Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the historical archive, you can find information from previous governments. Among the documents found here are press releases, news articles and speeches from earlier government periods. The document archive also contains documents which are no longer valid, for instance replaced or expired documents.
Documents which are moved to the archive are not updated, so the information in the archive is mostly of historical value.
Here you will find speeches and interviews about Norway's engagement in REDD+
The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation has received OSCE's report about election observation from the parliamentary election in September 2013. In the report, OSCE recommends changes in the Election Act and in some election procedures.
By: Minister of Agriculture and Food Sylvi Listhaug
There are always challenges in managing a nation's economy, not least when the natural resource base suddenly increases tremendously. History shows that the blessings of natural resources may turn into a curse for the countries involved. Securing a
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The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Section for Russia, Eurasia and Regional Cooperation hereby announces funds for project cooperation in ODA-approved OSCE countries in Eurasia (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Research is a key policy area for the Government. This brochure gives a brief overview over research and research policy in Norway.
The aim of the government’s programme Showcase for Women in Local Politics is gender balance in the local councils - and to enhance the share of women in leading positions.
Rio+20 is the United Nations major Conference on Sustainable Development. Some 50 000 people will attend this major event in Rio de Janeiro 20-22 June, 20 years after the historic Rio Conference in 1992. At the conference, world leaders will stake
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL 5: IMPROVING MATERNAL HEALTH The challenge – Making pregnancy safer Statistics on maternal disabilities and illnesses are appalling in countries with high mortality, with often life long disabilities in survivors. For
TACKLING NEWBORN DEATH AND ILLNESS The challenge: Making it through the first day Until recently, there has been little effort to tackle the specific health problems of newborn babies. Most of their deaths are unrecorded and remain invisible. A
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL 4: REDUCING CHILD MORTALITY The challenge – accelerating child survival Latest figures show that 9.7 million children under-five are dying every year, down from over 12 million in 1990 Most of these children are dying in
The Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals
At the Clinton Global Initiative in New York in September 2007, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway led the launch of a global campaign to save the lives of millions of women and children. On behalf of Norway, Prime Minister Stoltenberg
The Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals Progress Report - April 2008 (Download the report in PDF)
Norway will work to promote a more comprehensive and ambitious international climate change agreement to follow the Kyoto Protocol. Norway will continue to fulfil its obligations and reduce greenhouse gas emissions both nationally and
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has co-chaired the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing in poor countries. The group was established by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in February 2010, and is tasked with
Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative was launched by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali in December 2007. One of the key aims is to incorporate reduction of emissions from deforestation and
The Anti-Discrimination Act Commission’s report on a comprehensive protection against discrimination The Commission to propose comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation was appointed by the Norwegian Government on 1 June 2007. The Commission has
The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Svein Ludvigsen, sets the problem with the blue whiting on the international agenda. He invites his colleges in the EU, the Russian Federation, Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland to