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Meld. St. 11 (2011–2012) - Global health in foreign and development policy

NOU 2008: 14 - Coherent for development?

How coherent Norwegian policies can assist development in poor countries

Promoting abolition of the death penalty

The fight against the death penalty is gradually gaining ground. Our efforts are paying off. However, opposition remains strong. That is why we are now stepping up the fight and have produced new guidelines setting out what the Foreign Service can

Meld. St. 33 (2011–2012) - Norway and the United Nations: Common Future, Common Solutions

Meld. St. 33 (2011–2012) Report to the Storting (white paper)

Meld. St. 12 (2010–2011) - Assistance to Norwegians abroad

Report No. 40 to the Storting (2008-2009) - Norway’s Humanitarian Policy

NOU 2009: 19 - Tax havens and development

Meld. St. 7 (2011–2012) - The High North

NOU 2012: 2 - Outside and Inside

Official Norwegian Reports NOU 2012: 2 Chapter 1

Norway and the EU - Partners for Europe

Norway shares a common set of values with the EU and its member states, and we are working together to find joint solutions to common challenges.

Meld. St. 35 (2014–2015) - Working together: Private sector development in Norwegian development cooperation

Meld. St. 35 (2014 – 2015) Report to the Storting (white paper) Summary

In the white paper Working together: Private sector development in Norwegian development cooperation (Meld. St. 35 (2014-2015)), the Government sets out how it will intensify its efforts to create an enabling environment for private sector

Fish for Development

The overall objective of the Fish for Development programme is to reduce poverty through food security, sustainable management and profitable business activities.

Norway’s main priorities for the 79th session of the UN General Assembly

Instructions for the Norwegian delegation.

Norway’s main priorities for the 78th session of the UN General Assembly

Instructions for the Norwegian delegation.

Diplomatic relations

Secretariat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Secretariat is responsible for a number of different support functions for the Minister and political staff. This includes preparation of speeches and presentations, planning of meetings and travel as well as relations with the Storting.

Director Iselin Hebbert Haukaas

Legal Affairs Department

The Legal Affairs Department provides legal expertise for the Government and the central government administration, and has particular responsibility for coordinating Norway’s positions on matters of international law in international forums.

Director General Kristian Jervell

Department for Protocol, Cultural Relations and Consular Affairs

Department for Protocol, Cultural Relations and Consular Affairs is responsible for promoting Norwegian arts and culture abroad and for the development of cooperation projects in this field. The Department also provides guidance on matters of

Director General Tone Elisabeth Bækkevold Allers

Department for Regional Affairs

The department is responsible for ensuring that Norwegian international development policy is designed to promote the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals and is in keeping with the Norwegian Government’s priorities. It is also

Director General Signe Brudeset