Norway expresses its thanks for the 2013 report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/68/729). Norway also thanks the outgoing Chair of the Organizational Committee of
the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak. We welcome the Committee’s new Chair, Ambassador Patriota of Brazil.…
We are marking the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First Wold War. Clearly, preventive policies prior to that horrific
war failed. There was no form for global governance, such as a Security Council or regional organizations, to contain events as they spiralled out of control. As Members o…
Norway is pleased to be among the sponsors draft resolution A/68/L.10, on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/68/324).
Disarmament and non-proliferation are a cornerstone of Norwegian foreign policy. We place the utmost importance on the universalization of the Treaty…
Norway welcomes the adoption of the political declaration on the peaceful resolution of conflicts in Africa (resolution 67/259). It is timely to mark the important role played by the Organization of African Unity/African Union over the past 50 years and, not least, the need to further strengthen the…
I would like to echo others in thanking the Secretary-General and the Chair of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for their comprehensive reports (A/67/711 and A/67/715). Norway fully concurs with the observation in the report of the Commission that in 2012 we saw bot…
We have learned a lot about peacebuilding over the past decades; not least, we have learned from our failures. Two of those lessons are, first, that we need to be better in using civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict and, secondly, that we need to focus on national capacity-building. The ci…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his informative report on the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, including his recommendations on the way forward (A/66/762 and A/66/762/Add.1).
Terrorism cannot be overcome without respect for human ri…
Norway is pleased to sponsor of the draft resolution on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (A/66/L.6). My Government attaches great importance to the IAEA. Besides being a key guardian of our collective non-proliferation regime, it is an important partner in promoting social…
Let me congratulate the Permanent Missions of Finland and Turkey on having initiated a process that will lead to today’s adoption of draft resolution A/65/L.79, entitled “Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes and conflict prevention and resolution”. We would not …
Norway is pleased to co-sponsor the draft resolution (A/65/L.10) on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/65/140). My Government attaches great importance to the IAEA. Besides being a key guardian of our collective non-proliferation regime, the IAEA is an important partn…
