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Regulation 24 November 2005 on general application of wage agreement for construction sites in the county of Hordaland

Humanitarian efforts

An important part of Norwegian foreign and international development policy is concerned with saving lives, alleviating suffering and protecting civilians affected by war and conflict. Norwegian humanitarian efforts are focused on countries where

Contact Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Addresses, telephone numbers and other contact information for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be found here.

Departments

The Ministry has eight departements, in addition to the Communication Unit.

Report No. 20 to the Storting (2006-2007) - National strategy to reduce social inequalities in health

Press centre - Ministry of Transport

Contact information and other information for the press can be found here.

Department for Finance and Governance

The Department of Management and Financial Governance has the overall responsibility for the planning and development of activities, the organisation and the structure of the Armed Forces within the particular long-term planning period. The

Department for Defence Policy, Planning and Capability Development

The Department of Defence Policy and Long Term Planning is responsible for strategic analysis, the development of long-term defence policy and overall planning for the defence sector.

Department of Security Policy and Operations

The Department of Security Policy is responsible for the handling of questions of security policy as well as for the Ministry’s international activities and external relations in the field of security policy.

Director General Per Henning Vaglum

The Department of Development, Administration and Preventive Security

The Department of Development and Administration spans over a range of different professional areas, some administrative and some more related to aspects of development.

Director General Wenche Stenberg

Internal Auditor Unit

The Internal Auditor will contribute to the overall achievement of defence objectives by providing support to the Ministry’s senior management in controlling and managing subordinate departments and agencies.

Deputy Director General Liss Johansen

Departments

Organisation

The Ministry of Defence is organised in five departments with a total staff of about 300. There are both civil and military posts at all levels within the Ministry.

Senior administrative staff

Report: Equivalence and Mutual Recognition in Trade Arrangements

- Relevance for the WTO and the Codex Alimentarius Commission

State ownership

The State is an extensive owner of companies in Norway. The State has direct ownership, managed through the ministries, in 69 companies.

NOU 2006 nr. 19: Academic freedom -

Background for Norway’s work on academic freedom, individual rights and institutional management needs.