I have requested to speak in order to make three essential points about the horror that we are witnessing in Palestine. So, let me address them.
First, we join others in expressing our deepest concern about Israel’s expanded military campaign, ongoing in Gaza as we meet. We reiterate our call for a…
With so much dividing us and so many wars going on, I think we can salute yesterday’s agreement and that we came together and were able to agree on ambitious targets. The Pact for the Future (resolution 79/1) provides a vision for that across all the United Nations three main pillars. That should be…
We live in challenging times indeed. As a global community, we face the dire consequences of war, climate change, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, food insecurity and inequality. The Secretary-General underlined that eloquently in his address to the General Assembly (see A/77/PV.4). We h…
I thank the Secretary-General and Prosecutor Karim Khan for their briefings.
This week at the United Nations we have seen how we, as a global community, face dire challenges from war, climate change, energy shortages, food insecurity and inequality. And we see how it is ordinary people who pay the …
In recent weeks, we have witnessed a resurrection of the authority of this Assembly and a new commitment to multilateral cooperation and a belief that it can and must be made to work. The new tone of voice we have heard from the United States here in New York is setting forceful persuasion above per…
I am grateful for this opportunity to address the Security Council on the critical situation in Gaza. As Norwegian Foreign Minister, I add my voice tonight to all those who demand an immediate, effective and verifiable ceasefire and cessation of hostilities. The launching of rockets by Hamas targeti…
