Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ine Eriksen Søreide (Con.)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Dag-Inge Ulstein (CDP)
Minister of International Development
Topics and insight

Global education a priority for Norway
Education is a human right for all children regardless of where in the world they live. Despite this, some 64 million children of primary school age and 61 million young people of lower secondary school age are still out of school. Education is vital to fighting poverty and ensuring sustainable development. Education is one of the top priorities of Norwegian development policy.

Defending the security architecture in Europe
International law is our first line of defence. But how effective would it be without the institutions and practices that make up our security architecture? Institutions such as Nato, the EU, the OSCE and the Council of Europe? Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide gave her answers at the Leangkollen Conference.

Cyprus: New funding period for EEA and Norway Grants
Norway and Cyprus have signed MoUs on funding totalling EUR 11.5 million for the new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants. In the new period, support will continue to be provided to projects that promote dialogue between the north and south of the island.
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Partner Countries in Development Policy
Norway’s development efforts are designed to contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which world leaders adopted at the UN summit in 2015. The main aim is to eradicate extreme poverty, ensure inclusive and sustainable development and promote prosperity, peace and justice throughout the world by 2030.
Strategy for cooperation with the EU 2018-2021
Firstly, the cooperation must help to realise the Government’s vision for our part of the world: a Europe that is secure, free, and economically strong, and where the individual countries take joint responsibility for addressing shared challenges. Secondly, the Government will pursue an effective European policy that enables us to promote Norwegian interests and our vision for Europe as successfully as possible.
Latest documents
- Norway's International Strategy to Eliminate Harmful Practices 2019-2023 Plans/strategy 11/11/2019
- Legalisation Guidelines/brochures 22/10/2019
- Mapping of modern slavery and recommendations for the Norwegian Government’s development programme to combat modern slavery Report 26/09/2019
- Development programme to combat modern slavery Report 26/09/2019
News from the Ministry

New Oslo Action Plan to combat landmines
29/11/2019: ‘Under the Norwegian presidency, the new and ambitious Oslo Action Plan is being adopted to step up action against landmines. The Action Plan is an important step towards the goal of a mine-free world by 2025,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide.

Launches strategy against non-communicable diseases
22/11/2019: The Norwegian Government launches a milestone “Better Health, Better Lives” strategy to combat deadly non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as part of its international development assistance. The strategy was launched by the Minister of International Development and the Minister of Health.
Latest news
- Norway to strengthen cooperation with the UN on marine plastic litter from shipping and fisheries Press release 05/12/2019
- Norway to provide assistance for response to measles outbreak in Samoa News story 02/12/2019
- Closing Statement at the Review Conference of the Mine Ban Convention Speech/statement 29/11/2019
- New Oslo Action Plan to combat landmines Press release 29/11/2019
- Joint statement on joining Instex by Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden News story 29/11/2019
- New ambassadors from Afghanistan and Seychelles News story 28/11/2019
- Statement at Berlin Security Conference Speech/statement 26/11/2019
- Opening Statement at Review Conference of the Mine Ban Convention Speech/statement 25/11/2019
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