20/01/2008 :: “Norway and Sweden have for a long time been making preparations to support UN efforts in Darfur. However, due to the Government of Sudan’s opposition, it has become impossible to maintain our offer to make a joint Norwegian-Swedish contribution to the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). We therefore regret that we are now compelled to withdraw our offer to provide a joint engineering unit to this important mission,” said Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. + More

29/10/2006 :: “The challenges are vast, and they can only be resolved through broad international engagement where civil and military efforts are viewed in a political context”, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre in his address on the situation in Afghanistan and Norway’s contribution to the Storting on 24 October 2006. + More

12/10/2006 :: The Norwegian government intends to increase development assistance by NOK 2.2 billion in 2007. Overall, the development assistance budget for the year amounts to NOK 20.75 billion: the highest level ever, corresponding to 0.97 per cent of Norway’s gross national income (GNI). + More

25/09/2006 :: The president of Indonesia and prime minister of Norway are co-sponsoring the Global Inter-Media Dialogue, Bali, Indonesia 1 – 2 September. "Together we share a common goal to contribute to bridging gaps between different religions, cultures and peoples. + More

07/09/2006 :: When Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon got married five years ago, they set up a humanitarian fund. This year the fund supports a Russian aids centre and The Church City Mission in Norway, while the Norwegian government awarded more than NOK 4 million to the fund. + More