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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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- Nora Sveaass has done an excellent job in the UN Committee Against Torture, and she has demonstrated a high level of integrity and strong personal commitment, commented Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on hearing that the Norwegian psychologist
Kyrre Lekve is State Secretary for The Minister of Education - responsible for tertiary education and research.
Norway will support a resolution in the UN General Assembly’s first committee today calling for the immediate start of negotiations on a new international arms trade treaty. “An effective, robust framework that regulates the conventional arms trade
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 29 October appointed new political advisers.
The Minister of Health and Care Services is responsible for the following policy areas: the hospital sector, health services in the municipalities, public health promotion, mental health and alcohol/drug abuse.
‘The Norwegian defence industry plays an important role in value creation and in driving technology development. The Government therefore intends to continue to provide a clear and predictable framework for the defence industry based on a
Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom announce today a collective aim of providing $5 billion to support countries that are “reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation”, known as REDD+. The pledge is for the period from 2015 to
'1.3 billion people do not have access to electricity. Mobilising the capital needed to provide access to modern energy requires close cooperation between a wide range of actors. The MoU between Norway and Power Africa will make it easier for
The government’s overarching objective in the National Budget 2016 is to promote employment, activity and realignment. The budget contains proposals designed to boost Enova’s investment in energy and climate measures and the development of
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has instructed the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) and the Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) to reject applications from asylum seekers arriving in Norway after having resided in Russia, without considering
Norway has provided more than NOK 500 million to the efforts to fight Ebola in West Africa. The infection rate is now greatly reduced. Norway is therefore scaling down its efforts in cooperation with the authorities in the countries concerned and
Statssekretær Robin Kåss i Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet åpnet konferansen "Nordic Congress of General Practice".
”I am pleased that a security agreement has been reached on Abyei. It is now essential that the agreement is implemented. I hope that the UN Security Council will endorse the agreement as soon as possible,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
The UK and Norway have worked in partnership for many decades to create a strong North Sea oil and gas sector, which continues to provide many thousands of jobs and shared infrastructure that delivers safe and secure energy supplies.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed research assistant Tiril Eid Barland as political adviser to Minister of Climate and Environment Sveinung Rotevatn from 22 July 2021 to 14 September 2021. Ms. Eid Barland will replace Mr. Even Aronsen
Norway is providing NOK 90 million to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. This is an increase of NOK 10 million compared with last year. ‘Strengthening the UN’s human rights work is vital, particularly at a time when these rights
“I am delighted that the UN Secretary-General has appointed Hilde Frafjord Johnson as his new special representative for South Sudan. Norway has actively promoted this important appointment,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
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