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Report No. 9 to the Storting (2007-2008) - Norwegian policy on the prevention of humanitarian crises

Aid for Trade - Norway's Action Plan

The Norwegian Government is committed to cooperate with developing countries in their efforts to achieve economic growth and poverty reduction through increased participation in international trade. Norway will make special efforts to ensure that

Annual Report on Norwegian Bilateral Development Cooperation 2006

Annual Report on Norwegian Bilateral Development Cooperation 2006 (PDF) (3MB)

Regulations to the implementation of control of the export of strategic goods, services and technology

Laid down by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 4 July 2007 pursuant to the Act of 18 December 1987 No. 93 relating to control of the export of strategic goods, services, technology, etc., cf. Royal Decree of 18 December 1987 No. 967 on delegation

The Government's China strategy

The Norwegian Government's new China strategy was presented by Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre on 14.08.2007.

The Norwegian Government's Strategy for the High North

The strategy is available in four languages; English, German, French and Russian.

Evaluation of Norway's Plan of Action to Support EU Accession Countries

The Plan of Action provided almost NOK 300 million to some 500 activities to the 12 then-EU accession countries during the period 2001-2003. This short-term programme had two overarching objectives: to support the EU accession process, and

Outcome of debate: Youth delegates suggest guidelines for future efforts pertaining to young people, migration and development

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United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children

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The Norwegian Government's High North Strategy

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MOPAN Synthesis Report 2006

Assessment of UNICEF, ILO and the Asian Development Bank at country level

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Oslo Conditionality Conference

On 28 and 29 November Mr Erik Solheim, the Norwegian Minister of International Development hosted a two-day conference in Oslo on the current use of conditionality in the International Finance Institutions. (05.12.06)

Fatal Footprint: The Global Human Impact of Cluster Munitions

Fatal Footprint: The Global Human Impact of Cluster Munitions Preliminary Report from Handicap International (in pdf)

Annual Report on Bilateral Development Cooperation

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The annual report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Norwegian bilateral development cooperation has been published, with an overview of development cooperation with 22 countries in 2005. (10.10.06)

Foreign policy strategy for combating international terrorism

September 2006

Foreign policy strategy for combating international terrorism PDF version of the strategy

Cancellation of debts incurred as a result of the Norwegian Ship Export Campaign (1976-80)

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Agreed Minutes

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Barents 2020: A tool for a forward-looking High North policy

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Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS)

The TRIPS Agreement was negotiated during the Uruguay Round and, like the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), is included as an annex to the WTO Agreement.

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