Norway co-sponsored resolution 76/262, the landmark veto initiative. The adoption of that resolution was important and a significant step in making the Council more transparent and accountable. It is our opinion that all vetoes deserve to be held to account, including those cast on proposed amendmen…
Norway shares the greatest concern about the sharp increase in the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance. Unfortunately, there are no signs that this trend will be reversed anytime soon. The gap between needs and available financial resources is expected to be even greater next year. I…
Norway had the honour of coordinating the informal consultations on draft resolution A/78/L.13, on sustainable fisheries. I am pleased to introduce the text on behalf of its sponsors.
This year’s draft resolution represents significant progress, and we are particularly pleased to present a draft te…
The United Nations was founded on a simple, yet paradigmatic vision — a world governed by law, a world coming together to promote social progress and better standards of life, a world respectful of the dignity and worth of every human being and a world where problems are solved through
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We commend Albania for convening today’s important debate and also for its work as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of the 27 members of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group.
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I deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway.
We thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting today. This debate is an important opportunity for all States Members of the United Nations to have their say and to reflect on the…
My delegation would like to thank the Office of the President of the General Assembly and the Permanent Representatives of Canada and Tunisia, as well as their respective teams, for their tireless efforts during the month-long negotiation process for resolution 77/298. My delegation expresses congra…
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I am pleased to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis on the occasion of his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. His considerable experience in international relations and diplomacy, includ…
We are here today to accelerate disaster risk reduction efforts and build resilient societies, which calls for united efforts and strengthened partnerships. The political declaration we adopted today (resolution 77/289) is important for reaching that goal. I want to thank Australia and Indonesia for…
As one of the sponsors of resolution 77/276, Norway would like to thank Vanuatu and the core group for this important and timely initiative and to congratulate them on its successful adoption.
Climate change poses an existential threat to both current and future generations. Protecting the climate …
I thank Deputy Secretary- General Mohammed, Special Representative of the Secretary-General La Lime and the Chair of the new Sanctions Committee, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022), concerning Haiti, for their briefings. We also listened to the intervention…
As my Irish colleague presented our joint statement as co-penholders on the humanitarian situation, I will now make a statement on the political situation in Syria. I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings.
As this is Norway’s last meeting on Syria du…
Norway is pleased to support this decision. We particularly welcome that the Security Council was able to respond in a swift and effective manner to the reasonable call by the Federal Government of Somalia and the African Union Peace and Security Council to extend phase 1 of the drawdown of the Afri…
Norway voted in favour of the text, and we are pleased that resolution 2669 (2022) was adopted.
Norway strongly condemns the military’s brutal coup in February 2021, and we will continue to do so until they stop their attacks on civilians and return to democratic rule. They are gravely failing in t…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča for his briefing.
We regret the fact that tensions have been on the rise in recent weeks. Norway is particularly concerned about developments in the Lachin corridor and the potential for further destabilization in the region. The blockage of the corridor h…
Norway strongly supports the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and views its role in protecting civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo as critical. We therefore voted in favour of resolution 2666 (2022).
MONUSCO has for many y…
I would like to thank Special Representative Otunbayeva, Under-Secretary- General Griffiths and Ms. Seraj, for their extremely valuable briefings. I am pleased to hear today from Ms. Seraj, who took part in our meeting with the Taliban in Oslo and, as she just mentioned, also briefed the Security Co…
I too want to thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo, the Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) and the European Union delegation for their valuable and informative briefings.
We welcome the Secretary-General’s fourteenth report (S/2022/912) on this issue. Norway fully suppor…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing and for the written report.
Like others, we are concerned about the continued high level of violence and unrest in the West Bank, which is at its most deadly since 2005. The killing of a 16-year-old girl last week during an Israeli military op…
On behalf of the main sponsors, Brazil and my own country, Norway, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/77/L.29, entitled “International Day of Police Cooperation”.
The three pillars of the United Nations — peace and security, human rights and sustainable development — all depend on ef…
