Norway announced yesterday that it had pledged $1million to the UN's recently launched Juba Initiative Fund. The statement said a top Norwegian government official would visit the country this week "to express Norway's continued concern for the humanitarian situation" in northern Uganda. The UN has called for a total of $4.8million for the fund largely created to help pay for the costs of the mediation process. So far, the Netherlands has pledged $1,142,132, Sweden $960,219 and the UK $469,043. Norway's donation puts the total to $3.5 million. However, the only other major donor to Uganda, the United States government, has yet to pledge any direct financial support for the Juba peace talks. Read more at The Monitor.