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24/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Together, we should all do our utmost to consolidate the UN framework and the guiding principles at the Human Rights Council this coming spring”, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said in his introductory remarks at the Trygve Lie Symposium in New
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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24/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway’s commitment is to Sudan, and this commitment will remain, irrespective of the outcome of the referendum. - This means that we will continue to engage with the whole country if there is a vote for unity, and we will engage with both states if
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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24/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“In order to maintain and increase the momentum of our work for a world free of nuclear weapons, we can no longer postpone the debate on how we should organise and structure the multilateral disarmament machinery", Foreign Minister Støre said.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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23/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)is within reach, Foreign Minister Støre said in his address to the CBT Ministerial Meeting in New York 23 September.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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23/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Demand for the Norwegian State Housing Bank’s loan schemes has been substantial in 2010. “An additional NOK 15 billion will be available next year,” says Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete.
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23/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Defence
- In a broader perspective, the focus of our work must always be on the consequences felt on the ground, says Minister of Defence Grete Faremo.
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Former Minister of Defence Grete Faremo
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23/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Grete Faremo: - At about 20-25 % of the total defence budget, we have one of the highest materiel investment rates in NATO.
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Former Minister of Defence Grete Faremo
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23/09/2010
News story
Ministry of the Environment
The Romanian Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Norwegian Ministry of Environment cooperate to promote environmental technology and green public procurement.
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23/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian design is no longer a well-kept secret. Thanks to initiatives such as the exhibition ‘100% Norway’, young designers and established design-orientated companies have both had the opportunity to show their work to an international audience,
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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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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22/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"So, what have we accomplished? One of our main goals was to give global health a more strategic place on the international agenda. And this is indeed happening. The G8 summit in June gave a big boost to work on child and maternal mortality”,
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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22/09/2010
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“I am glad to see that so many UN members and organisations have pledged funding today to save women and children. The pledges now total more than USD 40 billion over the next five years. This is the greatest effort the world has seen to reduce
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22/09/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway supports the proposed levy on currency transactions. This will raise several billion dollars for additional funding for global public goods, such as measures to address climate change and to promote health, education and the UN Millennium
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22/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
State Secretary Per Rune Henriksen's speech at Underwater Technology Conference 22 September 2010.
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State Secretary Per Rune Henriksen
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22/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, meets Norwegian and international press in New York 22 September 2010 after the AHLC meeting.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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21/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre as Chair of the Ad-hoc Liaison Committee gave the opening address to the AHLC meeting in New York on 21 September.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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21/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The international donor group in support of the Palestinians (AHLC) today reconfirmed its support for the Palestinian government program that aims to establish a Palestinian state by August 2011.
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21/09/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Arctic agreement between Russia and Norway provides valuable lessons on trust and the long-range view, write Sergej Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister and Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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21/09/2010
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Minister of Foreign Affairs regularly presents key foreign policy issues in lectures, addresses to the Storting and opening speeches at conferences. Many of these speeches contain new political signals or new information, and highlight key
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21/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will sign an agreement with six countries in Africa that will help them to gain jurisdiction over their own oil and gas resources.