The Unit for Communications on Current Affairs is responsible for the Ministry’s external and internal communications concerning matters related to foreign and security policy and the Ministry’s services.

The Unit is also responsible for the provision of information to different organizations, the citizens and various stakeholders as well as for the strategic planning, development and coordination of Foreign Service communications.

The main tasks of the Unit for Communications on Current Affairs are:

1. The Ministry’s external communications on current affairs, incl. media events
2. Internal communications in the Foreign Service
3. Support for the departments’ and diplomatic missions’ communications
4. News and media monitoring for the needs of the Foreign Service
5. Coordination of crisis communications in the Department for Communications
6. Content management of the Foreign Service’s external and internal web communications, incl. coordination, steering and development of content production
7. Coordination of matters concerning the International Press Center