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OGP-rådet

Siden 2015 har vi i Norge hatt et OGP-råd, eller åpenhetsråd. Dette rådet har bistått i arbeidet med å utarbeide handlingsplaner, og kommet med innspill knyttet til åpenhetsarbeidet i Norge generelt. Rådet skal ta selvstendige initiativ og er en

Handlingsplan – hva er det?

Alle land som er med i Open Government Partnership (OGP) skal lage toårige handlingsplaner med konkrete forpliktelser. Forpliktelsene skal blant annet være knyttet til åpenhet. Planen skal lages av forvaltning og sivilsamfunn sammen, gjennom en åpen

Hva er Open Government Partnership (OGP)?

Open Government Partnership (OGP) er et internasjonalt samarbeid som ble startet i 2010. Opprinnelig deltok bare åtte land, og Norge var ett av disse åtte. I dag er det rundt 70 medlemsland i OGP. Målsetningen med Open Government Partnership er å

Norway to provide an additional NOK 30 million for emergency relief in Somalia

Norway will provide a further NOK 30 million to alleviate the situation in Somalia. The funds will be channelled through the Somalia Humanitarian Fund, which is administered by the UN, and through Save the Children Norway and Norwegian Church Aid.

IFS conference on JEF: - The Joint Expeditionary Force represents a new contribution to European crisis management

30 May, Minister of defence Frank Bakke-Jensen was the keynote speaker at the IFS-conference on Joint Expeditionary Force. Read his introduction here:

By Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen

European Gas Conference

Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Søviknes gave the opening speech at the 19th European Gas Conference in Oslo on 29 May 2018.

By Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Søviknes European Gas Conference

IFS conference: Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF)

On Wednesday 30 May, representatives from Norway, Sweden, Finland and the UK will discuss the multinational contingency force JEF. Key note speaker is the Norwegian Minister of Defence, Frank Bakke-Jensen (MoD).

Norway contributing to Ebola response in DR Congo

The Government has decided to provide NOK 10 million to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) response to the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. NOK 2 million of this amount will be used on equipment developed in Norway and

Address at the 2018 Business for Peace Roundtable

The Minister based his speech on the following text.

By Minister of International Development Nikolai Astrup Oslo, 16 May

Public consultation on a proposal for a new Media Liability Act

The Ministry of Culture has presented a proposal for a new media liability act which gathers and modernises current regulation relating to media liability and editorial independence.

Invitasjon til møte for å utvikle forpliktelser til handlingsplan

Open Government Partnership (OGP) er en internasjonal plattform for nasjonalt moderniseringsarbeid. Målet er å skape økt velstand for innbyggerne gjennom dialog mellom forvaltningen og det sivile samfunn. Virkemidlene er åpenhet i og tillit til

Deforestation of Brazils Amazon slowed down in 2017

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell by 12 per cent in the forest year 2017, compared with the year before, according to confirmed figures reported by Brazil's Ministry of Environment. -This is good news and encouraging figures for the Amazon, the

New ambassadors from the Republic of Korea, Cyprus, Nepal and Nigeria

Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 24 May 2018.

Innovasjon på topplederkonferansen 2018

– Uten mer innovasjon vil ikke offentlig sektor klare å løse de store utfordringene vi står overfor. Derfor må vi som ledere skape en kultur for innovasjon der det er rom for å både prøve og feile, sa kommunal- og moderniseringsminister Monica

OAG reviews the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative

On Tuesday, 15 May, the Office of the Auditor General published a report from its management audit of the Climate and Forest Initiative - NICFI. -The report provides several useful insights and reminders, and we will follow up on the suggested

Introductory Speech to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

On behalf of the Government of Norway on the occasion of the interactive dialogue with the Committee on the Rights of the Child 23-24 May 2018.

Introductory Speech

Speech held on behalf of the Government of Norway on the occasion of the interactive dialogue with the Committee on the Rights of the Child 23-24 May 2018.

By Minister of Children and Equality Linda Hofstad Helleland

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Ministry of Justice and Public Security Phone: +47 22 24 54 51 barnebortforing@jd.dep.no Visiting, mailing and delivery address Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phone +47 22 24 36 00 post@mfa.no Norwegian Police Police at your location in

General information about Norway and the Norwegian economy

Norway forms the western and northern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula and has common land borders with Sweden, Finland and Russia. Norway’s area is 323,787 square kilometers (approximately 125,100 square miles), excluding the Svalbard Island

Three new F-35 aircraft to Norway

On May 22, three new F-35 aircraft landed at Ørland Air Base in Norway. Six aircraft are now on Norwegian soil. - Our new F-35s are a major investment and the most important acquisition to strengthen the defence capabilities of our Armed Forces,