First, allow me to thank Ireland for calling attention to a topic that deserves more focus. Let me also thank the Secretary-General, President Johnson-Sirleaf and Ms. Adam for their very pertinent and informative briefings.
Transitions pose particular challenges for peacekeeping. To overcome them, …
I would also like to thank Ireland for arranging this important meeting. Let me also express my great appreciation to Mrs. Mary
Robinson and Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi for sharing from their vast experience.
Let me pick up on three key areas where Norway believes that the Security Council can do more in …
Norway voted in favour of resolution 2588 (2021) because we believe it is crucial to preserve the sanctions regime concerning the Central African Republic. However, we are not in favour of easing the arms embargo at this point in time. We listened carefully to the requests of the authorities of the …
I thank Deputy Special Coordinator Lynn Hastings for her briefing. I also thank Yudith Oppenheimer for her insightful remarks.
Let me begin today by reiterating Norway’s strong support for the efforts of the United Nations and the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process to secure a lo…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Khare for his comprehensive briefing today.
First, let me highlight the positive political developments in the Sudan over the past months. The key message to draw from them is that, although many challenges remain, the transition in the Sudan is irreversible and rep…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting, and I thank the briefers for their presentations. We also welcome the participation of the Deputy Secretary-General, Foreign Ministers and other high-level representatives.
International humanitarian law is clear — humanitarian aid …
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu for his very useful briefing and, of course, for the impressive work he and his team are doing in Colombia. Allow me also to extend a warm welcome to Melissa Herrera for sharing her experience at this meeting today and for her val…
I would like to take this opportunity to wholeheartedly thank all Council members for their uniquely close and constructive cooperation throughout the six-month period during which we have been working to renew this very
important resolution 2585 (2021). It is in fact the first time since 2016 that…
We welcome Special Representative of the Secretary-General Annadif back in his new capacity, assure him of Norway’s full support and thank him for his valuable briefing today. We also welcome the insights shared by Ms. Ayemou. Women’s rights to full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership…
I thank the briefers for their important insights. We also welcome the Ministers and representatives of Egypt, Ethiopia, the Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to today’s meeting. The three parties — Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan — have legitimate interests in the Nile River and its wate…
I would also like to express our shock and deepest condolences with regard to the assassination of Jovenel Moïse, President of Haiti, and the attacks on his family. Our thoughts are with his family and the people of Haiti.
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I also thank Special…
I too thank the briefers.
Eight months into the armed conflict in Tigray, the situation remains critical and highly unpredictable. Humanitarian needs are overwhelming. Up to 900,000 people are likely suffering from near-famine conditions, with millions more at risk. Critical aid is being blocked, a…
I would like to start by thanking the briefers for their briefings.
Norway welcomes the eleventh report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) (S/2021/582) We share his view and that of other Council members that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as e…
I thank Mr. Lecoq for his useful briefing. We also appreciate the presence at the meeting of Ms. Bisera Turković, Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Let me start by reiterating what we said when we discussed Bosnia and Herzegov…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing. We are very happy to finally have him here in person. I also want to thank Abeer Hussein for her remarks and for the important work conducted by her organization to promote the rights of women and girls.
Regrettably, since last month’s meeting (see S…
Let me thank today’s briefers for their valuable insights. Let me also thank Secretary-General Guterres for his latest report on the Central African Republic (S/2021/571). I also welcome the presence of the President of Angola and the representatives of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Ch…
First, let me congratulate Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom on his new role. Norway wishes him all the best in that important endeavour. I also thank him and Mr. Mohandis for their briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of South Sudan to today’s meeting.
As oth…
I would like to thank the briefers — Special Coordinator Wennesland, Commissioner-General Lazzarini and Professor Khalidi — for their valuable contributions.
It is now almost one week ago that a ceasefire agreement was reached between Israel and Hamas, following the efforts of Egypt, Qatar, the Un…
I am echoing the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom when I express thanks to the Chinese presidency for bringing us back to the Security Council.
I thank Special Representative of the Chairperson Madeira, Special Representative of the Secretary- General Swan and Foreign Minister Mohamud…
I align myself with the statement delivered previously by Sweden on behalf of
the Nordic countries (see A/75/PV.67), and I will now add some further remarks in my national capacity.
Norway followed this month’s escalation in violence between militant groups in Gaza and Israel with great concern, a…
