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13/11/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony will be held in Oslo City Hall on Monday 10 December at 13:00. The deadline for accreditation applications is 14:00 on Tuesday 27 November.
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23/06/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian authorities are entering into an agreement to allocate NOK 100 million in support to be used to provide healthy and nutritious food for the population in Niger. The funding will be channelled through a joint project between Care Norway
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05/06/2012
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Our ties with the countries that became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union have grown strong over these 20 years,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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14/09/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Rio de Janeiro is the first stop during Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to Brazil and Chile. The trip reflects the increasingly close cooperation between Norway and the two Latin American countries. The Prime Minister’s itinerary includes
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10/12/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 1 January 2009 appointed Ms. Anne Cathrine Berger (36), advisor, Oslo, as political advisor to Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen. Berger will succeed Mr. John Erik Pedersen.
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23/11/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Health-care workers must be better protected in areas of conflict such as Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia. This was the main issue discussed today at the meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and President
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12/02/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Based on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s weekly assessment of the Covid-19 situation, the Government has decided to change the status of the Kainuu Hospital District in Finland from ‘yellow’ to ‘red’ on the map showing the status for
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15/06/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘I am deeply concerned about the many civilians who are affected by the steadily worsening hunger crisis in Tigray. Norway will increase its humanitarian aid to Tigray by NOK 20 million, bringing the total up to roughly NOK 130 million,’ said
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08/06/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Any attempt at underplaying the seriousness of the crimes committed during the Balkan wars is unacceptable,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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01/07/2021
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway's strategy to strengthen development efforts to combat modern slavery "Born to live in freedom" was launched 1 July 2021.
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28/04/2014
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
The government wishes to ensure that the process surrounding the construction of monuments marking the 22 July tragedies is transparent, dignified and foreseeable.
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08/02/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has announced that the Norwegian Government intends to start additional seismic surveys further north in the previously disputed area of the Barents Sea. Seismic surveys will start this summer and will continue into
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07/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
"We have now introduced a new system for closing and opening fishing grounds in the North Sea and the Skagerrak in order to protect small fish and juveniles, and to reduce the problem of discard of fish," says the minister for fisheries and coastal
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18/03/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway condemns Russia’s annexation of the Ukrainian Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which is in violation of international law. The use of military force by Russia to redraw national boundaries is unacceptable,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs
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15/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A new Norwegian-led research project is to identify the economic benefits of investing in women’s health.
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20/02/2012
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is deeply concerned about the news that the death sentence imposed on Canadian-Iranian web designer Saeed Malekpour may be carried out in the near future. If this is the case, we urge the Iranian authorities to stop
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31/03/2014
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am pleased that China has today confirmed that it would like to participate in the negotiations on an international Trade in Services Agreement,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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24/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Culture
- I congratulate Hallvar Witzøe, Gudrun Austli and the rest of the team with the nomination. Reaching this far with his examination film is simply an outstanding achievement. This also confirms that the Film School at Lillehammer is very good at
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14/03/2014
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The use of force, threats of the use of force and intervention in the internal affairs of another country violate the fundamental principles of international law,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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08/11/2013
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
Continuing and further education of teachers is the government’s most significant investment in the field of education and research. In addition, the Research and Development sector and the universities are being strengthened.