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Political Adviser Mailinn Lindtveit Stoveland (Centre Party)
Political staff Ministry of Foreign AffairsAppointed: 01/03/2024
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New measures to ensure continued control of immigration
30/01/2024 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityRussia’s invasion of Ukraine is continuing with full force. More than half of the Ukrainian refugees who arrive in the Nordic countries seek protection in Norway. Norway will continue to provide support for Ukrainians, but is imposing more
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State budget for 2025: Norwegian government boosting hospital finances: waiting times to be slashed
16/10/2024 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesIn the state budget for 2025, the Norwegian government is proposing to increase operating allocations for hospitals by NOK 5.5 billion compared to the balanced budget for 2024. You would have to go back to 2008 to find the closest comparable
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Multi-Donor Fund Unlocks Financing for Africa's Small and Medium-Sized Agricultural Enterprises
25/10/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsToday, Norway and the United States, through the Agency for International Development (USAID), announced that the United Kingdom and Republic of Korea will join them as partners in a multi-donor fund, the Financing Agricultural Small-and-Medium
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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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Nordic statement on the draft legal bills in the Knesset related to UNRWA
23/10/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Nordic countries are deeply concerned by the recent introduction of draft legal bills in the Knesset that, if adopted, would prevent the UNRWA from continuing its operations in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza.
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Changes among the state secretaries
03/05/2024 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland as acting state secretary to Minister of Climate and Environment, Mr. Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, in the period that state secretary, Ms. Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad, settles
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Norway and Ukraine working to strengthen business cooperation
28/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesThis week Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, travelled to Kyiv with a Norwegian business delegation to enhance trade cooperation and facilitate increased support from the private sector.
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Statement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the International Court of Justice's order
26/01/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague today announced an order in South Africa's case against Israel.
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Norway and the Age of Energy
24/09/2024 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn the 24th September 2024, Prime Minister Støre spoke at Columbia University’s World Leaders Forum about Norway and the energy transition. Watch his speech (approx. 15 minutes) here.
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Norway invests USD 9,5 million in Aceli Africa to unlock money for small agro businesses
24/07/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsSmall and medium-sized agricultural enterprises in east African countries often struggle to get bank loans. The lack of capital hampers the development of local food production and growth of the food industry. Addressing this, Norway is now
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Municipalities in Norway still very willing to settle refugees
13/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social InclusionNorwegian municipalities have so far agreed to settle nearly 19,000 refugees in 2024. If this trend continues, the municipalities will again end up undertaking to settle almost 30,000 refugees this year - on par with the record-breaking years of
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The Palestinian Authority has received crucial financial transfers from Israel
29/02/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister‘I am pleased that the Palestinian Authority this week received several major transfers from Israel with Palestinian clearance revenues. These funds are necessary to ensure that the Palestinian Authority does not collapse, that Palestinians receive
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The Government wants to reinforce national control to strengthen the Norwegian community of families on Svalbard
31/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityThe Government today presented a new Report to the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) on Svalbard. The Government wants to strengthen the Norwegian community of families in Longyearbyen and shore up governmental control of important infrastructure.
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Norway's new Strategy for Norwegian Engagement with African Countries
16/08/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsWhat will be the key issues for Norway in our Africa policy in the coming years?
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Communications adviser Ragnhild Melbye
Administrative staff Ministry of Climate and Environment
Press contact for Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative
E-mail Ragnhild.Melbye@kld.dep.no
Mobile phone: +47 45 12 51 56
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Communications adviser Katinka Vaag Prestøy
Administrative staff Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentPress contact
E-mail katinka-vaag.prestoy@kld.dep.no
Phone +47 22 24 57 82
Mobile phone: +47 911 53 671
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Director General Lars Christian Sæther
Administrative staff Ministry of EnergyEnergy and Water Resources Department (EV)
E-mail Lars-Christian.Sather@ed.dep.no
Phone +47 22 24 63 11
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Director General Atle Tostensen
Administrative staff Ministry of Climate and Environment
Head of Department for Organizational Affairs
E-mail atle.tostensen@kld.dep.no
Phone +47 22 24 58 98
Mobile phone: +47 950 92 230
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Gaza
01/06/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsI welcome the efforts for a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza, presented by President Biden.