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  • Increased support for humanitarian innovation

    04/05/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The gap between humanitarian need and available funding grows wider every year. Innovation is one of the keys to increasing the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance. We need to find smarter and better ways of working so we can provide

  • New Sanctions against Russia Implemented in Norwegian Law

    04/04/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway has introduced a new set of sanctions against President Putin and the Russian regime. These sanctions mirror the EU’s tenth package of sanctions, which was adopted by the EU on 25 February 2023.

  • Norway increases funding for UN efforts to assist Ukrainian refugees

    08/03/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is allocating NOK 250 million to UN efforts to provide assistance to Ukrainian refugees who have fled to Ukraine’s neighbouring countries. Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt announced the allocation during her meeting with the UN

  • A historic day for Finland and NATO

    04/04/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘We welcome Finland as a member of NATO. This is a historic day for Nordic and European security. Finnish membership will strengthen not only Finland’s security, but also Nordic security and NATO as a whole,’ said Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr

  • Updated estimate for Norwegian gas deliveries in 2022

    18/05/2022 News story Ministry of Energy

    Based on production so far this year and the latest information on the coming months, the Norwegian authorities have updated the estimate for gas deliveries from the fields on the Norwegian shelf in 2022.

  • Costs for emergency network terminals for the voluntary rescue service

    01/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Norwegian Government proposes granting NOK 10 million to voluntary organisations in the rescue service to cover the annual operating and subscription costs of 2 000 new emergency network terminals.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on airstrikes killing civilians in Myanmar

    12/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I am horrified by reports of new military airstrikes killing civilians including children in Myanmar’, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

  • Belgium and Norway will work closer on cross-border transport and storage of CO2

    24/04/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Today, Prime Ministers Alexander De Croo and Jonas Gahr Støre, met in Ghent as part of the enhanced Belgium-Norway dialogue and cooperation on climate, energy and industrial transformation, as agreed in February 2022. In preparation to the North Sea

  • New measures to apply to entry into Norway

    19/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    As a result of developments in the infection rate, the Norwegian Government has decided to reintroduce the requirement to produce a negative test taken before arrival and expand the current requirements regarding testing and entry registration in

  • Norway and EU establish Green Alliance

    24/04/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘Norway and the European Union have ambitious goals for climate action and the green transition. The Green Alliance with the EU will facilitate the creation of future green jobs in Norway,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

  • UN consensus on strengthening protection of human rights defenders

    18/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    A resolution on human rights defenders put forward by Norway has been adopted by consensus in the UN General Assembly.

  • National Budget 2024: Creating more training posts to solve the GP crisis

    11/10/2023 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    ‘In order to solve the GP crisis, we need more doctors to be trained and specialise in general practice. With 66 new positions for specialised doctors next year, we are providing the highest ever number of posts,’ says Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of

  • Norway bids to host Internet Governance Forum 2025

    25/04/2023 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian government announced today its bid to host the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in 2025. The IGF is a global platform for multistakeholder discussions on internet governance and policy. Norway aims to unite the international community

  • Norway donates additional artillery ammunition to Ukraine

    05/01/2023 News story Ministry of Defence

    Norway has delivered another 10,000 artillery shells to Ukraine.

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    Broad political agreement on multi-year support programme for Ukraine

    16/02/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    A broad majority in the Storting have now reached agreement on a multi-year support programme for Ukraine, amounting to NOK 75 billion. The Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine was launched today, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

  • Norway to provide NOK 250 million for nuclear safety and security in Ukraine

    19/06/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is increasing its support for nuclear safety and security in Ukraine in 2023 by NOK 250 million. Russia’s illegal war poses a threat to nuclear safety and security in Ukraine. A nuclear accident in Ukraine would have consequences not only for

  • Norway to provide NOK 150 million to earthquake victims

    07/02/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Norway is providing NOK 150 million in funding to the UN, the Red Cross and the major Norwegian humanitarian organisations for relief efforts in the areas hit by the earthquake, in both Türkiye and Syria,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

  • Norway to provide NOK 1.7 billion in support to Syria

    16/06/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The humanitarian situation in Syria remains critical and continues to deteriorate. Norway will provide approximately NOK 1.7 billion in support to assist those affected by war, earthquakes and a steep rise in food prices in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan

  • Joint statement on Sudan

    09/02/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statement by Special Envoys and representatives from France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union on Sudan.

  • Joint South Africa-Norway Statement on the Anniversary of the Killing of Ms Shireen Abu Akleh

    11/05/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    South Africa and Norway join the international community in commemorating the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, in the Occupied West Bank .

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