International Development
A new Norwegian-led research project is to identify the economic benefits of investing in women’s health. Read more
Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has received the "Champion for Global Change Award" from the UN Foundation and the UN Association - USA (UNA-USA). He is honoured for the work he and Norway's government has done in promoting global health, climate initiatives and energy for all-agenda. Read Stoltenberg's speech from the Global Leadership Awards dinner. Read more
Today the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched this year’s Human Development Report. The report includes the 2011 Human Development Index, which measures countries’ ability to provide opportunities for people to improve their living conditions. Norway is at the top of this index. Read more
Every fall the Norwegian Parliament, the Storting, sends two delegations to the UN. What impressions are these members of parliament left with after their four week visit? The participating parliamentarians shared their thoughts on the eve of departure. Read more
The UN has for the first time put Non-communicative deceases (NCD) on the agenda. All 193 member states agreed on a declaration to target the global threat that diabetes, pulmonary diseases, cancer and cardio diseases represents, both for health-, economy- and social development. Read more
The 2011 High-Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS concluded Friday. The final declaration includes important references to populations at higher risk of the disease, men having sex with men being one of them. Read more
Side event on global campaign for women's and children's health. Opening remarks by UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador HRH The Crown Princess. Watch video here. Read more
As Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS, HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit is taking part in the UN High-Level Meeting on Aids from June 7-9, along with Minister for Development Erik Solheim, and Deputy Minister for Health Ragnhild Mathisen. Read more
On World No Tobacco Day, the Permanent Missions of Norway, Thailand and Uruguay to the UN hosted a luncheon to celebrate to celebrate the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the world's answer to the tobacco epidemic. Read more
Norway has been elected to serve on the UN Commission on Population and Development from 2012-2016. Norway is strongly committed to the Commission’s work and to the goal of universal access to reproductive health by 2015. Read more
An investment in sexual and reproductive health is an investment in life. Giving women access to modern methods of contraception, safe deliveries and safe abortions is key. Read Norway's statement to the UN Commission on Population and Development here: Read more
Norwegian UN delegates were mainly in listening mode as members of civil society discussed the upcoming High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS. The participants included leaders of religious, education, business and community-based groups from many different countries. Read more
State Secretary Ingrid Fiskaa has launched Norway's new Taxation for Development programme, which is aimed at helping poor countries increase their own tax revenues. Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania are the first three countries Norway is cooperating with in this field. Read more
The new head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, presented his vision for the Fund in New York on February 1st. Dr. Osotimehin visited Norway on February 10 and took part in a debate on how to improve maternal health in the developing world. Read more
Norway this week renewed its funding for UNDP’s work in the areas of democratic governance, crisis prevention and early recovery, and environment and energy. Altogether, Norway is providing USD 41.6 million (NOK 250 million) in funding. Read more
The Government of Norway has decided to cancel Liberia’s entire debt to Norway. The debt is around NOK 49 million (USD 8 million). “I am pleased that as of today, Liberia has no outstanding debt to Norway,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim. Read more
In her role as Special Representative for UNAIDS, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Norway visited Cylar House, a housing and treatment center for people living with HIV in New York. Crown Princess Mette Marit met residents and staff during her tour of the center which is part of Housing Works, the largest community-based AIDS service organization in the United States. Read more
At a special event at the United Nations in New York, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health, "Every Woman, Every Child". USD 40 billion was pledged in resources to the advancement of women’s and children’s health. The pledges were announced in the presence of 440 invited guests,including Heads of State and Government, and... Read more
On the margins of the Opening Session of the 65th UN General Assembly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre and the Minister of External Relations of Brazil Celso Amorim, brought together foreign ministers from seven countries to strengthen the fight for improving health for all. Read more
In his statement to the UN high-level meeting on the Millennium Development Goals, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg stressed that developing countries bare the main responsibility to reach the Millennium Development goals. Read more