Norway is pleased to support this decision. We particularly welcome that the Security Council was able to respond in a swift and effective manner to the reasonable call by the Federal Government of Somalia and the African Union Peace and Security Council to extend phase 1 of the drawdown of the Afri…
Norway voted in favour of the text, and we are pleased that resolution 2669 (2022) was adopted.
Norway strongly condemns the military’s brutal coup in February 2021, and we will continue to do so until they stop their attacks on civilians and return to democratic rule. They are gravely failing in t…
Norway strongly supports the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and views its role in protecting civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo as critical. We therefore voted in favour of resolution 2666 (2022).
MONUSCO has for many y…
I thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity to share some reflections on my experience over the past two years as Chair of
the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015), concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al…
I thank the briefers for their insights.
Let me start by once again reiterating our deep concern for the security and humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and its regional implications. Violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human…
Norway voted in favour of and co-sponsored resolution 2664 (2022), and we would like to express our appreciation to Ireland and the United States for proposing it.
The humanitarian community has consistently documented and called attention to the unintended negative consequences of sanctions for pr…
I thank the briefers for their statements. I will make five short points.
First, we condemn Russia’s war against Ukraine in the strongest possible terms.
Secondly, we reiterate our unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.…
I thank the briefers for their insights. It is a pleasure to see Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abarry back in the Chamber in his new and important role.
Last week our Deputy Foreign Minister shared his deep concern about the worsening humanitarian and security situation in the eas…
I congratulate India on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and thank Special Adviser Ritscher for his comprehensive briefing.
Accountability for the crimes committed in Iraq by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a prerequisite for the rule of law and sustainabl…
I offer my sincere thanks to the Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1373 (2001), respectively, for their briefings today.
Since terrorism is a global threat, a multilateral strategy is key to a successful response. As the only global forum to coordinate, mo…
On behalf of the Chairs of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important discussion. I also thank the briefers for their inputs.
Norway has been a consistent contributor to the United Nations police (UNPOL). We support UNPOL with skilled police officers and leaders, such as Ms. Fossen, financial contributions, pol…
We thank Prosecutor Khan for his briefing and appreciate the fact that he is joining us from Libya. We also welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to this meeting. The visit of Prosecutor Khan and the Deputy Prosecutor in June attests to the Prosecutor’s prioritization of the Libya file, well…
Norway abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2022/821, as we want to avoid setting a negative precedent in the use of article VI of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC). Russia’s complaint is not set forward in good faith, and neither is the draft resolution before us. Setting u…
Let me start by reiterating Norway’s support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as one State comprising two entities and the Brčko district. We welcome the peaceful holding of the general elections on 2 October. We were pleased to see citizens exercise their dem…
I thank Special Envoy Huang Xia for his briefing.
The deteriorating situation on both the security and humanitarian fronts in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is deeply concerning and has serious regional implications. Violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abus…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ziadeh for her briefing, and her leadership in delivering on the mandate of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2022/739).
Norway supports Kosovo and the ot…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hennis- Plasschaert, for her clear and important briefing and for all her efforts and those of her team during very challenging times.
Almost a year has gone by since Iraq conducted parliamentary elections, yet still no Government has been for…
I thank the briefers for their relevant briefings.
Norway is deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and its regional implications, particularly the recurrent and recently intensified attacks by armed groups, including the Mouvement d…
I thank Special Representative Haysom and Ms. Riziq for their briefings.
In the past couple of weeks, we have seen that tangible progress in implementing the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan is indeed possible, particularly in two specific areas…
