I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Ambassador Tirumurti for their briefings. We also welcome our Libyan colleague to today’s meeting.
We would like to commend the work of Ms. Stephanie Williams, the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General, and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya …
Norway strongly condemns the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s recent series of ballistic-missile launches, including the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, in clear violation of several Security Council resolutions. We are also deeply concerned about the disturbing rhetoric we a…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his remarks and for being here with us today in person. I also want to thank Robi Damelin and Daniel Munayer for their poignant and thought- provoking remarks.
We remain deeply concerned about the rising tensions, especially in East Jerusalem and the West …
We welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2022/381), and I thank today’s briefers for highlighting the continuing challenges to humanitarian action, clearly demonstrating that we must make better use of all tools available to us.
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I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Perthes for his comprehensive briefing, and for his and his team’s tireless efforts in an increasingly challenging environment. I would also like to welcome our new Sudanese colleague to today’s meeting.
The Sudan is in a dire situation. The c…
I would like to thank the briefers for their very interesting statements. I also thank the United States for facilitating this important discussion within the Security Council.
Over the past year the Council has engaged, in different formats, in discussions on technology and security, from the Arri…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Swan for his valuable insights, especially at this critical time.
Norway welcomes the conclusion of the electoral process and congratulates President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his election. We thank the United Nations Assistance Mission in Soma…
I make this statement on behalf of the co-penholders of the Syria humanitarian file, Ireland and Norway.
I offer many thanks to the briefers for making clear the sheer breadth and depth of the humanitarian needs across Syria. As co-penholders, we remain deeply concerned about the almost 15 million …
I thank Secretary Blinken for organizing today’s debate. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Guterres, Executive Director Beasley, Director-General Qu Dongyu and Chief Executive Officer Sara Menker for their sobering briefings.
Let us imagine that 70 per cent of the population of a country…
I also wish to thank the briefers for their very valuable insights.
As the Security Council saw during our trip to the Sahel in October, the region still needs our support. We were therefore encouraged by the Secretary-General’s recent visit to West Africa. His visit highlighted alarming situations…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hennis- Plasschaert for her useful briefing and Ms. Edwar for emphasizing the important issues of human rights defenders and women’s roles and political participation.
I will address four core issues today: the formation of a new Government, s…
First, let me express our deepest condolences to the people and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on the passing of their President.
I would like to thank Mr. Thomas Markram, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for his briefing.
Unsurprisingly, Mr. Markram repeated …
I thank the briefers for their grave accounts of the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
Norway once again condemns in the strongest terms Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, which has created a humanitarian disaster that is the responsibility of Russia alone.
The civilian suffer…
I welcome the presence of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Security Council today. I thank Mr. Schmidt for his informative briefing, which,
together with his report (see S/2022/374), outlines some of the serious chal…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his useful briefing, and I welcome the presence of the representatives of the Republic of Korea and Japan at the Security Council.
Norway strongly condemns the ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including most rece…
Let me thank Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet and Tetiana Luzan for their sobering but very important insights into the daily reality of millions of Ukrainians. I also extend special thanks to the Secretary-General for his briefing and for his recent vis…
I would like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing on the progress towards the full elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons programme.
As we mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), let me express Norway’s full commitme…
Norway would like to thank the penholder for its efforts to get agreement on a substantial renewal of the mandate of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). We appreciate that resolution 2629 (2022)requests UNSMIL to implement the recommendations from the strategic review and reaffirms the…
First of all, let me thank Prosecutor Karim Khan for his useful briefing today and for submitting the twenty-third report to the Security Council concerning the Court’s cases in Libya.
Norway has been a staunch supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since its establishment, and today w…
I also want to thank Special Envoy Xia for his informative briefing and Mr. Caholo and Mr. Mahtani for their valuable input. Let me also express our deepest condolences to the families of the recent fallen peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This underscores that the safety of our …