I deliver this statement on behalf of the co-penholders on the Syria humanitarian file, namely, Ireland and Norway.
Let me first thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his sobering briefing, and Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his candid statement to the Security Council today. The humanitar…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his thought-provoking briefing today and especially for being here with us in person, as I know he has a very hectic schedule on the ground.
Norway is concerned about the continuing violence in Israel and Palestine. The ongoing tensions are having major co…
I offer my sincere thanks to the Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1373 (2001), respectively, for their briefings today.
Since terrorism is a global threat, a multilateral strategy is key to a successful response. As the only global forum to coordinate, mo…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing. We welcome the participation of President Zelenskyy in this meeting and thank him for his strong message to us, which we heard loud and clear.
Norway will continue to stand with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. Our support is unwavering. W…
On behalf of the Chairs of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1…
I would like to extend a warm welcome to Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and commend his continued efforts to secure peace and stability in Yemen. I would also like to thank Reena Ghelani for her valuable update on the humanitarian situation.
As we have heard, the situation in Yemen is dire. We are co…
We thank the briefers for their important insights, and we also appreciate the recommendations provided by the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), which underline the importance of collaboration between the Council and the PBC.
We thank Ghana and all our colleagues for their close cooperation on this v…
First, let me thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. We also welcome the participation of the representatives of Japan and the Republic of Korea in this meeting.
Norway is appalled by the continued launches of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. We con…
I thank the briefers for their insights.
In the Security Council, Norway has backed the Secretary-General’s call for a United Nations support office for the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). We have done so out of the conviction that regional peace operations with African Union mandates can …
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her very useful briefing.
Yesterday the Russian army inflicted massive waves of missile strikes on Ukraine, with civilian casualties. And in Poland, we saw an explosion resulting in the tragic loss of Polish lives. We are in close contact with our allies…
I also wish to start by thanking Special Representative Bathily for his briefing. Norway is encouraged to see that he has been able to consult with a broad range of actors all over Libya since he arrived in the country. His message to the various parties about the importance of agreeing on a constit…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important discussion. I also thank the briefers for their inputs.
Norway has been a consistent contributor to the United Nations police (UNPOL). We support UNPOL with skilled police officers and leaders, such as Ms. Fossen, financial contributions, pol…
As we have reached the end of a long process, we want to thank our colleagues — especially France, as penholder — for our discussions, which facilitated the possibility for the continued support of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic…
Terrorism in Africa is part of a global threat, and counter-terrorism therefore deserves global support. We thank Ghana for organizing this important meeting, and we thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over today’s debate. I also thank the briefers for their insights. Let me now turn to the ques…
We thank Prosecutor Khan for his briefing and appreciate the fact that he is joining us from Libya. We also welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to this meeting. The visit of Prosecutor Khan and the Deputy Prosecutor in June attests to the Prosecutor’s prioritization of the Libya file, well…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing on the progress on the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons programme.
Norway reaffirms its full confidence in the work of Director-General Arias and the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW…
First, let me thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing.
Norway condemns in the strongest terms the launch of a record number of missiles over the past few days. Among the numerous missiles, one ballistic missile landed in the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Korea,…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s important debate. We also thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their statements.
As the Secretary-General has confirmed in Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), investments in prevention, resilience-building and preparedness pay for themselves…
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming your role for the month of November. I would again like to thank our colleagues from Gabon for guiding us so ably through October.
Let me first thank High Commissioner Grandi most sincerely for his very important briefing …
Norway abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2022/821, as we want to avoid setting a negative precedent in the use of article VI of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC). Russia’s complaint is not set forward in good faith, and neither is the draft resolution before us. Setting u…
