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Statement on the humanitarian situation

Statement by State Secretary Marianne Hagen at UNGA 75 side event on the humanitarian situation in the world and the pandemic's devastating impact.

By State Secretary Marianne Hagen 24 September

The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide's statement at a high-level virtual side event at the UN General Assembly.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide 23 September

Statement at the launch of evaluation report on anti-corruption efforts in development policy

State Secretary Marianne Hagen’s statement at the launch of Norad’s evaluation report on anti-corruption efforts as part of its development policy and assistance.

By State Secretary Marianne Hagen Oslo, 22 September

Press conference on Carbon capture and storage

Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru: Introduction It is 100 years this year since the Kvalsund longship was found at Kvalsund in Herøy municipality in Møre og Romsdal. The Kvalsund longship dates back to around the year 690. Today, we are

By Minister of Children and Families Kjell Ingolf Ropstad , Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Minister of Climate and Environment Sveinung Rotevatn, Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru

Statement at digital High-level Meeting Commemorating UN 75

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide gave the Norwegian statement at the UN high-level meeting 21 September.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide 21 September

Stronger Nordic cooperation in a stronger UN

Joint chronicle by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (Denmark), Prime Minister Sanna Marin (Finland), Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Norway), Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (Sweden) and Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdóttir (Iceland).

By Prime Minister Erna Solberg

Energy Transition – Visions for the future

State Secretary Tony C. Tiller gave this speech at the Energy Transition conference at NTNU on September 14th 2020.

By Acting State Secretary Tony Christian Tiller

Human rights and democracy key to leaving no one behind in global fight against Covid-19

Article by Nordic ministers on the key to succeed in the global fight against Covid-19.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide , Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein 14 September

Statement Opening Ceremony of Intra-Afghan Negotiations

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide's Statement for the Opening Ceremony of Intra-Afghan Negotiations.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide Doha, 12 September 2020

Statement by Prime Minister Solberg in Lithuania

Statement by Prime Minister Erna Solberg after meeting Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis in Vilnius, 8 September 2020.

By Prime Minister Erna Solberg

Visions and ambitions for a circular economy in Norway

Minister of Climate and Environment Sveinung Rotevatn's speech at the Circular Economy Conference in Oslo.

By Minister of Climate and Environment Sveinung Rotevatn The 4th Norwegian Circular Economy Conference 2020

Statement at press conference with Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide's opening statement at the press conference with the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide Oslo, 27 August

Nor-Fishing 2020 Digital

*Check against delivery Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear seafood friends, It is a great pleasure to be here today and to be part of what is traditionally one of the most important gathering places for the international fishing industry. Due to the

By Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen

Ocean action offers ‘blue boost’ for recovery

Letter from Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, and Tommy Remengesau Jr, President of Palau, on print in Financial Times 7 August 2020.

By Prime Minister Erna Solberg

Norway's opportunities for sustainable growth and the green transition

*Check against delivery Dear distinguished guests. 2020 has turned out to be very different than anyone could have imagined. The corona crisis hit us and demanded immediate action. Even though the corona crisis has changed a lot, the need for a

By Minister of Trade and Industry Iselin Nybø The PROSIN conference 2020

Global push to end sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises must continue

“It is the responsibility of the international community to respond to the needs that the society has not been able to support, and it is their moral responsibility to find solutions - political and financial - to treat the consequences of this

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide

Briefing on the African-Nordic Initiative at the UN

State Secretary Marianne Hagen's videobrief concerning the African-Nordic Initiative at the UN: the status of the initiative in light of Covid-19 and possible ways forward.

By State Secretary Marianne Hagen Oslo, 9 June

Comments on BloombergNEF's Electric Vehicle Outlook 2020

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru gave this opening remarks at Statkraft's Nordic launch of BloombergNEF's Electric Vehicle Outlook 2020 in Oslo on June 9th 2020.

By Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru

Joint Statement on the Role of a Sustainable Ocean Economy in a post-COVID-19 World

Today, we celebrate World Oceans Day under unprecedented circumstances, as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated health and economic challenges. We, the members of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, propose

By Prime Minister Erna Solberg World Oceans Day

PM Solbergs statement at the Global Vaccine Summit 2020

Prime Minister Erna Solbergs statement at Gavi’s donor pledging conference Global Vaccine Summit, June 4th 2020.