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Norway pledging NOK 10 billion to global health

23/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister

Norway pledges NOK 10 billion to the vaccine alliance, Gavi, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period 2026-2030.

New UN Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Established

23/06/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

A new UN panel has been established in the field of pollution. The panel aims to build a shared knowledge base for global action on the safe management of chemicals and waste, as well as the prevention of pollution. The panel was formally

Statement by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Iran and the war in the Middle East

22/06/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

‘Norway is deeply concerned about the escalation of the war in the Middle East, following the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear facilities last night. It is regrettable that efforts to find a diplomatic solution and a new nuclear agreement with Iran

Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the situation in Palestine

20/06/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

We will not lose sight of the ongoing horrors in Gaza, where the Palestinian population is clinging to life under hellish circumstances. In the face of further displacement, bombardment and starvation, new mechanisms for distributing aid have become

Ready for the Internet Governance Forum

20/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

Norway is hosting the 2025 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) - the UN’s main platform for dialogue and collaboration on the future of the internet. On Sunday, the UN flag and the Norwegian flag will be raised in Lillestrøm.

Norwegian Government commits to allocating 5 % of GDP to defence-related expenditures

20/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

The Government will invest 5 % of GDP in strengthening Norway’s defence capability and safeguarding people in Norway. ‘The world has become more dangerous and more unpredictable. Europe must shoulder greater responsibility for its own security. We

Entry into force of a renegotiated agreement with the EU on administrative cooperation in the field of VAT

20/06/2025 News story Ministry of Finance

On June 4, 2025, the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) approved consent for the entry into force of an agreement amending the Agreement between Norway and the EU on administrative cooperation in the field of VAT. Today, the King in Council has

New Guide Requirements in Svalbard

19/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

“Tourism and field activities” that travel, conduct activity, or stay outside inhabited areas in Svalbard must, in the future, use approved Svalbard guides. This is a requirement under the new field safety regulation. Svalbard guides are responsible

President of France to pay official visit to Norway

19/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron will be coming to Oslo on 23 -24 June. It is 41 years since a French head of state last paid an official visit to Norway.

Visite officielle du président français en Norvège

19/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

Le président français Emmanuel Macron et son épouse Brigitte Macron arriveront à Oslo le lundi 23 juin. La dernière visite officielle d’un président français en Norvège remonte à 41 ans.

Statement of the Co-Chairs of the United Nations High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution

17/06/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Statement of the Co-Chairs of the United Nations High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution — France and Saudi Arabia — and of the Co-Chairs of its

Norway and Switzerland sign Agreement on cooperation on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage and Carbon Dioxide Removal

17/06/2025 News story Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Climate and Environment

The bilateral agreement, signed during the Longship Launch event in Oslo, will strengthen cross-border cooperation on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR).

Longship goes into operation – A Global Breakthrough for Carbon Capture and Storage

17/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

Norway is taking a historic step in the fight against climate change as the world’s first full-scale value chain for carbon capture and storage (CCS) is now being launched. The Longship project marks a milestone in reducing industrial emissions -

CO₂ storage capacity for Northern Lights to be expanded

17/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

The Ministry of Energy has today approved the development plan for the expansion of Northern Lights. Phase 2 of Northern Lights involves a significant increase in developed CO₂ injection capacity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Norway’s Call to Action Statement: System wide reforms must ensure dedicated space for the protection of women and girls against GBV

16/06/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The humanitarian sector is in crisis. We are witnessing enormous human suffering, much of it caused by violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in armed conflicts, combined with historical funding cuts.