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Norway contributes NOK 50 million to the WHO Health Contingencies Fund following Ebola outbreak
22/05/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is strengthening the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Health Contingencies Fund with a contribution of NOK 50 million following a new outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and Uganda.
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Finland considering withdrawal from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
02/04/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I regret Finland’s intention to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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Statement from Kenya and Norway: Defending multilateral cooperation
06/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsH.E. Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, EGH Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya and H.E. Åsmund Grøver Aukrust, Minister of International Development of the Kingdom of Norway agreed in a joint
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Norway condemns the attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)
21/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway condemns the attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) against a group of diplomats in Jenin today.
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Statement by Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Spain: A renewed commitment for the implementation of the two-state solution
28/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Governments of Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Spain reaffirm commitment to the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
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New ambassadors from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia
06/06/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsTwo ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 5 June 2025.
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Statement on world’s largest hunger crisis in Sudan
27/06/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsAlarming update on Sudan, the world’s largest hunger crisis.
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Statement on initiative by Sudanese women collecting recommendations for peace and civilian protection
22/08/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway supports the initiative by Sudanese women, who have been collecting recommendations for peace and civilian protection.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs on US sanctions against Francesca Albanese
10/07/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsIt is problematic when individual countries impose sanctions on UN representatives for fulfilling mandates entrusted to them by the UN Human Rights Council.
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Joint Statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
21/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsJoint statement by the foreign ministers of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
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Stoltenberg to write report on Nordic-Baltic security and defence cooperation
15/01/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterThe Heads of State and Government of the Nordic and Baltic countries have today appointed the former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to prepare an independent report with policy recommendations aimed at advancing Nordic-Baltic security and
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Prime Minister Støre met with Prime Minister Starmer at 10 Downing Street
04/12/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterToday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited London for talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street.
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Prime Ministers Starmer and Støre visit British airbase
04/12/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterToday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the RAF Lossiemouth airbase in Scotland. The base is crucial to ensuring NATO’s readiness and maintaining security in the High North.
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Statement from State Secretary Kravik: UN Premises Must Be Respected
15/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'When an occupying power forcibly enters and raids UN premises — as occurred yesterday at UNRWA’s compound in East Jerusalem — we cannot remain silent,' said State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik.
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Press meeting with the Prime Minister and the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
10/12/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado will meet the press.
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Statement by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
15/01/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIt is very encouraging and long overdue that the parties, after 15 months of warfare, death, fear, and destruction, have reached a ceasefire. The ceasefire will be implemented through various phases. It is now crucial that all parties respect all
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Strong international support for Palestine and the two-state solution at Global Alliance meeting in Oslo
15/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘We need action, not just words. The international community must do more to ensure that the two-state solution becomes a reality. Today, I have urged everyone to think creatively about the concrete steps each of us can take to help build the
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Norway to provide NOK 12.5 billion in civilian support to Ukraine and Moldova
24/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Norwegian Government will provide NOK 12.5 billion in civilian support to Ukraine and Moldova in 2025. Key focus areas include energy security and humanitarian assistance. The funding is part of the overall allocation for 2025 under the Nansen
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Norway to provide NOK 5 billion for artillery ammunition for Ukraine
07/04/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of DefenceNorway will provide NOK 4 billion in funding in 2025 to a Czech-led initiative to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition. Norway will also provide NOK 1 billion to the European Peace Facility (EPF).
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Norway increases support for reconstruction efforts in Ukraine
23/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Office of the Prime MinisterNorway is providing a new contribution of NOK 2.4 billion to the World Bank’s Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform Fund (URTF), a multi-donor trust fund that channels funding to meet critical needs in Ukraine during the war, including