Nine years ago the General Assembly initiated the discussion on strengthening the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance. Since then we have seen extraordinary efforts by the United Nations system in
its drive towards enhanced coordination, at all levels, in the field as well as at Headq…
Since the early 1990s, a wave of democratization has swept through the world. There are more democratically elected Governments today than ever before in history. In recent years, new democracies have emerged and some democracies have been restored. Although democracy as an idea and a concept has ta…
Let me first thank the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his extensive statement. We are impressed by the achievements of the Yugoslavia Tribunal, as reflected in various judgements, as well as in the report before us. Recent judgements and indictm…
I would like to thank the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for her extensive statement. Norway welcomes the substantial achievements of the Rwanda Tribunal, as reflected in the various judgements recently passed. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda recently conf…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the considerable effort that has gone into the report before us. The activities and initiatives presented in the report show an admirable scope and diversity. It gives an interesting, although not altogether encouraging, picture of the situation in Afr…
Let me at the outset thank the Permanent Representative of India for his excellent introduction to the draft resolution before us.
Two major events have taken place here at the United Nations this autumn that have contributed greatly to ensuring closer cooperation between the United Nations and par…
The year 2000 has not turned out as we had all hoped in the Middle East. The violence and massive destruction throughout the area — including in Bethlehem — that we have witnessed in the last weeks has shocked the whole world.
I would like to express my heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the vic…
Allow me first to welcome this opportunity again to discuss “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity”. The mere fact that much of Africa is still ravaged by serious armed conflicts, droughts and continued underdevelopment underlines the great importance of strong…
Norway welcomes the opportunity once again to discuss the follow-up of the important report (A/52/871) of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa, which in April 1998 was submitted to the Security Council and the Genera…
At the twenty-fourth special session in June this year we completed the first five-year review of the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development. The review was a forceful reminder that the follow-up process has just started and that the challenges facing us are tremend…
The entry into force in 1994 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was an event of historic significance. The Convention remains the fundamental legal framework within which all activities related to the oceans must be considered.
The implementation of the Convention involves …
Norway is pleased to see that the concept of a new global human order is on the
agenda of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. The concept has been discussed in various international forums since it was first proposed by the late Mr. Cheddi Jagan, former President of Guyana, at the Worl…
One important aspect of the evolving relationship between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is the pattern of cooperation and coordination in the field. Field cooperation has now been established in many of the areas of conflict and instability in …
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to consider the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly covering the period from 16 June 1999 to 15 June 2000. We express our appreciation to this month’s President of the Security
Council, Ambassador Martin Andjaba of Namibia, for his excellen…
The preparations for the 2001 special session of the General Assembly to follow up the World Summit for Children are now well under way. Many important events have taken place that have contributed significantly to the preparations for the special session, and many more are planned for the next 10 m…
At the outset, I would like to commend the Secretary-General for his excellent report on the work of the Organization (A/55/1) to the General Assembly.
Furthermore, in his opening statement to the General Assembly, the Secretary-General pointed out that the time has come to roll up our sleeves and …
First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of your important position. I would also like to welcome Tuvalu as a new Member of the United Nations.
Norway is committed to a strong and effective United Nations. For decades, we have pursued a policy of translating…
Let me start by thanking the Permanent Representative of Ukraine for having introduced this landmark and important draft resolution. We also thank the other countries involved in this initiative. It will be a happy conclusion when we adopt the draft resolution this afternoon.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic …
The Government of Norway is pleased to note the continued progress in East Timor over recent months, especially in the areas of physical reconstruction and the development of government structures. Both the speed and scope of projects implemented are steadily growing.
Norway has taken due note of t…
Norway welcomes this opportunity to address the Security Council regarding the situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia. The Norwegian Government strongly supports Council resolution 1312 (2000), which authorized the establishment of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the two countries. The Unit…
