Norwegian views on Poverty Reduction Strategy Prosesses in Partner Countries

Poverty reduction is the overall objective of Norway's development assistance. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently (2001) presented an action plan for poverty reduction. The plan gives a comprehensive and operationalized overview of the Norwegian strategy in this field.

The purpose of this document is to present an overview of Norwegian views in order to promote national poverty reduction strategies in partner countries, and the relationship with Norwegian development co-operation at the country level.