Norway & the United Nations

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Norwegian lawyer and politician Trygve Lie was the United Nations first Secretary General. He held the post for seven years, from 1946 to 1953, and famously described it as "the most difficult job in the world". In the aftermath of the Second World War and at the onset of the Cold War, Lie sought to make his office a “source for peace”. Read more

• UN at a time of crisis
• A UN for our times
• Human Rights: What are the Dilemmas for Norwegian foreign policy?
• Towards a New World Order? The UN’s Role and Norwegian Interests

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