Let me first thank Special Representative Kubiš for his briefing today and express our firm support to him and the dedicated staff of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We welcome the renewal of UNAMA’s mandate to be adopted this week. The essence of that mandate is politi…
Norway is member of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and a major contributor to the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF). My country attaches great importance to the peacebuilding architecture of the United Nations. Much has been achieved over the past few years and my delegati…
Norway sees the work of the treaty bodies as a cornerstone of the international system for monitoring States’ compliance with human rights obligations. We support all efforts to streamline the work of the treaty bodies to increase the efficiency, accessibility and impact of the treaty body system.
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I have the honour to speak on behalf of the informal group of like-minded States comprising Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and my own country, Norway.
The members of the European Union (EU) in this group also align themselves with…
Since 1979 the General Assembly has repeatedly gathered to reiterate the key message contained in the draft resolution (A/65/L.9) that this Assembly will act on shortly: a manifestation of common responsibility and commitment to support the Afghan people in securing a brighter future. Norway is agai…
Let me start by expressing Norway’s continuing support and full recognition of the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) during the past year. Norway welcomes the sixth annual report of the ICC (see A/65/313) and would like to thank the President of the Court, Judge Song, for his detailed a…
Let me first express our sincere support for Special Representative De Mistura, his efforts to implement the newly refocused mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and his commitments to Afghan ownership. In a time of transition towards such ownership, the role of UN…
Last week we reaffirmed our commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We agreed to accelerate our efforts. Developing countries themselves have the main responsibility for achieving the MDGs, and the international community has the responsibility to assist by means of development and de…
I join others in thanking Special Representative Mahiga for his thorough and comprehensive briefing.
Norway joins the Secretary-General and other Member States in strongly condemning the recent terrorist attacks carried out by extremist groups against the peacekeepers of the African Union Mission i…
First, I should like to thank Mr. Mulet for his comprehensive briefing today.
As a sign of Norway’s commitment, we are nominating a team of five police officers with expertise in sexual and gender-based violence to serve in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). This is our f…
Let me begin by extending our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judges Khan and Robinson. Their extensive briefings today, together with the annual repo…
