I have the honour of making this statement on behalf of the Nordic countries: Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway and my own country, Denmark.
First, let me reiterate the full support of the Nordic countries for the 2007 Paris Commitments and Paris Principles and express the appreciation of our countr…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the five Nordic countries: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Denmark.
I would like to start by thanking the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its annual report to the United Nations (see A/72/349). I would also like to thank Judge Fern…
Denmark fully aligns itself with the statement delivered yesterday by the observer of the European Union (see A/72/PV.24), but since the topic of this high-level meeting is an extremely important one, I am pleased to take this opportunity to make a few comments in my national capacity.
The Global P…
This session of the General Assembly opens during a period of unprecedented
change. Threats and challenges such as poverty, terrorism, climate change, violations of human rights, gender inequality, armed conflict, displacement and irregular migration are ever more interconnected. Our responses to t…
Denmark aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier today by the observer of the European Union, as well as with the statement made on behalf of the Group of Friends of Mediation.
Denmark warmly thanks Sweden for convening this debate on a topic of extreme importance to the United Nations. I…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the five Nordic countries: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Denmark.
Let me start by thanking the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its annual report to the United Nations (see A/71/342). I would also like to thank Judge Fernández de …
At the outset, Denmark wishes to warmly welcome and congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson of Fiji. It was an honour for Denmark to assume the presidency of the Assembly at its seventieth session, and we thank His Excellency …
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Nordic countries — Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and my own country, Denmark.
We would like to express our gratitude to the Malaysian presidency for holding this open debate at such a critical time for children around the world. We thank the Secret…
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Nordic countries — Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Denmark.
Let me start by welcoming the adoption by the Security Council and the General Assembly of resolutions 2282 (2016) and 70/268, respectively, on peacebuilding in April. The…
Denmark wishes to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS at a crucial point in time. We also want to acknowledge and commend the work of the two facilitators, Ambassador Mwaba Kasese-Bota of Zambia and Ambassador Jürg Lauber of Switzerland, in g…
At the outset, Denmark would like to thank the Egyptian presidency of the Security Council for the taking the initiative to convene today’s open debate. The topic is highly relevant and at the top of our shared agenda. Today’s meeting is also very timely in the light of the upcoming review of the Un…
Allow me first to align myself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union (EU) earlier this morning on behalf of the EU member States.
As the Permanent Representative of Denmark, I feel especially honoured and privileged to speak here today at this meeting on the implementation o…
Denmark aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union earlier today (see A/70/PV.29). Please allow me to make a few additional comments.
In today’s world, the need for strong and effective United Nations peace operations has never been greater, and Denmark welcomes the…
The main discussions in New York about Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terrorist organizations have served to remind us once again that the threat from terrorism and violent extremism is accurate and real. Violent extremism and terrorism are not only a threat to innocent civili…
Seventy years ago, this Organization was born out of the chaos and ruins of the Second World War. It was born with the hope and a vision that the future would be better and more peaceful than the past. Small and large countries signed the Charter of the United Nations; my own country was signatory n…
Since Denmark signed the Charter of the United Nations 70 years ago in San Francisco, we, the people of Denmark, have done our utmost to achieve the goals laid down in the Charter. We have had peacekeepers on active duty since the first United Nations mission in 1956, and we have for almost four dec…
Denmark associates itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union this morning.
At the outset, allow me to pay tribute to Brazil, and in particular to the Permanent Representative Ambassador Patriota, for its effective and outstanding chairmanship of the Peacebuilding Com…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and my own country, Denmark.
The Nordic countries stand firmly behind the United Nations fight against terrorism. We welcome today’s discussion and the Security Council’s focus on countering violent extr…
The many discussions in New York and around the world this week about the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terrorist organizations have served to remind us once again that the threat from terrorism and violent extremism is acute and real.
Violent extremism and terrorism are a t…
Despite our aspirations to create a more just and peaceful world, atrocities continue to take place. Every day we witness
expressions of the darker side of human nature: thousands of innocent civilians besieged on a mountain in northern Iraq by heavily armed extremists; a Syrian dictator who bombs …
