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Convoy with food has finally reached the famine-affected Zamzam camp

Encouraging news in a desperate situation in Darfur, Sudan. A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy with food has finally reached the famine-affected Zamzam camp.

Statement on opening of the Adre border crossing between Sudan and Chad

Norway welcomes the announcement by Sudan's Sovereign Council on reopening of the Adre border crossing between Sudan and Chad.

Statement on world’s largest hunger crisis in Sudan

Alarming update on Sudan, the world’s largest hunger crisis.

New ambassadors from Hungary, Germany and Mali

Three ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald on 4 September 2025.

UN Summit in New York: We must actively defend international cooperation and international law

This year marks the UN’s 80th anniversary. One of the key topics of discussion for world leaders as they convene in New York for this year’s UN General Assembly High-level Week will be how to reform the UN so that it can continue to play a vital

Joint statement: Offer to assist with treatments of patients from Gaza in the Occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem

As the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip continues to unfold, there is an urgent need to scale up medical treatment of patients from Gaza.

Ukrainian President and First Lady in Norway

President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Norway on Wednesday morning.

Meld. St. 22 (2019–2020) - Financial Markets Report 2020

Meld. St. 22 (2019–2020) Report to the Storting (white paper) Summary

New regulation on field safety in Svalbard – guides must be approved

Government has implemented a new regulation on field safety in Svalbard intended to ensure continued responsible development of tourism in a time of increasing activity and rapid climate change. The regulation includes, among other things, an

Norway and Switzerland sign Agreement on cooperation on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage and Carbon Dioxide Removal

The bilateral agreement, signed during the Longship Launch event in Oslo, will strengthen cross-border cooperation on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR).

Launching Mapping of Strategic and Critical Value Chains

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries is taking steps to strengthen the role of industry in preparedness and security - assigning a new task to Prosess21 and the Research Council of Norway.

Norway to further strengthen cooperation with Germany

At a meeting in Berlin on Monday 21 July, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed to strengthen cooperation between Norway and Germany in a broad range of areas, including defence and security, industry and the

Minister of Foreign Affairs on US sanctions against Francesca Albanese

It is problematic when individual countries impose sanctions on UN representatives for fulfilling mandates entrusted to them by the UN Human Rights Council.

‘A crucial NATO Summit’ in The Hague

The NATO heads of state and government are convening in The Hague is to take a formal decision on a proposal to significantly strengthen the defence Alliance. The NATO Summit is taking place 24-25 June, with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Minister

President of France to pay official visit to Norway

French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron will be coming to Oslo on 23 -24 June. It is 41 years since a French head of state last paid an official visit to Norway.

Norway pledging NOK 10 billion to global health

Norway pledges NOK 10 billion to the vaccine alliance, Gavi, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period 2026-2030.

Entry into force of a renegotiated agreement with the EU on administrative cooperation in the field of VAT

On June 4, 2025, the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) approved consent for the entry into force of an agreement amending the Agreement between Norway and the EU on administrative cooperation in the field of VAT. Today, the King in Council has

National budget 2026: Three concrete budget measures for better and more accessible GP services

The government proposes to allocate NOK 115 million to renew, strengthen and improve GP services. In addition, the government wants 16- and 17-year-olds to be exempt from paying for GP appointments and out-of-hours medical services.

National budget 2026: A hospital budget for faster hospital care

The government is proposing to strengthen the hospitals’ budget framework by NOK 3.4 billion in 2026. This will help ensure shorter waiting times and better cooperation between specialised health services and municipal services.