Norway has been a member of the United Nations ever since the organisation was founded in 1945. In fact, the first Secretary-General, Trygve Lie, was a Norwegian. The UN has always been a mainstay of Norway’s participation in the ... + More

25/07/2006 :: 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

For developing countries with pressing investment needs, a certain level of debt is both normal and natural. If loans are used for investments that are sound in socio-economic terms, an increase in a country’s debt burden may accelerate ... + More

Norway is a member of the World Bank, three regional development banks (the African, the Asian and the Inter-American), and two independent development funds (the Nordic Development Fund and the International Fund for Agricultural ... + More

04/11/2005 :: Norway's statement in the general debate on human rights issues in the United Nations General Assembly was held October 31st. + More