I too want to thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo, the Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) and the European Union delegation for their valuable and informative briefings.
We welcome the Secretary-General’s fourteenth report (S/2022/912) on this issue. Norway fully suppor…
I would like to thank Judge Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz for their thorough report to the Security Council and for today’s briefings. I also congratulate Judge Gatti Santana on her appointment as President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
At the outset, let …
Let me also start by thanking High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Despite the regrettable lack of progress on this dossier overall, let me start by highlighting the few positive elements during Norway’s soon-to-be two-year tenure on the Security Council.
We applaud the important work u…
At the outset, on behalf of our delegation, let me also convey our deepest condolences on the passing of former President Jiang Zemin of China.
Norway would like to thank Mexico for its efforts as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) in moving the Committee’s work f…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing on the progress on the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons programme.
Norway reaffirms its full confidence in the work of Director-General Arias and the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing on progress in the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons programme.
Let me begin by commending the Secretariat for conducting the ninth round of inspections of the Barzah and Jamrayah Scientific Studies and Research Centre facilities from 11 …
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing on the progress in the elimination of Syria’s chemical-weapons programme.
It is unfortunate that we must convene amid no progress made on this file, not just in the past month, but, in reality, for the entirety of 2022. It is clear that Syria i…
Let me also, on behalf of the Norwegian delegation, join others in thanking Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason for her excellent companionship — both in running for and in the Security Council itself over the past years. I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her updates on the ong…
I too would like to recognize the presence of the Foreign Minister of the Central African Republic in the Council today.
We thank the penholder, France, in particular, and all delegations for going the extra mile to find a solution that was workable for all. In all such decisions, we believe that w…
Let me take this opportunity to warmly welcome Ms. Caroline Ziadeh back to the Security Council in her new and challenging position as Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Norway looks forward to wo…
Let me first thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/861).
The report describes progress in some areas, but a slow pace in fighting political instability. In that regard, combating corruption and ensuring the…
Norway would like to make two points to explain its abstention in the voting on draft resolution S/2021/667. Let me first stress that Norway maintains its full support for the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, its ongoing work towards the implementation of the civilian asp…
I would like to thank Special Representative La Lime for the report (S/2021/559) and for the concrete recommendations therein, which we support. I would also like to thank Ms. Hudicourt- Ewald for her briefing and Prime Minister Joseph for his participation.
Ten days from now Haitians were schedule…
