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  • Conflict and food insecurity on agenda in New York

    19/05/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘An increase in global food insecurity could lead to greater instability. Ensuring that people have enough food to eat is primarily about saving lives, but it will also help prevent new conflicts,’ said Minister of International Development Anne

  • Nordic support for Finland and Sweden

    16/05/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘Finland’s and Sweden’s security is important to our security. Together with Denmark and Iceland, Norway stands ready to assist its Nordic neighbours by all means necessary should they be the victim of aggression on their territory before obtaining

  • New ambassadors from South Africa and Tanzania

    09/06/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Two new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to King Harald  on 9 June 2022.

  • Changes among the political advisers

    19/04/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Mr. Per Anders Torvik Langerød resigns as political adviser to Minister of Health and Care services, Ms. Ingvild Kjerkol.

  • Norway donates NOK 70 million to refugees and migrants

    19/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is donating NOK 70 million to UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s work for displaced persons and migrants, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide announced Tuesday.

  • 80 years since the deportation of the Crimean Tatars

    18/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    May 18 marks the 80th anniversary of the forced deportation of the Crimean Tatars. Today, they are once again being persecuted by the Russian occupying power. Norway reiterates its condemnation of Russia’s illegal occupation and human rights

  • Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group

    23/05/2024 News story Ministry of Defence

    Today, Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met in Palanga and gave the following statement:

  • Statement about Rafah from Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

    29/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'The development in Rafah is catastrophic and unacceptable. We have warned in the strongest possible terms against the consequences of an attack for the people of Rafah', said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

  • Statement on the situation in Sudan from Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim

    04/07/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The situation for large parts of the civilian population in Sudan is catastrophic'.

  • Nordic-Baltic statement on recent developments in Georgia

    10/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    De nordisk-baltiske landene har gjennom mange år støttet opp om Georgias reformpolitikk og landets ambisjon om å knytte seg nærmere til europeisk og euroatlantisk samarbeid. Dette ønsket støttes av et klart flertall i det georgiske folk. Med

  • Norway is tightening its restrictive measures against Russia

    30/09/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    In response to Russia's unlawful war against Ukraine, Norway is tightening its restrictive measures against Russia.

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    New white paper highlights Sámi perspectives in public health work

    19/03/2024 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The Government believes that public health policy has paid too little attention to factors that affect public health and living conditions in the Sámi population. This will change with the white paper that was passed in the Council of State on

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide visits Ukraine

    15/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide is currently in Ukraine where he met with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba and visited a power plant. Norway is now mobilising support to provide electrical materials and equipment to

  • ‘Will contribute to a more stable world’

    21/02/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today marks the start of the first ministerial meeting of the year in the G20, where the world's most important economies meet. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide is attending from Norway.

  • Norway to provide NOK 394 million to support the UN’s human rights efforts

    25/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘War, authoritarian regimes and food insecurity are posing a threat to people’s rights across the world. It is more important than ever to support the UN’s efforts to safeguard respect for human rights,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth

  • Securing the foundation of our food supply

    06/06/2023 News story Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Today the Svalbard Global Seed Vault welcomes 40,507 new seed samples from nine genebank depositors, including collections from Latvia, Morocco, Taiwan, USA, Netherlands, Israel, Poland, Zambia, and Italy.

  • Norway steps up efforts to combat anti-Semitism

    08/11/2023 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Jews in Norway continue to experience hostile attitudes and anti-Semitism, and in recent weeks the extent of these incidents has increased in the wake of the war in Gaza. The Government has now announced a new action plan against anti-Semitism that

  • Foreign Minister Huitfeldt spoke with Egypt's Foreign Minister about Gaza

    09/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Just got off the phone with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Expressed Norway’s condemnation of Hamas horrific attacks on Israeli civilians,’ Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said.

  • 62 new production licenses offered in the APA 2023 licensing round

    16/01/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Norwegian Ministry of Energy offers 62 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2023 licensing round. Last year, 47 licenses were awarded.

  • The situation in the Red Sea

    05/01/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence

    ‘We are facing a very serious situation in the Red Sea. For the first time, ballistic anti-ship missiles have been used against civilian vessels. These are very advanced weapons systems. The indiscriminate attacks by the Houthi movement are

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