I join others in thanking the briefers for their sobering presentations.
Three weeks ago, Russia launched its military aggression and invaded Ukraine. Since the start of the war, almost every second a Ukrainian child has become a refugee. More than 3 million civilians have crossed the border into n…
As penholder on Afghanistan and the mandate renewal of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), allow me to thank all Council members for constructively engaging in the process leading to today’s adoption of resolution 2626 (2022), renewing the mandate of the
United Nations Ass…
I thank Under Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing and Ambassador Tirumurti for the periodic report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya . I also want to thank Ms. Jazia Jibril Shuaiter for her insightful briefing.
As we heard, the situation in Lib…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings.
We are deeply concerned about the current level of food insecurity and hunger in Yemen. Food assistance is urgently needed by nearly 13 million Yemenis, including children suffering from malnutrition, as well…
Norway warmly thanks Mexico for its work over the past year as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and for briefing the Council today. We would also like to thank the Group of Experts for its excellent work during another year of challenging circums…
Let me start by warmly welcoming the Chairperson-in-Office, Minister Rau, to the Security Council and thanking him for his briefing on behalf of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I thank him also for his personal initiatives to reinvigorate the OSCE as a platform for di…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo and High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu for their statements.
Two weeks ago, the Russian Federation, in blatant violation of international law, chose to wage an outright war against its peaceful neighbour Ukraine. We reiterate our condemnation of th…
I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for another briefing on the progress towards the full elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons programme.
Let me start by underlining Norway’s consistent message that the Syrian Arab Republic must fulfil its obligations in a…
I want to thank the United Arab Emirates Minister for Climate Change and Environment for organizing today’s open debate. It is indeed in line with our shared commitments to making the women and peace and security agenda a priority during our presidencies. And on this International Women’s Day, let m…
Let me begin by thanking the briefers for their sobering accounts regarding the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, particularly for outlining the terrifying ordeal that many children are facing.
We are seriously concerned by the staggering numbers of civilian casualties in Ukraine. Children have be…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom, Major General Gituai and, not least, Riya Williams Yuyada for their insightful briefings.
The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan has now entered its final year. Yet, we continue to be deeply concerne…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, for their briefings to the Council. We also thank the IAEA for providing frequent, factual updates on matters within the Agency’s mandate.
We called this meet…
I congratulate the United Arab Emirates on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. Allow me first to thank Special Representative Deborah Lyons and Ms. Mariam Safi for their updates and insights.
After six months of Taliban rule, Afghanistan is facing one of the worl…
Norway is greatly concerned by the serious military escalation of the conflict in Yemen, which has grave consequences for the civilian population and infrastructure, and we remain alarmed about the ever-worsening humanitarian situation. The reduction of food rations for 8 million people and the anno…
Let me first thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Mr. Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for their frank accounts of the Russian invasion’s consequences for civilians in Ukraine. We
need their strong leadership in the response to the unfoldin…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament, for her briefing on the progress towards the full elimination of the Syrian chemical-weapons programme.
Let me first underline Norway’s steadfast confidence in Director-General Arias and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical We…
Norway voted in favour of resolution 2623 (2022).
Just two days ago, in this Chamber (see S/PV.8979), we all saw that Russia was isolated and had no support for its attack on Ukraine. Russia’s action is unacceptable. Russia is wrong. Russia is the aggressor that violates the very core principles of…
I, too, thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings.
Let me begin today by underlining Norway’s continued commitment to an inclusive Syrian-owned and Syrian-led political solution. That, alongside addressing the humanitarian, economic and security situatio…
Norway voted in favour of draft resolution S/2022/155. We deeply regret Russia’s veto. Preventing and ending acts of aggression is a direct responsibility of the Security Council. A veto cast by the aggressor undermines the purpose of the Council.
It is a violation of the very foundation of the Cha…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for her briefing. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Iraq to this meeting.
It has been four months since the Iraqi people came together to vote in parliamentary elections. We look forward to the formation of a new Govern…
