I would like to start by thanking the briefers for their briefings.
Norway welcomes the eleventh report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) (S/2021/582) We share his view and that of other Council members that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as e…
I thank Mr. Lecoq for his useful briefing. We also appreciate the presence at the meeting of Ms. Bisera Turković, Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Let me start by reiterating what we said when we discussed Bosnia and Herzegov…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing. We are very happy to finally have him here in person. I also want to thank Abeer Hussein for her remarks and for the important work conducted by her organization to promote the rights of women and girls.
Regrettably, since last month’s meeting (see S…
Let me thank today’s briefers for their valuable insights. Let me also thank Secretary-General Guterres for his latest report on the Central African Republic (S/2021/571). I also welcome the presence of the President of Angola and the representatives of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Ch…
First, let me congratulate Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom on his new role. Norway wishes him all the best in that important endeavour. I also thank him and Mr. Mohandis for their briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of South Sudan to today’s meeting.
As oth…
I would like to thank Special Representative La Lime for the report (S/2021/559) and for the concrete recommendations therein, which we support. I would also like to thank Ms. Hudicourt- Ewald for her briefing and Prime Minister Joseph for his participation.
Ten days from now Haitians were schedule…
I join others in warmly welcoming High Representative Borrell Fontelles to the Security Council today and thank him for his briefing.
In many ways, Norwegian foreign policy starts in Europe. The European Union (EU) and its member States are our close neighbours and friends, with shared values and i…
Norway would like to thank the Prosecutor for today’s briefing and for her thirty-third report, which we have read with great interest. The Prosecutor and the International Criminal Court (ICC) can count on Norway’s continued full support.
We commend the Prosecutor for the landmark visit she made t…
I too would like to thank Judge Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their thorough report to the Security Council and for their briefings.
First, I wish to express our condolences on the passing of esteemed Judge Kam of Burkina Faso in February. His passing is a great loss to the International
Resi…
I too thank Mr. Fall, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his commitment and his briefing this morning.
We commend the preventive diplomacy of United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), including around elections. It is key that the Office get sufficient resources t…
I would like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing on the most recent monthly report (see S/2021/514) on the progress towards the full elimination of the Syrian chemical-weapons programme. I would also like to thank Director-General Arias and to reiterate Norway’s steadfast confide…
I would like to thank the briefers — Special Coordinator Wennesland, Commissioner-General Lazzarini and Professor Khalidi — for their valuable contributions.
It is now almost one week ago that a ceasefire agreement was reached between Israel and Hamas, following the efforts of Egypt, Qatar, the Un…
While we may have a diversity of views, we must ensure that we have a shared sense of purpose. Furthermore, we must continue to build on the expertise and capacities that we have accumulated over the many years that cybercrime has been a topic of United Nations discussions. That is why we have conti…
I am echoing the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom when I express thanks to the Chinese presidency for bringing us back to the Security Council.
I thank Special Representative of the Chairperson Madeira, Special Representative of the Secretary- General Swan and Foreign Minister Mohamud…
I align myself with the statement delivered previously by Sweden on behalf of
the Nordic countries (see A/75/PV.67), and I will now add some further remarks in my national capacity.
Norway followed this month’s escalation in violence between militant groups in Gaza and Israel with great concern, a…
We are at the end of 2020, a year that has been extraordinary, bringing yet another record in the number of people affected by humanitarian crises. Let me start by commending the World Health Organization and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their leadership and coordinati…
First, allow me to commend Germany for its leadership on draft resolution A/75/L.45, which was negotiated against a complex backdrop and under challenging circumstances.
In the midst of a global pandemic, 2020 is also the year that sparked a glimmer of hope for an end to more than four decades of c…
I would first like to take this opportunity to express my condolences to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority on the passing of Saeb Erekat, who was a committed defender of the concept of a two-State solution and of dialogue and negotiation.
Turning to the question of…
On behalf of the main sponsors, Brazil and my own country, Norway, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/75/L.20, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)”.
The General Assembly first adopted this resolution, by conse…
