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Department for Climate Change

The department is responsible for national policy development and international work in the field of climate change. It is also responsible for local air quality and bilateral climate and environmental cooperation.

Director General Ingvild Sæverud

Department for Nature Management

The department's main responsibility is to develop policies to safeguard biodiversity on land and in the sea, and to ensure holistic and sustainable management of nature through use, conservation and recreation. The department is also responsible

Director General Lene Lyngby

Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the agreement on a ceasefire between the United States and Iran

‘Reports that Iran and the United States have reached agreement on a two-week ceasefire represent an important and welcome step forward. This means that diplomacy is being given a genuine opportunity at a time when the alternative would have been a

Statement from Defence Minister Tore O. Sandvik regarding Russian patrols in, and near, Norwegian and British maritime areas

Statement from Defence Minister Tore O. Sandvik following the press conference of British Defence Minister John Healey on April 9, 2026.

One year after the white paper on industry: Growth in an uncertain time

Last year saw growth in Norwegian industry in terms of both production, revenue, and exports. The outlook going forward is also largely positive. At the same time, differences between industries are significant, and international instability creates

Norway Supports New Claims Commission for Ukraine

Today, Norway signs the convention establishing a Claims Commission for Ukraine. The Claims Commission is the second of three components in an international compensation mechanism for the victims of Russia’s war of aggression. The other two

Statement the UN Population and Development Commission

Statement at the General Debate under the UN Population and Development Commission 59th Session, by Norwegian Minister of International Development, Åsmund Grøver Aukrust and Youth Delegate Uswa Malik 13th April 2026.

By Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust

Department of Police Affairs

The Department of Police Affairs is responsible for outlining the main policies for the development and agency management of the Police and the Police Security Service, in both the short and long term. Legislation and regulatory development,

Director General Steffen Evju

Legislation Department

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security's Legislation Department is a legal expertise body serving the Government and the central government administration.

Director General Ketil Bøe Moen

Migration Department

The Migration Department (INN) has overall responsibility for coordinating and implementing the state's policies on immigration, asylum seekers and refugees.

Director General Fredrik Bøckman Finstad

A comparative study of Swedish and Norwegian Development Aid to Afghanistan 2015 – 2021

This report offers a comparative review of Swedish and Norwegian development aid toAfghanistan focusing on the period 2015- 2021, contributing to the Norwegian Commission onAfghanistan’s evaluation of Norway’s engagement in Afghanistan for this

Faryab School Study Report

In April 2025, the Norwegian Commission on Afghanistan commissioned the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) to conduct a study on schools in Afghanistan’s Faryab province, financed by Norwegian development between 2006 to 2021. The primary goal of

Prologue: A Study of International Engagement in Afghanistan in the Period 2001-2014

Department of Governance and Organisation

The Department of Governance and Organisation (SOA) leads coordinating activities relating to the state budget, government consultations and government memoranda, and international affairs. The Department also manages coordination, development and

Director General Lars Atle Holm

Department of Correctional and Mediation Services

The Department of Correctional and Mediation Services is responsible for the execution of sentences, i.e. management of the Norwegian Correctional Service and the National Mediation Service, including budget, regulatory provisions (the Execution of

Director General Håvard Bekkelund

NOU 2025: 9 - Defeat – Norway in Afghanistan 2015–2021

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Department of Government Services

Director General Aleksander Åsheim

Department of Digitalisation Policy

The department has coordination responsibility for the public administration policy and the national ICT policy, for parts of the data protection policy and for electronic communications. The responsibility includes work on digitalisation and

Director General Siri Halvorsen

The Department of Public Governance Development

The department is responsible for coordinating and developing public administration policy and promoting innovation in the public sector. It manages the ministry’s duties related to construction and property policy in the state civil sector and

Director General Jan Olav Pettersen