17/04/2008 :: “Women must be given more power. It makes economic sense. We will simply not be able to eradicate poverty if half the population is barred from political and economic participation,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim. + More

14/04/2008 :: Promoting women’s rights and gender equality is one of Norway’s main focus areas on the national and international level. Norway aims to include gender considerations in Norwegian foreign policy, such as in the areas of peace and reconciliation and development cooperation. + More

28/03/2008 :: The Mission of Norway in cooperation with The Center on International Cooperation launched 26 March the “Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit”. + More

13/03/2008 :: Norway will play a proactive role in combating discrimination on grounds of gender, race and sexuality in development cooperation. + More

28/02/2008 :: "The economic independence of Norwegian women is at the heart of our gender equality policy. Both men and women should be able to combine paid work and family life. This has been a major factor in Norway’s economic success," Ambassador Mona Juul said in a statement to the Commission on the Status of Women. + More