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  • International ministerial meeting in Oslo on the war in Gaza

    15/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘This meeting in Oslo has taken place against an extremely serious and dramatic backdrop. Tomorrow, it will be 10 weeks since Hamas’s horrific terrorist attack. Close to 19 000 people have been killed in Gaza, nearly half of them children. The scale

  • Norwegian Embassy in Mali to close

    31/08/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is closing its Embassy in Bamako.

  • Norway providing support for flood victims in Libya

    15/09/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Libya has been hit by devastating flooding. Thousands of people have died and many more are missing or lost their homes. Norway is providing NOK 25 million for life-saving assistance in the northeastern part of the country. The funds will be

  • Norway donates NOK 250 million to food security in Ukraine through the Nansen programme

    30/11/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today, at the food security summit in Ukraine, Norway will announce NOK 200 million to the World Food Programme, including the important humanitarian food programme "Grain from Ukraine". Additional NOK 50 million will be donated to the World Bank's

  • Foreign Minister talking to Philippe Lazzarini

    14/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'Expressing my sincere condolences to UNRWA’s Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini for the more than 100 UNRWA staff that have been killed since 7 October', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • Foreign Minister meeting Ambassadors from Organization of Islamic States

    17/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I invited OIC ambassadors to discuss the situation in Gaza and the war between Israel and Hamas', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • Direct sales of weapons and defense-related products to Ukraine permitted from 1 January 2024

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

    The Norwegian government has decided to permit direct sales of weapons and defense-related products from the Norwegian defense industry to the defense authorities in Ukraine. This policy change will enter into force on January 1 2024.

  • The government is facilitating a new ocean industry - seabed mineral activities

    20/06/2023 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The government proposes to open parts of the Norwegian continental shelf for commercial seabed mineral activities. In addition, the government presents a strategy demonstrating how Norway aims to be a global leader in a fact- and knowledge-based

  • Norway to double climate finance to NOK 14 billion

    01/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian government has set a target to double its overall climate finance from NOK 7 billion in 2020 to NOK 14 billion by 2026 at the latest.

  • High-level meeting on Troll A platform

    17/03/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    On Friday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and President and CEO of Equinor Anders Opedal visited the Troll A platform.

  • Norway orders six Seahawks for the Armed Forces

    15/03/2023 News story Ministry of Defence

    -The Norwegian government has decided to buy six new maritime helicopters. The first delivery will be in place as early as 2025. This will strengthen national control, the Armed Forces' preparedness and presence in the northern regions, says Defense

  • Enhanced cooperation on hydrogen

    01/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Energy

    Norway and Great Britain will cooperate more closely on hydrogen. Today, an annex to the Norwegian-British MoU on Carbon capture and storage (CCS) cooperation was signed

  • 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 Affairs

    Minister 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

  • New ambassadors from Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Malta and Angola

    19/11/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 18 November 2021.

  • Norway to give priority to protection, health and fight against hunger in allocation of humanitarian reserve

    09/12/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Humanitarian needs worldwide were at a record high at the beginning of this year, and have continued to rise. When allocating the remainder of the humanitarian reserve funds, roughly NOK 113 million, we will give priority to efforts to combat

  • A unanimous Security Council will strengthen protection of education

    29/10/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution on protection of education in conflict zones. Niger and Norway sponsored the resolution and led the negotiations.

  • Closer cooperation between Norway and Japan

    07/12/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Thursday. Norway and Japan are entering into a strategic partnership designed to promote increased cooperation in a range of areas, in particular

  • Norway will develop a new super missile

    24/11/2023 News story Ministry of Defence

    Norway is the world leader in missile production and produces one of the most advanced missiles in the world. Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram (Sp) reports that the government will now begin the development of the next generation missile. The

  • Støre and Kerry call for accelerated efforts to cut emissions from shipping

    01/12/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry are co-leading an international initiative to accelerate reduction of emissions from the shipping sector. Under the Green Shipping Challenge event, various

  • Foreign Minister Huitfeldt deeply concerned about situation in Syria

    02/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Some 13.5 million Syrians are in need of humanitarian protection and assistance. The winter and cold weather are fast approaching, and I am deeply concerned about the ongoing human suffering in Syria. Norway is therefore providing NOK 107.5 million

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