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Joint Foreign Ministers' Statement on Lebanon
14/04/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsWe, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, call for the
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Norway contributes NOK 600 million, improving the health of women, children, and adolescents
15/04/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsAt a time of historic decline in global aid, Norway is contributing NOK 600 million to strengthen health care for women, children and adolescence. This contribution will save lives and provide political support to rights under pressure.
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Informal Meeting of Finance Ministers on Support to Ukraine
16/04/2026 Press release Ministry of FinanceGermany’s Minister of Finance, Lars Klingbeil and Norway’s Minister of Finance, Jens Stoltenberg today co-hosted an informal meeting of Finance Ministers to discuss continued financial support for Ukraine, at the IMF Spring Meeting in Washington,
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Signing of agreement to build Ukrainian drones in Norway
27/04/2026 News story Ministry of DefenceNorway continues its support for Ukraine. The partnership between Ukraine and Norway is becoming even closer. Now, a set of agreements are signed, marking the start of production of Ukrainian drones in Norway.
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Prime Minister participated in international summit on Strait of Hormuz
17/04/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterToday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre took part in an online summit to discuss the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on ceasefire in Lebanon
17/04/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I fully support the ceasefire in Lebanon as announced by President Trump. This is an important and much needed step towards de-escalation of the current crisis in the region. I commend the USA for facilitating the conversations leading to this
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Norway joins Brazil in leading innovative rainforest fund
17/04/2026 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway joins Brazil as co-chair for a new international fund for tropical rainforests, announced on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
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Meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Palestine: An independent Palestine is key to stability in the Middle East
21/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas co-chaired a meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Palestine (AHLC) in Brussels on Monday, 20 April.
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Indigenous Peoples’ health on the agenda at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
30/04/2026 News story Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThis week marked the opening of the 25th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York. The theme of this year’s forum is Indigenous Peoples’ health, including in the context of conflict.
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Changes among the political advisers
24/04/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterMs. Signe Ramson Høie resigns as political adviser to Minister of Culture and Equality, Ms. Lubna Jaffery, and is appointed as political adviser to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in the period that Ms. Sunniva Bjerkaas settles parental leave.
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Norwegian Social Media age restrictions Law on Track to Be Introduced This Year – This Is How the Age Limit for Social Media Will Work
24/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Children and Families, Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Office of the Prime MinisterThe Government will present a new bill proposing an age limit for children using social media to Parliament (Stortinget) this year and has decided that the age limit will apply from January 1st the year a child turns 16. Under the new law,
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Norway provides NOK 1.7 billion to the World Food Programme to combat hunger and humanitarian need
29/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust today signed a new four-year agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP), committing NOK 1.72 billion to help people affected by hunger. The funding will contribute to saving lives at a time
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Nordic Economic Policy Review 2026
29/04/2026 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Nordic Economic Policy Review 2026 will be launched in Oslo on Tuesday, 6 May, with the option to attend both in person and online.
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Statement from Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt
24/06/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement held at press briefing on the situation in Russia.
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Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Israeli settlements and the situation in the West Bank
20/06/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Israeli government decided on 18 June to change and simplify the system for planning and establishing new Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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Norway announces NOK 300 million for war risk insurance to support reconstruction of Ukraine
22/06/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt is taking part in the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2023) in London on 21-22 June. The purpose of the conference is to mobilise international support for Ukraine’s economic and social stabilisation
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Minister of Foreign Affairs on US sanctions against Francesca Albanese
10/07/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsIt is problematic when individual countries impose sanctions on UN representatives for fulfilling mandates entrusted to them by the UN Human Rights Council.
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Statement from Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide on the airstrikes in Ukraine
09/07/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I condemn the large-scale Russian airstrikes against multiple Ukrainian cities', said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
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Norway signs new agreements to strengthen Ukraine’s energy security and green transition
10/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Ministry of Foreign AffairsTo support the reconstruction and development of a less vulnerable energy system in the future, Norway is entering into three new cooperation agreements with NEFCO, UNDP and the Energy Community.
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Statement on Un Security Council resolution, demanding immediate halt to the fighting in and around El Fasher
13/06/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway Welcomes Today’s Un Security Council resolution, demanding immediate halt to the fighting in and around El Fasher, protection of civilians, full humanitarian access and compliance with int law, including international humanitarian law and