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The Energy+ Partnership counts some 45 states and multilateral donor and finance institutions, including the World Bank and regional banks and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
The Energy+ Partnership counts some 45 states and multilateral donor and finance institutions, including the World Bank and regional banks and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
There is a sizeable amount of public funding represented in the Partnership, and significant potential for leveraging capital from the private sector over time.
There is a sizeable amount of public funding represented in the Partnership, and significant potential for leveraging capital from the private sector over time.
We believe it will be one of the main pillars of the global task of ensuring energy for all.
We believe it will be one of the main pillars of the global task of ensuring energy for all.
It can only be done in a close cooperation between the business and aid communities, and led by the governments in each individual country.
It can only be done in a close cooperation between the business and aid communities, and led by the governments in each individual country.
Ladies and gentlemen; By 2050 the global population will have increased by 50 %.
Ladies and gentlemen; By 2050 the global population will have increased by 50 %.
Global energy demand is expected to increase by 50 %.
Global energy demand is expected to increase by 50 %.
And we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 %.
And we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 %.
This is the 50-50-50 challenge.
This is the 50-50-50 challenge.
It shapes our common energy future.
It shapes our common energy future.
Business Action for Sustainable Development
Business Action for Sustainable Development
At the same time, companies that integrate respect for human rights, anti-corruption measures and environmental considerations into their operations are more profitable in the long run.
Samtidig er det dokumentert at selskaper som integrerer menneskerettigheter, høye anti-korrupsjonsstandarder og miljømessige hensyn er mer lønnsomme på lengre sikt.
I am therefore pleased to launch a national action plan on business and human rights,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
Jeg er derfor glad for å kunne lansere en nasjonal handlingsplan for næringsliv og menneskerettigheter, sier utenriksminister Børge Brende.
In the action plan, the Government proposes a range of actions to be taken, including the following:
Regjeringen foreslår i handlingsplanen en rekke tiltak:
Ensure greater policy coherence and expertise on corporate social responsibility in the public administration;
Sikre større samstemthet og kompetanse om ansvarlig næringsliv i offentlig forvaltning.
Consider pooling the resources of several actors that currently advise companies on corporate social responsibility by establishing a single advisory centre;
Vurdere å samlokalisere ressurser fra flere aktører som gir veiledning om næringslivets samfunnsansvar i ett veiledningssenter.
Include respect for internationally recognised human rights in public contracts;
Inkludere respekt for internasjonale menneskerettigheter i offentlige kontrakter.
Seek to ensure, through international cooperation, that victims of grave and systematic human rights violations have access to effective appeals procedures; and
Gjennom internasjonalt samarbeid jobbe for at ofre for grove og systematiske menneskerettighetsbrudd får tilgang til effektiv klagebehandling.
Support the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in its work to strengthen national legal systems.
Støtte Høykommissæren for menneskerettigheter (OHCHR) i arbeidet med å styrke nasjonale rettssystemer.
St. 10 (2014–2015) - Opportunities for All: Human Rights in Norway’s Foreign Policy and Development Cooperation
10 (2014-2015) - Muligheter for alle – menneskerettighetene som mål og middel i utenriks- og utviklingspolitikken
National action plan on business and human rights
Nasjonal handlingsplan for næringsliv og menneskerettigheter
'Human rights are under pressure in many places in the world.
- Menneskerettighetene er under press mange steder i verden.
Enclosed Invitation and Agenda (pdf)
Vedlagt invitasjon og program (pdf)
Norwegian-Israeli Business and Research Seminar
Norsk-israelsk nærings- og forskningsseminar
Important that the circumstances surrounding Byabenin's death are clarified
- Viktig med gransking av dødsfall i Hviterussland
The 36-year-old journalist Aleh Byabenin was the founder of the website Charter97.org.
Den 36 år gamle journalisten Aleh Byabenin var grunnlegger av nettstedet Charter97.org.
“Democracy does not come about by itself.
– Demokrati oppstår ikke av seg selv.
The personal commitment of socially engaged individuals is crucial.
Personlig engasjement fra samfunnsinteresserte enkeltmennesker er helt nødvendig.
Publisher Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Utgiver: Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet
Cabinet minister Navarsete to visit India
Statsråd Navarsete til India
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete is to visit India between 10 and 13 January.
Kommunal- og regionalminister Liv Signe Navarsete besøker India 10.-13. januar.
Navarsete will meet the Indian Minister for Local Democracy and Village Councils, Chandra Deo, and the Minister for District Development Jairam Ramesh.
Navarsete vil ha møter med den indiske ministeren for lokaldemokrati og landsbyråd, Chandra Deo, og ministeren for distriktsutvikling Jairam Ramesh.
Elections and democracy
Valg og demokrati
Norway supports democratic election training for women in India
Noreg støtter folkevaldopplæring for kvinner i India
Press Invitation
Presseinvitasjon
Cabinet Nominations in South Sudan
Fellesuttalelse om regjeringsnominasjoner i Sør-Sudan
“We, Canada, the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, welcome H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit’s July 31 announcement of his nominations for the new cabinet and look forward to working with the new Ministers once they have been approved by the National Legislative Assembly in accordance with the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan.”
President Salva Kiir Mayardit’s July 31 announcement of his nominations for the new cabinet and look forward to working with the new Ministers once they have been approved by the National Legislative Assembly in accordance with the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan.”
Norwegian diplomat elected Chair of Council of Europe committee
Norsk diplomat får europeisk tillitsverv i folkerett
Norwegian diplomat Rolf Einar Fife has been elected Chair of the Council of Europe Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI).
Den norske diplomaten Rolf Einar Fife har blitt valgt til leder for Europarådets Folkerettskomité.
Mr Fife is a lawyer and head of the Legal Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Fife er jurist og leder av Utenriksdepartementets (UD) Rettsavdeling.
Norwegian diplomat Rolf Einar Fife was elected Chair of the Council of Europe Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI) today.
Den norske diplomaten Rolf Einar Fife ble i dag valgt til leder for Europarådets Folkerettskomité.
Rolf Einar Fife is 46 and has headed the Legal Affairs Department since 2002.
Rolf Einar Fife er 46 år gammel, og har ledet UDs rettsavdeling siden 2002.
He was elected at a meeting of the CAHDI in London, where the focus was on the activities of the various international courts.
Valget skjedde under et møte Folkerettskomiteen avholdt i London, der det ble særlig fokusert på virksomheten til de ulike internasjonale domstoler.
This is the first time a Norwegian has been elected to this post.
Det er første gang at en nordmann får dette tillitsvervet.
The Council of Europe has 47 Member States and its focus is on promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
Europarådet har 47 medlemsstater, og fokuserer på fremme av menneskerettigheter, demokrati og rettsstaten.
A number of legal advisers from other countries and international organisations also participate in the meetings as observers.
I tillegg deltar sjefsjuristene i en rekke andre land og internasjonale organisasjoner som observatører på komiteens møter.
Winning the war on illegal fishing in the Barents Sea
Lykkes i kampen mot ulovlig fiske i Barentshavet
"Combating illegal fishing is vital to ensure sustainable fish stocks and the profitability of the fishing industry," says Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen.
- Bekjempelse av ulovlig fiske er avgjørende for å sikre bærekraftige fiskebestander og lønnsomhet i fiskerinæringa, sier fiskeri- og kystminister Lisbeth Berg-Hansen.
These pleasing results confirm the importance of the work we have done in this area in recent years," says Berg-Hansen.
Resultatene er en god bekreftelse på betydningen av arbeidet vi har gjort på dette området de siste årene, sier Berg-Hansen.
For Norway, the EU is also an important partner in the efforts to combat illegal fishing.
For Norge er også EU er en viktig samarbeidspartner i arbeidet for å bekjempe ulovlig fiske.
Elements such as port state control, catch certificates, direct bilateral collaboration and increased exchange of information have been of huge significance.
Elementer som havnestatskontroll, fangstsertifikater, direkte bilateralt samarbeid og økt informasjonsutveksling har hatt stor betydning.
Report from the Analysis Group for 2012 (In Norwegian) (PDF)
Rapporten fra Analysegruppen for 2012 (PDF)
‘The Norwegian authorities call for the release of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab,’ said State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bård Glad Pedersen.
- Norske myndigheter ber om at menneskerettighetsforkjemperen Nabeel Rajab frigis, sier statssekretær Bård Glad Pedersen.
‘The sentence against Nabeel Rajab is another example of how difficult the situation is for human rights defenders in Bahrain.
- Dommen mot Nabeel Rajab er et eksempel på hvor vanskelig situasjonen er for menneskerettighetsforsvarere i Bahrain.
A large number of human rights activists have been imprisoned with extremely harsh sentences.
Et stort antall aktivister er fengslet med meget strenge dommer.
The human rights situation in Bahrain has deteriorated steadily in recent years.
Menneskerettighetssituasjonen i Bahrain er blitt verre de siste årene.
Norway calls for release of Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain
Norge ber om at bahrainske Nabeel Rajab løslates
Norway calls for release of human rights defender in Bahrain
Norge ber om løslatelse av MR-forkjemper i Bahrain
Norway calls for release of human rights defender
Norge ber om løslatelse av menneskerettighetsforkjemper
The appeals trial for Nabeel Rajab, Bahraini human rights defender, is scheduled for 14 May 2015.
Rettssaken mot den bahrainske menneskerettighetsforkjemperen Nabeel Rajaab kommer opp 14. mai 2015.
On carbon capture and storage (CCS), Norway and the UK are leading the way in Europe, with Norway the only country with operational full scale CCS projects.
Norge og Storbritannia leder an arbeidet med CO2-fangst og -lagring i Europa.
'Norway urges Israel to refrain from taking such action.
- Norge oppfordrer Israel til å avstå fra denne typen tiltak.
The demolition order will affect a particularly vulnerable group, and is increasing tension,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
Rivingsordrene rammer en særlig utsatt og sårbar gruppe, og bidrar til økt spenning, sier utenriksminister Børge Brende.
Norway is working together with several other countries to improve educational opportunities for Palestinian children.
Norge arbeider sammen med flere andre land for å styrke utdanningstilbudet til palestinske barn.
Norway urges Israel to cancel demolition order
Oppfordrer Israel til å trekke ordre om riving
The Israeli authorities have issued an order for the demolition of several buildings and other infrastructure in the Bedouin village Khan al Ahmar in the West Bank.
Israelske myndigheter har utstedt ordre om at flere bygninger og annen infrastruktur i beduinlandsbyen Khan al Ahmar på Vestbredden skal rives.
Norway is suspending all scheduled bilateral military activities with Russia for the rest of the year.
Norge innstiller alle planlagte bilaterale militære aktiviteter med Russland ut året.
“Since the illegal annexation of Crimea, Russia has contributed further to Ukraine’s destabilisation.
-Etter den folkerettsstridige anneksjonen av Krim har Russland bidratt til å destabilisere situasjonen i Ukraina ytterligere.
This is consistent with the course Norway’s closest allies have taken.
Dette er også i tråd med den linjen Norges nærmeste allierte har lagt seg på.
Examples include:
For eksempel:
Visit of the Russian army chief
Besøk fra den russiske hærsjefen
Staff-level talks on naval cooperation
Stabssamtaler om sjømilitært samarbeid
Official bilateral talks
Bilaterale embetssamtaler.
Contact between the Norwegian Joint Headquarters and the Northern Fleet will continue as well.
Kontakten mellom Forsvarets operative hovedkvarter og Nordflåten videreføres også.
Norway wishes to carry out these activities as planned.
Disse aktivitetene ønsker Norge å gjennomføre som planlagt.
The Government recognises a distinction of principle between military cooperation and military contacts in the current situation and activities linked to historical commemorations and veterans’ issues.
Regjeringen mener det er et prinsipielt skille mellom militært samarbeid og kontakt i dagens situasjon og aktiviteter knyttet til historiske markeringer og veteranspørsmål.
Norway suspends bilateral military activities with Russia until the end of 2015
Bilaterale militære aktiviteter med Russland innstilles ut 2015
Defence cooperation between Ukraine and Norway
Forsvarssamarbeidet mellom Ukraina og Norge
Norway suspends all planned military activities with Russia
Norge innstiller planlagte militære aktiviteter med Russland
Bilateral military activities with Russia suspended for the year
Bilaterale militære aktiviteter med Russland innstilles ut året
Opening statement at 2nd International Oslo Symposium on Capital Punishment
Åpningsinnlegg på 2nd International Oslo Symposium on Capital Punishment
Oslo, 8 December 2012
Oslo, 8. desember 2012
"Norway gives high priority to the fight against the death penalty, and we oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle", State Secretary Gry Larsen said in her opening statement at the symposium.
- Norway gives high priority to the fight against the death penalty, and we oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle, sa statssekretær Gry Larsen i sitt åpningsinnlegg på symposiet mot dødsstraff.
Dear Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
First of all let me thank Senior Researcher Lill Scherdin and the University of Oslo for all their efforts in arranging this 2nd International Oslo Symposium on Capital Punishment and for inviting me to address you here today.
First of all let me thank Senior Researcher Lill Scherdin and the University of Oslo for all their efforts in arranging this 2nd International Oslo Symposium on Capital Punishment and for inviting me to address you here today.
I would also like to extend a warm welcome to all the participants who have travelled far to join us here in Oslo during the coldest and darkest period of the year.
I would also like to extend a warm welcome to all the participants who have travelled far to join us here in Oslo during the coldest and darkest period of the year.
Norway gives high priority to the fight against the death penalty, and we oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle.
Norway gives high priority to the fight against the death penalty, and we oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle.
Death penalty is cruel and inhuman and we believe its abolition is essential to protect human dignity.
Death penalty is cruel and inhuman and we believe its abolition is essential to protect human dignity.
And we are not alone.
And we are not alone.
Currently, an estimated 150 UN Member States have abolished the death penalty or introduced a moratorium, either in law or practice.
Currently, an estimated 150 UN Member States have abolished the death penalty or introduced a moratorium, either in law or practice.
It is a strength that States which have taken a position in favour of abolition of the death penalty represent different legal systems, traditions, cultures and religious backgrounds.
It is a strength that States which have taken a position in favour of abolition of the death penalty represent different legal systems, traditions, cultures and religious backgrounds.
Six countries with muslim majority population have abolished the death penalty: Azerbaijan, Côte d'Ivoire (40% muslims), Djibouti, Senegal, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
Six countries with muslim majority population have abolished the death penalty: Azerbaijan, Côte d'Ivoire (40% muslims), Djibouti, Senegal, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
On the African continent 17 out of 54 countries retain the death penalty.
On the African continent 17 out of 54 countries retain the death penalty.
However, only four countries in Africa carried out executions in 2011.
However, only four countries in Africa carried out executions in 2011.
I believe that it is no longer a question of if we will reach full abolition, but of when.
I believe that it is no longer a question of if we will reach full abolition, but of when.
And on that note, it is also a question of which countries will be the last to take the step; who will be the last to join the global trend?
And on that note, it is also a question of which countries will be the last to take the step; who will be the last to join the global trend?
With 21 per cent of the world’s executions and only one abolitionist State (Djibouti), the MENA region has the second-highest execution rate in the world.
With 21 per cent of the world’s executions and only one abolitionist State (Djibouti), the MENA region has the second-highest execution rate in the world.
While executions remain common in muslim majority countries like Iran and Iraq, other countries like Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Algeria, have seen a reduction in the number of executions and the adoption of penal reforms.
While executions remain common in muslim majority countries like Iran and Iraq, other countries like Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Algeria, have seen a reduction in the number of executions and the adoption of penal reforms.
The political reform processes that are currently going on in the region are an historic opportunity.
The political reform processes that are currently going on in the region are an historic opportunity.
There has never been a better or more crucial time to discuss and debate criminal justice reforms, calling for more respect for human rights and the abolition of the death penalty through constitutional and legislative reform processes.
There has never been a better or more crucial time to discuss and debate criminal justice reforms, calling for more respect for human rights and the abolition of the death penalty through constitutional and legislative reform processes.
Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria all have a moratorium on executions.
Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria all have a moratorium on executions.
But a moratorium on executions is not enough as long as people continue to be sentenced to death and kept on death row for an indeterminate period under conditions that are not conducive to international human rights standards or norms.
But a moratorium on executions is not enough as long as people continue to be sentenced to death and kept on death row for an indeterminate period under conditions that are not conducive to international human rights standards or norms.
A moratorium is not enough when you look at The Gambia, where nine people were executed by firing squad on 26 August, despite not carrying out executions for 27 years.
A moratorium is not enough when you look at The Gambia, where nine people were executed by firing squad on 26 August, despite not carrying out executions for 27 years.
In March we also saw the disappointing resumption of executions in Japan after twenty months during which none took place.
In March we also saw the disappointing resumption of executions in Japan after twenty months during which none took place.
There is little transparency about the use of the death penalty in Japan including the scheduling of executions.
There is little transparency about the use of the death penalty in Japan including the scheduling of executions.
Prisoners are usually notified only a few hours before their execution.
Prisoners are usually notified only a few hours before their execution.
Family members and the lawyer are informed after the execution.
Family members and the lawyer are informed after the execution.
To learn more about Japan’s system of criminal justice and to discuss the death penalty and the global trend towards its abolition, we sponsored a symposium on What Makes Criminal Justice Sustainable, held in Tokyo in May this year.
To learn more about Japan’s system of criminal justice and to discuss the death penalty and the global trend towards its abolition, we sponsored a symposium on What Makes Criminal Justice Sustainable, held in Tokyo in May this year.
You will continue this debate here today.
You will continue this debate here today.
Despite some setbacks, the trend is clear.
Despite some setbacks, the trend is clear.
We are moving in the right direction.
We are moving in the right direction.
In the USA, public support for capital punishment has dwindled to its lowest levels for nearly four decades.
In the USA, public support for capital punishment has dwindled to its lowest levels for nearly four decades.
Recent years have seen abolition of the death penalty in Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York, and a moratorium on executions in Oregon.
Recent years have seen abolition of the death penalty in Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York, and a moratorium on executions in Oregon.
The narrow margin by which Californian voters chose to retain the state’s death penalty on 6 November shows that the tide is turning against executions in the USA.
The narrow margin by which Californian voters chose to retain the state’s death penalty on 6 November shows that the tide is turning against executions in the USA.
While the result of California’s vote is disappointing, the fact that the electorate was evenly split is a significant step forward.
While the result of California’s vote is disappointing, the fact that the electorate was evenly split is a significant step forward.
Votes for Proposition 34, which would have repealed the state’s death penalty, were 47% for and 53% against, with only 500,000 votes deciding the final outcome.
Votes for Proposition 34, which would have repealed the state’s death penalty, were 47% for and 53% against, with only 500,000 votes deciding the final outcome.
The surge in support for abolition contrasts starkly with the 1970s, when over 70% of California’s electorate backed capital punishment.
The surge in support for abolition contrasts starkly with the 1970s, when over 70% of California’s electorate backed capital punishment.
Public appetite for execution is diminishing at a dramatic rate.
Public appetite for execution is diminishing at a dramatic rate.
But Governments need to take the lead in any national debate on an issue like this.
But Governments need to take the lead in any national debate on an issue like this.
Because this we know: The death penalty has never been abolished as a result of public pressure.
Because this we know: The death penalty has never been abolished as a result of public pressure.
The reverse is true: it is usually done in the face of public opposition.
The reverse is true: it is usually done in the face of public opposition.
When governments do give a lead, the public in the vast majority of countries has quickly accepted the abolition of the death penalty.
When governments do give a lead, the public in the vast majority of countries has quickly accepted the abolition of the death penalty.