I thank the Secretary-General and Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for their important statements.
We are facing the dire prospect of a major war in Europe. Norway strongly condemns the decision by President Putin to send Russian troops into the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the latest an…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing.
First of all, let me address the situation in Sheikh Jarrah. In January, we condemned the eviction of the Salihiya family from their home. In the last couple of weeks, tensions have again increased significantly. Evicting Palestinian fami…
I too would like to thank Mr. Gaffey for his comprehensive briefing. We are also very pleased to welcome Foreign Minister Fuad Mohammad Hussein and the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to today’s meeting.
More than 30 years ago, the Security Council decided to establish the United Nations Compens…
Allow me to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mankeur Ndiaye and the other briefers for their insightful remarks. I am also pleased to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic, Ms. Baipo Temon, here today. I look forward to working
with her Govern…
Let me also thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing and, through her, the Secretary-General for today’s press statement.
We are gathered here this evening because of the Russian Federation’s violation of the core principle on which the Organization is built — the sovereign …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General La Lime for briefing us today and for her team’s hard work.
Last year, Haiti faced multiple crises that would have shaken the core of any country. The handling of those crises and much-needed sustainable development in Haiti cannot be achieved…
I thank the briefers for their statements. Let me also use this opportunity to thank all personnel at the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). They contribute on a daily basis to reducing tensions and fostering peace, stability and …
We welcome today’s debate organized by the Russian Federation and the presence of Your Excellency Deputy Minister Vershinin presiding over the Security Council today. We thank the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) …
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings. I also thank Ambassador Hoxha for his briefing and for taking on the role as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014).
We are greatly concerned about the serious military escalati…
May I also start by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Swan and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission for Somalia, Mr. Madeira, for their insightful briefings. I also thank Ambassador Olof Skoog for sharing the perspective of the Eu…
Norway thanks Under- Secretary-General Voronkov and Acting Executive Director Chen for their informative briefings today and for their coordinated efforts.
The Secretary-General’s report (S/2022/63) and recent events in north-east Syria serve as a stark reminder of the resilience of the Islamic Sta…
Norway congratulates you, Mr. President, and the Russian Federation on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. I thank Under-Secretaries- General Rosemary DiCarlo and Martin Griffiths for their useful statements today.
Norway is a staunch supporter of the…
Let me start by thanking Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing and for his and his team’s tireless efforts to seek a political solution in Syria. Our thanks of course also go to Under- Secretary-General Griffiths and Ms. Ballour for their valuable information and insights, especially on the grave …
I thank Special Representative Haysom for his briefing and, not least, his efforts. I also thank Ms. Wafaa Saeed for updating us on the dire humanitarian situation and the representative of Viet Nam for his briefing on the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) con…
I thank Special Representative Fall for his comprehensive briefing. Even when the work of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) is not very visible, we know it continues to play a key role in the region.
Let me start today on the coast, where the menace of piracy and armed r…
I thank Acting Assistant Secretary-General Ramesh Rajasingham and Special Envoy Hans Grundberg for their valuable briefings.
As we heard from both briefers and as we approach the end of the year and look back over the past 12 months, in which we have grown increasingly concerned about the situation…
I thank Ambassador Skoog and Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for their updates. I also warmly thank Ambassador Byrne
Nason as the Security Council Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015).
Let me start by reaffirming Norway’s full support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Act…
I would like to thank Judge Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their thorough reports to the Security Council, transmitted by the Secretary-General in document S/2021/694, and for their briefings today. I also welcome the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Rwanda and Serbia to the C…
Norway deeply regrets that draft resolution S/2021/990, on climate and security,
was not adopted today. We remain steadfast that the adverse effects of climate change matter to conflict and peace and that they should therefore also matter to the Security Council. Climate change is not a problem of …
We have come to the end of another challenging year. The Global Humanitarian Overview 2022 projects another dire and record number of people in need of humanitarian assistance. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, climate change and conflict continue to be the drivers of humanitarian needs, …
