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Norway

Official Name: 
Kingdom of Norway
ISO2 Code: 
NO
ISO3 Code: 
NOR
Longitude: 
62 00 N
Latitude: 
10 00 E
Geolocation: 
POINT (10 62)
Attended Meeting: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Belgium GFMD 2007
Financial Contribution: 

No Financial Contribution

RT Participation: 
  • Team Member in RT 2.2 "Increasing the micro-impact of remittances on development" 
Attended Prep Meetings: 
Prep Meeting 2
Attended Summit: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Philippines GFMD 2008
Financial Contribution: 
  • Euro 100,000 for the Participation of LDCs
RT Participation: 
  • Team Member in RT 1.1 "Protecting the Rights of Migrants - A Shared Responsibility" 
Attended Prep Meetings: 
Prep Meeting 1
Prep Meeting 2
Attended Summit: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Greece GFMD 2009
Financial Contribution: 
  • Euro 100,000 for the participation of LDCs 
RT Participation: 
  • Team Member in RT 1.1 "Mainstreaming migration into development planning - key actors, key strategies, key actions". 
Attended Prep Meetings: 
Prep Meeting 1
Prep Meeting 2
Prep Meeting 3
Attended Summit: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Mexico GFMD 2010
Financial Contribution: 
  • The Kingdom of Norway contributed to the GFMD 2010 Budget 
RT Participation: 

No Participation

Attended Prep Meetings: 
Prep Meeting 1
Attended Summit: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Switzerland GFMD 2011
Financial Contribution: 
  • NOK 500,000.00 Non-earmarked (USD 75,000)
RT Participation: 

No Participation

Attended Prep Meetings: 
Prep Meeting 1
Prep Meeting 2
Prep Meeting 3
Attended Summit: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Mauritius GFMD 2012
Financial Contribution: 
  • NOK 800,000 for Organizational expenses (USD 120,260)
RT Participation: 

No Participation

Attended Prep Meetings: 
Prep Meeting 1
Prep Meeting 3
Prep Meeting 4
Attended Summit: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Sweden GFMD 2013-2014
Financial Contribution: 
  • Left Over fund from previous GFMD (2012): USD 90,376
  • Fresh Contribution in May 2014: NOK 300,000 (USD 50,075) 
RT Participation: 

No Participation

Attended Prep Meetings: 
Prep Meeting 1
Attended Summit: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Turkey GFMD 2014-2015
Financial Contribution: 
  • Left-Over funds from previous GFMD: USD 39,382 Non-earmarked 
RT Participation: 

No Participation

Attended Prep Meetings: 
Prep Meeting 1
Prep Meeting 5
Attended Summit: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Bangladesh GFMD 2016
Financial Contribution: 

No Financial Contribution

RT Participation: 

No Participation

Attended Summit: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Germany-Morocco GFMD 2017-2018 (Berlin Summit)
Financial Contribution: 

No Financial Contribution

RT Participation: 
  • Team Member in RT 1.1 "Tools and Safeguards for Policy Coherence - Finding the right policy mix to balance different interests and objectives" 
  • Co-Chair in RT 1.2 "From Global Agenda to Implementation - National Action Plans for migration-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 
Attended Prep Meetings: 
Prep Meeting 1
Prep Meeting 2
Attended Summit: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Germany-Morocco GFMD 2017-2018 (Marrakech Summit)
Financial Contribution: 

No Financial Contribution

RT Participation: 

No Participation

Attended Prep Meetings: 
Prep Meeting 7
Attended Summit: 
Delegate: 
Meeting: 
Ecuador GFMD 2019
Financial Contribution: 

USD 55,072.00 (Ministry of Education and Research)
USD 55,072.00 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
 

RT Participation: 

Co-Chair in RT 1.2 "Facilitating social and economic inclusion"; Team Member in RT 1.1 "Providing regular pathways from crisis to safety"

Government Team Member in RT 2.1 "Shaping public narratives on migration and migrants"

Attended Prep Meetings: 
Prep Meeting 1
Prep Meeting 2
Prep Meeting 3
Attended Summit: 
Thematic Meetings: 
Participation in GFMD Thematic Workshop -- “Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration at the National Level”

Fransplass

Lisbeth Fransplass is Director General of the Department for Integration at the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. She has held the position since February 2017. Prior to this, she had a number of management positions in both private and public sectors, including the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration, International Service System Norway (ISS), and Personalhuset Staffing Group. She has also served as chairman and boardmember of companies such as the Norwegian Federation of Service Industries and Retail Trade (NHO SH).