The Global Fund
This morning Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit gave the opening address at a breakfast meeting for business leaders hosted by the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre and the Minister of International Development Erik Solheim.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will hold a conference in Oslo on 5-7 March 2007 to focus on what the fund has achieved to date and to identify the needs for the next five-year period.
Norway is a major contributor to the fund, which thus far has provided financial support to 450 programmes in 136 countries – for a total of USD six billion. The fund was established five years ago and is headquartered in Geneva.
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Global Fund
HRH The Crown Princess is received by The Minister of Foreign Affairs and The Minister of International Development (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix)Photo 1 of 1
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The Crown Prince in the US
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon concluded a four-day visit to the US Thursday. The visit went to the states of California and Washington, and several hundred Norwegian business actors accompanied him on the journey.
The Royal Court has submitted its annual report for 2023
The activities of the Royal House of Norway over the course of the year are closely aligned with the current situation in the country.