News and Events

24. May 2021

Det globale reiserådet forlenges til 1. juli

Utenriksdepartementet forlenger reiserådet som fraråder alle reiser som ikke er strengt nødvendige til alle land til 1. juli.

07. May 2021

Covid-19 vaksine

Det foreligger ingen ekstraordinære planer fra norske myndigheter om utsendelse av vaksiner til nordmenn i utlandet.

18. Jun 2020

Norway elected to the UN Security Council

Today, Norway was elected as a member of the UN Security Council for the period 2021–2022. ‘We would like to thank the UN member states for the confidence they have shown in us.

04. Jun 2021

Norway to share more Covid-19 vaccine doses

The funding Norway is contributing to Covax will provide an additional one million vaccine doses to the global Covax AMC (Covid-19 Vaccines Advance Market Commitment).

04. Jun 2021

𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 – Vietnam og Laos

Valgdagen for Stortings- og sametingsvalget 2021 er mandag 13. september, fra Vietnam og Laos vil det i år være mulig å forhåndsstemme fra følgende steder og tidsrom:

21. May 2021

Agreement on action plan to combat marine litter and new strategic plan for the Arctic region

The eight Arctic states adopted a regional action plan to promote cleaner oceans at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Reykjavik on Thursday.

14. May 2021

Reduced Consular Appointments

Due to the recent developments in the Covid-19 situation in Hanoi City, the Norwegian Embassy will only handle emergency consular cases until further notice.

Norway continues support for UXO survey and clearance in Lao PDR

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of Norway announced on May 7 that UXO survey and clearance operators The HALO Trust and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) signed Memoranda of …

07. Apr 2021

Kick-off ASEANO in Vietnam

Ambassador Grete Løchen's address at the Local Stakeholder Workshop: Reducing Plastic Pollution in Đà Nẵng City to kick-off ASEAN-Norwegian Cooperation Project on Local Capacity Building for Reducing Plastic …

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Values and priorities

Arts and culture

Norway has a vibrant arts and culture sector. Today, as in the past, many Norwegian artists and other cultural professionals find inspiration beyond Norway’s national borders.

The High North

Large parts of Norway lie north of the Arctic Circle. Sound management of the abundant Arctic resources is high on Norway’s agenda. This requires global cooperation based on scientific knowledge and international law.

Energy and marine resources

Peace, stability and security

Climate change and the environment

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