Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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The Government decided today to provide NOK 30 million in immediate humanitarian relief in connection with the assaults in Gaza. “We are extremely concerned about the precarious humanitarian situation in Gaza,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - as a contribution to the common reporting system on migration for the member countries, called SOPEMI. The recent report for Norway covers 2007 and
The IMF Executive Board has today approved a financial package for Latvia. The package is linked to an extraordinary strong economic reform programme that includes a fiscal consolidation of around 7 percent of GDP already in 2009. The Nordic
Norway call on Iran to stop in time and not go ahead with further executions. “Norway is opposed to all forms of capital punishment. It is highly regrettable that Iran appears to be planning to execute 10 persons,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr
The Iranian authorities have closed the Centre for Defence of Human Rights in Tehran. The centre was established and is headed by Iranian lawyer and human rights defender Shirin Ebadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development participates in several global and regional organisations and forums who work with housing, urban and human settlement policy issues. The following is a short presentation of the major
Nordic ministers in joint statement: "The misrule of Robert Mugabe must come to an end and respect for human rights be reinstated in Zimbabwe".
The Government has submitted a proposition to the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) on incorporation of the EU Services Directive into the EEA Agreement. The ministers from the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party expressed their dissent when
The Government has decided to offer the United Nations a field hospital for the UN operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR), MINURCAT II, for up to a year from spring 2009. On 15 March the UN will take over from the current EU
The Government has today decided to offer 34 production licenses in the awards in predefined areas 2008 (APA 2008).
The report sets out the Ministry’s objectives and strategies for promoting gender equality, and the challenges that must be addressed.
- A world free of nuclear weapons has been a longstanding objective of Norway’s foreign policy. Indeed, all parties to the Non-proliferation Treaty, as well as numerous civil society groups in nuclear weapon and non-nuclear weapon states alike, are
- We will be open to requests for technical assistance to strengthen national capacity in the region to combat piracy, and we are prepared to make a contribution to the naval operations in the area in 2009, Foreign Minister Støre said in a statement
The summary of a white paper regarding export of arms and military materiel from Norway in 2007 is based on Report No. 29 to the Storting on 6 June 2008. The summary gives information about the value and content of the export in 2007. The report
"Since the turn of the century the number of children who have received education has increased by around 40 million. However, 75 million children are still not in school. To reach the UN Millennium Development Goal on education it is estimated that
At the December 9 pledging meeting, Norway announced a contribution of NOK 290 million (approximately, 41,5 million US$) to the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees and its 2009 appeal. The pledge represents an increase in NOK 50 million or
Norway is in cooperation with the Council of Europe establishing a centre on education for intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic citizenship. The Centre, which will begin its work Autumn 2008, will be called the Wergeland Centre.
State Secretary Raymond Johansen visited Israel and the West Bank from 11 to 12 December to get an update on the political developments in the area.
Norway and the EU are joining forces to boost investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in developing countries.