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23/09/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Tore Hattrem as state secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Børge Brende.
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26/09/2015
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
Unless we seriously scale up our efforts to strengthen health systems in poor countries and strengthen the global health crisis response, we will put the whole world population’s lives at risk. Germany, Ghana and Norway are cooperating to mobilise
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25/09/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Three million Syrian children are unable to attend school because of the war. 'Education is vital for the children's future. We are now taking new and innovative steps to give children fleeing from war educational opportunities,' said Børge Brende,
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04/08/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘More than 200 000 people are affected by the floods in Myanmar, and many people have lost their lives. Myanmar has strengthened its disaster risk reduction and preparedness efforts, but the country still needs external help. Norway is providing NOK
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26/09/2015
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Solberg and President Michelle Bachelet hosted a breakfast meeting on gender equality during the opening of the UN General Assembly.
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06/06/2014
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the Crown Prince Regent has appointed Mr. Bjørgulv Vinje Borgundvaag (39), Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of Culture Thorhild Widvey. At the same time Mr. Knut Olav Åmås has been honourably
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15/05/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Government proposes an additional allocation for countries that are least equipped to meet the financial crisis.
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03/02/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
During an official visit to Norway on 29 January 2010 by HE Mr Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, political talks were held with Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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21/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is to increase its humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe in 2010 by NOK 10 million, to NOK 30 million. This increase is due to the situation in Zimbabwe, which is cause for grave concern.
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31/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The peace process in Sudan is in a decisive and critical phase. We can already see that this will be a key issue on the international agenda the next 12 months,” commented Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre, who has started a
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03/06/2009
Press release
Ministry of Finance
- I can now make public that we, together with the consulting firm Mercer, are taking a leading role in launching a comprehensive research project aimed at assessing the impact of climate change on financial markets, as well as implications for
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02/02/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hege Hertzberg (50) has been appointed Director for Development Policy in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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05/02/2010
News story
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Norway will together with Denmark and Sweden have air services negotiations with China on 11 - 12 March 2010.
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Political staff
Office of the Prime Minister
Acting for political adviser Sindre Fossum Beyer.
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23/09/2014
Press release
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom, three of the largest supporters of forest conservation, announced today their continued financial commitment to REDD+, or reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
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Political staff
Ministry of Culture
Knut Olav Åmås was appointed State Secretary for Minister of Culture Thorhild Widvey on 16 October 2013.
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14/10/2013
Press release
Ministry of Health and Care Services
The Government proposes to strengthen the hospital budgets with NOK 2.4 billion in the National Budget for 2014, compared with the revised budget for 2013. The strengthening will found a growth in activity of 2.3 percent. That is the highest
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14/10/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The GAVI Alliance (the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will together receive an additional NOK 330 million in the national budget for 2014. The Government wishes to intensify
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22/05/2013
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today Norway signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces on continued cooperation. “Having a strong and unified opposition is crucial if we are to find a political solution to the
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26/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In Havana the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC-EP have announced the most important breakthrough in the peace negotiations since formal talks were launched in Oslo last year.