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«We are going through the times of turbulence, times of uncertainty in politics, but the Arctic states are committed to cooperation».

 

Lassi Heininen,

Professor, Editor-in-Chief of the Arctic Yearbook

Many international organizations and affiliations work within the Northern Forum´s community to make the Northern regional affairs and issues stronger. Most of these organizations are public but the community also includes associations of common stakeholders. All of them have though one thing in common; to promote Northern affairs.

Inter – governmental (IGOs) and non - governmental organizations (NGOs) have assumed an important role in the development of regional Northern cooperation.

Below is a list of international organizations in the North.

 

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01 Apr 2026

A meeting took place in Yakutsk between Daryana Maksimova, Deputy Executive Director of the Northern Forum, and representatives of the Obruchev Foundation: Tatyana Sergeevna Obrucheva, Head of the Foundation [ ... ]

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01 Apr 2026

March 31, 2026, Vladimir Nikolaevich Vasiliev, Executive Director of the Northern Forum, held an online meeting with Tatiana Domilovskaya, Managing Partner of Knowlex International from Vancouver, Canada, [ ... ]

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31 Mar 2026
Northern Forum Goodwill Ambassador Maria Lagutina Speaks at Round Table

Northern Forum Goodwill Ambassador Maria Lagutina took part in the round table "India–Russia: Strategic Arctic Dialogue," held on March 24, 2026, in St. Petersburg.

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31 Mar 2026
Mobile North-Arctic Lecture Hall Arrives in Dudinka

On March 30, the mobile North-Arctic lecture hall arrived in Dudinka — a unique educational project implemented aboard the Zvezda T24 amphibious all-terrain vehicle.

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31 Mar 2026
Meeting of the Newly Formed Public Council Held at the Ministry of External Relations and Peoples' Affairs

A meeting of the newly formed Public Council of the Ministry of External Relations and Peoples' Affairs of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) was held

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26 Mar 2026
Valery Anatolyevich Kryukov Awarded the Order of Friendship

On March 20, 2026, the President of the Russian Federation issued a Decree awarding the Order of Friendship to Valery Anatolyevich Kryukov, Chief Researcher at the Center for Resource Economics of the [ ... ]

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Upcoming Events

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Members of the Northern Forum

7th Northern Sustainable Development Forum

II half of 2026
Yakutsk, Russia

COP31 ARCTIC PAVILION

II half of 2026
Antalya, Turkey

Board of Governors
Regional Coordinators Committee (RCC)
Business Partners
Goodwill Ambassadors
Northern Youth Forum

The Northern Forum Schools Association

The Northern Forum Schools Association an interregional association of secondary general education organizations of the Northern Forum member regions, as well as the regions interested in cooperation with the northern and Arctic regions, and is a structural subdivision of the International Organization of Northern Regions "The Northern Forum".