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75 years of partnership between Norway and Pakistan
18/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister18 December marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Norway and Pakistan. Cooperation between Norway and Pakistan has shaped social development in both countries based on extensive people-to-people contact.
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Increased funding for humanitarian response in Afghanistan
19/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘I am pleased that we can increase our support to UN agencies operating at the border and inside Afghanistan. As winter looms, needs will increase, making sufficient humanitarian assistance even more critical. Norway remains committed to supporting
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Statement: Concerns over spread of the war in Sudan
19/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is deeply concerned by recent developments in the war in Sudan. The spread of the conflict to the eastern parts of Sudan by Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) advance on Wad Medani has dire consequences for the Sudanese civilian population,
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Norway condemns North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile
19/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Norway strongly condemns North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Monday, December 18. Launches using ballistic missile technology are in violation of Security Council resolutions,‘ says Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
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The fight against hunger: Norway backs African Soil Health Initiative
08/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe African soil has never been meager, contributing to the growing hunger on the continent. Norway is investing NOK 33 million in research and knowledge sharing, to boost implementation of an ambitious action plan to improve soil health and thus
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on attacks on UNRWA
10/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘I am shocked by attacks on UNRWA 's head quarter in East Jerusalem‘.
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Nordic-Baltic statement on recent developments in Georgia
10/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsDe nordisk-baltiske landene har gjennom mange år støttet opp om Georgias reformpolitikk og landets ambisjon om å knytte seg nærmere til europeisk og euroatlantisk samarbeid. Dette ønsket støttes av et klart flertall i det georgiske folk. Med
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Norway votes in support of granting Palestine full membership status in the UN
10/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe resolution states that Palestine is fully qualified for membership in the United Nations and recommends that the Security Council reconsiders the matter favourably. Pending the approval of such membership, the resolution, which was adopted by a
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Norwegian humanitarian policy in a time of crises
15/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsA greater number of protracted armed conflicts, declining respect for international humanitarian law, accelerating climate change and record numbers of people experiencing food shortages and hunger. This is the bleak backdrop for Norway’s new
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80 years since the deportation of the Crimean Tatars
18/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsMay 18 marks the 80th anniversary of the forced deportation of the Crimean Tatars. Today, they are once again being persecuted by the Russian occupying power. Norway reiterates its condemnation of Russia’s illegal occupation and human rights
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Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group
23/05/2024 News story Ministry of DefenceToday, Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met in Palanga and gave the following statement:
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Joint statement on minimization of highly enriched uranium
23/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsJoint statement between the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway concerning minimization of highly enriched uranium.
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Norway to provide support for Cyclone Freddy victims
22/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘The long-lasting tropical cyclone has caused widespread devastation. Norway is providing NOK 60 million to support the enormous humanitarian needs in Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Freddy,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Norway increases support in aftermath of earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
20/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘A large amount of aid has already been delivered but the scale of need following this terrible tragedy remains enormous. Norway is now providing an additional NOK 100 million in support for the earthquake victims,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Norway deeply concerned by Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill
22/03/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement from Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 'Deeply concerned by Ugandan Parliament’s decision to pass Anti-Homosexuality Bill. If passed into law, it would threaten the human rights of all Ugandans and lead to increased discrimination and
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60 countries now support the Norwegian initiative against fisheries crime
31/03/2023 News story Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn 2018, Norway and eight other countries initiated a global ministers’ declaration against fisheries crime - known as the Copenhagen Declaration. Last week, nine new countries signed the declaration, which is now supported by a total of 60
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Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on Israel
07/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘I am appalled by the massive rocket attacks against Israel yesterday. Attacks against civilians are always unacceptable and must stop immediately’, says Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt.
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Statement Condemning Atrocities in Darfur, Sudan
04/08/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States) condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing violence in Darfur, especially reports of killings based on ethnicity and widespread sexual violence by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and
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Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on the politically motivated sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza
17/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'Norway condemns in the strongest terms the politically motivated sentencing of Russian opposition figure, journalist and human rights defender Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison', said Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt.
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Strong call for an immediate ceasfire in Sudan
21/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe dramatic situation in Sudan was on the agenda in a meeting of the African Union in Addis Abeba yesterday.