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02/10/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim has pledged 20 NOK million in emergency relief to Indonesia and the Philippines. These densely populated countries have been struck by two major natural disasters in the space of
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02/10/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Dag Terje Andersen and Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen have been honourably discharged from their offices.
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02/10/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
As Ministers Dag Terje Andersen and Helga Pedersen in today’s session of the Council of State have been honourably discharged from their posts, changes have been made among the political advisors.
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02/10/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
As Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Dag Terje Andersen and Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen in today’s session of the Council of State have been honourably discharged from their posts, changes have been made among the
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29/09/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The President of the Norwegian Storting (Norwegian parliament) and the Norwegian Nobel Committee has been elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe by the organisation’s Parliamentary Assembly. Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
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28/09/2009
News story
Ministry of the Environment
The Norwegian and Romanian Ministries of the Environment has launched a joint project on Environmental Technology and Green Public Procurement. The aim of the project is to strengthen the national infrastructure in Romania in order to support
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28/09/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On Thursday 24 September 2009, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre chaired this year's Trygve Lie Symposium in New York. The aim of this year's symposium was to agree on a way forward to increase respect for international humanitarian law and its
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25/09/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The latest reports that Iran has built a new enrichment plant give cause for grave concern,” said Foreign Minister Støre after it was revealed today that Iran has concealed the existence of an uranium enrichment plant from international nuclear
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25/09/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State four state secretaries have been honourably discharged from their offices as of 1 October, as they have been elected Members of the Storting.
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25/09/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Two political advisors will leave their posts as of 1 October, as they have been elected Members of the Storting.
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25/09/2009
Press release
Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Norwegian Government will shortly put forward a parliamentary bill to the Norwegian Parliament - Stortinget - proposing the Norwegian State should participate with a proportionate share in the upcoming ordinary rights issue in DnB NOR ASA. This
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24/09/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Rafto Prize was today awarded to Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender Malahat Nasibova from Naxçivan in Azerbaijan. “I congratulate Malahat Nasibova on being awarded this prestigious prize for her longstanding and determined efforts
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24/09/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
At a meeting at the UN in New York on 23 September, rich and poor countries pledged a total of USD 5.3 billion to improve the health of mothers and children in the world’s 49 poorest countries.
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24/09/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
At a meeting in New York on 23 September, heads of state and government from all over the world underlined the need for an agreement to reduce deforestation in developing countries.
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23/09/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The donor group for the Palestinian Authority (AHLC) welcomes the political program of the Palestinian government for establishing a Palestinian state within the next two years.
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23/09/2009
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
The Government presented in July 2009 a White Paper on climate challenges and agriculture to the Storting. The Government’s proposal enlarges on and supplements the White Paper on Norway’s ambitious climate policy in relation to agriculture.
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22/09/2009
News story
Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs
Ariane Mnouchkine was presented the award by committee chair woman Liv Ullmann. The award ceremony took place in the National Theatre in Oslo on 10 September.
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18/09/2009
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
President Barack Obama today congratulated Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on the renewal of Stoltenberg's mandate as Prime Minister and his party's success in Norway's recent elections.
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18/09/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Nansen Refugee Award for 2009 is to go to the recently deceased Senator Edward Kennedy, for his work as a “forceful advocate” for those with “no voice and no rights”, according to the prize announcement.
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18/09/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway, the US, Australia, Brazil, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland, France and the UK intend to transfer 10% of their stocks of the H1N1 vaccine to developing countries. - Our ability to protect ourselves against infections depends on other