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This week, Mr Holmås is the host for a high-level delegation from the Somali Parliament, which includes the Speaker, Mohamed Osman Jawari, and a number of committee chairs.
Denne uken er han vertskap for en høytstående delegasjon fra Somalias parlament, som inkluderer parlamentsformann Mohamed Osman Jawari og en rekke komitéledere.
Mr Holmås invited the delegation to Norway to study Norway’s experience of democratic governance.
Delegasjonen er invitert av utviklingsministeren på studieopphold i Norge for å høste erfaringer om demokratisk styresett.
“The Parliament has a key role to play in democracy-building.
- Parlamentet spiller en avgjørende rolle for demokratibygging.
Somalia has made important progress over the last year considering the more than 20 years of war and conflict it has been through.
Somalia har hatt en positiv fremgang det siste året, sett i lys av over 20 år med krig og konflikt.
Nevertheless, major political, security and humanitarian challenges remain.
Samtidig vedvarer store politiske, sikkerhetsmessige og humanitære utfordringer.
It is vital to start building up infrastructure and official institutions, as there are almost none, particularly in the central and southern parts of the country.
Det er kritisk å starte oppbyggingen av samfunnsinstitusjoner, hvilket er nærmest totalt fraværende spesielt i sørlige og sentrale deler av landet.
Services that in most countries are undertaken by the authorities, such as education, health and infrastructure, are currently being provided by international organisations.
Funksjoner som myndighetene i et land normalt sett skal ivareta, som utdanning, helse og infrastruktur, er i dag overlatt til internasjonale organisasjoner.
Norway provided NOK 352 million to support Somalia and Somali refugees in the Horn of Africa last year.
Norge støttet Somalia og somaliske flyktninger på Afrikas Horn med 352 millioner kroner i fjor.
Around one million Somalis have fled to neighbouring countries, and 1.3 million are internally displaced.
Rundt én million somaliere har søkt tilflukt i nabolandene og 1,3 millioner somaliere er på flukt i eget land.
Press contact: Communications Adviser Astrid Sehl, mobile phone: +47 922 84 752.
Pressekontakt: Kommunikasjonsrådgiver Astrid Sehl, mobil 922 84 752.
Cooperation with immigrant community on development aid
Inviterer innvandrere til bistandssamarbeid
- There is a strong commitment among the immigrant community to the fight against poverty, said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim.
– Det er et stort engasjement i innvandrerbefolkningen for å bidra i kampen mot fattigdom, sier miljø- og utviklingsminister Erik Solheim.
Under Pilot Project Pakistan, the funds raised by immigrant organisations will be matched by the Norwegian Government.
Gjennom ”Pilotprosjekt Pakistan” vil regjeringen gi én krone til bistandsprosjekter i Pakistan for hver krone innvandrerorganisasjoner samler inn.
“There is a strong commitment among the immigrant community to the fight against poverty,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim.
– Det er et stort engasjement i innvandrerbefolkningen for å bidra i kampen mot fattigdom, sier miljø- og utviklingsminister Erik Solheim.
The pilot project has been developed in collaboration with Norwegian-Pakistani organisations, various NGOs and Norad (the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation).
Pilotprosjektet er utviklet i samarbeid med norsk-pakistanske miljøer, frivillige organisasjoner og Norad.
The immigrant organisations have been invited to apply for government support for development projects in Pakistan via Norad.
Organisasjonene inviteres til å søke om offentlig støtte fra Norad til ulike prosjekter.
The Government has allocated NOK 1 million for the project in 2008 and NOK 5 million for 2009.
Regjeringen har satt av 1 million kroner i 2008 og 5 millioner kroner i 2009 til prosjektet.
“We therefore want to strengthen cooperation with immigrant groups in Norway.
Vi ønsker derfor å styrke samarbeidet med innvandrermiljøer i Norge.
Pilot Project Pakistan will give us useful experience of how this can best be done.”
”Pilotprosjekt Pakistan” vil gi oss erfaringer på hvordan dette best kan gjøres, sier arbeids- og inkluderingsminister Bjarne Håkon Hanssen.
Members of the immigrant community already send large sums of money to families in their own or their parents’ country of origin.
Innvandrere og deres etterkommere sender allerede store pengebeløp til familie og slekt i sine eller foreldrenes opprinnelsesland.
Worldwide, the transfers made by immigrants equal three times the amount the world spends on international development assistance.
Pengeoverføringer fra innvandrere utgjør på verdensbasis tre ganger så mye som all internasjonal bistand.
The project is also intended to strengthen international development expertise in the organisations concerned.
Prosjektet skal også bidra til å styrke kompetansen i aktuelle organisasjoner når det gjelder bistandssamarbeid.
Press contacts: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Information Adviser Wera Helstrøm, tel.
Pressekontakter: Utenriksdepartementet: Informasjonsrådgiver Wera Helstrøm, tlf.
+47 45 24 18 74.
45 24 18 74.
Norway and Finland coordinate visa procedures in Murmansk
Norge og Finland samordner visumpraksis i Murmansk
“The Government’s aim is for the Norwegian-Russian border to function as a bridge for cooperation between our two peoples.
- Regjeringens visjon er at den norsk-russiske grensen skal være en bro for samarbeid mellom våre to folk.
That is why we are now making it easier for Russians to apply for visas to Norway,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
Derfor gjør vi det nå enklere for russere å søke visum til Norge, sier utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Norwegian authorities are working continuously to ensure that it is easy to obtain a visa and travel over the border to Norway from northwestern Russia.
Norske myndigheter jobber kontinuerlig for at det skal være enkelt og greit å få visum og reise over grensen til Norge fra Nordvest-Russland.
“There has been criticism in the north that Norway has had stricter visa requirements in Murmansk than Finland, with the result that northern Finland appears more attractive as a destination than North Norway.
- Kritiske røster i nord viser likevel til at Norge har strengere praksis enn Finland i Murmansk, og at Nord-Finland dermed framstår som et mer attraktivt reisemål enn Nord-Norge.
The Government is taking this matter seriously,” said Mr Støre.
Dette tar regjeringen på alvor, sier Støre.
The Government has therefore decided to bring Norway’s visa procedures in Murmansk in line with those of Finland.
Regjeringen har derfor besluttet at Norge skal harmonisere visumprosedyrer med Finland i Murmansk.
New procedures will be introduced at the Norwegian Consulate General in Murmansk with immediate effect.
Nye rutiner vil bli iverksatt ved generalkonsulatet umiddelbart.
This entails a further simplification of visa procedures for Russian applicants and will remove the differences between Norwegian and Finnish visa procedures that have existed in the local Schengen cooperation in Murmansk.
Med dette vil forskjellene som har vært mellom norske og finske visumprosedyrer lokalt i Schengen-samarbeidet i Murmansk fjernes.
So far this year there has been a 14 % increase in the number of visa applications received by the Norwegian Consulate General in Murmansk.
Så langt i år har det vært en økning i antall visumsøknader på 14 prosent ved det norske generalkonsulatet i Murmansk.
Some 99.5 % of the visa applications processed by the Consulate General are successful.
Innvilgelsesprosenten for søknader som behandles ved generalkonsulatet er 99,5 prosent.
'As well as mobilising more assistance, we also need to strengthen the UN's ability to coordinate this assistance.
– I tillegg til å sikre mer hjelp, må vi også styrke FNs evne til å koordinere innsatsen.
Mr Brende will meet Stephen O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator in the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in Oslo today.
Utenriksministeren møter FNs nødhjelpskoordinator og leder av FNs kontor for koordinering av humanitær innsats (Ocha) Stephen O'Brien i Oslo i dag.
'The many large-scale and protracted humanitarian crises in the world today have meant that the need for assistance has increased considerably in recent years.
- De mange store og langvarige humanitære krisene i verden har gjort at hjelpebehovene har økt betydelig de siste årene.
The gap between the needs and the resources available continues to increase.
Gapet mellom de enorme behovene og tilgjengelige ressursene fortsetter å øke.
Last year, the UN received only half the total amount requested in its appeals,' said Mr Brende.
FN fikk bare inn halvparten av midlene til den samlede nødhjelpsappellen i fjor, sier utenriksministeren.
OCHA is responsible for coordinating the international humanitarian efforts at country level to ensure the rapid, effective delivery of emergency relief.
Ocha har ansvaret for å samordne den internasjonale humanitære innsatsen på landnivå, for å sikre rask og effektiv nødhjelp.
Norway has stepped up its humanitarian efforts significantly, especially in response to the Syrian crisis.
Norge har trappet opp den humanitære innsatsen kraftig, spesielt til Syriakrisen.
The humanitarian budget was increased by more than NOK 1 billion from 2015 to 2016, and now totals nearly NOK 5 billion.
Norge har økt det humanitære budsjettet med over én milliard kroner fra 2015 til 2016, til nærmere fem milliarder kroner.
OCHA is playing a leading role in the preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit that will take place in Istanbul in May.
Ocha leder også forberedelsene til Verdens humanitære toppmøte i Istanbul i mai.
Norway provides NOK 70 million for coordination of humanitarian efforts
Norge gir 70 millioner kroner til koordinering av humanitær innsats
A total of 125 million people are in need of emergency assistance and protection, and the UN is calling for record levels of humanitarian aid.
125 millioner mennesker trenger nødhjelp og beskyttelse og FN maner til rekordstor humanitær innsats.
Foreign Minister Børge Brende's speech at the opening of the Energy Day at the COP21 in Paris, 7 December 2015.
Utenriksminister Børge Brendes tale på åpningen av Energy Day, COP 21, Paris, 7. desember 2015
Excellencies, Minister Royal, ladies and gentlemen.
Excellencies, Minister Royal, ladies and gentlemen.
Climate change is having wide-reaching consequences for top priority policy areas such as mass migration, humanitarian assistance and disaster risk reduction.
Climate change is having wide-reaching consequences for top priority policy areas such as mass migration, humanitarian assistance and disaster risk reduction.
Climate change has become a question of national and global security.
Climate change has become a question of national and global security.
And it is closely linked to another major security concern, which is energy security.
And it is closely linked to another major security concern, which is energy security.
Energy production and use account for around two thirds of global CO2 emissions.
Energy production and use account for around two thirds of global CO2 emissions.
At the same time 1.1 billion people still lack access to electricity.
At the same time 1.1 billion people still lack access to electricity.
To combat climate change we therefore need to decouple energy growth from CO2 emissions.
To combat climate change we therefore need to decouple energy growth from CO2 emissions.
We have to move from a carbon intensive to a low-carbon energy path.
We have to move from a carbon intensive to a low-carbon energy path.
It is a transition that entails extensive changes to our energy systems.
It is a transition that entails extensive changes to our energy systems.
And it entails new opportunities for ensuring sustainable development and enhancing our energy security.
And it entails new opportunities for ensuring sustainable development and enhancing our energy security.
If we do it right, increased use of renewable energy sources can replace imports of fossil fuels, create more jobs and cause less transborder movements of energy.
If we do it right, increased use of renewable energy sources can replace imports of fossil fuels, create more jobs and cause less transborder movements of energy.
It can reduce the potential for international conflicts.
It can reduce the potential for international conflicts.
We are just starting to understand the interaction between low-carbon energy systems and geopolitics.
We are just starting to understand the interaction between low-carbon energy systems and geopolitics.
In Norway, almost all domestic electricity demand is met through hydropower.
In Norway, almost all domestic electricity demand is met through hydropower.
Hydropower started Norway’s process of industrialisation.
Hydropower started Norway’s process of industrialisation.
It spurred our economy, it created jobs and it ensured our energy security.
It spurred our economy, it created jobs and it ensured our energy security.
Today, Norway is the world’s sixth largest hydropower producer.
Today, Norway is the world’s sixth largest hydropower producer.
Just as hydropower has been crucial for the development of the Norwegian economy, it also has the capacity to transform the economies of many developing countries in the world today.
Just as hydropower has been crucial for the development of the Norwegian economy, it also has the capacity to transform the economies of many developing countries in the world today.
The potential of hydropower is vast.
The potential of hydropower is vast.
In Africa, less than 10 % of the technical potential has been developed.
In Africa, less than 10 % of the technical potential has been developed.
Utilising the full potential of hydropower can fulfil several purposes:
Utilising the full potential of hydropower can fulfil several purposes:
provide a secure supply of electricity
provide a secure supply of electricity
balance the production of other renewables, such as wind and solar
balance the production of other renewables, such as wind and solar
play a key role in flood control and water management.
play a key role in flood control and water management.
In short: multipurpose hydropower can contribute to climate change mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development.
In short: multipurpose hydropower can contribute to climate change mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development.
According to UNEP, a gap of 8–10 gigatonnes CO2 remains to be filled by 2020 if we are to reach the two-degree target.
According to UNEP, a gap of 8–10 gigatonnes CO2 remains to be filled by 2020 if we are to reach the two-degree target.
To narrow this gap, we must redouble our investments in hydropower and other low carbon energy sources.
To narrow this gap, we must redouble our investments in hydropower and other low carbon energy sources.
We must transform our energy systems.
We must transform our energy systems.
And we must do so in a way that connects the 1.1 billion who currently lack access to electricity, and ensures energy security to growing economies.
And we must do so in a way that connects the 1.1 billion who currently lack access to electricity, and ensures energy security to growing economies.
We need an energy transformation that is driven by private and commercial sector investments.
We need an energy transformation that is driven by private and commercial sector investments.
That is supported by governments.
That is supported by governments.
And facilitated by multilateral and bilateral donors.
And facilitated by multilateral and bilateral donors.
If there is one message we should take home from Paris, it is that investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency will pay off.
If there is one message we should take home from Paris, it is that investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency will pay off.
Internasjonale klimaforhandlinger
Internasjonale klimaforhandlinger
Renewable energy solutions to combat climate change and enhance energy security
Renewable energy solutions to combat climate change and enhance energy security
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
Climate change is no longer something only our grandchildren will have to worry about.
Climate change is no longer something only our grandchildren will have to worry about.
It is happening.
It is happening.
Here and now.
Here and now.
As leaders, we have to deal with the consequences of climate change every day.
As leaders, we have to deal with the consequences of climate change every day.
It is already having wide-reaching implications for top priority policy areas such as humanitarian assistance, mass migration and security.
It is already having wide-reaching implications for top priority policy areas such as humanitarian assistance, mass migration and security.
Facing a challenge of this magnitude, we must make use of all available tools to cut emissions and adapt to the changes that will come.
Facing a challenge of this magnitude, we must make use of all available tools to cut emissions and adapt to the changes that will come.
What we should not do is to undermine our own efforts.
What we should not do is to undermine our own efforts.
But fossil fuels subsidies are doing just that.
But fossil fuels subsidies are doing just that.
They are negative climate finance.
They are negative climate finance.
They contradict our common objectives of cutting emissions.
They contradict our common objectives of cutting emissions.
They weaken our efforts to promote renewable alternatives.
They weaken our efforts to promote renewable alternatives.
It is positive that we have committed to mobilising USD 100 billion in climate financing by 2020.
It is positive that we have committed to mobilising USD 100 billion in climate financing by 2020.
But it is a great paradox that fossil fuel subsidies amount to five times that figure.
But it is a great paradox that fossil fuel subsidies amount to five times that figure.
The International Energy Agency has estimated the value of fossil fuels subsidies worldwide at USD 490 billion in 2014.
The International Energy Agency has estimated the value of fossil fuels subsidies worldwide at USD 490 billion in 2014.
Developed countries are handing out fossil fuels subsidies with one hand, and contributing to climate financing with the other.
Developed countries are handing out fossil fuels subsidies with one hand, and contributing to climate financing with the other.
Many developing countries are receiving climate finance while also subsidising fossil fuels.
Many developing countries are receiving climate finance while also subsidising fossil fuels.
This cannot continue.
This cannot continue.
Our promise to raise USD 100 billion in climate financing by 2020 should be accompanied by a common determination to end all fossil fuel subsidies.
Our promise to raise USD 100 billion in climate financing by 2020 should be accompanied by a common determination to end all fossil fuel subsidies.
Today, fossil fuel subsidies are contributing to huge budget deficits in in many countries.
Today, fossil fuel subsidies are contributing to huge budget deficits in in many countries.
It is money that can be put to better work.
It is money that can be put to better work.
The removal of fossil fuel subsidies will free up financing for education, health, infrastructure and renewable energy.
The removal of fossil fuel subsidies will free up financing for education, health, infrastructure and renewable energy.
And let’s not forget the positive health effects of reduced pollution.
And let’s not forget the positive health effects of reduced pollution.
The World Health Organization estimates the number of premature deaths due to air pollution to be 7 million people – every year.
The World Health Organization estimates the number of premature deaths due to air pollution to be 7 million people – every year.
The argument is so compelling that the real question is: How can we afford not to remove fossil fuel subsidies?
The argument is so compelling that the real question is: How can we afford not to remove fossil fuel subsidies?
Subsidy removal is possible – and brave nations have led the way.
Subsidy removal is possible – and brave nations have led the way.
We welcome reforms undertaken by countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Morocco and Egypt.
We welcome reforms undertaken by countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Morocco and Egypt.
All countries, developing and developed, including Norway, should explore opportunities to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and stimulate investments in low-carbon energy systems.
All countries, developing and developed, including Norway, should explore opportunities to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and stimulate investments in low-carbon energy systems.
Putting a price on carbon is one effective way of encouraging low-emission investments and reinforcing subsidies reform at the same time.
Putting a price on carbon is one effective way of encouraging low-emission investments and reinforcing subsidies reform at the same time.
Carbon pricing is the opposite of fossil fuel subsides.
Carbon pricing is the opposite of fossil fuel subsides.
Norway was one of the first countries to introduce a carbon tax.
Norway was one of the first countries to introduce a carbon tax.
It has spurred investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions.
It has spurred investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions.
It will make our technology and our companies more competitive in the low-carbon markets of the future.
It will make our technology and our companies more competitive in the low-carbon markets of the future.
The growing support for fossil fuel reform is encouraging.
The growing support for fossil fuel reform is encouraging.
And the friends of fossil fuel reform provide an important platform for sharing experiences and best practices.
And the friends of fossil fuel reform provide an important platform for sharing experiences and best practices.
It is high time we eliminated negative climate finance.
It is high time we eliminated negative climate finance.
Rather, we must direct our efforts and resources to building a sustainable low-carbon future.
Rather, we must direct our efforts and resources to building a sustainable low-carbon future.
Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
Paris, 7 December 2015
Paris, 7. desember 2015
Foreign Minister Børge Brende's speech at the High Level Event on Fossil Fuels Subsidies Reform, COP21, Paris 7 December 2015.
Utenriksminister Børge Brendes tale på High Level Event on Fossil Fuels Subsidies Reform, COP21, Paris 7. desember 2015.
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg will officially open the conference.
Statsminister Erna Solberg åpner konferansen.
Ministers from Norway’s partner countries are participating.
Ministre fra noen av Norges viktigste samarbeidsland deltar.
So will the newly appointed head of the United Nations Environmental Program, Erik Solheim and Norway’s Climate and Environment Minister, Vidar Helgesen.
Det gjør også nyutnevnt sjef for FNs miljøprogram, Erik Solheim, og klima- og miljøminister Vidar Helgesen.
- The Paris Agreement confirms that reducing emissions from the destruction of tropical forests is an integral part of the solution to the world’s climate issues.
- Klimaavtalen fra Paris fastslår at reduserte utslipp fra ødeleggelse av tropisk skog er en sentral del av verdens klimaløsning.
This is one of the large-scale climate measures in which we see progress.
Dette er et av de store klimatiltakene der vi ser stor framgang.
We have invited the key stakeholders to Oslo to share experiences and challenge each other for even better results going forwards, says Climate and Environment Minister, Vidar Helgesen.
Vi har invitert de mest sentrale aktørene til Oslo for å utveksle erfaringer og utfordre hverandre til enda bedre resultater framover, sier klima- og miljøminister Vidar Helgesen.