Norway is a firm supporter of a rules-based multilateral order. We are a consistent partner in efforts to promote sustainable development, peace, security and human rights. The world needs strong multilateral cooperation and institutions to tackle global challenges such as climate change, cybersecur…
In 1945, we established the United Nations. We pledged to save future generations from the scourge of war, to work together to promote economic and social advancement, and to uphold and respect human rights and fundamental freedoms for all. Our job is not done. Challenges remain, but progress can an…
It is an honour for me to be here today to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela’s vision and political leadership. I stand in this Hall as Prime Minister of Norway with the values that I express today on behalf of all five Nordic countries — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Mandela’s dedicat…
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Republic of Korea and my own country, Norway. In 2014 our three countries established an
informal cross-regional group of friends of the United Nations peace operations. The group has since been meeting regu…
This year’s session of the General Assembly comes at a critical time. Over the past few years we have witnessed grave violations of the very principles on which the United Nations is based — violations that have caused widespread human suffering and insecurity. Syria, Yemen, Ukraine and South Sudan …
The United Nations is now 70 years old. At the start of the meeting in San Francisco where the United Nations Charter was drafted, President Truman said “You members of this conference are to be architects of the better world. In your hands rests our future.” And he was right. The United Nations Cha…
We are meeting today at a time of great hope, but also grave crisis. We have hope when we see the success of the Millennium Development Goals: 1 billion people have come out of extreme poverty; maternal mortality rates have been halved; millions of people have been saved by vaccine partnerships. We …
The leaders who gathered at the United Nations Climate Summit have taken important steps to mobilize action and ambition on climate change. Now we need to make sure that the positive results are followed through and expanded as we prepare for an agreement in Paris next year.
When we meet at the Gen…
The unprecedented brutality of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and its terrible territorial ambitions pose a threat to all around this table. We must work together to eradicate the roots that allow such extremist groups to exist. It is crucial to mobilize local communities, civil soc…
