Speeches and statements

Statement at Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) Facilitation Council meeting

Statement by Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim at the Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) Facilitation Council meeting on 6 July 2022.

By Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim ACT-A Facilitation Council meeting, 6 July

Opening speech at ONS 2022: The North Sea - the new frontier of energy transition?

Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland held this opening speech at the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2022 conference on 30th August 2022 in Stavanger, Norway.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

Opening statement at Safe Schools conference

Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt's opening statement at Safe Schools Declaration, Fourth International Conference.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Abuja, 25 October

Statement at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine

President, Secretary-General and Prosecutor Karim Khan, thank you for your briefings.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre New York, USA

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Address to the Storting

Mr President, A century ago - at the beginning of 1922 - Fridtjof Nansen made his most well-known political observation. ‘Charity is realpolitik,’ he said. He was talking about the famine that was raging during the Russian civil war, and that

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Crop Diversity for a Healthy Planet and those who live on it

Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the invitation and thanks to Crop Trust and Julius Kühn Institute for putting crop diversity at the agenda of the Global forum for Food and Agriculture.

By State Secretary Wenche Westberg Ekspertpanel under Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2024 i Berlin, Tyskland

Dialogue with CPF Heads and UNFF partners

Dialogue with CPF Heads and UNFF partners at the UNFF19 (United Nations Forum on Forests).

By State Secretary Wenche Westberg

State Secretary Kravik’s speech  commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

Speech held by State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravikat at Oslo City Hall on the occasion of the International Day of Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.

By State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik

Energy Transition – from fossil fuels to renewables

Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Marte Mjøs Persen, held this speech at the round table conference about renewable energy hosted by DNV, German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce and the German embassy in Norway on 5th November 2021.

By Minister of Petroleum and Energy Marte Mjøs Persen

Speech at the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women

The Minister of Culture and Equality Anette Trettebergstuen's speech at The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) regarding technology and equality.

By Former Minister of Culture and Equality Anette Trettebergstuen UN's Headquarter, New York

German re-unification day

The peaceful re-unification of Germany in 1990 is a shining example of what can be achieved with a great vision, and the courage to follow through on it.

By Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre Speech at Gamle Logen in Oslo, 2. Nov 2022

UN: Statement on the Middle Eastern Peace Process

Statement by Permanent Representative Ambassador Merete Fjeld Brattested, at the Emergency Special Session on the Middle Eastern Peace Process.

Closing speech at the Global Disability Summit

Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim's closing speech at  Global Disability Summit hosted by Norway, Ghana and the International Disability Alliance.

By Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim Oslo, 17 February

COP28: Statement on Loss and Damage Fund

Statement by Senior Climate Adviser Georg Børsting on Norwegian support for the new Loss and Damage Fund, Dubai, 30 November 2023.

Speech at roundtable meeting in Brazil

Minister of Energy Terje Aasland delivered this speech at a roundtable meeting on carbon management in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, on October 3, 2024

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on possible attacks against Israel

I am deeply troubled by reports on possible attacks against Israel. We call upon all parties to exercise restraint and avoid escalation. Norway has condemned the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. It is imperative that international law is

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

Pareto-konferansen

Energiminister Terje Aasland holdt dette innlegget på Pareto Securities Power and Renewable Energy Conference den18.januar 2024.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

Address to the Storting on Norway’s membership of the UN Security Council

On 17 January, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt gave an address to the Storting on Norway’s membership of the UN Security Council in the period 2021-2022.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt

Statement at Ministerial round table at the Commission on the Status of Women

State Secretary Bjørg Sandkjær’s statement at Ministerial round table at the Commission on the Status of Women: “Fostering inclusive innovation and technological change to empower women and girls and create safer digital spaces”

By State Secretary Bjørg Sandkjær

Time is running out

This week, I am visiting Israel and Palestine, 30 years since the first Oslo Accords were signed. As I see it, while the situation may seem bleak, the two-state solution is still the most viable path towards peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt chronicle in Aftenposten