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For the first time ever, leading international scientists have drawn up a report on the status of the parts of the world covered by snow and ice. The conclusion is that they are disappearing faster than anticipated. Read more

“We want to show our strong commitment to UN humanitarian efforts at a difficult time,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more

“Demanding, stimulating and challenging” were Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s description of the three-hour review of the human rights situation in Norway in Geneva Wednesday 2 December. This was the first time Norway was examined under the UN’s new system of Universal Periodic Reviews of member states’ national efforts to respect and ensure human rights. Read more

The Norwegian Government agreed today to cancel USD 9,4 million of Cote d’Ivoire’s debt to Norway. Read more

The Norwegian Government proposes that NOK 27.4 billion should be allocated to development assistance in 2010. This is an increase of NOK 1.2 billion from 2009. Read more

Opening statements Norway Read more

Remarks/address by Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more

State Secretary for International Development underlined Norway's committment to maintain 1% of its GNI for development assistance and to continue the high level political advocacy and mobilization for all  the health MDGs with a special focus on women and children at the Ministerial Review of International Health Partnerhip (IHP+) in Geneva 5th February Read more

"I believe that the strength of our National Action Plan is that it is a genuine partnership between civil society, individuals and the public sector", said Ambassador Ms Bente Angell-Hansen at a Conference February 6 on the Day for Achieving Zero Tolerance for FGM. Read more

A fresh report from ECOSOC places Norway as the fith largest contributing country to the UN. Read more

In his key-note address at the side event on Economics of Gender Equality that Norway arranged in collaboration with the UN ECE and other regional commissions, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon underlined that the global economy would come to a halt without the unpaid and under-appreciated work of women in the informal sector. Read more

Taxation and transparency, climate change, gender, the MDGs and ODA were highlighted in a statement by Ambassador Bente Angell-Hansen at UNCTADs Trade and Development Boards 45 th Executive Session on 13 November. Read more

and notes with appreciation the progress achieved globally at closing the gender gap Read more

Introductory remarks by ambassador of Norway, Bente Angell-Hansen, moderator for the side-event pertaining to“Equality before the law – key to women’s empowerment 24 October 2008 Read more

 The event was moderated by ambassador Bente Angell-Hansen. The audience numbered between 60-70, ranging from permanent missions, NGO`s and UN institutions.   Read more

It is because of these 26 million [internally displaced]  human beings that we are here today.  Not to commemorate – and not to celebrate past achievements – but to make use of the Guiding Principles as a tool for protection, as a tool to take stock, as a tool to look at new challenges. To update them, and keep the focus on them.   Read more

Norskledet initiativ til lederskifte i WIPO: Ministerråd Hilde Skorpen, leder av Coordination Committee i WIPO, assistert av ambassaderåd Gry K. Waage, ved FN-delegasjonen i Geneve, hadde ansvaret for  nominajsonsprosessen som førte til utnevnelsen av Australias Francis Gurry til ny generaldirektør til Verdensorganisasjonen for immaterielle rettigheter, WIPO. Read more

The 55 th Trade and Development Board is UNCTAD’s first global meeting after Accra in April. It opened on 15 September with a high-level segment on trade and productive capacities for achieving international development goals, including the MDGs. In her statement, Ambassador Bente Angell-Hansen emphasised the need for a broad approach, a coherent UN at country level and a reformed and efficient... Read more

After more than a decade of deadlock in the CD, a cultural revolution may be in order, said Deputy Permanent Representative, Hilde Skorpen in the CD on 2 September 2008. Read more

Ambassador Bente Angell-Hansen underlined in her opening statement at the seminar on Global Warming and Global Responsibility focusing on more sustainable Mobility, Geneva, 12. March 2008, that changes pertaining to transport and mobility are urgently called for, as industrialised nations have to cut emissions by 25-40 percent already in 2020.  We cannot reach these ambitious goals without... Read more