Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
Showing 4781-4800 of 7812 results.
Sort by: Date Best results Enter a search term to sort by best results
New York: Spain, Norway and the United Kingdom announced a commitment today of at least $290 million over the next two years as part of a new multi-donor funding mechanism to improve United Nations work in development at the country level.
Tropical forested countries are stepping up the fight to combat climate change via a pioneering new initiative called the UN-REDD Programme. The Programme was unveiled by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Prime Minister of Norway Jens
- It is vital to improve the security situation so that emergency relief can be brought in, said Raymond Johansen, State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. - The prevalence of road blocks, kidnappings, looting and killings makes Somalia
Never before have foreign investments in developing countries been so high. However, the current uncertainties in the world economy may affect future investments.
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre chaired a meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Assistance to the Palestinians (AHLC) on Monday 22 September. The meeting, which was the third at ministerial-level since September 2007, reaffirmed strong
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has informed the chair of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers that Member of the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) Thorbjørn Jagland is Norway’s candidate for the position of Secretary General in the
The Government has decided to allocate NOK 1 billion to promote education for girls through UNICEF’s work on supporting Education for All in developing countries. The announcement was made by Minister of the Environment and International
The first annual Trygve Lie Symposium on Fundamental Freedoms will take place in New York on Thursday 25 September.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: "When spring arrived in Svalbard, it was apparent that the permafrost had not had time, between the completion of the construction of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the end of winter, to re-freeze the loose soil and
“The Government condemns today’s terrorist attack outside the Marriott Hotel,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. “We have expressed to the Pakistani authorities our sympathy at the loss of so many lives and requested that this be conveyed to
Norway will open an embassy in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on 1 September 2009. “This will put us in a better position to safeguard Norwegian strategic interests in Central Asia,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
“It is an extraordinary experience to be in the Brazilian rainforest and travel by boat along the Amazon River. If we are able to stop deforestation in Brazil, we can also manage to save Norwegian glaciers,” says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will lead the meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Assistance to the Palestinians (AHLC), which Norway chairs, in New York on Monday 22 September. A press conference will be held after the meeting at 13:00.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was present at Chile’s National Day celebrations on 18 September. In Santiago he also had political talks with President Michelle Bachelet. The visit demonstrates the increasingly close cooperation between
The cooperation agreement for The European Wergeland Centre was signed in Strasbourg by Norwegian ambassador Petter Wille and Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General Terry Davis.
Norway has decided to allocate NOK two million to the IRW’s efforts on preventing gender-based violence and strengthening education for internally displaced children and young people in Iraq. Norway is also considering supporting the organisation’s
A miniseminar on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) was held in the occation of the visit of Mr. Martin Bursik, the Czech Minister of the Environment on the 9 September 2008.
The Government is providing NOK 36 million to humanitarian efforts in Sri Lanka. Norway is concerned about the civilian population affected by the conflict.
In the years before 2015, Norway will contribute up to 1 billion US dollar to reduce deforestation in the Amazon. The size of Norway’s contribution will depend on how successful Brazil will be in reducing deforestation. This makes Norway the first
Forests and climate change Deforestation in tropical countries accounts for about 20% of annual anthropogenic CO2 emissions. There is more carbon stored in the world’s forests than in all remaining oil reserves in the world. Combustion converts