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The emerging challenges of non-communicable diseases, lifestyle-related health challenges;
The emerging challenges of non-communicable diseases, lifestyle-related health challenges;
And third, the challenges posed by globalisation, such as pandemics.
And third, the challenges posed by globalisation, such as pandemics.
What we have come to realise: These health challenges also have clear effects on foreign policy.
What we have come to realise: These health challenges also have clear effects on foreign policy.
For instance, the effects of a global pandemic: In 2009, we saw how the influenza A H1N1 virus spread from one city to 212 countries and territories within 8 months.
For instance, the effects of a global pandemic: In 2009, we saw how the influenza A H1N1 virus spread from one city to 212 countries and territories within 8 months.
The pandemic threatened to disrupt fundamental social and economic activities within and across countries.
The pandemic threatened to disrupt fundamental social and economic activities within and across countries.
Consider also the lessons of the SARS outbreak in 2002.
Consider also the lessons of the SARS outbreak in 2002.
Such pandemics create severe foreign policy challenges related to restrictions on travel and trade, the closing of borders, and questions of equitable access to vaccines and drugs for both rich and poor countries.
Such pandemics create severe foreign policy challenges related to restrictions on travel and trade, the closing of borders, and questions of equitable access to vaccines and drugs for both rich and poor countries.
The way in which poor health and poverty can be a source of conflict, violence and even terror.
The way in which poor health and poverty can be a source of conflict, violence and even terror.
This is why investing in health in developing countries is not only morally right but is also important for our own national security.
This is why investing in health in developing countries is not only morally right but is also important for our own national security.
The AIDS pandemic in Africa is perhaps the most striking example of how failing to address health conditions can have massive costs for foreign policy goals.
The AIDS pandemic in Africa is perhaps the most striking example of how failing to address health conditions can have massive costs for foreign policy goals.
The pandemic alerted the world to the broader consequences of failing to address health issues.
The pandemic alerted the world to the broader consequences of failing to address health issues.
We witnessed the tragedy that hit countries in which entire swathes of the productive workforce – police officers, doctors, teachers, civil servants and business people – were disappearing, dying – turning children into orphans and weakening the human capital that constitutes the backbone of society.
We witnessed the tragedy that hit countries in which entire swathes of the productive workforce – police officers, doctors, teachers, civil servants and business people – were disappearing, dying – turning children into orphans and weakening the human capital that constitutes the backbone of society.
Intra-state violence and war is one of the most concrete threats to a population’s health.
Intra-state violence and war is one of the most concrete threats to a population’s health.
The probable impact of climate change on health: Many of the most dangerous infectious diseases are highly sensitive to climate conditions.
The probable impact of climate change on health: Many of the most dangerous infectious diseases are highly sensitive to climate conditions.
Global warming will increase their intensity and range.
Global warming will increase their intensity and range.
This means that many of the countries with the least resources will face additional grave challenges – including a new tide of refugees.
This means that many of the countries with the least resources will face additional grave challenges – including a new tide of refugees.
The growth of a global labour market has a major, indirect impact on health in developing nations.
The growth of a global labour market has a major, indirect impact on health in developing nations.
But one unfortunate effect is that it drains developing countries’ health systems of crucial human capital.
But one unfortunate effect is that it drains developing countries’ health systems of crucial human capital.
Given the demographics of an aging western population and labour shortages in certain sectors, this situation is likely to become even more acute.
Given the demographics of an aging western population and labour shortages in certain sectors, this situation is likely to become even more acute.
The international community will have to resolve the ethical and policy issues raised by this trend.
The international community will have to resolve the ethical and policy issues raised by this trend.
Many important health threats must be met by means that lie far beyond the domain of the health sector.
Many important health threats must be met by means that lie far beyond the domain of the health sector.
Take the tide of chronic diseases – or lifestyle diseases - now hitting most countries.
Take the tide of chronic diseases – or lifestyle diseases - now hitting most countries.
Addressing these challenges also means confronting powerful economic interests, such as those of the tobacco industry.
Addressing these challenges also means confronting powerful economic interests, such as those of the tobacco industry.
Norway is one of a group of countries that is facing legal action from the tobacco industry for our implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
Norway is one of a group of countries that is facing legal action from the tobacco industry for our implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
In the World Trade Organization (WTO), initial discussions have taken place on possible inconsistencies between WTO requirements and tobacco control regulations.
In the World Trade Organization (WTO), initial discussions have taken place on possible inconsistencies between WTO requirements and tobacco control regulations.
How can we better address the linkages between health and foreign policy?
How can we better address the linkages between health and foreign policy?
The “Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative”
The “Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative”
When I became Foreign Minister, I contacted my colleagues from Brazil, France, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa and Thailand, and we met on the margins of the UN General Assembly to create the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative.
When I became Foreign Minister, I contacted my colleagues from Brazil, France, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa and Thailand, and we met on the margins of the UN General Assembly to create the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative.
In March 2007, we met again in Oslo to adopt the Oslo Declaration and Agenda for Action on global health.
In March 2007, we met again in Oslo to adopt the Oslo Declaration and Agenda for Action on global health.
The Oslo Declaration identified 10 key policy areas where we believed the international community needed to better understand the health implications of foreign policy.
The Oslo Declaration identified 10 key policy areas where we believed the international community needed to better understand the health implications of foreign policy.
The seven countries in this group differ considerably in terms of their size, geography and regional networks.
The seven countries in this group differ considerably in terms of their size, geography and regional networks.
One example is the negotiations on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response, which were successfully concluded last year after several years’ work.
One example is the negotiations on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response, which were successfully concluded last year after several years’ work.
The seven-country group helped find solutions that could work for all the actors involved – and that finally led to a breakthrough.
The seven-country group helped find solutions that could work for all the actors involved – and that finally led to a breakthrough.
In order to better understand the impact of foreign policy on health, more knowledge and documentation is needed.
In order to better understand the impact of foreign policy on health, more knowledge and documentation is needed.
The Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative has therefore initiated a research project involving Harvard and institutions in Norway, South Africa, Brazil and Indonesia.
The Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative has therefore initiated a research project involving Harvard and institutions in Norway, South Africa, Brazil and Indonesia.
The project will seek to better understand the impact of various foreign policy domains on health, and what methods we should use to promote global health solutions in international politics.
The project will seek to better understand the impact of various foreign policy domains on health, and what methods we should use to promote global health solutions in international politics.
A similar effort will be made by the Commission on Global Governance for Health, launched by the University of Oslo and the Lancet in collaboration with Harvard Global Health Institute.
A similar effort will be made by the Commission on Global Governance for Health, launched by the University of Oslo and the Lancet in collaboration with Harvard Global Health Institute.
The Commission will finalise its work in August 2013 and the recommendations will be presented to the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative as well as to the UN General Assembly.
The Commission will finalise its work in August 2013 and the recommendations will be presented to the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative as well as to the UN General Assembly.
Global health initiatives and Norway’s response
Global health initiatives and Norway’s response
Second, we need to build support for political initiatives that promote a coherent global response to health issues.
Second, we need to build support for political initiatives that promote a coherent global response to health issues.
The Millennium Development Goals is one such global response, with three out of eight goals directly related to health.
The Millennium Development Goals is one such global response, with three out of eight goals directly related to health.
The G8 commitment to focus on child and maternal health and the UN Secretary-General’s global strategy for women’s and children’s health, which has mobilised pledges of USD 50 billion, are important parts of the common effort towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals.
The G8 commitment to focus on child and maternal health and the UN Secretary-General’s global strategy for women’s and children’s health, which has mobilised pledges of USD 50 billion, are important parts of the common effort towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals.
Norway has taken on special responsibility for the goals related to maternal and child health, which are the ones lagging furthest behind.
Norway has taken on special responsibility for the goals related to maternal and child health, which are the ones lagging furthest behind.
And we have seen results.
And we have seen results.
20 years ago, some 12.5 million children under the age of five died each year.
20 years ago, some 12.5 million children under the age of five died each year.
Now, thanks to health policies, economic growth and vaccine programmes, that figure has been reduced to 7.2 million.
Now, thanks to health policies, economic growth and vaccine programmes, that figure has been reduced to 7.2 million.
That is a major success story.
That is a major success story.
The number of young mothers dying during pregnancy and childbirth is also declining rapidly: there has been a reduction from 350 000 women in 2010 to 275 000 this year.
The number of young mothers dying during pregnancy and childbirth is also declining rapidly: there has been a reduction from 350 000 women in 2010 to 275 000 this year.
Thanks to national efforts, and initiatives such as Every Woman, Every Child, millions of girls and young women will live through the most dangerous day in their lives.
Thanks to national efforts, and initiatives such as Every Woman, Every Child, millions of girls and young women will live through the most dangerous day in their lives.
However, much remains to be done, and as we get closer to 2015 it becomes ever more urgent to scale up our efforts.
However, much remains to be done, and as we get closer to 2015 it becomes ever more urgent to scale up our efforts.
The fact that so many women and infants still die during pregnancy and childbirth is still the most brutal expression of the neglect experienced by women and children.
The fact that so many women and infants still die during pregnancy and childbirth is still the most brutal expression of the neglect experienced by women and children.
Another crucial initiative is the GAVI Alliance, which seeks to promote access to immunisation in the world’s poorest countries.
Another crucial initiative is the GAVI Alliance, which seeks to promote access to immunisation in the world’s poorest countries.
GAVI is an alliance of major UN organisations, governments in developed and developing countries, the vaccine industry, and private actors such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
GAVI is an alliance of major UN organisations, governments in developed and developing countries, the vaccine industry, and private actors such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was the first prime minister to engage his government actively in this effort, and we have ever since been a staunch supporter of GAVI, with its ambitious vision of helping to immunise every child in the world.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was the first prime minister to engage his government actively in this effort, and we have ever since been a staunch supporter of GAVI, with its ambitious vision of helping to immunise every child in the world.
This is a new way of working, based on public–private partnership, and focusing on performance and new incentives for partners to work together.
This is a new way of working, based on public–private partnership, and focusing on performance and new incentives for partners to work together.
In my view, the results have been impressive: WHO estimates that between the years 2000 and 2011, some 5.5 million future deaths have been prevented through immunisation campaigns supported by GAVI.
In my view, the results have been impressive: WHO estimates that between the years 2000 and 2011, some 5.5 million future deaths have been prevented through immunisation campaigns supported by GAVI.
New vaccines are being introduced.
New vaccines are being introduced.
The HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer will be part of GAVI’s programme from 2012.
The HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer will be part of GAVI’s programme from 2012.
Norway has also been actively engaged with the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria since its creation.
Norway has also been actively engaged with the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria since its creation.
The Global Fund is also made up of a dynamic mix of governments and private actors, and it receives support from WHO, UNAIDS and the World Bank.
The Global Fund is also made up of a dynamic mix of governments and private actors, and it receives support from WHO, UNAIDS and the World Bank.
As a result, the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and counselling activities have received a huge boost.
As a result, the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and counselling activities have received a huge boost.
By 2010, three million people had received treatment for HIV, eight million had received treatment for tuberculosis, and 160 million bed nets had been distributed to help prevent malaria.
By 2010, three million people had received treatment for HIV, eight million had received treatment for tuberculosis, and 160 million bed nets had been distributed to help prevent malaria.
In conclusion, millions of lives have been saved as a result of the combined efforts of governments, private actors and the UN system.
In conclusion, millions of lives have been saved as a result of the combined efforts of governments, private actors and the UN system.
The focus on building national health systems is crucial, and has become increasingly important in the work of international initiatives such as GAVI, the Global Fund and Every Woman, Every Child.
The focus on building national health systems is crucial, and has become increasingly important in the work of international initiatives such as GAVI, the Global Fund and Every Woman, Every Child.
We will continue to promote health as an integral part of foreign policy and make sure health stays at the top of the international agenda.
We will continue to promote health as an integral part of foreign policy and make sure health stays at the top of the international agenda.
Finally, I would like to extend an open invitation to the top-level Texas Medical Center Institutions present here this afternoon to expand and deepen their cooperation with Norwegian partner institutions.
Finally, I would like to extend an open invitation to the top-level Texas Medical Center Institutions present here this afternoon to expand and deepen their cooperation with Norwegian partner institutions.
We will explore ways of finding additional funding for the exchange of researchers and joint research projects.
We will explore ways of finding additional funding for the exchange of researchers and joint research projects.
I would like to encourage our Consulate General here in Houston to continue its role as active facilitator of enhanced collaboration between the Texas Medical Center and Norway in critical areas such as global health.
I would like to encourage our Consulate General here in Houston to continue its role as active facilitator of enhanced collaboration between the Texas Medical Center and Norway in critical areas such as global health.
Introductory remarks at Global Health Roundtable
Åpningsinnlegg ved Global Health Roundtable
Petroleum Club of Houston, 6 January 2012.
Petroleum Club of Houston, 6. januar 2012
The potential for finding substantial petroleum resources in the Barents Sea is still great.
The potential for finding substantial petroleum resources in the Barents Sea is still great.
There are vast areas waiting to be explored.
There are vast areas waiting to be explored.
Increased oil and gas activities in the Arctic must also be weighed up against other industries and interests within the framework of integrated, ecosystem-based management, Foreign Minister Støre said in his address.
Increased oil and gas activities in the Arctic must also be weighed up against other industries and interests within the framework of integrated, ecosystem-based management, sa Støre bl.a. i sitt innlegg.
The Minister’s speech was based on the following points Check against delivery
The Minister’s speech was based on the following points Check against delivery
Thank you for inviting me to speak at this club – which has for 65 years been a vibrant meeting place for professionals from the oil and gas community as well as leaders from a variety of industries.
Thank you for inviting me to speak at this club – which has for 65 years been a vibrant meeting place for professionals from the oil and gas community as well as leaders from a variety of industries.
In fact, Houston is home to the largest population of Norwegian expatriates outside Scandinavia, close to 7 000 Norwegians are currently living here.
In fact, Houston is home to the largest population of Norwegian expatriates outside Scandinavia, close to 7 000 Norwegians are currently living here.
Norway is today a significant player in the field of energy.
Norway is today a significant player in the field of energy.
We are eager to build on the long-term relationship we have with the US and Texas, in particular with a view to developing expertise.
We are eager to build on the long-term relationship we have with the US and Texas, in particular with a view to developing expertise.
In a sense you could say that we have come full circle: the US was instrumental in developing the North Sea as an energy province in the late 1960s and today Norway is playing a key role in developing the Gulf of Mexico.
In a sense you could say that we have come full circle: the US was instrumental in developing the North Sea as an energy province in the late 1960s and today Norway is playing a key role in developing the Gulf of Mexico.
In contrast to the overall financial downturn in the US, here in Texas there are clear signs of recovery in the energy sector, both offshore and onshore, and in particular with regard to the extraction of shale gas.
In contrast to the overall financial downturn in the US, here in Texas there are clear signs of recovery in the energy sector, both offshore and onshore, and in particular with regard to the extraction of shale gas.
There is a strong sense of optimism.
There is a strong sense of optimism.
The Norwegian energy sector is part and parcel of this.
The Norwegian energy sector is part and parcel of this.
Norway is the second largest exporter of natural gas in the world – and the sixth largest exporter of oil; in 2011 we produced approximately 2 million barrels per day.
Norway is the second largest exporter of natural gas in the world – and the sixth largest exporter of oil; in 2011 we produced approximately 2 million barrels per day.
In addition, the world’s largest offshore discovery last year was the Aldous-Avaldsnes field on our continental shelf – and we made important discoveries in the Barents Sea as well.
In addition, the world’s largest offshore discovery last year was the Aldous-Avaldsnes field on our continental shelf – and we made important discoveries in the Barents Sea as well.
We expect that a significant part of our oil and gas future will be in the High North.
We expect that a significant part of our oil and gas future will be in the High North.
Norway’s focus on High North issues: Three main drivers:
Norway’s focus on High North issues: Three main drivers:
Today I will elaborate on three main areas:
Today I will elaborate on three main areas:
The High North – characteristics and future perspectives
The High North – characteristics and future perspectives
Global climate challenges and solutions
Global climate challenges and solutions
Energy and energy security
Energy and energy security
These three areas are closely connected.
These three areas are closely connected.
The High North can play a role in enhancing our understanding of global climate change and improving energy security, and help us develop solutions in these areas.
The High North can play a role in enhancing our understanding of global climate change and improving energy security, and help us develop solutions in these areas.
I - The High North/Arctic perspective
I - The High North/Arctic perspective
Climate change, greater access to natural resources, the opening of sea routes and growing human/economic activity.
Climate change, greater access to natural resources, the opening of sea routes and growing human/economic activity.
Legal framework: No legal vacuum.
Legal framework: No legal vacuum.
The Law of the Sea provides the legal framework for all activities in the Arctic Ocean, an ocean surrounded by land under national jurisdiction.
The Law of the Sea provides the legal framework for all activities in the Arctic Ocean, an ocean surrounded by land under national jurisdiction.
By contrast, Antarctica is a land mass surrounded by ocean and governed by the Antarctic Treaty.
By contrast, Antarctica is a land mass surrounded by ocean and governed by the Antarctic Treaty.