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We must increase innovation, entrepreneurship and trade, and provide conditions that are conducive for business investments.
We must increase innovation, entrepreneurship and trade, and provide conditions that are conducive for business investments.
The progress made in major economies such as China, India and Brazil would not have been possible without increased trade and economic growth.
The progress made in major economies such as China, India and Brazil would not have been possible without increased trade and economic growth.
To ensure that more money are made available for development purposes, we need to use development aid smart.
To ensure that more money are made available for development purposes, we need to use development aid smart.
We will increasingly target our aid so that it acts as a catalyst for advancing sustainable development.
We will increasingly target our aid so that it acts as a catalyst for advancing sustainable development.
There is a need to strengthen institutional capacity and to create a market-oriented regulatory framework that will help to promote private sector investments, domestic resource mobilisation, responsible natural resource management, and more efficient taxation systems that generate income.
There is a need to strengthen institutional capacity and to create a market-oriented regulatory framework that will help to promote private sector investments, domestic resource mobilisation, responsible natural resource management, and more efficient taxation systems that generate income.
Norway will take its share of the responsibility and contribute to developing the global partnerships that are needed to realise the sustainable development agenda.
Norway will take its share of the responsibility and contribute to developing the global partnerships that are needed to realise the sustainable development agenda.
We have identified a few priority areas:
We have identified a few priority areas:
Good governance is our top priority.
Good governance is our top priority.
This includes the rule of law, independent justice systems, transparent and effective institutions, democratic participation and decision-making, property rights and freedom of expression.
This includes the rule of law, independent justice systems, transparent and effective institutions, democratic participation and decision-making, property rights and freedom of expression.
Good governance is crucial for eradicating poverty and ensuring sustainable development.
Good governance is crucial for eradicating poverty and ensuring sustainable development.
Good governance is both a precondition for development and a result of development, and it is essential if we are to achieve the sustainable development goals – once they have been adopted.
Good governance is both a precondition for development and a result of development, and it is essential if we are to achieve the sustainable development goals – once they have been adopted.
Democratic governance is one of the critical “missing” MDGs.
Democratic governance is one of the critical “missing” MDGs.
Together with Denmark and Ireland in the Open Working Group (OWG) and with the other Nordic development ministers, we have jointly stated that democratic governance and the rule of law should be made a stand-alone, “headline” goal.
Together with Denmark and Ireland in the Open Working Group (OWG) and with the other Nordic development ministers, we have jointly stated that democratic governance and the rule of law should be made a stand-alone, “headline” goal.
In the Open Working Group, good governance is currently subsumed under the heading of peace and stability.
In the Open Working Group, good governance is currently subsumed under the heading of peace and stability.
In our view, achieving peaceful societies and building democratic societies are both very important goals.
In our view, achieving peaceful societies and building democratic societies are both very important goals.
And although they overlap, they are separate goals.
And although they overlap, they are separate goals.
Another top priority for us is education.
Another top priority for us is education.
Norway will promote efforts to achieve agreement between the UN, the World Bank Group, NGOs and private partners on an ambitious, but realistic set of targets for education for all by 2030.
Norway will promote efforts to achieve agreement between the UN, the World Bank Group, NGOs and private partners on an ambitious, but realistic set of targets for education for all by 2030.
We will promote targets for free and compulsory basic education for all boys and girls.
We will promote targets for free and compulsory basic education for all boys and girls.
We will seek to move beyond the original MDGs, by focusing on quality of education, learning outcomes and the development of skills.
We will seek to move beyond the original MDGs, by focusing on quality of education, learning outcomes and the development of skills.
Education for girls is also a key focus area.
Education for girls is also a key focus area.
In the area of global health, there seems to be broad agreement on a sustainable development goal that combines targets covered by the MDGs with new targets, such as reducing non-communicable diseases.
In the area of global health, there seems to be broad agreement on a sustainable development goal that combines targets covered by the MDGs with new targets, such as reducing non-communicable diseases.
Together with six other countries, we launched the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative to develop ambitious targets that can apply to all countries.
Together with six other countries, we launched the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative to develop ambitious targets that can apply to all countries.
We are also discussing how to build on the current international consensus from Cairo and Beijing on sexual and reproductive health and rights, and translate this into action.
We are also discussing how to build on the current international consensus from Cairo and Beijing on sexual and reproductive health and rights, and translate this into action.
Achieving global acceptance for sexual rights is a sensitive issue.
Achieving global acceptance for sexual rights is a sensitive issue.
We must find constructive and innovative ways of advancing this agenda.
We must find constructive and innovative ways of advancing this agenda.
Gender equality is imperative, both from an economic and human rights perspective.
Gender equality is imperative, both from an economic and human rights perspective.
I am encouraged by the broad support that is emerging for a stand-alone goal on gender equality.
I am encouraged by the broad support that is emerging for a stand-alone goal on gender equality.
Targets could include combating violence against women and girls, child marriage, and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation.
Targets could include combating violence against women and girls, child marriage, and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation.
Securing women equal access to property, land and other assets could also be a target, as could ensuring that they have equal rights to participate in political and economic decision-making.
Securing women equal access to property, land and other assets could also be a target, as could ensuring that they have equal rights to participate in political and economic decision-making.
In many nations, middle class salaries are flattening out, while poor, vulnerable and marginalised groups are falling even further behind.
In many nations, middle class salaries are flattening out, while poor, vulnerable and marginalised groups are falling even further behind.
Reduced social mobility increases the risk of social instability.
Reduced social mobility increases the risk of social instability.
The post-2015 framework must include targets that promote inclusive growth for job creation, shared prosperity, and equal opportunities for all.
The post-2015 framework must include targets that promote inclusive growth for job creation, shared prosperity, and equal opportunities for all.
Sustainable Energy for All is another “missing” MDG that has high priority for Norway.
Sustainable Energy for All is another “missing” MDG that has high priority for Norway.
We seem to be making some progress in generating support for a stand-alone goal in this area.
We seem to be making some progress in generating support for a stand-alone goal in this area.
Norway, together with partners including Mexico, Tanzania, Pakistan, Denmark and the UN secretariat, is promoting the Secretary-General’s initiative Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All).
Norway, together with partners including Mexico, Tanzania, Pakistan, Denmark and the UN secretariat, is promoting the Secretary-General’s initiative Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All).
This initiative has three pillars: increased access to energy, increased energy efficiency, and increased use of renewables.
This initiative has three pillars: increased access to energy, increased energy efficiency, and increased use of renewables.
This could be the basis for a model sustainable development goal – a goal in which all three dimensions of sustainable development are clearly included.
This could be the basis for a model sustainable development goal – a goal in which all three dimensions of sustainable development are clearly included.
Finally, climate change is of course a priority for us.
Finally, climate change is of course a priority for us.
It is the single biggest challenge of our common future.
It is the single biggest challenge of our common future.
It poses a grave threat to our efforts to eradicate poverty and ensure sustainable development.
It poses a grave threat to our efforts to eradicate poverty and ensure sustainable development.
The new sustainable development goals (SDGs) should boost efforts to reduce emissions, build climate change resilience and promote adaptation to the effects of climate change.
The new sustainable development goals (SDGs) should boost efforts to reduce emissions, build climate change resilience and promote adaptation to the effects of climate change.
We must make the SDGs climate smart and promote solutions that benefit the global climate.
We must make the SDGs climate smart and promote solutions that benefit the global climate.
The Prime Minister will participate at the climate summit in New York in September.
The Prime Minister will participate at the climate summit in New York in September.
The COP 21 in Paris next year will be the main arena for tackling climate change, and the development goals should support these efforts.
The COP 21 in Paris next year will be the main arena for tackling climate change, and the development goals should support these efforts.
The fact that we are suggesting that some priority areas should be “stand-alone” goals or cross-cutting issues does not mean that we are ignoring other important issues.
The fact that we are suggesting that some priority areas should be “stand-alone” goals or cross-cutting issues does not mean that we are ignoring other important issues.
We are aiming for a limited set of goals that are ambitious, but at the same time realistic and reachable.
We are aiming for a limited set of goals that are ambitious, but at the same time realistic and reachable.
Public participation in political processes is a central feature of any dynamic and democratic society.
Public participation in political processes is a central feature of any dynamic and democratic society.
Your participation here today can be seen in this light
Your participation here today can be seen in this light
It is inspiring to see how UNICEF, the UN family and NGOs have joined forces to create this arena for shaping the future development goals.
It is inspiring to see how UNICEF, the UN family and NGOs have joined forces to create this arena for shaping the future development goals.
I strongly support the consultations you are conducting – here in Norway and around the world.
I strongly support the consultations you are conducting – here in Norway and around the world.
So far, almost two million voices have been heard in these consultations.
So far, almost two million voices have been heard in these consultations.
This is impressive, and it bodes well for formulating ambitious and reachable development goals.
This is impressive, and it bodes well for formulating ambitious and reachable development goals.
We have received a new draft from the Open Working Group.
We have received a new draft from the Open Working Group.
There has been progress in many areas, but there is still work to be done.
There has been progress in many areas, but there is still work to be done.
Not least when it comes to good governance.
Not least when it comes to good governance.
We trust that you will continue to work for a post-2015 framework that can mobilise the international community to end poverty and ensure sustainable development for all.
We trust that you will continue to work for a post-2015 framework that can mobilise the international community to end poverty and ensure sustainable development for all.
A post-2015 framework that sets out the development goals the world needs.
A post-2015 framework that sets out the development goals the world needs.
Norway’s position on the post-2015 agenda – priorities and responsibilities
Norway’s position on the post-2015 agenda – priorities and responsibilities
Will the World Get the Development Goals It Needs?
Will the World Get the Development Goals It Needs?
Foreign Minister Støre presents Norwegian position at EEA Council meeting
Støre i EØS-rådet i Brussel
French translation of the Press release (pdf)
Fransk oversettelse av pressemeldingen (pdf)
“There are weighty grounds for why Norway is unable to incorporate this directive.
- Dette er tungveiende argumenter for at Norge ikke kan innlemme dette direktivet.
“I took the opportunity to present Norway’s view at this meeting of the EEA Council.
- Jeg brukte anledningen ved dette møtet i EØS-rådet til å informere om Norges syn.
Budget 2016 (pdf-format)
Lommebudsjettet 2016 (pdf-format)
Key Figures 2016: Overview and rates of direct and indirect taxes
Lommebudsjettet 2016
Security Council resolution on Syria sends a positive signal
Syria-vedtak positivt signal
The Syrian authorities must halt the violence immediately and facilitate the deployment of the observers,” said Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Syriske myndigheter må nå stanse voldshandlingene og legge til rette for at observatørene kan komme på plass, sier utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Security Council 21 April voted to deploy a supervision mission comprising 300 unarmed military observers, including civilian experts, to Syria.
Et enstemmig sikkerhetsråd vedtok i dag utplassering av en ubevæpnet militær observatørstyrke på 300 personer samt sivile eksperter.
The observers will be sent to Syria for an initial 90-day period once UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is satisfied that the Syrian authorities are complying with their obligations.
Observatørene skal kunne sendes til Syria for en periode på 90 dager når FNs generalsekretær Ban Ki-moon vurderer at syriske myndigheter etterlever sine forpliktelser.
Since the deployment of the advance team last week, the violence in Syria has continued.
Voldshandlingene i Syria har ikke opphørt siden observatørstyrkens fortropp ble sendt i forrige uke.
The Syrian authorities have also failed to comply with their obligations, which include stopping the fighting and withdrawing troops and heavy weapons from population centres.
Syriske myndigheter har heller ikke etterlevd forpliktelser som opphør av kamphandlinger og tilbaketrekking av både sikkerhetsstyrker og tyngre våpen fra befolkningssentre.
Moreover, a lack of helicopters means that the observers are unable to visit conflict-ridden areas.
Observatørene mangler også helikoptre slik at de kan besøke voldsherjede steder.
If they are to succeed, the observers must be given full freedom of movement.
For å lykkes må observatørene gis full bevegelsesfrihet.
“The Syrian authorities have not given the advance team of observers the freedom of movement or the access it was promised.
- Syriske myndigheter har ikke gitt observatørstyrkens fortropp verken den bevegelsesfriheten eller tilgangen den ble lovet.
We must therefore have realistic expectations as to what the observers can achieve, in the absence of a genuine willingness to cooperate on the part of the Syrian authorities.
Vi må derfor ha realistiske forventinger til hva observatørstyrken kan oppnå i fravær av genuin samarbeidsvilje fra syriske myndigheter.
Nevertheless, I hope that the presence of the supervision mission, once it is deployed, can help to limit the use of violence in the country,” Mr Støre said.
Jeg håper likevel at observatørstyrkens nærvær – når den måtte bli sendt – kan bidra til å dempe voldsbruken i landet, sier utenriksministeren.
“This is a high-risk mission, and it is just the first step towards implementing Kofi Annan’s peace plan.
- Dette er et risikofylt oppdrag og kun et første skritt i gjennomføringen av Kofi Annans fredsplan.
The supervision mission is no substitute for a peaceful, political solution to the crisis in Syria that safeguards the Syrian people’s rights to democracy and freedom.
Observatørstyrken er ikke noe alternativ til en fredelig og politisk løsning på krisen i Syria som ivaretar det syriske folkets rett til demokrati og frihet.
At best, the observers can help to improve the security situation, which would increase the chances of achieving an inclusive political transition,” commented Mr Støre.
Den kan i beste fall bidra til en bedret sikkerhetssituasjon som muliggjør en inkluderende politisk overgangsprosess, sier utenriksministeren.
Norway following positive developments between Sudan and South Sudan closely
Tett oppfølging av positiv utvikling mellom Sudan og Sør-Sudan
State Secretary Arvinn Gadgil is visiting the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, and the capital of South Sudan, Juba.
Statssekretær Arvinn Gadgil besøker Sudans hovedstad Khartoum og Sør-Sudans hovedstad Juba denne uken.
“The resumption of oil production in South Sudan is a long-awaited and very positive step forward in South Sudan’s relations with Sudan, and Norway has played an active role in facilitating this.
- Oppstart av oljeproduksjon i Sør-Sudan er et etterlengtet og svært positivt fremskritt i forholdet med Sudan, som Norge har vært aktivt med å tilrettelegge.
We attach importance to ensuring that future oil revenues should benefit the whole population,” Mr Holmås said.
Vi har fokus på at fremtidige inntekter bør komme hele befolkningen til gode, sier utviklingsminister Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås.
“The reestablishment of economic relations is very important for both countries, and not least for the hard-hit population.
– Reetablering av økonomiske forbindelser er svært viktig for begge land, ikke minst for en hardt presset befolkning.
We are now seeing the results of sustained efforts and a close engagement with both states and the African Union.
Vi ser nå resultater av et langvarig arbeid med et tett engasjement overfor begge stater og Den afrikanske union.
We are pleased to see that Norway’s efforts are bearing fruit,” Mr Gadgil said.
Vi er glade for at norsk innsats bidrar til å bære frukter, sier statssekretær Gadgil.
In South Sudan, he will raise the issue of the authorities’ responsibility for ensuring the sound management of the country’s oil resources.
I Sør-Sudan vil han ta opp myndighetenes ansvar for å sikre forsvarlig forvaltning av oljeressursene.
Mr Gadgil is due to meet representatives of the central authorities and of civil society, the media, and women’s and youth organisations.
Gadgil vil møte sentrale myndigheter og representanter fra sivilsamfunns-, media-, kvinne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner.
Press contact for the Minister of International Development: Astrid Versto (accompanying the Minister on his visit), mobile phone +47 90192920 Press contact for State Secretary Gadgil: Astrid Sehl, (accompanying the State Secretary on his visit) mobile phone +47 92284752
Pressekontakt for utviklingsministeren: Kommunikasjonssjef Astrid Versto, mobil 901 92 920 (med på reisen) Pressekontakt for statssekretæren: Kommunikasjonsrådgiver Astrid Sehl, mobil 922 84 752 (med på reisen)
Statement at South Sudan International Partner Forum
Tale på på Internasjonalt Partnerforum for Sør-Sudan
Debate arranged by Save the Children Norway, Oslo, 20 November 2012
Debatt i regi av Redd Barna, Litteraturhuset, Oslo 20. november 2012
"For the goal of education for all to be realized, attention must be directed at the children who due to conflict and crisis situations do not have access to education.
"For the goal of education for all to be realized, attention must be directed at the children who due to conflict and crisis situations do not have access to education.
We want to reach the last ten percent of the children who do not get to school, even if they are going to be the hardest to reach", Minister of International Development, Heikki E. Holmsås said in his speech in Oslo on 20 November 2012.
We want to reach the last ten percent of the children who do not get to school, even if they are going to be the hardest to reach", sa utviklingsminister Holmås bl.a. i sin tale i Oslo 20. november 2012.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW GOALS ‘POST-2015’
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW GOALS ‘POST-2015’
With barely three years left to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the debate on the format and content of the post-2015 international development agenda has begun.
With barely three years left to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the debate on the format and content of the post-2015 international development agenda has begun.
The MDG process is characterized today by a great quantity of knowledge and experience about what contributes to development success, and what are the biggest obstacles.
The MDG process is characterized today by a great quantity of knowledge and experience about what contributes to development success, and what are the biggest obstacles.
Economic growth combined with higher priority given to the various MDG sectors in national budgets have contributed to positive development in many countries.
Economic growth combined with higher priority given to the various MDG sectors in national budgets have contributed to positive development in many countries.
However, war and conflict remains the main obstacle to the achievement elsewhere in the world.
However, war and conflict remains the main obstacle to the achievement elsewhere in the world.
No fragile state has so far achieved a single goal.
No fragile state has so far achieved a single goal.
This meeting is a perfect example of how we should proceed to define our new goals.
This meeting is a perfect example of how we should proceed to define our new goals.
Different experiences, the research and data we have at hand, and all points of view must be considered carefully to make sure we reach the right conclusions – on the post-2015 process itself, and on the new goals we are to set.
Different experiences, the research and data we have at hand, and all points of view must be considered carefully to make sure we reach the right conclusions – on the post-2015 process itself, and on the new goals we are to set.
We need an open and inclusive process where all stakeholders, especially partners in the South, take actively part in the discussions.
We need an open and inclusive process where all stakeholders, especially partners in the South, take actively part in the discussions.
We need to achieve global participation, and global ownership.
We need to achieve global participation, and global ownership.
I would like to move away from the expression ‘lift out of poverty’, and focus more on how we as donors can support partners to ‘lift themselves out of poverty’.
I would like to move away from the expression ‘lift out of poverty’, and focus more on how we as donors can support partners to ‘lift themselves out of poverty’.
We need to study the facts and figures closely.
We need to study the facts and figures closely.