First, let me thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. We also welcome the participation of the representatives of Japan and the Republic of Korea in this meeting.
Norway is appalled by the continued launches of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. We con…
I thank the briefers for their insights.
In the Security Council, Norway has backed the Secretary-General’s call for a United Nations support office for the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). We have done so out of the conviction that regional peace operations with African Union mandates can …
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her very useful briefing.
Yesterday the Russian army inflicted massive waves of missile strikes on Ukraine, with civilian casualties. And in Poland, we saw an explosion resulting in the tragic loss of Polish lives. We are in close contact with our allies…
I also wish to start by thanking Special Representative Bathily for his briefing. Norway is encouraged to see that he has been able to consult with a broad range of actors all over Libya since he arrived in the country. His message to the various parties about the importance of agreeing on a constit…
Terrorism in Africa is part of a global threat, and counter-terrorism therefore deserves global support. We thank Ghana for organizing this important meeting, and we thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over today’s debate. I also thank the briefers for their insights. Let me now turn to the ques…
First, let me thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing.
Norway condemns in the strongest terms the launch of a record number of missiles over the past few days. Among the numerous missiles, one ballistic missile landed in the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Korea,…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s important debate. We also thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their statements.
As the Secretary-General has confirmed in Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), investments in prevention, resilience-building and preparedness pay for themselves…
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming your role for the month of November. I would again like to thank our colleagues from Gabon for guiding us so ably through October.
Let me first thank High Commissioner Grandi most sincerely for his very important briefing …
I thank the briefers for their candid statements.
We are here once again to discuss the consequences of Russia’s own illegal war against its neighbour and fellow United Nations Member State, Ukraine. That war is a blatant violation of international law and the very principles of the Charter of the …
We thank the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for sharing this important but worrying information. We appreciate the opportunity to discuss the issue today and thank the United States and Albania for the initiative.
In our view, ICAO’s reports makes i…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. We share his concern about the deteriorating security situation in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. His efforts and those of his team towards de-escalating the situation are crucial. We urge all actors to engage with the Special Coordi…
I thank the briefers for their insights. I particularly commend Special Envoy Hanna Tetteh for her efforts to revitalize the political process. We also want to commend her collaboration with the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council and the AU High-Level Implementation Panel for the Sudan an…
I would like to thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
We regret that yet again this Chamber is being used as a stage for the Russian disinformation campaign. The sole purpose of these false allegations is to provide a smoke-screen aimed at sowing confusion and drawing attention away from Russia’s own unp…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Ferreira de Serpa Soares for his briefing.
Norway fully supports the Secretariat’s role in implementing resolution 2231 (2015).
The reported transfer of unmanned aircrafts (UAVs) from Iran to Russia for use in Ukraine is of great concern. Those drones are used to …
I make this statement on the political situation in Syria in my national capacity.
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing. Norway continues to give its full support to him and his team. We are pleased to hear that he has continued consultations with the relevant actors regarding the step-f…
I thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing. Norway welcomes his appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary- General, and we are pleased to see that he has started work from Tripoli.
Libya faces a number of challenges. It is therefore crucial that we have a strong and stable…
Let me first thank the briefers for their candid words to the Council today. Their accounts leave no doubt about the devastation that this war has brought upon the people of Ukraine. Norway will continue to stand with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people against Russia’s aggression, which is a gross vio…
Norway voted in favour of resolution 2653 (2022). The alarming situation in Haiti, as discussed in our recent Council meeting (see S/PV.9153), requires action from the international community. The Haitian people deserve our full attention, assistance and dedication. And today, in response, the Counc…
I want to thank Gabon for organizing this timely debate, as well as the Deputy Secretary-General, Executive Director Bahous, Special Envoy Bineta Diop and Ms. Zahra Nader for providing the necessary context for our discussion today.
Thanks to our commitment and hard work within the Security Council…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her very valuable insights and welcome the Foreign Minister of the Central African Republic and the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda to today’s meeting.
Let me turn directly to the tragic loss of three b…
