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Families and upbringing

Mother reading to a child

Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion endeavours to ensure that children and young people get a good upbringing and that families can feel secure - both financially and socially. The Ministry of Education and Research is responsible for nursery schools and the educational system.

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Kirsten Sandberg re-elected to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

[News story, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 25.06.2014]

Professor Kirsten Sandberg, the candidate for Norway and the other Nordic countries, has been re-elected as member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. ‘I would like to congratulate Professor Sandberg, one of our foremost experts in the field of children’s rights, on her re-election,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.

The Minister of Culture, Thorhild Widvey, receives from Anders Magnus Løken, DNV GL, the quality assurance report for the application for hosting the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Oslo in 2022.

The Minister of Culture, Thorhild Widvey, received the quality assurance report for the application for hosting the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Oslo in 2022.

[Press release, Ministry of Culture , 20.12.2013]

The quality assurance report for the application for the Government guarantees and funding to host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Oslo in 2022 was received by the Minister of Culture, Thorhild Widvey, on December 20, 2013.

Surrogate maternity

[Article, Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, 02.05.2013]

Surrogate mothers are not permitted in Norway according to the Biotechnology Act and the Children Act. However, some Norwegians use a surrogate mother abroad. The tax office, the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation and Bufetat have now received guidelines directing them on how to process cases relating to surrogate mothers in accordance with today's rules. This is to ensure the legal rights of the children who are already in Norway.

The Norwegian Action Plan Against Match-Fixing

The Norwegian Action Plan Against Match-Fixing

[Plan, Ministry of Culture , 11.12.2012]

Combating match-fixing is necessary to protect the integrity of sport, maintain a secure and trustworthy gaming industry and fight international organized crime.

Violence in close relationships

[Article, Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, 16.02.2012]

The plan against violence in close relationships includes 23 initiatives to combat violence in close relationships and replaces the previous plan.

New rules for entering into marriage outside Norway

[Guidelines and brochures, Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, 09.08.2011]

Centre for Research on Civil Society and Voluntary sector

Trends, Causes and Patterns of Young People's Civic Engagement in Western Democracies

[Report, Ministry of Culture , 09.11.2010]

This report is the result of a preliminary project geared towards gaining an overview of the existing international research on young people’s civic involvement. The situation in Norway is not the centre of attention in this report, but the report will provide a starting point for the centre’s research on youth and participation within the voluntary sector in Norway.

Child Welfare Service Conflict Resolution Board

[EN_GB Styrer, råd og utvalg, Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, 01.01.2010]

Establishing a conflict resolution board for the child welfare service

Call child welfare

[Article, Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, 21.11.2008]

Anyone with worries about a child's development or care to take contact with the child welfare service.

Child welfare institutions

[Article, Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, 11.07.2007]

Child welfare institutions in Norway are operated by the public authorities (Bufetat – the five regional offices under the central authority of the Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs and the local authorities), charitable organisations and other private actors.

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Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion

Telephone: +47 22 24 90 90
Fax: +47 22 24 95 15

Address

Akersgata 59
Postbox 8036 Dep
0030 Oslo
Norway

Families and upbringing

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Contact information

Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion

Telephone: +47 22 24 90 90
Fax: +47 22 24 95 15

Address

Akersgata 59
Postbox 8036 Dep
0030 Oslo
Norway