center cooperates closely with the Carter Center in Atlanta, the Kim Dae Jung Library in Seoul and the Crisis Management Initiative in Helsinki.〔(Oslosenteret - The Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights )〕 Shortly after the announced opening of the Oslo Center, Bondevik told Norwegian newspaper ''Aftenposten'', that the center would focus primarily on negotiations between governments and take on the role as a peace mediator in conflict areas around the world. He also said that the center would work closely with western governments and international human rights organizations and take advantage of the vast political networks that its members, all former politicians and bureaucrats, had built up over the years.〔 (Bondevik oppretter fredssenter i Oslo )〕 The center has eight full time staff members, all of whom are former Norwegian politicians and bureaucrats, and three part time staff members. The Oslo Center is a non-profit organization and as a consequence relies solely upon donations from the general public. According to the official webpage, the center has managed to procure funds from various Norwegian businesses and corporations, which will keep it up and running for the next five years. The budget for 2007 is 10.5 million Norwegian krones.〔(Oslosenteret - Staff of the Oslo Center )〕 ==Projects that the Center is currently involved in== * Burma: * *Bondevik co-authored the book ''prisoners in our own country'' about human rights abuse in Burma * North Korea, failure to protect: * *Commissioning a study of the present humanitarian situation in North Korea * Club de Madrid: * *An organization dedicated to democracy around the world * Inter-culture and inter-religious dialogue: * *working for inter-religious dialogue * New born’s right to life: * *organization working for the right’s of children * * The right to life and the present situation in the Horn of Africa: * *organization working in the Horn of Africa * Health and human rights: * *Mapping out religious health assets that can be mobilized in the battle against AIDS/HIV in sub-Saharan Africa 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oslo Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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