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Today
employees in internation organisations enjoy diplomatic immunity which can
protect them from being prosecuted for corruption. - We cannot allow a form of
immunity that in practice gives protection to people who have been involved in
corruption, for example in the UN system, said Minister of International
Development Erik Solheim. (14.12.06)
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Støre and Solheim met Nobel Peace Prize
winner Yunus
 Minister
of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of International Development
Erik Solheim met The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2006 Muhammad Yunus for talks
in Oslo 11
December. (11.12.06)
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The
Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) decided in New York last Thursday that the organisation’s
international secretariat should be transferred to Oslo. “We are pleased by the confidence shown
in us,” said Minister of International Development Erik Solheim. (11.12.06)
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Norway
is spearheading a joint protest together with the EU, the USA and Canada. The NRC was coordinator of
the largest camp for internally displaced persons in South
Darfur, and was primarily responsible for the protection of
vulnerable groups. (08.12.06)
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 - Corruption is theft. People in poor
parts of the world are being robbed of millions every day. This has enormous
consequences, not only for individuals, but also for the economic and social
development opportunities of poor countries, said Mr Solheim, who presented the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ anti-corruption project on 5 December. (07.12.06)
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On 28 and 29
November Mr Erik Solheim, the Norwegian Minister of International Development
hosted a two-day conference in Oslo
on the current use of conditionality in the International Finance Institutions.
(05.12.06)
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We need to maintain our focus on respect for human rights, freedom of the press
and freedom of association. When these rights are neglected, our common values
suffer. We must react and speak out when this happens, Minister of Foreign
Affairs Mr. Støre pointed out in his statement. (04.12.06)
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Friday
the Government presented its High North Strategy.  The Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development and the
Minister of Education and Research took part in the presentation in Tromsø. See video of the presentation.
(01.12..06)
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