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Norway provides funding for UN Migration Trust Fund

Norge gir 15 millioner kroner til FNs oppstartsfond for arbeid med migrasjon, Migration MPTF. Bidraget skal brukes til å beskytte sårbare migranter og bekjempe irregulær migrasjon.

Global push to end sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises must continue

“It is the responsibility of the international community to respond to the needs that the society has not been able to support, and it is their moral responsibility to find solutions - political and financial - to treat the consequences of this

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide

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Tidspunkt: 23. juni kl. 8.15 – 9.15 Sendingen kan følges her: https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/astrup-legg-fram-innovasjonsmeldinga/id2714978/ Har du spørsmål til statsråden, kan de sendes til følgende e-postadresse: [email protected] Program: #

Announcement of Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2020

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announces this year’s licensing round in mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf - Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2020.

Export of salmon to China

On Tuesday, Chinese experts on disease control said that they have no evidence that salmon was the original source or an intermediate host of the recently discovered cases of Covid-19 infections in Beijing.

Norwegian diplomat named deputy head of UN relief agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today appointed the Norwegian diplomat Leni Stenseth to serve as Deputy Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Countercyclical buffer unchanged

Today, the Ministry of Finance has decided to follow Norges Bank’s advice not to change the countercyclical capital buffer requirement of 1 percent for banks.

Norway elected to the UN Security Council

Today, Norway was elected as a member of the UN Security Council for the period 2021-2022. ‘We would like to thank the UN member states for the confidence they have shown in us.  The world needs more international cooperation to promote peace and

List of countries

List of countries and their relations to conventions on child abduction. H = Hague Convention CE = the Council of Europe Convention - = No convention | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y

Seminar om ansvarlig næringsliv 23. juni – Er norske selskaper i front?

Seminar om ansvarlig næringsliv Tirsdag 23. juni, kl. 10.00 – 11.15, på Litteraturhuset – (seminar+webinar) Koronakrisen har rammet det norske og internasjonale næringslivet hardt, og øker risikoen for at norsk næringsliv trår feil i utlandet,

Norway will pay 530 million NOK for reduced deforestation in Indonesia

90 percent of West Papua in Indonesia is covered by forests. Photo: NICFI. Foto: Snorre Tønset Open This year, Norway and Indonesia are celebrating 70 years of diplomatic cooperation. Since 2010, Norway and Indonesia have cooperated to reduce

Norway Supports Quantum Leap for the UN Secretary General’s Peacebuilding Fund

The scale of violent conflicts the world is facing today requires a concerted international effort. The Norwegian Government has decided to provide 500 million NOK (approximately 52 million USD) for the next strategic phase of the UN Peacebuilding

Annual report 2019. Implementing Norway’s National Action Plan 2019-2022

Women, peace and security

This report gives a picture of Norway’s efforts to improve on expectations to integrate women’s rights, include women and civil society, and ensure the support of the people who will have to implement the peace.

Report from a committee tasked with reviewing the ethical framework for the Norwegian GPFG: Values and responsibility – the ethical framework for the Government Pension Fund Global

Today, the Committee mandated to review the ethical guidelines for Norway’s sovereign wealth fund publishes its proposals for amendments to the Guidelines for observation and exclusion from the Government Pension Fund Global and to the Management

NOU 2020: 7 - Values and Responsibility

The Ethical Framework for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global

Norway opening up for more leisure travel to and from the other Nordic countries

The Norwegian Government will open Norway’s borders for leisure travel to and from the other Nordic countries from 15 June, but will maintain quarantine rules and restrictions on entry for people arriving from regions where the level of infection is

Norwegian exports of defence-related products in 2019

Today, the Government presented the annual white paper on exports of defence-related products. In 2019, Norwegian companies exported arms and military equipment worth around NOK 4.4 billion, as compared with NOK 4.8 billion in 2018. The total value

Norway to participate in international cooperation on Covid-19 vaccines

Norway is strongly committed to the effort to develop a vaccine against Covid-19. It is now clear that Norway will take part in two international initiatives to secure access to a vaccine for Norwegians and for people in low- and middle-income

Norway opens offshore areas for wind power

Today, by royal decree, the areas "Utsira Nord" and "Sørlige Nordsjø II" are opened for offshore renewables, including offshore wind power. This means it will be possible to submit license applications for offshore wind power projects.

G-12/2020 – Revised circular relating to Entry into force of the Regulations relating to rejection etc. of foreign nationals out of concern for public health

1. Introduction The Ministry of Justice and Public Security refers to the Regulations of 15 March 2020 No. 293 relating to rejection etc. of foreign nationals out of concern for public health (last amended 12 June 2020 with effect from 15 June 2020)