Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
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The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
. Its task is to ensure effective foreign aid, with quality assurance and evaluation. NORAD both finances NGOs
, and does its own research and projects. The current director general is Villa Kulild
. 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, contributes to the management of development funds and endeavours to ensure that the Norwegian development cooperation is evaluated and efficient.
NORAD consists of the following sections:
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway...
. Its task is to ensure effective foreign aid, with quality assurance and evaluation. NORAD both finances NGOs
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
, and does its own research and projects. The current director general is Villa Kulild
Villa Kulild
Villa Kulild is a Norwegian civil servant.Kulild worked for around 20 years in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, eventually becoming head, while also reporting for the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv, where she started up her own investment firm...
. NORAD used to be the official development assistance organization in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. As of mid-2004, the responsibility for state-to-state official development assistance
Official development assistance
Official development assistance is a term compiled by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to measure aid. The DAC first compiled the term in 1969. It is widely used by academics and journalists as a convenient indicator of...
has been transferred to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway...
, while NORAD continues to fund NGO activities in developing countries, contributes to the management of development funds and endeavours to ensure that the Norwegian development cooperation is evaluated and efficient.
NORAD consists of the following sections:
- Department for EnvironmentNatural environmentThe natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
and Private Sector Development - The Department of Rights, Agents of Change and Civil Society
- The Department of Social Development and Service Delivery
- The Department of Governance and MacroeconomicsMacroeconomicsMacroeconomics is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of the whole economy. This includes a national, regional, or global economy...
- The Department for Quality Assurance
- Department of Evaluation
- Information Department
- Department of Human Resources and Administration
- Department of Energy(Oil for Development, Clean Energy for Development)