Åsmund Grøver Aukrust is Norway's Minister of International Development and is responsible for international development efforts in countries outside the OSCE, the Middle East and Afghanistan. He is also responsible for Norwegian humanitarian efforts, development cooperation under the auspices of the UN system, the World Bank, the regional development banks and other global funds and programmes. In addition, he is Minister for Nordic Co-operation and responsible for Norad, Norec and Norfund.