Cyberspace has changed the world. It has changed the way we work, communicate, do business and live our lives. During the 10 years that have passed since the last World Summit on the Information Society, the development of cyberspace has provided us with opportunities that were unthinkable when we a…
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) provides the universal and unified framework for the peaceful, responsible and predictable management of the oceans
and the seas. All activities in the oceans must be carried out within that framework. In ever-changing conditions, the Con…
We have witnessed with deep concern the vicious cycle of escalating violence and tension in Israel and Palestine during the past month, with innocent civilians dead and thousands injured. The effort to resolve the conflict by establishing two States living side by side in peace and security remains …
More than 60 million people have become displaced as a result of protracted conflicts, instability and human suffering. That underscores the need to intensify efforts to find political solutions to the conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Somalia, north-eastern Nigeria and elsewhere. We need to address the roo…
Let me start by joining others in expressing my deepest condolences over the terrorist attacks in recent weeks.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries, namely, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and my own country, Norway. I will circulate my full statement. Let me make six poi…
There are many reasons to be optimistic about the African continent’s future. Great progress has been made in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, including in education and maternal and child health. Democracy, good governance and the rule of law are gaining ground on the continent, and some…
Let me start by thanking the representatives of women and civil society who spoke to us this morning.
When resolution 1325 (2000) was adopted, 15 years ago, we believed it would result in more sustainable peace and greater security. Today we know we were right. Recent research shows that peace proc…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and my own country, Norway.
Let me first thank Judge Meron, President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and J…
This important debate is timely, as it is taking place just after the high-level week, during which a main theme was the proliferation of violent conflicts and their grave humanitarian consequences.
A clear message that came from our leaders at the seventieth anniversary of the Organization is that…
War and civil strife in the Middle East and Africa are giving extremist groups room to grow into a threat out of all proportion to their relative strength. That much is clear, even if the full picture of the exponential increase in violent extremism and terrorism is much more complex. The fall of la…
The United Nations is now 70 years old. At the start of the meeting in San Francisco where the United Nations Charter was drafted, President Truman said “You members of this conference are to be architects of the better world. In your hands rests our future.” And he was right. The United Nations Cha…
We are meeting today at a time of great hope, but also grave crisis. We have hope when we see the success of the Millennium Development Goals: 1 billion people have come out of extreme poverty; maternal mortality rates have been halved; millions of people have been saved by vaccine partnerships. We …
Like previous speakers, we regret that there was no real willingness to reach consensus in the matter before us. While we have sympathy with the desire to reconsider the venue of the annual sessions of the Executive Board, we believe that the issue should have been considered as part of the Economic…
Resolution 69/320 deals with the question of raising flags, which is traditionally associated with membership in all international organizations. In our view, the resolution constitutes a precedent that contributes to erasing the difference between member States and observers in international organi…
Norway is pleased to join in welcoming the adoption of resolution 69/315, on the historic 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. I would like to join colleagues in thanking the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary- General for all the support that has been given to the process. I wa…
Norway also welcomes the recent historic agreement between the P5+1 and Iran on the Iranian nuclear programme. We stand ready to assist and support the International Atomic Energy Agency in the important and demanding task of monitoring the implementation of the agreement. There is hope that the agr…
I will not read out my full statement, but my delegation will circulate it.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains unresolved, and recent developments give little cause for optimism. Even so, our goal remains a two-State solution. There is simply no other option and no time to waste. The past yea…
The humanitarian system faces enormous challenges in responding to the increasing humanitarian needs around the world. The gap between available resources and humanitarian needs is growing, and will continue to do so. We cannot afford to let ourselves be overwhelmed by the common challenges we know …
On behalf of Brazil, France, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa and Thailand, it is an honour for Norway to introduce this year’s global health and foreign policy draft resolution (A/69/L.35).
Our seven countries have been collaborating on global health since 2007. Every year since then, the group ha…
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the sea provides a universal and unified framework for the peaceful, responsible and
predictable management of the oceans. One example of very productive work in that regard is the ongoing effort of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study is…
