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Speech at the sixty-eight session of the Commission on the Status of Women

The Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery's speech at The sixty-eight session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68).

By Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery UN's Headquarter, New York

The Norwegian Government honours Jon Fosse

On the occasion of Jon Fosse being awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Norwegian Government is establishing a new, annual initiative in honour of the author - an annual Fosse lecture, which will be held alongside an event organised by

Norway to intensify national and international efforts relating to women, peace and security

Norway’s new national action plan sets out how we will intensify efforts at national and international level to include women in peace and security work.

Human rights for persons with intellectual disabilities

«It's about being seen and heard»

This is an EasyRead version of the white paper Meld. St. 8 (2022-2023)

The Norwegian Government's Action Plan on Gender and Sexual Diversity (2023–2026)

The goal of the new Action Plan for Gender and Sexual Diversity for the period 2023 to 2026 is to improve queer people's quality of life, safeguard their rights and contribute to greater acceptance of gender and sexual diversity. The plan sets out

Speech at the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women

The Minister of Culture and Equality Anette Trettebergstuen's speech at The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) regarding technology and equality.

By Former Minister of Culture and Equality Anette Trettebergstuen UN's Headquarter, New York

The Norwegian Government bolsters efforts for gender and sexual diversity in new action plan

The Norwegian government’s Action Plan for Gender and Sexual Diversity was launched today. The plan comprises 49 measures aimed at protecting rights, and improving quality of life for LGBT+ people, and increasing recognition of gender and sexual

Migration and Integration 2021–2022

Report for Norway to the OECD.

NOU 2022: 9 - The Norwegian Commission for Freedom of Expression Report

Summary

Government apologises for past treatment of gay people by the Norwegian authorities

On 21 April 2022, it is 50 years since the Storting repealed section 213 of the Penal Code, which had criminalised sexual relations between men. Between 1902 and 1950, 119 men were convicted due to section 213, most of them for having sexual

Report with assessment and recommendations concerning objects impounded August 24, 2021

Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, March 2022.

The Ministry of Culture and Equality has received a report from the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo with expert assessment regarding the cultural objects that were seized by the police upon request from Iraqi authorities August 24, 2021.

Annual report 2020: Women, peace and security

This is the second yearly report on women, peace and security that is being finalised in the midst of an ongoing pandemic. A pandemic that has had a major impact on the work with women, peace and security, just as it has across the board on the

Migration and Integration 2020–2021

Report for Norway to the OECD

Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report Migration and Integration 2020-2021 - Report for Norway to the OECD is a contribution to the reporting system on migration for the OECD

Intensifying efforts to promote Norwegian culture abroad

In cooperation with the organisations in the Norwegian Arts Abroad network, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt is launching a new programme aimed at helping Norwegian artists and cultural practitioners to succeed internationally. This is

Young Voices of Freedom of Expression

Kultur- og likestillingsministerens tale under Stopp Hatprat og TMI Academy sitt arrangement på Deichman i Oslo under statsbesøket fra Nederland 10. november

By Former Minister of Culture and Equality Anette Trettebergstuen

Action plan to combat discrimination and hatred towards Muslims (2020-2023)

In 2020, the Norwegian government launched the Action plan to combat discrimination and hatred towards Muslims (2020-2023). The aim of the action plan is to prevent and deter racism and discrimination against Muslims and persons believed to be

Immigration and Integration 2019–2020

Report for Norway to the OECD

Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report "Immigration and Integration 2019-2020 - Report for Norway to the OECD" is a contribution to the reporting system on migration for the

The Norwegian Government's Action Plan against Racism and Discrimination on the Grounds of Ethnicity and Religion 2020-2023 (Extracted Version)

The Norwegian Government's Action Plan against Racism and Discrimination on the Grounds of Ethnicity and Religion 2020-2023 (Extracted Version) (.pdf)

Immigration and Integration 2018–2019

Report for Norway to the OECD

Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report Immigration and Integration 2018-2019 - Report for Norway to the OECD is a contribution to the reporting system on migration for the OECD

What now - The Impact of Digitization on the Norwegian Music Industry

English summary

On behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Culture, the Center for Creative Industries at BI NorwegianBusiness School (BI:CCI) together with Menon Economics has conducted a study of the impacts ofdigitization on the players within the ecosystem of the