Press releases

Norway condemns the terrorist actions in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, where at least 74 innocent people were killed and many others injured on Sunday evening. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commented: “We strongly condemn such terrorist actions.” Read more

Following is the text of a joint statement by Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Hague on the final year of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) for Sudan. Read more

Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will lead the UN High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing in developing countries together with Ethiopias Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Mr.Stoltenberg succeeds former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the group shall mobilise the resources promised at the Copenhagen Climate Summit last Decembe... Read more

H.E Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre will have meetings with H.E Prime Minister Meles Zenawi as well as H.E Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin, related to the Sudan, as well as other regional and bilateral issues. Read more

Armed violence is a global threat to stable and peaceful development. At a conference in Geneva on the 12th of May, more than 60 countries agreed to concrete measures to address armed violence. Read more

(Oslo,April 27th,2010) "Today agreement has been reached between the Norwegian and the Russian negotiating delegations on the bilateral maritime delimitation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean," said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Read more

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have issued the following troika statement on the Sudanese elections. Read more

The Ministry of Water Resources of Ethiopia (MoWR) has received grant from the Government of Norway for full EIA/SIA feasibility studies of the Mandaya and Bko-Abo Multipurpose Projects. Read more

Following is the text of a joint statement by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Miliband on the upcoming national elections in Sudan. Read more

The UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund will this year provide one million dollars to projects led by young people aged 15-32 years who are piloting innovative approaches to employment, good governance, shelter and secure tenure. Small development initiatives are eligible for grants of up to $5,000, while larger projects may be able to secure up to $25,000. Norway played an important part in the establ... Read more

The Norwegian state Secretary for Environment and International Development Ingrid Fiskaa will visit Ethiopia 23-25 February. The main focus of her visit is to get an insight into the Norwegian Development Cooperation with Ethiopia and to take part in the international High Level Forum on Education for All , being held in Addis Ababa. This is Ms.Fiskaas first travel to Africa as a State Secreta... Read more

“At last it is clear that the convention banning cluster munitions will enter into force. With this convention, we have helped to make the world a safer place, strengthened humanitarian law and, not least, ensured that victims will receive assistance,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Burkina Faso and Moldova deposited their instruments of ratification with the United Nations last night.... Read more

On January 25th, Norway announced its support to the Copenhagen Accord through a letter to the UN Climate Secretariat. Read more

JOINT STATEMENT BY NORWEGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER STØRE, UK FOREIGN SECRETARY MILIBAND AND US SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON Read more

On December 22nd 2009, the Swedish EU Presidency issued a statement on five death sentences passed during a trial, which is in coherence with Norway’s view. Norway is opposed to the use of capital punishment under all circumstances. Accordingly, Norway aims at its universal abolition, seeking a global moratorium on the death penalty as a first step. To read the EU-statement, please open the art... Read more

During a ceremony in Oslo on 10 December, President Barack Obama received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. Read more

“We want to show our strong commitment to UN humanitarian efforts at a difficult time,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, commenting on Norway’s contribution to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and a new multi-year cooperation agreement with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Read more

Norway will be the largest contributor to the World Bank’s new trust fund to help developing countries build up expertise on carbon capture and storage (CCS). Read more

The State Minister of Finance and Economic Development Ahmed Shide and Norwegian ambassador Jens-Petter Kjemprud yesterday signed two agreements worth approximately 400 million ETB. Read more

Norway has decided to increase emergency relief to Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia because of the drought. At the same time it is important to increase food security. Read more