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Norway increases funding of marine protected areas
09/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway announces additional NOK 20 million in support to the Blue Action Fund. The Blue Action Fund works to protect vulnerable coastal and marine areas and to improve livelihoods and food security for coastal communities.
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Changes among the political advisers
20/11/2023 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterMs. Maren Grøthe has been appointed political adviser to Minister of Children and Families, Ms. Kjersti Toppe.
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Nordic summit in Oslo
08/12/2023 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will host a Nordic summit in Oslo on Wednesday, 13 December, with President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Denmark
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Norway donates NOK 250 million to food security in Ukraine through the Nansen programme
30/11/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsToday, at the food security summit in Ukraine, Norway will announce NOK 200 million to the World Food Programme, including the important humanitarian food programme "Grain from Ukraine". Additional NOK 50 million will be donated to the World Bank's
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Joint Statement from the Venezuela Dialogue and Negotiation Process
17/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 13 August 2021 in Mexico City, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela have resumed the Venezuela Dialogue and Negotiation Process on
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Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide following reports of air strike on Gaza hospital
17/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsI am deeply worried about the reported attack on a hospital in Gaza tonight with hundreds of civilian casualties. Hospitals must be protected under international humanitarian law and attacks against them are illegal. Civilians and health care
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Longer stays at reception centres, finding work more quickly
24/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Labour and Social InclusionThe high number of displaced Ukrainians arriving in Norway means that the length of stay in asylum reception centres is set to rise. At the same time, the Government wants to make improvements to the introduction programme to help more people find
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Norway signs new agreements for climate adaptation with NOK 500 million
01/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsWhile global funding for climate change adaptation is declining, Norway is announcing new agreements for climate adaptation worth more than NOK 500 million, in line with the goal of tripling it by 2026.
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COP28: Norway to provide NOK 270 million to new climate fund
02/12/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced at the UN climate summit (COP28) in Dubai that Norway will provide NOK 270 million to the new fund for loss and damage associated with climate change (Loss and Damage Fund).
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Norway participates in humanitarian conference for the people of Gaza
09/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsState Secretary Bjørg Sandkjær is representing Norway at the humanitarian conference in support of the people of Gaza on November 9 in Paris.
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Ministerial Council in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine
01/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsToday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide is joining foreign ministers from most of the 57 OSCE participating states at the annual Ministerial Council being held this year in Skopje, North Macedonia.
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Foreign Minister meeting Ambassadors from Organization of Islamic States
17/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I invited OIC ambassadors to discuss the situation in Gaza and the war between Israel and Hamas', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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Foreign Minister talking to Qatar’s Prime Minister
17/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I discussed with Qatar’s Prime Minister Al Thani Foreign Minister the need for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza', said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
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UN: Statement on the Middle Eastern Peace Process
03/11/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by Permanent Representative Ambassador Merete Fjeld Brattested, at the Emergency Special Session on the Middle Eastern Peace Process.
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Norway remains committed to an open, global, and free Internet
08/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentNorway is actively engaged in Internet Governance and cooperates closely with other states and actors. The overall vision is that the Internet needs to continue to be an open and free arena where everyone can freely give and receive information and
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Government further clarifies advice to Norwegian companies: Do not engage in trade and business cooperation that serves to perpetuate Israel's occupation of Palestine
22/10/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Norwegian Government is updating its advice to Norwegian companies not to engage in business cooperation or trade that serves to perpetuate Israel's illegal presence in Palestine - i.e. in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza.
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Norway enters into green partnership with UK
13/10/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNorway and the UK have agreed to establish a Green Industrial Partnership intended to promote closer economic cooperation relating to the green transition. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met today in Gotland in
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Norway announces 22 million USD million for political risk insurance via the World Bank to support reconstruction of Ukraine
14/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim is taking part in the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Marrakesh on 11-13 October. Norway announced at the meetings that it will provide 22
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Prime Minister congratulates Narges Mohammadi on Nobel Peace Prize
06/10/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister‘On behalf of the Norwegian Government, I would like to congratulate the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Narges Mohammadi from Iran. In its announcement, the Norwegian Nobel Committee highlighted Ms Mohammadi’s fight against the oppression
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Foreign Minister Huitfeldt spoke with Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen
14/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘I just spoke with Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. I told him about the moving memorial ceremony I attended last night at the Synagogue in Oslo,’ Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said.