Department for Equality, Non-discrimination and International Affairs

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2019-05-03 00:00:00.0 * Founding by complex reorganization

Name
Department for Equality, Non-discrimination and International Affairs

Short name
Avdeling for likestilling, diskriminering og internasjonale saker

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Division

Superior body
Ministry of Culture

Located
301 Oslo

Procedure and documents for this change

The Department for Equality, Non-discrimination and International Affairs has sectoral and coordination responsibility for equality and non-discrimination policy. It is also responsible for the implementation of international conventions, international cooperation in relevant fields, equality and non-discrimination legislation, cultural diversity and general international cultural matters.

Further responsibilities include monitoring of the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Tribunal, the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombudsman and the equality and non-discrimination tasks of the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs.

The department employs a broad range of policy instruments, with primary emphasis on the development of legislation and policy, grant schemes and programmes, strategies and action plans, research and development (R&D) and monitoring of subordinate governmental bodies. The department engages in international cooperation in the fields of equality and cultural policy, in forums like the UN, EU, EEA/EFTA, Council of Europe, Nordic Council of Ministers and OECD.

Source: regjeringen.no