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22/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Improving health services and access to medicines and medical equipment has proved to be an effective way of reducing mortality among women and children. But mortality rates in these groups are still too high in many developing countries. We must
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22/01/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Members of the Troika (United States, United Kingdom, and Norway) express their deep concern at delays in forming the Transitional Government of National Unity, which was due to be completed today.
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20/01/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'It is good news that the Colombian Government and Farc-EP have asked the UN Security Council to set up a mission to monitor a definitive bilateral ceasefire and the laying down of arms,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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20/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'I condemn the terrorist attack on Bacha Khan University in northwestern Pakistan today in the strongest possible terms. Education is a fundamental human right, and this attack on an educational institution is also an attack on Pakistan's future. It
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17/02/2016
Press release
Ministry of Defence
The government has done a comprehensive assessment of Norwegian military contributions to international operations in 2016.
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16/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'This is an important milestone for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation internationally,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende after today's announcement from the International Atomic Energy Agency, which paves the way for substantial
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21/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, representatives of the opposition returned to the South Sudanese capital, Juba, for the first time since the conflict in South Sudan broke out in December 2013. 'This is a long-awaited and important step on the path to peace in South Sudan,'
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21/12/2015
News story
Ministry of Defence
Norway's Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide had this story written on Defense News now in December. Defence News Outlook 2016 - perspectives from global thought leaders.
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18/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The fact that the Security Council has unanimously adopted resolution 2254, endorsing the road map for the peace process in Syria, is of historic importance. It shows that the international community is now finally united in seeking to find a
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29/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme is historic, and it is crucial that it is implemented in a credible way. Norway has therefore helped to ensure that Iran’s excess enriched uranium is replaced by natural uranium, so that the commitments in
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29/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has drawn up a range of measures to tighten the immigration rules and make it less attractive for people to seek asylum in Norway. These have now been distributed for comment.
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16/12/2015
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In a session of the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the government.
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20/07/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
The European Commission has proposed a preliminary 2030 emissions reduction target for Norway. Efforts are shared among European countries and Norway’s target for reductions in sectors outside the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is a reduction of
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28/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'We are now seeking to intensify our cooperation with Argentina and Uruguay. The Argentine Government has initiated ambitious economic reforms, which bode well for our future cooperation,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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29/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'I condemn the terrorist attack at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on Tuesday 28 June in the strongest possible terms. Terrorists have once again targeted innocent civilians in Turkey. These cowardly acts must be met with abhorrence and intensified
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30/06/2016
Press release
Barne- og likestillingsdepartementet
Norway’s ratification of the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention will strengthen our cooperation with other states when parental conflicts and child welfare cases arise that involve more than one country. The Convention will enter into force on 1
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04/07/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Børge Brende has condemned the terrorist attack in Baghdad late on Saturday in the strongest possible terms. It appears to have been planned to kill and injure as many civilians as possible. This was the bloodiest of many acts of
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20/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Defence
Today, five countries signed a new agreement to take part in the Norwegian led rotation for a military transport aircraft to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
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21/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norway has ratified the international Paris Agreement on climate change. We are amongst the first States that formally join the Paris Agreement.
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15/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Norway and the US share the goal of halting global deforestation. By strengthening collaboration between our two countries on forests and climate change, we can contribute to a more rapid and forceful implementation of the Paris agreement and the