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Section for Equality and Cultural Diversity

This page shows the event history for this unit.

Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

2014-03-01 00:00:00.0 * Regular founding

Name
* Section for equality and non-discrimination policy

Short name
Seksjon for likestillings- og ikke-diskrimineringspolitikk

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Section

Superior body
Department of Consumer Affairs and Equality

Located
301 Oslo

2019-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
* Section for Gender Equality and Discrimination Policy

Short name
FRL3

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2019-05-03 00:00:00.0 * New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Department for Equality, Non-discrimination and International Affairs

Procedure and documents for this change

2019-05-03 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Section for Equality and Cultural Diversity

Short name
LI1

Procedure and documents for this change

The Section for Equality and Cultural Diversity is responsible for the development and coordination of equality and non-discrimination policy in areas such as gender equality, disability, discrimination on the basis of ethnicity and religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. The section concentrates primarily on policy development linked to strategy formulation, action plans and grant schemes. The section is also responsible for promoting diversity in the cultural sector.
Source: regjeringen.no