I would like to begin by congratulating Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session.
The world has experienced unprecedented progress during the past decades. Extreme poverty has been more than halved, people live longer, child mortality rates are f…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the five Nordic countries — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and my own country, Norway. Let me add that it is with some degree of humility that I address the Chamber today, as one of my first official actions as Norway’s Ambassador to the United Nations. I l…
