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  • Joint donor statement on Humanitarian Access in Sudan

    18/10/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Joint donor statement on Humanitarian Access in Sudan by the UK, USAID, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland, Canada and the European Commissioner for Crisis Management.

  • Norway donates mortar ammunition to Ukraine

    13/06/2024 News story Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'Ukraine's need for firepower is extensive and urgent. After dialogue with the Norwegian Armed Forces, we have assessed what we can do further donations from the Norwegian Armed Forces' stockpiles, which can quickly be transferred to Ukraine to help

  • Changes among the political advisers

    15/04/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Ms. Emma Svarva Giskås resigns as political adviser to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre 21 April 2024. Ms. Sunniva Bjerkaas is appointed new political adviser to Mr. Støre from 15 April 2024.

  • Continued strong Norwegian support for Ukraine's war of self-defence

    29/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'Ukraine is our top priority and will remain so for a long time to come. Norway will stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes', says Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

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    The Blue Justice initiative celebrates 5 years!

    11/06/2024 News story Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Marianne Sivertsen Næss together with state secretary Bjørg Sandkjær (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites to a celebration conference that it

  • Kim Friele Memorial Prize awarded to Støttegruppa 25. juni and Insight

    19/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Culture and Equality, Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘We are all striving to provide everyone - both in Norway and internationally - with a safe and inclusive society. A society where LGBT+ people can live free and good lives and love whoever they want. Støttegruppa 25. juni, the support group for

  • New grant scheme to strengthen Ukrainian civil society

    19/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Civil society in Ukraine has a key role to play in uniting the country and building resilience against Russia's war of aggression. Norway is allocating NOK 70 million to a newly launched, application-based scheme to support the work of Ukrainian

  • Awarding four new licenses for CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf

    20/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

    Today, the Norwegian Ministry of Energy announces offers for four new exploration licenses related to CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf. All the licenses are in the North Sea.

  • Announcing three areas related  to CO2-storage

    06/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Energy announces three areas in the North Sea for companies to apply for exploration licences related to CO2-storage on the Norwegian continental shelf.

  • New Norwegian-German initiative to strengthen critical undersea infrastructure in Europe

    17/10/2024 News story Ministry of Defence

    On October 17th at the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, Norway’s Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram met his German counterpart Boris Pistorius for a bilateral meeting. They also signed a statement on a proposal to further

  • Changes among the state secretaries

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

    In today’s Council of State, Ms. Anne Marit Bjørnflaten was honourably discharged as State Secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre.

  • Norway, Finland and South Korea have all signed an agreement to enhance Norwegian defence capabilities.

    08/12/2023 News story Ministry of Defence

    Both Norway and Finland have purchased the K9 artillery system from South Korea. The signing of this agreement facilitates an easier collaboration between Norway and Finland when it comes to the shipment of spare parts between the two nations, all

  • United Kingdom and Norway will support Ukraine in building coastal and maritime defence

    11/12/2023 News story Ministry of Defence

    - The United Kingdom , Norway and several other nations will assist in the strengthening of Ukraine’s security along their coastlines and to the sea. Ukraine will receive the support they need to build their own maritime capabilities, says defence

  • Statement on attacks in Darfur, Sudan

    11/06/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statement from the Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide

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    Norwegian Prime Minister meets family of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi

    11/12/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met today with the family of Narges Mohammadi, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Mr Støre congratulated the family personally and on behalf of the Norwegian Government, since Ms Mohammadi herself is being held

  • Food security in Africa: Norway commits five-year funding to civil society

    13/06/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Climate-adapted rice production, preservation of local seeds and increased yields for small-holder farmers. These are just some of the ingredients when Norway commits NOK 1 billion, approx. USD 94 million, to civil society organizations’ work for

  • Norway supports the fight for women’s and young people’s rights with almost NOK 600 million

    10/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The UNs population fund, UNFPA, remains one of Norway’s key partners to promote the health, dignity, and rights of women and young people around the World. Norway supports the UN organization with NOK 589 million in core funding for 2024.

  • Norway has delivered the first F-16’s to Romania

    01/12/2023 News story Ministry of Defence

    - Three pilots from Romania will take off from Rygge Airfield this week with three overhauled F-16 back home to Romania. The purchase of F-16 will aid in the modernization and defence of Romania, an allied nation in NATOs eastern flank, that also

  • Norway invests NOK 200 million in clean cooking solutions in Africa

    02/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Over 2.3 billion people do not have access to clean cooking facilities and must use charcoal and other fossil fuels to put food on the table, putting their health at risk. Norway announces a NOK 200 million agreement that will give up to 3.6 million

  • Norway puts gender equality at sea on the international agenda

    11/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    This week, Norway is participating in the UN Ocean Conference in Barcelona. Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Cecilie Myrseth, has i.a. held bilateral meetings with her counterparts in the United States and Canada where she has raised the need

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