I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and my own country, Sweden. Let me also mention that Sweden is presently chairing the International Contact Group on the Great Lakes Region, and I am happy to be accompanied today by our Special Envoy, A…
I congratulate you, Sir, on your leadership of the Security Council this month. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2016/218) and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Haysom, for his briefing and the very valuable work being…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and my own country, Sweden.
I would like to start by thanking the Venezuelan presidency for having organized a debate on a topic that remains as relevant today as it was when the Charter was adopte…
I thank Venezuela for inviting me to speak and for taking the initiative to organize this important meeting.
In the mid-1980s, Sweden introduced economic sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa. These sanctions were essentially unilateral in nature at the time, but with strong politi…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and my own country Sweden. My full statement will be made available through other means, and I will limit myself to some — in our view — key elements for the sake of brevity.
First of all, I would like to…
Sweden aligns itself with the statement soon to be made on behalf of the European Union. I would, however, like to make a few additional remarks in my national capacity.
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for both his comprehensive brief…
The message I will take home from this meeting is that the Internet remains a force for good, for development, for human rights and for the empowerment of people everywhere. Sweden has been deeply engaged throughout these discussions. One overarching goal of our feminist foreign policy is ensuring t…
It is my great pleasure to introduce draft resolution A/70/L.29, entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”, the so- called humanitarian omnibus draft resolution. Sweden has facilitated this resolution since 1991, and we are proud to conti…
Sweden fully subscribes to the statement made by the observer of the European Union earlier this morning.
I want to start by expressing our condolences to all countries that have suffered gruesome and despicable acts of terror lately — Turkey, Lebanon, Nigeria, France, Kenya, Mali — and the list co…
I am very pleased to be able to introduce, on behalf of all of its 74 sponsors, the draft resolution contained in document A/70/L.9 concerning the investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and the colleagues who accompanied him. We are very…
I very much welcome the opportunity to participate in this open debate of the Council on behalf of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I would first like to say a few words on behalf of the Commission. I wanted initially to express appreciation for the recognition of the role of the Peacebuilding Co…
First, I would like to thank the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa and all of those involved in making this year’s Africa Week a success.
Secondly, I wish to take this opportunity to pay special tribute to the leadership shown in recent years by the African Union and Africa’s regional economi…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your efforts on this issue, and the Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN- Women for their briefings this morning. I would also particularly like to thank Ms. Lusenge, Ms. Mohammed and Ms. Murabit for their participation here today. The brav…
Sweden aligns itself with the statement made this morning by the observer of the European Union.
Sweden warmly welcomes the opportunity to discus the very timely review of United Nations peace operations. It has set out important steps, not just towards strengthening United Nations peacekeeping
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I have the honour today to speak on behalf of the five Nordic countries, namely, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and my own country, Sweden.
The Nordic countries warmly welcome the appointment of Ms. Heidi Mendoza as Under-Secretary- General for Internal Oversight Services. We would like to congr…
Sweden aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union, but I would like to make a few additional remarks in my national capacity.
Let me first thank the Russian presidency for organising this ministerial meeting on countering the terrorist threat in the Middle East and N…
Sixty years ago, Secretary- General Dag Hammarskjöld said these simple words, which summarize our task here today:
“The United Nations is an expression of our will to find a synthesis between the nation and the world ... to serve the world by serving our nation, and to serve our nation by serving t…
I was a foster child. At the age of 10 months, I arrived by train to my new parents in the northern part of Sweden. I had the good fortune to be taken into a loving home and to be brought up in a society where the legacy of the past does not prevent a good future, and in a society where people take …
While Sweden fully aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union, we would like to make just a few additional remarks in our national capacity.
First, I would like to thank Mr. Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, for his comprehensi…
Sweden decided to vote in favour of resolution 69/320. That is a natural step following Palestinian State-building efforts, recognized by the General Assembly on 29 November 2012 in resolution 67/19, in which Palestine was accorded status as a non-member observer State at the United Nations. It is a…
