Article in Aftenposten, 28 October 2010 by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Store.

- Norway is a staunch defender of human rights for all and the principle of non-discrimination is at the core of all our efforts. Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is no exception. It is a shocking fact that homosexuality is prohibited by law in over 60 countries in the world today, says Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre.

An overview of the Gender quotation on company boards in Norway. Speach held by minister Audun Lysbakken 26th of March 2010 at International Finance Corporation (IFC), , Washington D.C., USA.

Speech by the Minister of Children and Equality, Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen

Speech by Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Delivered at the Nora's Sisters seminar, Madrid, Spain, 29 November 2007.

Speech by Children and Equality Minister Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen delivered in Belgrade, Serbia, 16. November 2007.

Speech delivered by Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development. Delivered at the Indo Norwegian Symposium, New Delhi, India, 29 October 2007.

Speech by Director general Arni Hole of the Department of family affairs and gender equality.

Speech by Director general Arnil Hole  of the Department of family affairs and gender equality. Delivered at a workshop held by the British embassy and IMDI in Oslo, 4 September 2007.

Speech by the Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen.

Speech by State Secretary Kjell Erik Øye delivered at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, 8 August 2007.

Speech delivered by the Norwegian Minister of International Development Erik Solheim, 8 August 2007.

Speech by State Secretary for International Development Anne Margareth Fagertun Stenhammer delivered at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Rome, Italy, 13 June 2007.

Speech by Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the seminar Women, Peace, and Security - Conflict resolution with gender equality, delivered in Hanassari, Espoo, Finland, 6 June 2007.

Speech by Director General Arni Hole from the Ministry of Children and Equality. Given at the EU Informal Meeting of Ministers for Gender Equality and Family Affairs, Bad Pyrmont, Germany, 15-16 May 2007.

Speech by Political Advicer Marthe Scharning Lund from the Ministry of Children and Equality. Given at the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions' workshop on Making women visible in the World of Work, Sørmarka, May 7-9 2007.

Speech by Director general Arni Hole of the Department of family affairs and gender equality. Delivered at the joint seminar of South Korea and Norway: Reconciliation of work and family life -participation of women in private and public sectors, in Seoul, 9 May 2007.

Keynote Speech by State Secretary Kjell Erik Øie from the Ministry for Children and Equality. Given at the 60th Anniversary Session of the Economic Commision for Europe, Geneva, 25-27 April 2007.

Welcome remarks by Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the conference "The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women" given at the The Norwegian Red Cross and The International Peace Research Institute, 8 May 2007.

Speech by State Secretary for International Development Anne Margareth Fagertun Stenhammer at the international conference “Women for Peace" in Jakarta, Indonesia 30 April-1 May 2007.

Speech by Director general Arni Hole  of the Department of family affairs and gender equality. Delivered at the South African embassy to Norway, 8 March 2007.

Statement about diversity and gender equality in the armed forces, given by the Norwegian Minister of Defence, Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen.

Norwegian statement at the High level round table on the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child.

Speech by State Secretary Raymond Johansen at the International conference on violence against women, held in Oslo on November 25th, 2006.

The Nobel Committee awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize to Professor Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank. The Grameen Bank created a microcredit model that is being copied all over the world. The Nobel Peace Prize 2006 recognises the relationship between peace, development and gender equality. The Norwegian Minister of International Development states: "The Grameen Bank is represented throughout Bangladesh, and 97 per cent of its total of six million borrowers are women. This says a lot about what the bank means to poor women."

By 2008, at least 40% of listed corporate board members in Norway will have to be women, says the Norwegian Minister for Children and Equality Karita Bekkemellem.

The Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg encourages "companies in the petroleum and energy sector to redouble their commitment to gender balance and to increase the representation of women at all levels in their organizations, especially at the management and board level."

Press release: Norway is concerned by the decision on the part of the Iranian authorities in the beginning of August 2006 to declare the Centre for Defence of Human Rights in Teheran illegal. Shirin Ebadi won the Nobel peace in 2003.

Speech by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg noting the importance of integrating gender equality into mainstream politics, “My main message today, however, is that the greatest gains countries can achieve, economically as well politically, come with empowering women, ensuring equal opportunity, health care, and increasing the ratio of women’s active participation in working life."

Welcome remarks by political adviser Ragnhild Mathisen, Ministry of Defence, at a seminar at the Peace Research Institute, Oslo. The adviser stated that “women’s issues need to be taken into consideration to a greater extent in the way international operations are being conducted. Our military personnel, both women and men, must be properly trained and educated."

The Norwegian Minister of Culture and Church Affairs, Trond Giske, wants Norway to ratify the convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In the preamble it is stated that; Emphasizing the importance of culture for social cohesion in general and in particular it’s potential for the enhancement of the status and role of women in society. Article 7 in the convention is also relevant in a gender perspective: "Parties shall endeavour to create in their territory an environment which encourages individuals and social groups: (a) to create, produce, disseminate, distribute and have access to their own cultural expressions, paying due attention to the special circumstances and needs of women as well as various social groups, including persons belonging to minorities and indigenous peoples."

Speech by State Secretary Karin Yrvin. Seminar held by the Norwegian School of Management and the European Commission Delegation to Norway and Iceland, 23 May 2006. The State Secretary stated that “to become more competitive, we must use everyone’s talents and skills. The inclusion of women and people with immigrant backgrounds will be our diversity exam.”

Speech by State Secretary Anne Margareth Fagertun Stenhammer on the conference Coupling Education for All with Higher Education, Bergen 20 May 2006, in which she stated that “despite rapid progress in several poor countries with low enrolment ratios, the EFA 2005 gender parity goal was missed for over 90 countries around the world. This is particularly unfortunate as educating girls is among the most effective forms of development."

Statement by the State Secretary Anne Margareth Fagertun Stenhammer, Burkina Faso, 17 May 2006. The State Secretary states that “while we are happy to see women in the Bank’s top management, the institution as a whole should have more female staff, and is certainly short of gender experts." 

Speech by State Secretary Kjell Erik Øie, Ministry of Children and Equality, under the celebration of the international Day of the Family in Barcelona. The State Secretary presented his views on a number of issues including new family constellations in Norway, co-habitation, same sex partnerships, equal parenthood, and custody of children. He concluded that “enabling lesbians and homosexuals to live their love-life with persons of the same sex without fear of sanction is an important family policy principle. This means taking the extended concept of the family seriously."

Speech given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, at a seminar in Bern, Switzerland. The Minister states that “Norway also aims to mainstream women’s rights into all the processes we are involved in." 

Speech held by Minister of Children and Equality Karita Bekkemellem under Commision on the Status of Women in 2006. The Minister states that "... one of the most effective ways to make sure women have a place in politics is with the use of quotas by the political parties. In Norway political parties has used this since 1975. This has also led to the fact that since 1989 the different governments have adapted the unwritten rule of ensuring that at least 40 % of the ministers are women."

“Gender equality is one of four pillars of my government’s development policy" stated the Norwegian Minister of Children and Equality, Karita Bekkemellem, in the Norwegian statement in New York 1. March 2006. The other main pillars are: oil, environment and peace.

Speech by the Minister of Children and Equality, Karita Bekkemellem, of Norway. Address at a round table discussion in the Commission on the Status of Women, CSW-50, in New York, in which she stated that “to bring about gender equality as part of the Millennium Goals, we need solid gender - awareness in all development programs and fields. I therefore urge for more cross-sectorial cooperation between UN agencies and programs, as to integrate gender issues."

General Statement by the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture Terje Riis-Johansen, Norway, at the 33rd Conference of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, 19 - 26 November 2005. The Minister state that  “women play a crucial role in agriculture in developing countries, and gender equality should be mainstreamed into all FAO activities", and that Norway is concerned about “the small number of female professionals in FAO. We suggest that FAO sets goals for improvements and gives the membership an update on the gender balance of professional staff at subsequent conferences." 

Speech by State Secretary Anne Margareth Fagerthun Stenhammer, Saltsjöbaden, Sweden, 24 November 2005, in which she stated that “we must ensure that decision-makers in government and in business protect and promote the fundamental rights of all people, with a particular focus on the rights of women." 

Speech by State Secretary Anne Margareth Fagertun Stenhammer in which she states "...Norway should continue pushing the Bank on innovative work in areas to which we give high priority, such as gender equality, environment and education."

Address by State Secretary Kjetil Skogrand, Stockholm, 24 November 2005. “Trafficking is a challenge to our interpretation of the concept of security and whose security we are out to safeguard. Security for the state, for society and for people has become closely linked. Thus, combating trafficking in human beings is about restoring stability, implementing the rule of law and protecting human security and dignity. It is the core of what modern peacekeeping is all about."

Speech by State Secretary Anne Margareth Fagerthun Stenhammer, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Conference, Rome 21 November 2005, in which the State Secretary stated that “...women do not have equal access to productive assets. In many countries, they do not have the legal rights to own the land they till. This means no ensured right to use the land. No way to inherit it. No way to register it. No way to borrow money to invest in it. No means to participate on equal terms where the important decisions are made. This is a set of challenges that does not only affect poor women - often it affects poor people in general." 

Answer to EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA), which requests information from the Royal Ministry of Children and Family Affairs regarding different aspects of the Norwegian legislation. The Norwegian Parliament passed an act about gender representation in public limited boards in December 2003.