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Focusing on areas where Norway can make a difference

The Government has proposed an increase in funding of NOK 80 million in 2026 for efforts to promote women’s rights. Women’s rights are coming under growing pressure globally, and this is an area where Norway can make a significant difference.

Strategy for Norway’s efforts in the Sahel region (2021–2025)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched its new strategy for the Sahel region 23 June.

Norway's efforts in the Sahel region 2018-2019

Status report

This status report for the period 2018-2019 offers insight into how Norway is following up the Sahel strategy via various channels, without going into detail about every aspect of the activities or providing specifics about overall achievement of

Norway's WHO Strategy – Norway as a member of the World Health Organization's Executive Board (2024–2027)

Norway is member of the World Health Organisation's Executive Board from 2024 to 2027. This strategy describes Norway's three priorities: good governance, achieving universal health coverage and better preparedness and response to health and

Minister Aukrust’s remarks at an event on sexualised and gender-based violence in New York

In connection with the annual meeting of the UN Population Commission in New York, Norway organised a side event on sexualised and gender-based violence (SGBV) together with, among others, the UN Population Fund, UNFPA, the UN Children's Fund UNICEF

By Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust

Norway’s National Action Plan: Women, Peace and Security (2023-2030)

The women, peace and security agenda is a key element of Norway’s efforts to promote peace and security.

Kjerkol's WHA address

President, Director General, Excellencies, Colleagues, It is an honour to address you on the occasion of WHO’s 75-year anniversary. We pay tribute to WHO and its staff for their remarkable commitment. Over the past 75 years, we have made WHO a

By Minister of Health and Care services Ingvild Kjerkol

Speach: Berlin Security Conference

Speach from Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram at Berlin Security Conference 1. December 2022.

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram

National Security Strategy

This is Norway’s first national security strategy. It has been drawn up against the backdrop of the most serious security situation our country has faced since the Second World War. After decades of peace, a new era has begun for Norway and for

Strategy for Norway’s efforts in the Sahel region (2024–2030)

The situation in the Sahel region (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad) has deteriorated significantly in recent years as a result of a series of military coups, geopolitical rivalries, anti-Western rhetoric and increasingly complex

Norwegian guidelines for support to human rights defenders

These guidelines are a tool to help the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian diplomatic missions to systematise measures and efforts to support human rights defenders and their work. The guidelines complement other guidelines and policy

Climate change, hungerand vulnerability

Strategy for climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and the fight against hunger

At the climate summit in Glasgow (COP26) in November 2021, Norway pledged to double its climate finance to developing countries by 2026. This includes a commitment to at least triple funding for climate change adaptation, in line with the Paris

State Secretary Kravik’s remarks at the G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meeting

State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik's remarks at the G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meeting in Natal, Brazil 24 October 2024.

By State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik

Joint Statement on Afghanistan

Special Representatives and Envoys for Afghanistan from Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States met in Rome on 18 October 2023.

Seventeenth/eighteenth periodic report submitted by Norway under article 9 of the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination

UN 2015 How can Norway contribute to reforms and to strengthening the UN?

A project report

This report is an edited and slightly updated summary of a projectreport on UN reform issues entitled “FN (UN)-2015”, commissioned by the Department for UN, peace and humanitarian Affairs in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and presented (

Implementation of the international covenant on civil and political rights

Millennium Development Goal No 8 - Progress Report by Norway 2004

(Kun engelsk versjon)

Millennium Development Goal No 8 – Progress Report by Norway 2004 This report describes the status of Norway's contribution to the realization of the eight Millennium Development Goals, which were endorsed by the heads of state and government of all

Review of the consequences for Norway of ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

On 8 February 2018, the Storting (Norwegian parliament) requested the Government to review the consequences for Norway of ratifying the recently adopted Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Minister Aukrust’s remarks at the World Social Summit

Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust’s remarks at The second World Summit for Social Development held in Doha, Qatar.

By Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust