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Norwegian Airspace Strategy
24/11/2021 Report Ministry of Transport, Ministry of DefenceThe airspace is an important and valuable part of the Norwegian territory, in the same manner as the mainland territory and territorial waters. There is a need for clear rules governing the use of the airspace, taking into consideration increasingly
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Norway delivers on pledge to donate five million Covid-19 vaccines through Covax
24/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care ServicesIn 2021, Norway pledged to donate five million of its own vaccines to the global effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The pledge has now been met, helping to achieve more equitable distribution of vaccines to low-income countries.
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Prime Minister Støre appointed goodwill ambassador for global sustainability voyage
24/11/2021 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsOver a period of 19 months, the Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl will sail over 55 000 nautical miles and visit 36 ports across the world. Its voyage to circumnavigate the globe has been given the name the ‘One Ocean Expedition’. Prime
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New political adviser
23/11/2021 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterThe Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Siv Sætran as political adviser to Minister of Agriculture and Food Sandra Borch as of 23 November 2021.
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Booster dose for all people over the age of 65 before Christmas and local use of the COVID-19 certificate
22/11/2021 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesMinister of Health and Care Services Ingvild Kjerkol is asking the municipalities to ensure that all people over the age of 65 are offered a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine before Christmas. This will offer continued protection against serious
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New measures to apply to entry into Norway
19/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Health and Care ServicesAs 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
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COVID-19 certificates accepted from four new countries
19/11/2021 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesFour new countries are now connected to the EUDCC gateway. These four countries are: Serbia, New Zealand, Georgia, and Moldova. Norway will accept COVID-19 certificates from these countries from 17 November 2021.
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New ambassadors from Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Malta and Angola
19/11/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsFour new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 18 November 2021.
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UN consensus on strengthening protection of human rights defenders
18/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsA resolution on human rights defenders put forward by Norway has been adopted by consensus in the UN General Assembly.
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Statement on Sudan
18/11/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt on the development in Sudan.
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Palestinian state-building project faces considerable obstacles
17/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Comprehensive, far-reaching measures are needed to reverse the negative economic trend in Palestine and strengthen the Palestinian institutions that the donors have been helping to develop for nearly three decades. I am pleased that the parties
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Opening statement, AHLC Ministerial Meeting
17/11/2021 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsColleagues and friends, It is a privilege to welcome you all to Oslo. A warm welcome to Prime Minister Shtayyeh, Finance Minister Bishara and to Minister for Regional Cooperation Frej. I would like to thank the delegations for their productive
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Norway increases support for UN efforts targeting civilians in Afghanistan
17/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘We must do our part to maintain basic services for civilians and enable people in Afghanistan to support themselves. That is why Norway is now contributing NOK 200 million to a new UN fund for Afghanistan,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken
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Norway increases support for UNRWA
16/11/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East plays a key role in meeting the basic needs and safeguarding the rights of Palestine refugees, as well as in promoting regional stability. However, UNRWA is critically
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Ministerial meeting of the international donor group for Palestine (AHLC) on 17 November
16/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt will chair a ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), the international donor group for Palestine, on 17 November. The meeting will take place at Oslo City Hall. Representatives from
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Booster dose to be offered to all adults
15/11/2021 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Health and Care ServicesThe Norwegian Government is making provisions to offer all people over the age of 18 a booster dose.
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Norway’s Rolf Einar Fife elected as member of the UN International Law Commission
12/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway’s Ambassador to the European Union, Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, was today elected as a member of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC). The election took place at the UN General Assembly in New York.
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For the editors: Accreditation for the press. Meeting of international donor group for Palestine (AHLC) on 17 November
12/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt will chair a ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), the international donor group for Palestine, on 17 November. Participants at the meeting will include representatives of Palestine
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The North Sea as a platform for the Clean Energy Transition
11/11/2021 Speech/statement Ministry of EnergyMinister of Petroleum and Energy Marte Mjøs Persen held this speech at the energy seminar 'The North Sea as a platform for the Clean Energy Transition' when signing a MoU on the CCS between Norway and the Netherlands. The seminar was hosted at the
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Intervention at NRCC Networking Meeting
10/11/2021 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsState Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson's intervention at the Norwegian Russian Chamber of Commerce' networking meeting in Oslo.
By State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson Oslo, 10 November