Search
-
Changes among the political advisers
2017-09-22 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterThe Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Marte Ziolkowski as political adviser to Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide. Ms. Ziolowski succeeds Mr. Audun Halvorsen, who has been appointed as state secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
-
Changes among the state secretaries
2017-09-22 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Audun Halvorsen, political adviser, as state secretary to Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Frank Bakke-Jensen.Ms. Maria Jahrmann Bjerke, political adviser, was appointed as state
-
Address at ministerial meeting on Syria
2017-09-21 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende's address at a meeting on the humanitarian situation in Syria. The meeting was a follow-up after the Brussels Conference in April.
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende New York, 21 September
-
Nordic solutions. Parental leave - a key to prosperity
2017-09-21 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende's address at a high level panel on gender equality at the UN General Assembly in New York.
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende New York, 21 September
-
Address at High-Level Event on South Sudan (political)
2017-09-21 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende's address at an event for the participants in the South Sudan peace process - at the UN General Assembly in New York.
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende New York, 21 September
-
Speech at the Trygve Lie Symposium in New York
2017-09-21 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsIntroductory remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende at the Trygve Lie Symposium in New York on 21 September 2017.
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende The Trygve Lie Symposium, New York, 21 September 2017
-
New ambassadors from the Netherlands, Denmark, Slovakia and Argentina
2017-09-21 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsFour new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 19 September 2017.
-
Reform of local government
2017-09-21 Article Kommune- og regionreformIn 2014, a broad majority in the Parliament supported the government’s description of the need for a reform, and the main elements of a reform process. Further, it was decided that also the regional level would be part of the reform process. A part
-
Partnership agreement between Norway and Afghanistan extended
2017-09-21 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'Norway and Afghanistan have extended their strategic partnership agreement. Norway will continue to be a long-term partner for Afghanistan and to provide considerable humanitarian and development aid as well as military support,' said Minister of
-
Diplomatic relations
2017-09-21 Article Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Oslo Diplomatic List (pdf) Diplomat in Norway. The purpose of this booklet is to provide information to diplomats and their families on how the various privileges and immunities under the Vienna Conventions are
-
Countercyclical buffer unchanged
2017-09-21 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the level of the countercyclical capital buffer for banks unchanged. This is in line with the advice for Q3/17 from Norges Bank.
-
High level event on education
2017-09-20 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterStatement by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the high level side event on education at the United Nations General Assembly in New York 20 September 2017.
-
Sustainable Oceans High-level Event
2017-09-20 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterStatement by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the high-level event on sustainable oceans at the United Nations General Assembly in New York 20 September 2017.
-
Address at the High-Level Event on South Sudan
2017-09-20 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende's address at the High-Level Event on South Sudan in the margins of the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York.
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende New York, 20 September
-
First UN Special Envoy for the Ocean
2017-09-20 News story Office of the Prime Minister‘I welcome the appointment of Peter Thomson as UN Special Envoy for the Ocean. This is a clear expression of the Secretary-General’s strong leadership. This increased focus on the challenges and opportunities relating to the world’s oceans is
-
Norway increases support for UN Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization in Iraq by NOK 20 million
2017-09-20 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs'The fight against Isil in Iraq is being won. Some 90 % of the areas previously held by Isil have been liberated, and over two million internally displaced Iraqis have returned home. These people are in a very vulnerable situation. It is vital that
-
Ta én god beslutning: meld deg på frokostseminar om gode beslutninger!
20.09.2017 Separate website Bedre styring og ledelse i staten27. september arrangerer Program for bedre styring og ledelse i staten frokostseminar: Hvordan ta gode beslutninger i en omskiftelig tid? Vi har invitert Silvija Seres, Bjørn-Inge Larsen, Sigrun Vågeng og Hilde Singsaas til å dele sine erfaringer.
-
Global challenges can only be solved by working together
2017-09-20 News story Office of the Prime MinisterThis week, heads of state and government from all over the world are meeting at the UN. They have come together to discuss a number of major common challenges, such as climate change, environmental degradation and development issues. But this is
-
The Government’s Strategy against Hate Speech 2016–2020
2017-09-20 Plans/strategy Ministry of Children and EqualityRead the strategy against hate speech here.
-
UN Secretary General high-level event on Climate Goals
2017-09-20 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterStatement by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the United Nations General Assembly, 19 September 2017.