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  • AU Deputy Chairperson and Norwegian Minister of International Development Meet to Deepen Strategic Partnership

    09/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    A high-level meeting took place on May 6 at the African Union Headquarters between H.E. Ms. Selma Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and H.E. Mr. Åsmund Aukrust, Norwegian Minister of International Development. The

  • Prime Minister Støre met with UK Prime Minister in Oslo

    09/05/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, on board the Coast Guard vessel Jan Mayen in Oslo. The two leaders discussed a range of issues such as the security situation in Europe, defence, trade and the

  • Statement on schools in Gaza

    18/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    All schools in Gaza have been closed for 625,000 students for 6 months. Norway is deeply troubled that nearly 90% of schools in Gaza are damaged or destroyed.

  • Norway facilitates rehabilitation of injured children and mental health care efforts in Ukraine

    24/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    Norwegian health workers are taking part in the effort to strengthen the health system in Ukraine. ‘The experience and knowledge provided by our health professionals will enable Ukrainian health workers to offer better health care to the Ukrainian

  • Norway steps up efforts for Ukraine’s reconstruction

    15/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is contributing NOK 35 million to an international fund aimed at supporting Ukraine and facilitating reconstruction.

  • Prime Minister Støre met with President Trump

    24/04/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘We had a constructive meeting with US President Donald Trump, where we discussed a range of issues. The meeting reaffirmed not only how important the US is for Norway, but also how important Norway is for the US,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr

  • Statement on the two-year mark of the Sudan Conflict

    15/04/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    April 15 marks two years since the start of the conflict in Sudan. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust express their condolences and support to the Sudanese people who have suffered greatly, and

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the situation in Myanmar

    17/04/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    In this period of Thingyan, the Foreign Minister of Norway, Mr. Espen Barth Eide, expresses his deepest sympathies and condolences to all those affected by the Earthquake of 28 March in Myanmar and hope that this time can be used to stop the

  • Norway to increase support to Ukraine by NOK 50 billion

    04/04/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Government has proposed a substantial increase in Norway’s military support to Ukraine in 2025, in line with the broad-based political agreement reached in the Storting.

  • Norway to provide NOK 400 million to promote women’s and minority rights and gender equality

    15/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Reactionary elements are gaining traction and posing a threat to the rights of women and minorities in many countries. Norway is allocating NOK 400 million in funding in 2025 to support the fight for women’s and minority rights and promote gender

  • Human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe are crucial for Norway’s security

    04/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today, the government presented a white paper to the parliament on Norway’s efforts to promote democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in Europe.

  • Prime Minister Støre met with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

    07/10/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met today with His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. This is the Crown Prince’s first visit to Norway.

  • Statement on UNRWA

    28/01/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statement by Norway’s minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Espen Barth Eide, on the UN Works and Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

  • Closer cooperation between Norway and Japan

    07/12/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Thursday. Norway and Japan are entering into a strategic partnership designed to promote increased cooperation in a range of areas, in particular

  • Joint statement on Gaza

    10/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain strongly condemn the recent announcement by the Government of Israel of the intensification of the occupation and the military offensive,

  • Norway urges the Security Council to act in Gaza

    08/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Yesterday, the UN Secretary-General sent a letter to the Security Council in which he explicitly invokes Article 99 of the UN Charter. Article 99 gives the Secretary-General the authority to bring to the attention of the Security Council situations

  • Norwegian candidate nominated as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

    14/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian Government supports Bård Vegar Solhjell as candidate to the position as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The position will become vacant when the current Administrator, Achim Steiner, steps down in June.

  • A looming health disaster in Sudan

    04/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I am alarmed about the health disaster in Sudan. Hospitals and health workers are under attack and the UN warns that the system is at the brink of collapse. Several life-threatening infectious diseases are spreading fast both inside Sudan and in

  • Statement on the drone strikes on critical infrastructure in Port Sudan

    06/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statement by Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust on the drone strikes on critical infrastructure in Port Sudan.

  • Statement by Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: Six months since Hamas attacked Israel, six months of crisis

    07/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Rarely have six months been filled with so much unimaginable pain, anger and grief as the time following the terrorist attack on 7 October last year. For six months, Israeli families have been mourning the losses they suffered when Hamas killed more

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