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Gender Equality

Former Norwegian PM: Equality a condition for increased productivity in KSA

05/02/2008 :: Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and current Special Envoy on Climate Change for the United Nations Secretary-General, visited Saudi-Arabia in January. After addressing the condition of Saudi women at the Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh, she met with Ms. Ebtihal Mubarak from Arab News and spoke about gender issues in Saudi-Arabia. + More

Society & Policy

Former Norwegian PM Brundtland in Riyadh

22/01/2008 :: Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and former Director General of the World Health Organisation, is in Riyadh to attend the second annual Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF), where she will address the connection between competitiveness, development and healthcare. + More

Society & Policy

Al Gore and the IPCC receive the Nobel Peace Prize 2007

Pierre de Brisis/ MFA Norway17/12/2007 :: 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

Society & Policy

Al Gore and IPCC awarded Nobel Peace Prize for 2007

Eric Lee/AP17/10/2007 :: The Nobel Peace Prize 2007 is shared between Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. + More

Gender Equality

Female majority in Norway’s government

29/09/2007 :: As a result of a cabinet reshuffle, women now hold the majority in the Norwegian government for the first time. + More

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