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  • Changes among the political advisers

    16/10/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Mr. Herman Høgby Robertsen has been appointed political adviser to Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ms. Tonje Brenna.

  • Changes in the Government

    16/10/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.

  • Statement on Sudan

    18/11/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statement by Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt on the development in Sudan.

  • Booster dose for all people over the age of 65 before Christmas and local use of the COVID-19 certificate

    22/11/2021 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    Minister of Health and Care Services Ingvild Kjerkol is asking the municipalities to ensure that all people over the age of 65 are offered a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine before Christmas. This will offer continued protection against serious

  • Ministerial meeting of the international donor group for Palestine (AHLC) on 17 November

    16/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt will chair a ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), the international donor group for Palestine, on 17 November. The meeting will take place at Oslo City Hall. Representatives from

  • Norway increases support for UNRWA

    16/11/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East plays a key role in meeting the basic needs and safeguarding the rights of Palestine refugees, as well as in promoting regional stability. However, UNRWA is critically

  • Booster dose to be offered to all adults

    15/11/2021 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Norwegian Government is making provisions to offer all people over the age of 18 a booster dose.

  • New ambassadors from Serbia, Slovakia and Cambodia

    30/10/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Three ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 30 October 2025.

  • Norway and India strengthen maritime cooperation

    31/10/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Marianne Sivertsen Næss met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal in Mumbai this week. Norway and India are strengthening cooperation on

  • Changes among the political advisers

    31/10/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Ms. Sandra Edith Kalland Tenud resigns as political adviser to Minister of Defence, Mr. Tore O. Sandvik.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    31/10/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Ms. Renate Tårnes as state secretary to Minister of Health and Care services, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Statement: Norway echoes Guterres’ urgent call to Israel and Iran

    16/06/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway echoes António Guterres' urgent call to Israel and Iran.

  • Norway Moves Forward with Age Limit for Social Media

    11/06/2025 News story Ministry of Children and Families, Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Office of the Prime Minister

    The Norwegian government is taking decisive steps to protect children online by presenting a public consultation proposal for a new law that would prohibit social media platforms from offering their services to children under the age of 15.

  • Norway meeting EU finance ministers

    20/09/2025 News story Ministry of Finance

    Norway was invited as one of the few guest countries at the EU Finance Ministers' Meeting (ECOFIN) for the second time this year to discuss how Europe should deal with a world with more uncertainty.

  • UN Summit in New York: We must actively defend international cooperation and international law

    22/09/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    This year marks the UN’s 80th anniversary. One of the key topics of discussion for world leaders as they convene in New York for this year’s UN General Assembly High-level Week will be how to reform the UN so that it can continue to play a vital

  • Prime Minister Støre visits submarine base in the US

    21/09/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    On Sunday, Prime Minster Jonas Gahr Støre visited the US Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. US Navy submarines play a key role in maintaining security in the High North.

  • Joint statement: Offer to assist with treatments of patients from Gaza in the Occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem

    23/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    As the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip continues to unfold, there is an urgent need to scale up medical treatment of patients from Gaza.

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