We are here today to adopt the conclusions and recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the General Assembly for the Mid-term Review of the Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s. Norway strongly believes that the time has come to co…
I have the honour to speak on this agenda item on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and my own country, Norway.
Allow me first to say that the Nordic countries consider reform of the Security Council an urgent priority. We have therefore participated actively in the …
My delegation fully supports the statement made by the representative of the European Union. We would like, however, to make a few additional comments regarding the follow-up of the 20/20 initiative.
The World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen was a manifestation of a growing consensus th…
Allow me first of all to say on behalf of my delegation that we deem the progress made towards achieving the goals set for children’s development in the 1990s in the field of health to be promising, and, in some areas, truly impressive. The global trends in the areas of immunization and control of p…
Tomorrow, I am going to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty on behalf of Norway. We join with almost all countries in celebrating our new freedom — freedom from fear of nuclear contamination and proliferation. By our joint resolve, the terror of competitive madness fell victim to the shee…
Anti-personnel land-mines are among the most insidiously destructive weapons commonly used in war. They continue to spread terror for years or even decades after hostilities have ended. We should all recognize that the military utility of anti- personnel land-mines is far outweighed by their cost in…
Allow me first of all to salute the presence in the General Assembly Hall yesterday of the President of the Lebanese Republic. We listened with the greatest attention to his statement, and we attach the utmost importance to the testimony he gave on behalf of his war-torn and troubled country. I woul…
In the Council debate last Monday, I had the opportunity to express the deep concern of the Norwegian Government with regard to the critical and fragile state of the peace process in the Middle East, and to urge the parties involved in the use of force in southern Lebanon and northern Israel to stop…
Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, upon your assumption of the presidency for the month of April. It is indeed a pleasure to see you presiding over this important meeting. Allow me also to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Botswana, Ambassador Legwaila, for the excellent manner in w…
I join in the many, well- deserved congratulatory remarks that have been expressed to you, Mr. President.
In substance, Norway supports the comments expressed in particular by the presidency of the European Union. Specifically, as underlined in the European Union statement, there is no viable solut…
Allow me first to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the office of President of the Security Council for the month of February, and to express our appreciation to your predecessor, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom, Sir John Weston. I would also like to commend the Council for conveni…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa (UNETPSA), I am pleased to introduce the report of the Secretary-General contained in document A/50/750 and the draft resolution contained in document A/50/L.65. I have b…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and my own country, Norway.
Allow me first of all, in my brief statement, to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and to commend the Permanent Representative of Arg…
Allow me first to say that it is a particular pleasure to see you, Sir, presiding over this very important meeting. Allow me also to thank Ambassador Al-Khussaiby of Oman for the excellent manner in which he carried out his duties as President in November.
Norway welcomes today’s resolution authori…
I wish, first of all, to thank the Secretary-General for the thorough and informative report on assistance in mine clearance.
The Norwegian Government is gravely concerned at the increasing use of anti-personnel land-mines in conflict areas. The primary victims are unarmed civilians, particularly c…
Allow me at the outset to pay a special tribute to the Government and people of Denmark for having hosted the Social Summit and brought it to a successful conclusion. I should also like to express our deep appreciation to Ambassador Somavia of Chile, Chairman of the Preparatory Committee, for his co…
I had the privilege of addressing the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks upon the adoption by the Conference of a binding Agreement on 4 August this year.
On that occasion I described the adoption of the Agreement as a historical event in the field …
I take great pleasure in introducing, together with the Russian Federation and the United States of America, draft resolution A/50/L.24, on the Middle East peace process. The following countries have joined as sponsors of this draft resolution: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, …
Allow me first to express my delegation’s satisfaction with the comprehensive report presented by the Secretary-General on the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations. The report shows that the United Nations system is responding to the …
Today the General Assembly commemorates the United Nations Year for Tolerance. It is with utmost regret that I have to take the floor to observe that the opposite of tolerance was practised a few days ago through the brutal acts committed in Nigeria. The promotion and protection of all human rights …
