Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
Norad
Government agency overview
FormedDecember 1, 1968; 55 years ago (1968-12-01)[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of Norway
HeadquartersBygdøy allé 2, Oslo, Norway
Employees224 (2013)
Annual budget26.2 billion kroner
Government agency executive
Parent Government agencyNorwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Websitewww.norad.no

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In matters regarding Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), Norad reports to the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment.

Norad's functions are laid down in the agency's terms of references and annual letters of allocation issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Climate and Environment.

Norad works to ensure effective foreign aid, with quality assurance and evaluation. Norad finances NGOs and does its own research and projects. The current director general is Bård Vegar Solhjell. Norad used to be the official development assistance organization in Norway. As of mid-2004, the responsibility for state-to-state official development assistance has been transferred to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while Norad continues to fund NGO activities in developing countries (particularly through its NORHED program), and contributes to the management of development funds while ensuring that Norwegian development cooperation is accurately evaluated and efficiently implemented.

  1. ^ Endringshistorie for Direktoratet for utviklingssamarbeid
  2. ^ Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). "New Director General at Norad from 2020". norad.no. NORAD. Retrieved 28 June 2023.