05/07/2007 :: Ambassador Knut Vollebæk is appointed as the OSCE’s High Commissioner on National Minorities. + More

13/06/2007 :: The former Norwegian Minister of Development, Hilde Frafjord Johnson, is appointed Deputy Director of UNICEF’s Head Quarter in New York. + More

15/08/2006 :: “I welcome and give my full support to Security Council resolution 1701 on a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon. The full support of a united international community is key to completing the challenging tasks which this resolution sets out. Responsibility now lies with the parties. Their willingness to implement the resolution will be decisive,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre. + More

24/07/2006 :: Ambassador Mona Juul has been elected to chair the First Committee during this autumn’s UN General Assembly session. This is the committee that deals with issues related to international security and disarmament. + More

06/07/2006 :: Norway has, with support from the other Nordic countries, taken the initiative to establish an international commission to strengthen the user and property rights of the poor. One of its goals is to raise international awareness about this issue. The commission recently held its second meeting. + More