News and events

Mobilisation for energy and clean water to Gaza

‘The international community has now mobilised to secure more drinking water and energy for Gaza. This is an important step towards improved living conditions for the people of Gaza.

Changes in the Government

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

Stepping up funding for job creation and renewable energy

‘Jobs must be created in developing countries if we are to succeed in combating poverty and achieving the sustainable development goals.

Norway supports UN efforts for international control of the arms trade

Record-high Norwegian core funding to UN organisations in 2019

Norway is increasing its core funding to six UN organisations, to a total of over NOK 3 billion. This is the highest amount of funding Norway has ever allocated to these organisations combined.

Case processing times Abu Dhabi

Norway to provide NOK 345 million for humanitarian mine clearance in 2019

Norway is maintaining a high level of support for humanitarian mine clearance in 2019, with an allocation of NOK 345 million.

New Minister of Foreign Affairs

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

Kommunestyre- og fylkestingsvalget 2019

9. september 2019 er det kommunestyre- og fylkestingsvalg i Norge. Velgere som bor eller oppholder seg i utlandet kan forhåndsstemme hos utenriksstasjoner eller særskilt oppnevnte stemmemottakere.

Government presents white paper on Norway’s role and interests in multilateral cooperation

‘The world is facing a number of challenges that are too great and complex for any one country to tackle alone, and must therefore be addressed through joint efforts.

Political stability and reforms bring progress in Somalia

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide visited Mogadishu on 10 June for talks with Somalia’s President and Prime Minister. She also met key humanitarian and diplomatic actors.

Defence-related exports from Norway in 2018

Today, the Government presented the annual white paper on exports of defence-related products. In 2018, Norwegian companies exported defence-related products and services worth NOK 5.8 billion. This is a decrease of NOK 6.