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The Norwegian Coastal Administration is an agency of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport responsible for services related to maritime safety, maritime infrastructure, transport planning and efficiency, and emergency response to acute pollution.

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Nkom supervises providers of post and telecommunications services, manages frequencies and numbering resources, investigates ex ante competition problems in the electronic communications markets and makes decisions pursuant to the Electronic

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Parents who do not live together may make their own agreements concerning parental responsibility, permanent residence and contact visits for their children. The local Family Counselling Office may assist in this. Parents who fail to reach agreement

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The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has established a list of lawyers who specialise in child abduction cases so that affected parents may get in touch with a lawyer that has special expertise on and knowledge of child abduction.

CCS in Norway

The government has an ambition to realise a cost effective solution for full scale carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) in Norway, provided this will result in technology development internationally

The Law of the Sea and the High North

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In 2000 the UN Security Council adopted the landmark UN Security Council Resolution 1325. The resolution emphasize that war and conflicts affect men, boys, women, and girls differently. Therefore, both men and women need to take part in decisions

About the Ministry of Justice and Public Security

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security was established in 1818. The Ministry has approximately 400 employees divided between nine departments, the Minister’s office and the Press Office.

Privacy protection

Privacy protection concerns the right to keep your private life to yourself, a fundamental right in a society ruled by justice. The ideal is that everyone should be in full possession and control of his or her own personal information.

War Graves

The graves of foreign soldiers and prisoners of war from the First and Second World Wars are to be preserved and maintained. The overall responsibility for this lies with the Ministry of Culture and Equality.

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The Ministry of Finance monitors and analyses economic trends in Norway and abroad, and gives advice in a number of areas of economic policy.

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Norway’s Humanitarian Strategy

Humanitarian needs are increasing drastically. This is primarily due to a large number of armed conflicts. Presently, there are more than 110 ongoing armed conflicts globally, and the number of armed groups has sharply increased. The United Nations

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