Several people, including children, were killed in the attack on an apartment building in Gaza only two days ago. Norway strongly regrets the loss of the lives of children and other innocent civilians. Norway calls on Israel to stop its attacks on civilian Palestinian targets.
Norway has no sympath…
I welcome the successful completion of the Loya Jirga. It was a major step towards fulfilment of the Bonn Agreement and was thus a step towards establishing long-term stability and democracy in Afghanistan. On this occasion I would like to pay tribute to Ambassador Brahimi and his staff for the very…
I would like to thank Mr. Oshima for his very useful briefing.
Norway commends the Government of Angola for having taken some positive steps to meet the humanitarian needs of the country after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding. However, more needs to be done, and the Government must as…
Recent experiences in various regions of the world clearly demonstrate the decisive role played by peacekeeping and crisis management operations in settling violent conflicts and in securing peace and stability. The United Nations must therefore be able to continue to play its crucial role in safegu…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
Norway deeply regrets that the Security Council could not agree on the draft resolution just voted on. The international community is intensively engaged in the vital process of establishing a viable post-war order in Bosn…
I too would like to thank Sir Jeremy Greenstock for his excellent work as Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). Norway commends him and the three Vice-Chairmen for their dedicated efforts to implement the tasks assigned to the Committee. We fully share the aims and objectives outlined b…
First, I would like to thank Mr. Guéhenno for his briefing, and the staff of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for their dedicated work to implement resolution 1244 (1999). Norway supports Special Representative Steiner’s continued efforts to consolidate the rule of…
The information revolution has changed our world in a fundamental way. In most developed countries the private and the public sector, as well as non-governmental organizations, have become dependent on global information flows and rely on cellular phones, satellite television and computers as indisp…
The cycle of violence continues unabated in the Middle East. The number of terrorist attacks carried out by Palestinian extremist groups is again increasing, which is undermining the peace efforts. The Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people must make renewed efforts to halt the terrorist a…
I would like to thank Sir Kieran for his excellent briefing and to convey my Government’s appreciation for the work of Special Representative Brahimi and his staff in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
As Chairman of the Afghanistan Support Group, Norway remains in contin…
Mr. President, first of all I would like to welcome you here to New York where you are presiding over this very important meeting. Like others, I would also like to congratulate the Democratic Republic of East Timor on its independence. It has been a long and difficult struggle and, at the dawn of a…
At the outset I would like to thank the Secretary-General, President-elect Xanana Gusmão, Mr. Annabi and Mr. Alkatiri for their statements to the Council this morning. Allow me also to congratulate Mr. Gusmão on his election as the first President of an independent East Timor, as well as the East Ti…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his frank report, and the Special Representative for his interesting briefing on the situation in Kosovo. We have been looking forward to this first meeting with Mr. Steiner in the Council. The presence of Deputy Prime Minister Čović and his presentati…
First of all, I would like to thank Ambassador Greenstock for his excellent and inclusive leadership of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the important work carried out so far. I would like also to thank the Secretariat and the team of CTC experts. The tasks they perform greatly facilitate t…
Norway remains deeply alarmed at the present situation in the Middle East. Norway remains convinced that only the resumption of a political process can bring an end to the occupation and bring a lasting solution and peace to Israelis and
Palestinians. The Security Council has indicated the way forw…
I too would like to thank the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Catherine Bertini, for her briefing. I would also like to thank her for the way she has led the World Food Programme to its current position as an indispensable part of the international machinery for emergency assis…
The peace process in the Middle East is facing its most serious crisis ever. Norway is extremely concerned about the dramatic escalation of violence in recent weeks. Present developments are threatening all of the achievements made since the Declaration of Principles was signed in 1993.
Norway stro…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Oshima for his informative briefing this morning. Let me also welcome to this meeting the Vice-Minister for External Relations of Angola.
Norway recognizes the positive steps taken by the Government in connection with the joint strategy for humanitarian…
I would also like to thank the High Commissioner for his informative statement and for the timely and highly relevant issues that he raised this morning.
It remains a fact that the victims of forced displacement, be they refugees or internally displaced persons, are an inherent symptom of conflicts…
Let me, first of all, congratulate you, Sir, on the excellent manner in which you have conducted the presidency of the Security Council during the month of January 2002. You deserve our heartfelt thanks. We have chosen to highlight briefly three points relating to the work of the Council this month.…
