I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen, Assistant Secretary-General Msuya and Ms. Nirvana Shawky for their briefings.
It is clear that advancing the implementation of resolution 2254 (2015) must be central in the weeks and months ahead. We urge all Syrian and international parties to commit t…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his remarks and for all his efforts to calm tensions on the ground.
Our first and foremost priority must be to avoid a new escalation, such as we saw in May last year. All parties, including political and religious leaders, must contribute to lowering tens…
I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy Hanna Tetteh for their insightful briefings. Like others, Norway congratulates Ms. Tetteh on her new assignment and is very much looking forward to engaging with her on her important and broad Horn of Africa mandate. I am also …
Let me take this opportunity to warmly welcome Ms. Caroline Ziadeh back to the Security Council in her new and challenging position as Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Norway looks forward to wo…
I thank the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration for setting out the devastating human consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
We are appalled by Russia’s ongoing offensive in Donbas and the relentless attacks agai…
I also thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings and their efforts.
Let me begin by welcoming the nationwide renewable truce in Yemen. It gives hope that the parties are engaging in a truce for the first time in six years, and it comes at a critical tim…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Pramila Patten and the civil society briefers for their very valuable statements.
Time and time again, we hear in this Chamber how sexual violence is being used as a tactic of war, while every year the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/2…
I would like to extend a warm welcome to President Iván Duque Márquez and thank him for joining us today. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Carlos Massieu, for his comprehensive briefing.
Allow me to start by congratulating Colombia on having carried out what were per…
I thank UN-Women, UNICEF and Kateryna Cherepakha, from whom, again, the Security Council has heard alarming assessments of the consequences of Russia’s war.
We are deeply troubled by the atrocities committed against civilians in places that have been held by Russian forces, including credible repor…
I thank the briefers for their insightful presentations.
It is clear that vaccines are not effective until all people are vaccinated, and the disparity today is stark. While some countries are close to universal vaccination, others, including those affected by humanitarian crises, have reached only…
I too wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wane for his reminders of the fundamental contributions that the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) continues to bring to Mali and to the stability of the region. I also warmly thank M…
I thank the briefers for their valuable input.
Norway, too, expresses its utmost support for the Secretary-General in making full use of his good offices in the quest for a peaceful solution.
I would like to thank President Zelenskyy, through the Ambassador of Ukraine, for his strong testimony tod…
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is undoubtedly one of the greatest global challenges in recent history. It has revealed serious weaknesses in our preparedness, prevention and response to health emergencies. It has tested our ability to act as a global community and has revealed overwhelm…
We thank the briefers for their sobering accounts of the situation on the ground.
Russia’s war against Ukraine represents a blatant violation of international law and the very principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Russia’s war is causing the largest humanitarian crisis in Europe since th…
I would like to thank Special Representative Keita for her honest and informative briefing.
We too express our regret after hearing about the helicopter crash this morning in North Kivu and we will closely follow any updates from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democrat…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Perthes for his insightful briefing and for his tireless efforts and those of his team.
The current constitutional and political crisis has serious consequences for the people of the Sudan. It has rapid negative impacts on the humanitarian, hu…
I deliver this statement is on behalf of Norway and Ireland, co-penholders on the Syrian humanitarian file.
We thank the briefers — Special Envoy Pedersen, Under-Secretary-General Griffiths and Assistant Secretary-General Zaki — for their sobering accounts on the humanitarian situation in Syria.
M…
Let me start by restating a fundamental principle. A party to a conflict cannot expect to be perceived as neutral. In the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations, it should neither be the author of Council draft resolutions, nor should it take part in voting on the very same conflict to which it…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his comprehensive briefing. We share his concern about tensions in East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.
With Ramadan, Pesach and Easter coinciding in April, it is imperative to avoid a new escalation of violence. Israelis and Palestinians deserve …
Let me also express our deepest condolences to the Irish Mission for the very sad passing of our dear colleague Jim Kelly.
At the outset, I would like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
We were called here today at the request of the Russian delegation to again discuss claims…
