We cannot allow #Covid19 to push millions of people into extreme poverty. Last year, Norwegian trade with Africa increased by as much as 50%. Norwegian companies have technology, know-how and experience that can contribute to more jobs and investments in developing countries. https://t.co/DPqComkGnQ

Excellent talk with FM Botchway @GhanaMFA today. Impressed by 🇬🇭 Ghana's response to #COVID19 through massive testing & economic relief programs. Norway and Ghana close partners in our support for a strong #UN, #multilateralism & global response to Covid19 - FM #EriksenSoreide https://t.co/6kiDbYuKdR

Great discussion with my colleague @NabeelaTunis today. Impressed by the tenacity of #SierraLeone 🇸🇱 in combatting #COVID19. We need a global response to the human & economic consequences. More than ever, women play a crucial role in creating economic growth - FM @EriksenSoreide https://t.co/ExzMQvEddA

Thank you @WTODGAZEVEDO for your tireless work the past seven years to safeguard and strenghten the @wto and #rulesbasedtrade. Keeping world #trade going has never been more important as we battle the #COVID19 pandemic - FM #EriksenSoreide https://t.co/93JNkblpKm

Valued exchanged btw #UNHCR @FilippoGrandi & 🇳🇴 FM #eriksensoreide in our annual meeting FM acknowledged key role of @refugees & partners to assist & protect forcibly #displaced people 🇳🇴 has allocated NOK 600M+ in flex. funding for UNHCR to direct funds where needed. #COVID19 https://t.co/QXMigvjX8D

New hardships have arisen. Poor countries with weak health systems and vulnerable populations are likely to be the hardest hit during pandemic. Norway’s development aid budget is adjusted to meet needs created by #COVID19. #EriksenSoreide @dagiulstein 🇳🇴 https://t.co/rrnr3ZMkSh

RT @UN: Hate speech, stigma, discrimination & xenophobia are all on rise as a result of #COVID19. Here's how the UN is working to #StandU…

RT @UNHCRgov: 🇳🇴 Thank you to our key partner, @NorwayMFA !  New funding for our #COVID19 appeal means we can continue to prevent outbreak…

The poorest and most vulnerable are likely to be hardest hit by #Covid19. It is necessary to increase funding. The Government has therefore proposed increasing Norway’s allocation to #globalhealth by NOK 541 mill to NOK 4.152 billion in 2020 - @dagiulstein https://t.co/gWVqxtvjtz

Global #humanitarian response to #Covid19 depends on transport of equipment, medical & hum. teams to frontlines. 🇳🇴 Government proposes to increase hum. support by NOK 38.2 mill (approx. USD 3.8 mill), mainly to support @WFP logistics operations: https://t.co/eNCTtAbfAz

We must support those in the frontline battling the #COVID19 pandemic. In April, a Norwegian medical team went to Italy to assist colleagues in Bergamo. https://t.co/plOwx5v2eV

RT @liberalinternat: Any post #COVID19 recovery plans must respect #climate principles. Liberalism, while a defender of individual freedom…

Important discussion today with FM Simon Kofe of #Tuvalu. Need for joint action and strong partnership with Pacific Small Island Developing States on global agenda concerning #Covid19 #climate & #oceans. - FM #EriksenSøreide #ConsistentPartner #PSIDS https://t.co/DopA3pKkQ2

RT @DanielKorski: ⁦.⁦@nikolaiastrup⁩, Norway’s Minister of Local Government and Modernisation, shared his views on how technologies have helped local governments in his country cope with #Covid19. Check it out here 👇cc ⁦@nordenen⁩ ⁦@PUBLIC_Denmark⁩ https://t.co/VxVdxgHfsF

RT @PUBLIC_Denmark: "The public sector can strategically use its purchasing power to look for new, innovative solutions from the private sector," says Minister of Local Government and Modernisation @nikolaiastrup🇳🇴 to #NordicBalticTech on #Covid19, #startups & #tech. Read it👇https://t.co/Byv5sOZa3S

RT @slettgjelda: Regjeringen foreslår 180 millioner til gjeldslette for de fattigste landene. Dette er viktig og positivt, men synd hvis det finansieres ved å flytte penger fra andre steder i bistandsbudsjettet #gjeldskrise #COVID19 https://t.co/bxdSLXbAVK

RT @Utenriksdept: Norge øker bistanden til #Sudans 🇸🇩 reform- og fredsprosess samt respons på #COVID19 🦠. 100 millioner kroner er Norges bidrag til et flergiverfond som blant annet skal støtte sårbare familier: https://t.co/tG0fzKn6IC

RT @oscepa: After this crisis we will have huge challenges in many ways, but we'll also have opportunities to make things better than they were before, said #humanrights committee Rapporteur @karhenr in #OSCEPA webinar on #COVID19-related states of emergency. https://t.co/9uahLHwzp2

RT @oscepa: States of emergency stress-testing democracy, OSCE parliamentarians hear in #COVID19-focused webinar >> https://t.co/qdiji0r3Y9 https://t.co/FddhUxots9

#COVID19 makes it more difficult to provide lifesaving assistance & protection for millions of people in crisis & conflict areas. 🙏 @KirkensNodhjelp @Hoybraten & local partners for important dialogue on how #humanitarian actors together can make a difference - FM #EriksenSoreide https://t.co/ogHFoxqtyh