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15/05/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway condemns the attempts by militant extremists to overthrow Somalia’s legitimate transitional Government by armed force.
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04/06/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“We were very concerned to learn that the Congolese human rights defender Floribert Chebeya Bahizire has been killed,” said State Secretary Gry Larsen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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06/06/2016
Article
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Ethiopia is vulnerable to the effects of global climate change. As the first large country in Africa, Ethiopia has launched an ambitious green national development plan, where the goal is to maintain strong economic growth in the decades ahead and
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13/09/2010
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
13 September Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg hosted an international conference in Oslo on the challenges of growth, employment and social cohesion, bringing together heads of state and government, the heads of the ILO and the IMF, trade union
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15/02/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Ms. Henriette Westhrin has today been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell, from a date to be decided by the Office of the Prime Minister. Ms. Gina Lund has been honourably discharged as state
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22/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is to increase its contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by NOK 75 million, making the total Norwegian contribution NOK 450 million per year. This is equivalent to an increase of 20%, and it means that Norway
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07/02/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 8 February 2013 appointed Mr. Svein Sundsbø (69), Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe. He succeeds Mr. Ivar Vigdenes, who left the post on 6 February.
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28/02/2013
News story
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
On Tuesday INTERPOL organized an international enforcement conference related to fisheries crime. At the conference INTERPOL launched its international collaboration effort Project SCALE. The project is intended to raise awareness of fisheries crime
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08/02/2013
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
A new service from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development will allow all residents to use the internet to propose changes in their home municipality.
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16/09/2010
News story
Ministry of Defence
On 7 September 2010 the Norwegian Ministry of Defence entered into an agreement with the Polish Ministry of Defence concerning increased cooperation on defence equipment.
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25/01/2013
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
On Friday Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg met with British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss among other issues how Norway and the United Kingdom can work together for a more consistent effort against international terrorism.
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Political staff
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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09/04/2010
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Joint Statement by President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in Climate Change and Forests: The United Mexican States and Norway are Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto
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01/07/2014
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Erna Solberg is visiting South Africa, Malawi and Rwanda this week to promote the right of children to education and healthcare, and to help to intensify efforts to meet the UN Millennium Development Goal on poverty reduction.
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23/06/2014
Press release
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
“The free trade agreement will promote greater economic cooperation between Norway and Colombia,” says Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Mæland.
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Political staff
Ministry of Labour
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11/07/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘I am deeply concerned about developments in eastern Ukraine. Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine are using increasingly heavy military equipment, which is resulting in loss of life and destruction of infrastructure. This is unacceptable,’
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11/06/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘I am pleased that we can now see a positive development in South Sudan. IGAD and the parties deserve recognition for having taken an important step towards a peaceful solution to the conflict. The further negotiations will not be easy, and the
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26/06/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘It is important that Norway, together with our European partners, sends a clear signal to the Syrian authorities that the persistent use of violence is unacceptable and must end immediately. Norway will therefore align itself with the EU’s new
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24/06/2014
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
‘I would like to congratulate Thorbjørn Jagland on his re-election. It reflects the strong support for his reform work in the Council of Europe. In these times of crisis in Europe, with major challenges relating to human rights and democracy, the