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07/10/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘Human rights are under considerable pressure. In response to this, we are increasing our support for human rights efforts by NOK 77 million in 2020,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide.
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07/10/2019
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Norwegian economy is in its third year of economic expansion. Activity is expanding throughout the country and in most sectors. The strong performance of the Norwegian economy is expected to continue. In the National Budget for 2020, growth in
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03/10/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The Barents Euro-Arctic Council is an important body for international cooperation. We are looking forward to taking over the Chairmanship of the Council and helping to build a strong and sustainable Barents region,’ said Minister of Foreign
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01/10/2019
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The decision to phase out upstream oil and gas companies from the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) shall apply to companies classified as “Oil: Crude Producers” by the index provider FTSE Russell.
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01/10/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The world is facing major challenges, and in the future there will be a need for more food, more jobs, more energy and more transport. The ocean holds the key to solving many of these challenges, but can only do so if we ensure that it is clean,
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30/09/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The resumption of a political process between the Israelis and the Palestinians is more important than ever if we are to keep the hope of a two-state solution alive,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide.
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29/09/2019
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
‘Some 37 million of the children who are currently out of school live in areas affected by crisis and conflict. The fact that these children are deprived of their right to education means that they are doubly affected by crises. In times of crisis,
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29/09/2019
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
‘Efforts to promote global health and education save lives, improve people’s quality of life and contribute to economic growth and development. Since 2002, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has helped save more than 32 million
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27/09/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide chaired the ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) in New York on 26 September.
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26/09/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Government is strengthening its efforts to combat modern slavery, and is consolidating these efforts into a development programme.
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25/09/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide will chair the ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), the international donor group for Palestine, in New York on Thursday 26 September. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is
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25/09/2019
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced on 25 September the launch of an initiative - together with New Zealand, Costa Rica, Fiji and Iceland - to negotiate an Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability.
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25/09/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘It is unacceptable that more than 820 million people are struggling to find enough to eat and that one in five children under five are chronically malnourished. In order to fight hunger and achieve food security, we must change both our mindset and
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23/09/2019
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
‘Global climate change is one of the greatest challenges we are facing, and it is undermining the progress made in areas such as poverty reduction, education and health,’ said Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
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22/09/2019
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
New York, September 22, 2019: The governments of Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom call for increased ambition and action by the global community to conserve and restore tropical forests.
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20/09/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Three new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 19 September 2019.
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19/09/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway was elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the period 2019-2021 at the organisation’s General Conference today.
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19/09/2019
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Today, the Ministry of Finance has decided not to change the countercyclical capital buffer requirement for banks.
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13/09/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Funding from Norway will be used to provide nutritious school meals to some 55 000 children in conflict-torn Mali. ‘Malnourished children have problems learning, no matter how good the teaching is. If children are given school meals, their parents
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12/09/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘Sound, transparent tax systems that increase government revenue and improve the distribution of wealth are essential for the very poorest countries to achieve poverty reduction and sustainable development. Through this agreement with the World Bank