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Gender Equality
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Norway introduces new Marriage Act

04/07/2008 :: Homosexuals in Norway are now allowed to get married. The new Marriage Act, which the Storting passed in the middle of June, gives homosexuals greater rights in a number of areas. + More

International Cooperation

Norway and UK commit GBP 100 million to Congo rainforest fund

04/07/2008 :: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Prime Minister Gordon Brown have launched a major new initiative to preserve the rainforest in the Congo Basin. The two Prime Ministers each committed GBP 50 million to the Congo Basin Forest Fund. + More

Gender Equality

Norway increases focus on women’s rights in development cooperation

Kristin Berg Johsen/ Kobolt Design24/01/2008 :: Norway is intensifying efforts to promote women’s rights and gender equality in international development policy. + More

The Nobel Peace Prize

Al Gore and the IPCC receive the Nobel Peace Prize 2007

Pierre de Brisis/ MFA Norway12/12/2007 :: The Nobel Peace Prize Leaurats of 2007, Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, represented by its chairman, R. K. Pachauri, were honoured at a ceremony at the Oslo City Hall on 10 December. + More

International Cooperation

Active environmental policy promotes peace

Scanpix03/12/2007 :: Global climate change not only threatens the environment, but also poses a danger to international peace. Norway links climate change to development. + More

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