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A Task for Eternity

Deep inside a mountain on an island in the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, more than one million seeds of crops from around the world are stored in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The storage facility thus

By Minister of Agriculture and Food Olaug Vervik Bollestad

Mental health must be part of the development agenda

'For too long, mental health has been a neglected aspect of the development agenda. Death tolls are heavy as they are these days', Minister Ulstein said at the webinar The Role of Parents for Personal and Global Development.

By Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein 29 October

Evaluation of Norway's engagement in Somalia

Statement by State secretary Marianne Hagen at the launch of: Evaluation of Norway’s engagement in Somalia 2012 - 2018.

By Former State Secretary Marianne Hagen Oslo, 29 October

Statement at OECD Ministerial Meeting

State Secretary Marianne Hagen's statement at the digital OECD ministerial meeting October 2020.

By Former State Secretary Marianne Hagen 28 October

Statement at the Rohingya Conference

State Secretary Marianne Hagen's statement at the Rohingya conference 22 October.

By Former State Secretary Marianne Hagen 22 October

2020 UNESCO Global Education meeting

Extraordinary Session on Education post-covid-19, co-hosted by the Governments of Ghana, Norway, the UK and UNESCO.  Speech by PM Erna Solberg.

By Prime Minister Erna Solberg

Statement at World Bank Group/IMF Development Committee Meeting

Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein gave this statement at the World Bank Group/IMF Annual Meeting Development Committee on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic consistuency.

By Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein 16 October

Statement from PM Solberg at the signing of MOU Northern Lights

Statement from Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Microsoft and Equinor, representing Northern Lights.

By Prime Minister Erna Solberg

Informal video conference of Energy Ministers

State Secretary Tony C. Tiller gave this digital speech at the informal video conference of Energy Ministers in the EU in Berlin on October 6th 2020.

By State Secretary Tony Christian Tiller

Opening Statement at “Oslo Pax 2020"

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide's opening statement at the conference “Oslo Pax 2020: Diversity Matters - Gender and Inclusion in Peace and War».

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide Oslo, 7 October

Statement at the UNHCR Executive Committee

State Secretary Marianne Hagen's statement at the high level section of the UNHCR Executive Committee annual meeting.

By Former State Secretary Marianne Hagen 5 October

The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 164th session of the Storting

The Storting, 2 October 2020.

Statement on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Statement from Prime MInister Erna Solberg and Youth Delegate Celia Lima on the high-level meeting on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for

By Prime Minister Erna Solberg

Speech at the Army Summit 2020

Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's statement at the “Army Summit 2020 - Land Power past the Pandemic”, during the “Resilience and uncertainty” chapter - hosted by The Norwegian Atlantic Committee.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide 30 September

Statement at the UN's #EndSGBV event

Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's statement at «#EndSGBV - Strengthening commitments to prevent, respond, and protect against Sexual and Gender-based Violence in humanitarian crises” - a digital side event at the UN's high level week  - 28

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide 28. september

Norway's statement at the United Nations General Assembly

Statement by Prime Minister Erna Solberg, United Nations, New York, 26 September 2020.

By Prime Minister Erna Solberg

Alliance for Multilateralism: Our Commitment and Contribution to Building Back Better

Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's statement at "Alliance for Multilateralism: Our Commitment and Contribution to Building Back Better”, 25 September.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide 25 September

A Dialogue with the World’s Top Ten Donors on Global Humanitarian Needs

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 Former 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 Former State Secretary Marianne Hagen Oslo, 22 September