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Trygve Lie, first UN Secretary-General

Norwegian lawyer and politician Trygve Lie was the United Nations first Secretary General from 1946 to 1953. Read more about his life and legacy, and learn about some of the policies he inspired.

  • Trygve Lie's seven years for peace - a bio
  • The Trygve Lie Symposium on Fundamental Freedoms
  • The Trygve Lie Youth Challenge
Photo: UN Photo/Martine Perret.

Political Vision

  • Norway and the United Nations: Common Future, Common Solutions
  • Norway's foreign policy priorities for 2013
  • Norway's priorities for the 67th UN General Assembly
  • Stoltenberg: "Freedom of speech will be our weapon"
  • "Our response will be more openness, more democracy"
  • UN at a time of crisis
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