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From barely budging for decades, the number of maternal deaths has shown a significant decrease in the past couple of years.
From barely budging for decades, the number of maternal deaths has shown a significant decrease in the past couple of years.
And these are only some of the positive figures that are showing up in health statistics.
And these are only some of the positive figures that are showing up in health statistics.
Most of this progress has been achieved through an increase in health investments: partly as a side effect of economic growth (particularly among middle-income countries), and partly due to a deliberate scaling up of health investments through aid.
Most of this progress has been achieved through an increase in health investments: partly as a side effect of economic growth (particularly among middle-income countries), and partly due to a deliberate scaling up of health investments through aid.
In absolute terms, the increases have been modest: a single-digit billion dollar investment per year spread over nearly 150 countries.
In absolute terms, the increases have been modest: a single-digit billion dollar investment per year spread over nearly 150 countries.
The fact that this funding has caused such a dramatic leap in lives saved shows just how cost-effective health investments are.
The fact that this funding has caused such a dramatic leap in lives saved shows just how cost-effective health investments are.
As so often, however, addressing one problem – in this case by increasing global health investments – uncovers other challenges.
As so often, however, addressing one problem – in this case by increasing global health investments – uncovers other challenges.
Increased global health investments and increased focus on health outcomes have placed tremendous strain on developing country health systems and have highlighted the complex and often detrimental effects of health worker migration.
Increased global health investments and increased focus on health outcomes have placed tremendous strain on developing country health systems and have highlighted the complex and often detrimental effects of health worker migration.
It has also become clear that most health problems today are international in character, which means that national health systems and governments often have limited means of controlling health outcomes in their country.
It has also become clear that most health problems today are international in character, which means that national health systems and governments often have limited means of controlling health outcomes in their country.
Moreover, the interconnectedness between other factors and health, such as trade policies, global warming, armed conflicts, the legal, social and economic status of women and vulnerable groups, and inequity within and between countries, has also been brought to the fore.
Moreover, the interconnectedness between other factors and health, such as trade policies, global warming, armed conflicts, the legal, social and economic status of women and vulnerable groups, and inequity within and between countries, has also been brought to the fore.
In fact, the interdependence between health and other factors is one of the most striking effects of globalisation.
In fact, the interdependence between health and other factors is one of the most striking effects of globalisation.
There are two sides to this interconnectedness: political and corporate leaders need to understand how crucial health is to economic and social development; and those working inside the health sector need to understand how health outcomes are often dependent on decisions taken outside the sector.
There are two sides to this interconnectedness: political and corporate leaders need to understand how crucial health is to economic and social development; and those working inside the health sector need to understand how health outcomes are often dependent on decisions taken outside the sector.
Altogether, there is a need for better understanding of how improving health helps to reduce glaring inequities, foster economic growth, reduce workforce costs, and even promote stability and security.
Altogether, there is a need for better understanding of how improving health helps to reduce glaring inequities, foster economic growth, reduce workforce costs, and even promote stability and security.
The progress of the past decade has created a tremendous momentum for positive change.
The progress of the past decade has created a tremendous momentum for positive change.
Today, well into the next decade, there is a danger that this momentum could be lost.
Today, well into the next decade, there is a danger that this momentum could be lost.
We are now hearing calls for austerity, the view that health improvements are a “nice-to-have” luxury the world can no longer afford, that a job half done is a job well done, and that the money that has gone into health can now be directed to other areas.
We are now hearing calls for austerity, the view that health improvements are a “nice-to-have” luxury the world can no longer afford, that a job half done is a job well done, and that the money that has gone into health can now be directed to other areas.
This is cause for serious concern.
This is cause for serious concern.
We need to fight such complacency and short-sightedness.
We need to fight such complacency and short-sightedness.
But we also need to use the momentum built up over the past decade to develop a more sophisticated structure for dealing with global health problems and to better exploit the opportunities for improving health outcomes through decisions taken outside the health sector.
But we also need to use the momentum built up over the past decade to develop a more sophisticated structure for dealing with global health problems and to better exploit the opportunities for improving health outcomes through decisions taken outside the health sector.
I see five steps to driving forward such an agenda:
I see five steps to driving forward such an agenda:
First, we need better advocacy to focus attention on the interconnectedness of health and foreign policy.
First, we need better advocacy to focus attention on the interconnectedness of health and foreign policy.
Experts within these areas should come together to identify the evidence and develop the language and arguments needed to help decision-makers fully understand the foreign policy implications of global health security.
Experts within these areas should come together to identify the evidence and develop the language and arguments needed to help decision-makers fully understand the foreign policy implications of global health security.
Second, we need to build support for political initiatives that promote an interconnected global response to health issues.
Second, we need to build support for political initiatives that promote an interconnected global response to health issues.
The UN Millennium Development Goals, although not perfect, are making made a huge difference.
The UN Millennium Development Goals, although not perfect, are making made a huge difference.
The G8 commitment to child and maternal health is another excellent example, as is the UN Secretary-General’s global strategy for women’s and children’s health.
The G8 commitment to child and maternal health is another excellent example, as is the UN Secretary-General’s global strategy for women’s and children’s health.
We need to look beyond the MDGs and start planning how to continue to work towards ambitious goals after 2015.
We need to look beyond the MDGs and start planning how to continue to work towards ambitious goals after 2015.
Moreover, much more needs to be done to mobilise efforts against the slow tide of lifestyle diseases that will kill millions and drain state budgets in the years to come.
Moreover, much more needs to be done to mobilise efforts against the slow tide of lifestyle diseases that will kill millions and drain state budgets in the years to come.
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is an inspiration in this area, as was the UN General Assembly’s Special Session on Non-Communicable Diseases last year.
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is an inspiration in this area, as was the UN General Assembly’s Special Session on Non-Communicable Diseases last year.
Third, with the many initiatives taken – both inside and outside the UN family – we need to take a closer look at the institutional global health architecture.
Third, with the many initiatives taken – both inside and outside the UN family – we need to take a closer look at the institutional global health architecture.
We must improve our understand of how decisions made in one area, such as water management, climate change or trade policy, affect health, and we need to plug into these decision-making processes in a coordinated and effective manner.
We must improve our understand of how decisions made in one area, such as water management, climate change or trade policy, affect health, and we need to plug into these decision-making processes in a coordinated and effective manner.
Fourth, we need to engage.
Fourth, we need to engage.
My colleagues from Brazil, France, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa and Thailand and I continue to collaborate through the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative.
My colleagues from Brazil, France, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa and Thailand and I continue to collaborate through the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative.
In 2007, we adopted the Oslo Ministerial Declaration and action plan on global health.
In 2007, we adopted the Oslo Ministerial Declaration and action plan on global health.
It identified 10 key areas where we believe the international community needs to better understand the health implications of foreign policy.
It identified 10 key areas where we believe the international community needs to better understand the health implications of foreign policy.
Six of these areas have been the subject of debates and resolutions in the UN General Assembly.
Six of these areas have been the subject of debates and resolutions in the UN General Assembly.
This year we are working together on relevant aspects of the Rio+20 Agenda.
This year we are working together on relevant aspects of the Rio+20 Agenda.
Fifth, we need more knowledge and better documentation.
Fifth, we need more knowledge and better documentation.
We also need an interconnected research model that can provide the necessary evidence base and support our efforts.
We also need an interconnected research model that can provide the necessary evidence base and support our efforts.
To this end, Norway and the Foreign Policy Health Initiative are supporting the new Commission on Global Governance for Health.
To this end, Norway and the Foreign Policy Health Initiative are supporting the new Commission on Global Governance for Health.
This commission – a collaboration between Harvard University, the University of Oslo and the medical journal The Lancet – will examine the impact of various foreign policy domains on health, and seek to identify what methods we should use to promote global health in international politics.
This commission – a collaboration between Harvard University, the University of Oslo and the medical journal The Lancet – will examine the impact of various foreign policy domains on health, and seek to identify what methods we should use to promote global health in international politics.
If the impressive progress of the past decade is to continue in the coming years, investments in health need to be accompanied by more sophisticated decision-making and cross-sector collaboration.
If the impressive progress of the past decade is to continue in the coming years, investments in health need to be accompanied by more sophisticated decision-making and cross-sector collaboration.
It is a challenge I believe we can meet.
It is a challenge I believe we can meet.
Five Steps to Improving Global Governance for Health
Five Steps to Improving Global Governance for Health
‘The Gaza war this summer shows that the cycle of violence must be broken.
- Gaza-krigen i sommer viser at voldsspiralen må brytes.
Fundamental steps are needed to open up Gaza and generate growth and development for the people there.
Fundamentale grep må til for å åpne Gaza og skape vekst og utvikling for befolkningen.
That will require new policies from both Israel and the Palestinians,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
Dette krever ny politikk både fra Israel og palestinerne, sier utenriksminister Børge Brende.
Nearly 90 countries and international organisations are meeting today in Cairo to mobilise support for Palestine and the reconstruction of Gaza.
Nærmere 90 land og internasjonale organisasjoner møtes i dag i Kairo for å samle støtte til Palestina og gjenoppbyggingen av Gaza.
The Cairo conference on Gaza and Palestine is arranged jointly by Egypt and Norway in association with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Konferansen arrangeres av Egypt og Norge i fellesskap sammen med Palestinas president Mahmoud Abbas.
Materials must be brought in and the wheels of economic life must begin turning again in both Gaza and the West Bank, so people can work.
Materialer må inn og hjulene må i gang igjen både i Gaza og på Vestbredden så folk får arbeid.
For this to happen, Israel must lift the blockade.
Da må Israel heve blokaden.
Gaza and the West Bank must be merged into a single economy whose participants can trade freely within Palestine and with the outside world.
Gaza og Vestbredden må samles i én økonomi som kan handle fritt både innenfor Palestina og med verden utenfor.
Also required is a responsible authority across all of Palestine that favours a lasting ceasefire and can create sound policy frameworks and security for all civilians.
Det krever også en ansvarlig myndighet i hele Palestina som vil ha varig våpenhvile og som kan skape gode politiske rammer og sikkerhet for alle sivile.
‘Such a vision for Gaza’s reconstruction will not become reality until the occupation can be lifted and Palestine becomes a state that can live in peace with Israel.
– En slik visjon for gjenoppbyggingen i Gaza blir ikke virkelighet før okkupasjonen kan heves og Palestina blir en stat som kan leve i fred med Israel.
International efforts on Gaza’s behalf must pave the way to credible negotiations that resolve the conflict between the two peoples,’ said Mr Brende.
Derfor må den internasjonale innsatsen for Gaza bane vei for troverdige forhandlinger som løser konflikten mellom de to folkene, sier utenriksministeren.
Goods and materials must enter Gaza for reconstruction to occur.
Varer og materialer må inn i Gaza for gjenoppbygging.
The destruction of homes and infrastructure has been extensive.
Ødeleggelsene av boliger og infrastruktur er omfattende.
According to the UN, around 80 000 houses were completely or partially destroyed, and many families now face a difficult winter.
Ifølge FN er over 80 000 hus helt eller delvis ødelagt og svært mange familier går en vanskelig vinter i møte.
Clean water, functioning sewers and electricity are all in short supply.
Det mangler rent vann, fungerende kloakksystem og elektrisitet.
Norway therefore supports the establishment of an indispensable control system for the import of construction materials, as agreed by the UN, Israel and the Palestinians.
Derfor støtter Norge et helt nødvendig kontrollsystem for import av byggevarer som FN er blitt enig med Israel og palestinerne om å opprette.
In his introductory remark to the conference, Mr Brende announced that Norway will increase assistance to Palestine by NOK 95 million for 2014 to help meet the challenges of reconstruction in Gaza.
Brende annonserte i sitt innlegg på konferansen at Norge for 2014 vil øke bistanden til Palestina med 95 millioner for å møte utfordringene knyttet til gjenoppbyggingen av Gaza.
That will bring Norway’s assistance to Palestine to NOK 885 million in 2014.
Den norske bistanden til Palestina blir dermed 885 millioner kroner i 2014.
Mr Brende added that Norway plans to keep its level of assistance high during the years to come.
Han sa også at Norge planlegger å holde nivået på norsk bistand på et høyt nivå i de kommende årene.
Gaza: Clear requirements by donors
Gaza: Tydelige krav fra giverne
Mine clearance is therefore a crucial task for Colombia, partner countries such as Norway and the US, and the rest of the international community,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
Derfor er dette en viktig oppgave for Colombia, samarbeidsland som Norge og USA og verdenssamfunnet for øvrig, sier utenriksminister Børge Brende.
At the launch, Norway announced a contribution of NOK 180 million over three years to support humanitarian mine clearance in Colombia.
Norge har i anledning lanseringen kunngjort et bidrag på 180 millioner kroner over tre år til humanitær minerydding i Colombia.
'Rural development will be crucial to achieving lasting peace, once a peace agreement has been signed.
- Når en fredsavtale er oppnådd, er utvikling på landsbygda avgjørende for varig fred.
Without a large-scale mine clearance effort, the prospects of development will be undermined.
Uten storstilt minerydding holdes utviklingen tilbake.
Norway is therefore providing NOK 180 million for this purpose over a three-year period,' Mr Brende said.
Norge vil derfor bidra med 180 millioner kroner over tre år, sier utenriksministeren.
In March 2015, the Colombian Government and FARC-EP launched a pilot project to clear mines and explosives in two regions of Colombia as part of the peace process.
Den colombianske regjeringen og Farc-EP igangsatte i mars 2015 et pilotprosjekt for minerydding i to regioner i Colombia som en del av fredsprosessen.
Norwegian People's Aid has had responsibility for leading and coordinating the project, the first project involving cooperation between FARC and the Colombian Government in the field.
Norsk Folkehjelp har hatt ansvaret for å lede og koordinere pilotprosjektet, som er det første tiltaket der Farc og regjeringen samarbeider i felt.
'The pilot project, led by Norwegian People's Aid, has played an important part in building trust between the two parties in the peace process.
- Pilotprosjektet med Norsk Folkehjelp har vært et viktig tiltak for å bygge tillit mellom de to partene i fredsprosessen.
I am pleased that more countries already have joined the initiative, and hope other countries will follow,' Mr Brende said.
Målet er at flere land etter hvert vil slutte seg til, sier Brende.
Norway and Cuba are acting as facilitators of the peace talks, which were formally launched in Oslo in 2012.
Norge er tilrettelegger i fredsprosessen i Colombia som startet formelt i Oslo i 2012.
So far, the parties have reached agreements on four out of six agenda items.
Den colombianske regjeringen og Farc-EP er så langt enige om fire av seks temaer på forhandlingsagendaen.
The parties are expected to sign a peace agreement in the coming months.
Det forventes at partene vil kunne undertegne en fredsavtale i løpet av de nærmeste månedene.
Global anti-landmine initiative for Colombia
Lanserer globalt mineinitiativ for Colombia
'Colombia is one of the countries in the world that is most contaminated by landmines.
- Colombia er blant de land som er hardest rammet av landminer i verden.
Side Event: Global Partnership on Oceans (World Bank) 21.06.12
Side Event: Global Partnership on Oceans (World Bank) 21.06.12
Your Royal Highness, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your Royal Highness, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
· Congratulate the World Bank & President Zoellick on an important and timely initiative.
· Congratulate the World Bank & President Zoellick on an important and timely initiative.
· Successful implementation of the new partnership could be very important to reduce poverty and redistribute wealth by providing the poor with more opportunity to live off and with the sea.
· Successful implementation of the new partnership could be very important to reduce poverty and redistribute wealth by providing the poor with more opportunity to live off and with the sea.
Norway fully supports the initiative and will support it financially.
Norway fully supports the initiative and will support it financially.
I trust/welcome that the follow up work of the Declaration will start soon after Rio by further specifying targets and outlining subject projects in specific ocean areas.
I trust/welcome that the follow up work of the Declaration will start soon after Rio by further specifying targets and outlining subject projects in specific ocean areas.
· Oceans the largest unexplored territory on Earth.
· Oceans the largest unexplored territory on Earth.
We know way too little about marine space and environment.
We know way too little about marine space and environment.
Large knowledge gaps in our understanding of the interplay between oceans and climate.
Large knowledge gaps in our understanding of the interplay between oceans and climate.
Deep oceans almost as poorly known as remote planets.
Deep oceans almost as poorly known as remote planets.
· Some of the compelling reasons why we through GPO should act collectively and decisively to conquer new frontiers are:
· Some of the compelling reasons why we through GPO should act collectively and decisively to conquer new frontiers are:
· Marine environment a source of enormous wealth, large untapped potential.
· Marine environment a source of enormous wealth, large untapped potential.
Estimated that more than 90% of the marine biodiversity remains unexplored.
Estimated that more than 90% of the marine biodiversity remains unexplored.
Potential for marine energy still needs to be realised.
Potential for marine energy still needs to be realised.
· Oceans and seas under huge pressure from human activities and climate change.
· Oceans and seas under huge pressure from human activities and climate change.
Coastal areas increasingly crowded and threatened by pollution.
Coastal areas increasingly crowded and threatened by pollution.
Around 80 per cent of marine pollution caused by land-based activities.
Around 80 per cent of marine pollution caused by land-based activities.
Must therefore be addressed on-shore.
Must therefore be addressed on-shore.
Critical that the new GPO enforces UNEPs already ongoing Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) by particularly focusing on reversing the continued trend of increased marine litter, wastewater/sewage and nutrient pollution.
Critical that the new GPO enforces UNEPs already ongoing Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) by particularly focusing on reversing the continued trend of increased marine litter, wastewater/sewage and nutrient pollution.
· Marine environment continuously deteriorating, while fast growing global population is increasingly depending on marine food sources.
· Marine environment continuously deteriorating, while fast growing global population is increasingly depending on marine food sources.
Healthy oceans important for sustainable development and poverty alleviation, and to provide food and livelihoods for the coastal population.
Healthy oceans important for sustainable development and poverty alleviation, and to provide food and livelihoods for the coastal population.
· Fish protein and other edible products from the oceans and coastal areas essential for food and nutrition security in many countries.
· Fish protein and other edible products from the oceans and coastal areas essential for food and nutrition security in many countries.
Coastal fisheries in developing countries often belong to the poorest and the most vulnerable part of the local population.
Coastal fisheries in developing countries often belong to the poorest and the most vulnerable part of the local population.
They need our support.
They need our support.
· Norway gives high priority to international cooperation on research and management of the oceans.
· Norway gives high priority to international cooperation on research and management of the oceans.