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Speech to the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women

The Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality Trine Skei Grande's speech at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

By Minister of Culture and Equality Trine Skei Grande

Inclusive Quality Education and Lifelong Learning

The Minister of International Development's remarks at the side event “Inclusive quality education and lifelong learning - Key for gender equality and empowerment of women” at the 63rd session of Commission on the Status of Women, New York 13 March

By Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein New York, 13 March

Norway fulfils pledge to provide NOK 10 billion to Syria crisis

‘Four years ago, Norway pledged NOK 10 billion to the aid effort in Syria. We have delivered on that promise. The funds from Norway have provided millions of people with access to education, food, health care, water and sanitation, and other

Arbeidet med ny stortingsmelding om nasjonale minoriteter er i gang

Departementet skal lage en stortingsmelding om nasjonale minoriteter, som skal legges fram i 2020. For å skaffe bakgrunnsinformasjon til meldingen har departementet satt ut et oppdrag for å se på om virkemidlene som er brukt har bidratt til å nå

Increased Support for the Qualifications Passport for Refugees

Many refugees lose their papers and diplomas while fleeing, but without such documentation it may be difficult to get a job or enroll in a higher education institution in the host country. "The qualifications passport gives refugees the opportunity

The Norwegian Social Insurance Scheme 2019

This brochure gives a general overview of the Norwegian Social Insurance Scheme in 2019.

Legalisation

Norwegian documents that are to be submitted to authorities abroad can be legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Combatting Chronic wasting disease in Norway

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible neurologic disease (TSE) affecting cervids. The infectious agent is known to be a prion, a normal protein that in this disease misfolds and destroys the brain. The development of the disease is slow

By Minister of Agriculture and Food Olaug Vervik Bollestad

As the web turns 30, digital goods must reach the most vulnerable

Article from Minister of International Development, Dag-Inge Ulstein, and Minister of Digitalisation, Nikolai Astrup, together with Mitchell Baker (chairwoman of Mozilla) and Henrietta H. Fore (Unicef director). The article is published at Devex,

By Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein , Minister of Digitalisation Nikolai Astrup Devex, 11 March

Arctic Gas to European Customers

On March 8th, the international woman's day, we celebrated the opening of a new platform named after a leading figure in the Norwegian women’s rights movement in the late 1800s, Aasta Hansteen.

List of companies in the GPFG's equity portfolio as of 31 December 2018

Exploration and production companies will be phased out fron the Fund gradually over time. The plans for the phasing-out of exploration and production companies in the benchmark and the Fund will be prepared in consultation with Norges Bank, after

Hvordan ivareta kjønnsperspektivet i aktsomhetsvurderinger?

Sylvi Bratten fra Fokus innledet denne uken om kjønnsperspektivet i aktsomhetsvurderinger for OECDs arbeidsgruppe for ansvarlig næringsliv   Kontaktpunktets innføring til OECDs veileder for aktsomhetsvurderinger – råd til å innarbeide

Excludes exploration and production companies from the Government Pension Fund Global

The Government is proposing to exclude companies classified as exploration and production companies within the energy sector from the Government Pension Fund Global to reduce the aggregate oil price risk in the Norwegian economy.

Meld. St. 14 (2018–2019) - Energy Stocks in the Government Pension Fund Global

New ambassadors from Ghana, Zambia and Mali

Three new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 7 March 2019.

Should Norway aspire for a seat at the UN Security Council?

State Secretary Jens Frølich Holte's remarks at the Civita event "Should Norway aspire for a seat at the UN Security Council?".

By State Secretary Jens Frølich Holte Oslo, 6 March

North Atlantic Seafood Forum

Speech by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Bergen, 6 March 2019.

By Prime Minister Erna Solberg

New funding period for EEA and Norway Grants: Strengthening cooperation with Cyprus

Today, Norway and Cyprus are signing MoUs on funding totalling EUR 11.5 million for the new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants. In the new period, support will continue to be provided to projects that promote dialogue between the north and

Foreign policy address to the Storting 2019

'What is Norwegian foreign policy? Right now, on this Tuesday morning in March 2019?' asked Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide in her address to the Storting.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide The Storting, 5 March

Norway to provide NOK 60 million for mine action in Sri Lanka

The Government is providing NOK 60 million over a period of three years for mine action in Sri Lanka.