Department for Regional Affairs
1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Regular founding
Name
Department for Global Affairs
Short name
Bilat.avd.
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Division
Superior body
Ministry of Development Cooperation
Located
301 Oslo
1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 No change to unit, but change of superior
Superior body
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 Change of name
Name
Department for Global Affairs
Short name
Bilat. bistandsavd.
1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Department for Global Affairs
Short name
Bilat. avd.
1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Maintenance by absorption
1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Department for Global Affairs
Short name
Bilat.avd.
2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Department for Global Affairs
Short name
Bilateral avdeling
2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Department for Global Affairs
Short name
Regionavdelingen
2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Department for Global Affairs
Short name
Avdeling for regionale spørsmål og utvikling
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English
2015-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Department for Regional Affairs
Short name
REGIONAVD
Tasks:
The department is responsible for ensuring that Norwegian international development policy is designed to promote the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals and is in keeping with the Norwegian Government’s priorities. It is also responsible for following up Norwegian interests in regions outside Europe and North America and for developing a more coherent Norwegian foreign policy in these regions.
Source: regjeringen.no (february 2015)