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01/12/2014
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is a member of the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2009-2012. We will participate actively in the Council and work systematically to promote and protect human rights worldwide.
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15/02/2008
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Since the 1980s, many developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have struggled with a debt burden that has exceeded their financial capacities. The 'debt crisis' is the result of a combination of excessive borrowing, excessive lending,
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13/09/2018
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly will be formally opened on 18 September 2018 by the General Assembly’s newly elected President, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés. Here you can read Norway’s priorities for the
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03/08/2016
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
To improve the adult population’s access to professional career guidance, the committee believes that career centres with sufficient capacity should be established in all counties.
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23/05/2016
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Since 2007, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) have been important partners for Norway in the areas of health and forestry / clean energy, respectively. The first payment was made by the previous
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Sak
Ministry of Education and Research
In January, the government set in motion work on a Storting white paper examining which structure Norwegian higher education should adopt. In essence, which universities and university colleges are to be kept.
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08/02/2019
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Education is a human right for all children regardless of where in the world they live. This is set out in the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Despite this, some 64 million children of primary school age and 61 million young people of
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25/08/2022
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Information for UK nationals and their family members.
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22/11/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"I noted that the Conservative Party representative argued that there have not yet been any grounds for changing our policy. I hear what he is saying, but at the same time my impression is that the majority of this chamber would like us to be able
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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19/09/2014
Article
Ministry of Finance
The commission is mandated to evaluate whether and how a green tax reform can be used to promote improved resource utilisation and the achievement of the objectives contained in the cross-party broad agreement on climate policy.
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04/04/2002
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Press Division Norway Daily No. 63/02 OEW/jif Date: 4 April 2002 COOP supermarket chain to boycott Israel (Dagsavisen) The cooperative supermarket chain, Coop Norge, is to boycott Israeli products. Coop
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01/11/2002
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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02/05/2002
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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16/12/2002
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is hosting the annual
meeting of the Afghanistan Support Group (ASG), which is being held
in Oslo on 17-18 December.
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Administrative staff
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
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14/06/2007
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre’s address to the Storting on 12 June 2007 in connection with the deliberations on Report No 27 (2006-2007) to the Storting on Norway’s participation in OSCE cooperation in 2006.
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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21/01/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
" I want to say that it is good news that many countries want to join the Arctic Council as observers. We welcome such interest and we hope that the decisions taken at the ministerial meeting in Sweden this May will be positive", said Minister of
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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23/01/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs
Intervention by the Norwegian Minister of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs, Ms Rigmor Aasrud at "Challenging the Nordic and Baltic ICT Powerhouse", a high-level seminar to explore both successes and shortfalls of Northern
By
Former Minister of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs Rigmor Aasrud
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30/01/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"The need for humanitarian assistance to Syria keeps increasing. (..) Norway therefore pledges NOK 210 million (about USD 38 Million) for humanitarian assistance to Syria and the regional response plan", said State Secretary Torgeir Larsen at the
By
Former State Secretary Torgeir Larsen
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Political staff
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Lars Jacob Hiim was appointed State Secretary to the Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Monica Mæland on 17 January 2018.