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Joint statement by Norway and partners: Escalating conflict in Myanmar
24/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsAustralia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States released a statement on the escalating conflict in Myanmar.
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Joint statement on minimization of highly enriched uranium
23/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsJoint statement between the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway concerning minimization of highly enriched uranium.
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Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group
23/05/2024 News story Ministry of DefenceToday, Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met in Palanga and gave the following statement:
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Norway recognises Palestine as a state
22/05/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘The Norwegian Government has decided that Norway will recognise Palestine as a state. In the midst of a war, with tens of thousands killed and injured, we must keep alive the only alternative that offers a political solution for Israelis and
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80 years since the deportation of the Crimean Tatars
18/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsMay 18 marks the 80th anniversary of the forced deportation of the Crimean Tatars. Today, they are once again being persecuted by the Russian occupying power. Norway reiterates its condemnation of Russia’s illegal occupation and human rights
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Launch of Norway's new humanitarian strategy
15/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and Minister of Development Cooperation Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim will launch the government's new strategy for Norwegian humanitarian policy on Wednesday 15 May.
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Norwegian humanitarian policy in a time of crises
15/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsA greater number of protracted armed conflicts, declining respect for international humanitarian law, accelerating climate change and record numbers of people experiencing food shortages and hunger. This is the bleak backdrop for Norway’s new
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Strong Norwegian support for Red Cross hospital in Gaza
14/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsTogether with Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross Anne Bergh, Minister for Development Cooperation Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim, has received a briefing on the newly opened field hospital in Rafah. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has
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Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: Strong warning against a military operation in Rafah
14/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsGaza is a manmade disaster. Words cannot describe the suffering of the 2.3 million people of Gaza, who have endured extremely difficult circumstances during the past seven months. Despite the many calls from the international community, Israel
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Norway votes in support of granting Palestine full membership status in the UN
10/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe resolution states that Palestine is fully qualified for membership in the United Nations and recommends that the Security Council reconsiders the matter favourably. Pending the approval of such membership, the resolution, which was adopted by a
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Nordic-Baltic statement on recent developments in Georgia
10/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsDe nordisk-baltiske landene har gjennom mange år støttet opp om Georgias reformpolitikk og landets ambisjon om å knytte seg nærmere til europeisk og euroatlantisk samarbeid. Dette ønsket støttes av et klart flertall i det georgiske folk. Med
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on attacks on UNRWA
10/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘I am shocked by attacks on UNRWA 's head quarter in East Jerusalem‘.
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The fight against hunger: Norway backs African Soil Health Initiative
08/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe African soil has never been meager, contributing to the growing hunger on the continent. Norway is investing NOK 33 million in research and knowledge sharing, to boost implementation of an ambitious action plan to improve soil health and thus
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NOK 350 million in support to Moldova
07/05/2024 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterNorway is expanding its cooperation with Moldova and will provide a further NOK 350 million in support under the Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced the additional support during a meeting with Moldovan
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Norway supports fund for political prisoners in Belarus
30/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Norwegian government will contribute NOK 10 million to a humanitarian fund to support released political prisoners from Belarus and their families.
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Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on settler violence in the West Bank
24/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsI am deeply alarmed by the recent surge in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Civilians are killed, homes and private property have been destroyed, and entire communities have been uprooted.
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Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide on the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
23/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsI welcome the report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry, chaired byby Catherine Colonna, on UNRWA's handling of neutrality issues, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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NOK 1 billion to prevent plastic pollution
23/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Plastic pollution is one of the fastest growing environmental problems in the world. We are now extending our initiative to combat plastic pollution in developing countries by providing up to NOK 1 billion over a period of four years’, said
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New grant scheme to strengthen Ukrainian civil society
19/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsCivil society in Ukraine has a key role to play in uniting the country and building resilience against Russia's war of aggression. Norway is allocating NOK 70 million to a newly launched, application-based scheme to support the work of Ukrainian
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Statement on schools in Gaza
18/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsAll 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.