Latest news 26. Jan 2018 Informal WTO ministerial gathering The Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs participates in an informal WTO ministerial gathering at Davos, Switzerland Friday 26 January. 19. Dec 2017 MC11 Ministerial Declaration on Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform At the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires, 12 WTO members signed a Ministerial Declaration encouraging reform and phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies. 15. Dec 2017 Education in crisis: No one left behind Education in crises is a priority for Norway. On 13 December 2017, Norway’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Hans Brattskar, chaired a discussion on this topic during the High Commissioner of Refugees’ annual “Protection Dialogue”. 14. Dec 2017 Including the voice of refugees in the Global Compact How do we ensure that refugee priorities remain central to the Global Compact on Refugees? This was one of the key questions when Norway and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) hosted a panel debate on refugee priorities for the Global Compact. 14. Dec 2017 WTO members unite in support of the multilateral trading system in Buenos Aires This week at the 11th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Buenos Aires, Norway and 43 other WTO members from developed and developing countries joined in a Ministerial Statement affirming their support for the multilateral 13. Dec 2017 WTO members join forces in Buenos Aires to empower women through trade Yesterday at the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires, 118 WTO members and observers joined together in support of the Ministerial Declaration on trade and women’s economic empowerment, seeking to economically empower women through parti 12. Dec 2017 MC11 statement by Norway - The world needs a strong multilateral trading system that can be the foundation for justice, equality and transparency in international trade, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide when she delivered the Norwegian main statement yest 08. Dec 2017 Conclusion of bilateral market access negotiations between Norway and Belarus This week, ambassadors Yury Ambrazevich of Belarus and Harald Neple of Norway signed the bilateral market access protocol between Belarus and Norway. Belarus is currently undergoing its accession process to the World Trade Organisation. 08. Dec 2017 Jan Egeland On 6 December 2017, General Secretary of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Jan Egeland, paid a visit to the Permanent Mission of Norway in Geneva, and shared observations and reflections on challenges on the world’s many humanitarian crises. 06. Dec 2017 Norway to maintain its support for UN Refugee Agency Ambassador Hans Brattskar announced 5 December 2017 at the UNHCR pledging conference in Geneva that Norway will provide NOK 350 million in core funding for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in 2018. 06. Dec 2017 Norway to maintain its support for UN Refugee Agency Ambassador Hans Brattskar announced 5 December 2017 at the UNHCR pledging conference in Geneva that Norway will provide NOK 350 million in core funding for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in 2018. 06. Dec 2017 Norway to maintain its support for UN Refugee Agency(2) Ambassador Hans Brattskar announced 5 December 2017 at the UNHCR pledging conference in Geneva that Norway will provide NOK 350 million in core funding for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in 2018. Previous 25 26 27 28 29 Next