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Chair of the General Council, Norwegian ambassador Johansen (right), has announced the calendar for the selection of the new Director General of the WTO. The term of current Director General Pascal Lamy (left) ends 31 August 2013. Read more

Chair of the General Council, Norwegian ambassador Johansen (right), has announced the calendar for the selection of the new Director General of the WTO. The term of current Director General Pascal Lamy (left) ends 31 August 2013. Read more

At the third Meeting of the State Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Oslo 11-14 September 2012, Ambassador Steffen Kongstad was elected President of the Meeting. Read more

Norway and Canada have today requested the WTO to appoint the members of the dispute settlement panel established to consider whether the EU legislation on trade in seal products is consistent with its obligations under WTO rules. Read more

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Norway donated NOK15 million (about CHF2.4 million) to the Global Trust Fund for 2012. Norway is one of the biggest contributors to this fund. This donation will finance technical assistance programmes and training activities for developing and least developed countries. Read more

Norway donated NOK15 million (about CHF2.4 million) to the Global Trust Fund for 2012. Norway is one of the biggest contributors to this fund. This donation will finance technical assistance programmes and training activities for developing and least developed countries. Read more

The Human Rights Council held its twentyfirst regular session from 10- 28 September 2012 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Read Norway's statements under relevant items.

• Norwegian Statements

– Norway welcomes the announcement from Bogota that direct talks are to be held between the Colombian Government and FARC-EP, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more

All WTO Members are subject to a peer review of their trade policies at regular intervals in the Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB). When a trade policy review (TPR) of a country is carried out, all the other members have the opportunity to ask questions and make statements to indicate their view of the country’s trade performance. In the wake of the financial crisis, the Director General also... Read more

All WTO Members are subject to a peer review of their trade policies at regular intervals in the Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB). When a trade policy review (TPR) of a country is carried out, all the other members have the opportunity to ask questions and make statements to indicate their view of the country’s trade performance. In the wake of the financial crisis, the Director General also... Read more

More than two thirds of WTO Members are developing countries and the WTO Agreements recognize the link between trade and development.At the Doha Ministerial Conference, in November 2001, Trade Ministers launched the Doha Development Agenda. Through this agenda, WTO Members have placed development issues and the interests of developing countries at the very core of the WTO’s work. Read more

More than two thirds of WTO Members are developing countries and the WTO Agreements recognize the link between trade and development.At the Doha Ministerial Conference, in November 2001, Trade Ministers launched the Doha Development Agenda. Through this agenda, WTO Members have placed development issues and the interests of developing countries at the very core of the WTO’s work. Read more

Fifth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The dates for the Expert Mechanism's fifth session are 9 - 13 July 2012 in Geneva at the United Nations Palais des Nations.

• Statements by Norway
• Statements by the Norwegian Sami Parliament (Samediggi)

On 28 June 2012 the Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Trond Giske, attended the EFTA ministerial meeting in Gstaad, Switzerland. During the meeting, the four EFTA countries signed a joint declaration on cooperation with Georgia. By signing the declaration, both sides agree to enhance their economic relationship and pursue closer collaboration in many fields.  Ministers expressed their Read more

Norway presented today its mid-term report to the UN Human Rights Council on the follow-up of the recommendations received during the UN system of universal periodic reviews (UPR) of the human rights situation in all member countries. Read more

“Well-functioning and accessible health services are crucial for development in poor countries,” said Minister of International Development Heikki Holmås. Norway is donating NOK 460 million to the World Health Organization with the aim of promoting better health for all. Read more

The 2012 intersessional meetings of the Anti-Personnel Land Mine Convention took place in Geneva on May 21-25. Here are the Norwegian Statements. Read more

The Human Rights Council held its twentieth regular session from 18 June to 6 July 2012 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

• Norwegian statements - HRC 20

The fourth review of China’s trade policies and practices took place on 12 and 14 June 2012 in WTO, Geneva. In its statement, Norway commended China’s resistance to undertake protectionist measures and its work towards strengthening the multilateral negotiations. Norway also mentioned some areas of special interest and concern where we would like to see improvements. The statement was read by t... Read more