I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Ambassador Tirumurti for their briefings. We also welcome our Libyan colleague to today’s meeting.
We would like to commend the work of Ms. Stephanie Williams, the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General, and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya …
Norway strongly condemns the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s recent series of ballistic-missile launches, including the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, in clear violation of several Security Council resolutions. We are also deeply concerned about the disturbing rhetoric we a…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his remarks and for being here with us today in person. I also want to thank Robi Damelin and Daniel Munayer for their poignant and thought- provoking remarks.
We remain deeply concerned about the rising tensions, especially in East Jerusalem and the West …
We welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2022/381), and I thank today’s briefers for highlighting the continuing challenges to humanitarian action, clearly demonstrating that we must make better use of all tools available to us.
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I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Perthes for his comprehensive briefing, and for his and his team’s tireless efforts in an increasingly challenging environment. I would also like to welcome our new Sudanese colleague to today’s meeting.
The Sudan is in a dire situation. The c…
I would like to thank the briefers for their very interesting statements. I also thank the United States for facilitating this important discussion within the Security Council.
Over the past year the Council has engaged, in different formats, in discussions on technology and security, from the Arri…
I make this statement on behalf of the co-penholders of the Syria humanitarian file, Ireland and Norway.
I offer many thanks to the briefers for making clear the sheer breadth and depth of the humanitarian needs across Syria. As co-penholders, we remain deeply concerned about the almost 15 million …
I also wish to thank the briefers for their very valuable insights.
As the Security Council saw during our trip to the Sahel in October, the region still needs our support. We were therefore encouraged by the Secretary-General’s recent visit to West Africa. His visit highlighted alarming situations…
Let me thank Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet and Tetiana Luzan for their sobering but very important insights into the daily reality of millions of Ukrainians. I also extend special thanks to the Secretary-General for his briefing and for his recent vis…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen, Assistant Secretary-General Msuya and Ms. Nirvana Shawky for their briefings.
It is clear that advancing the implementation of resolution 2254 (2015) must be central in the weeks and months ahead. We urge all Syrian and international parties to commit t…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his remarks and for all his efforts to calm tensions on the ground.
Our first and foremost priority must be to avoid a new escalation, such as we saw in May last year. All parties, including political and religious leaders, must contribute to lowering tens…
I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy Hanna Tetteh for their insightful briefings. Like others, Norway congratulates Ms. Tetteh on her new assignment and is very much looking forward to engaging with her on her important and broad Horn of Africa mandate. I am also …
I thank the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration for setting out the devastating human consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
We are appalled by Russia’s ongoing offensive in Donbas and the relentless attacks agai…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Pramila Patten and the civil society briefers for their very valuable statements.
Time and time again, we hear in this Chamber how sexual violence is being used as a tactic of war, while every year the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/2…
I would like to extend a warm welcome to President Iván Duque Márquez and thank him for joining us today. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Carlos Massieu, for his comprehensive briefing.
Allow me to start by congratulating Colombia on having carried out what were per…
I thank UN-Women, UNICEF and Kateryna Cherepakha, from whom, again, the Security Council has heard alarming assessments of the consequences of Russia’s war.
We are deeply troubled by the atrocities committed against civilians in places that have been held by Russian forces, including credible repor…
I too wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wane for his reminders of the fundamental contributions that the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) continues to bring to Mali and to the stability of the region. I also warmly thank M…
I thank the briefers for their valuable input.
Norway, too, expresses its utmost support for the Secretary-General in making full use of his good offices in the quest for a peaceful solution.
I would like to thank President Zelenskyy, through the Ambassador of Ukraine, for his strong testimony tod…
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is undoubtedly one of the greatest global challenges in recent history. It has revealed serious weaknesses in our preparedness, prevention and response to health emergencies. It has tested our ability to act as a global community and has revealed overwhelm…
We thank the briefers for their sobering accounts of the situation on the ground.
Russia’s war against Ukraine represents a blatant violation of international law and the very principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Russia’s war is causing the largest humanitarian crisis in Europe since th…
