Peace Efforts

Norway has assisted the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) in training 120 South Sudanese police officers. The graduates will be sent to train around 1000 local police officers on election security during the forthcoming election this April. While this is the first time UNMIS is engaged in such "Training of Trainers" activities, the South Sudan authorities has signalled a desire for more long-term... Read more

There is a growing trend in the international community that serious crimes cannot go unpunished. The reason is simple: there can be no lasting peace without justice. This is why Norway is committed to the fight against impunity and we strongly support the International Criminal Court as a vital tool to end impunity. Read more

Police involvement in peacekeeping operations has doubled over the last two years. This trend looks set to continue. That’s why Norway today announced that it will fund the development of a strategic doctrinal framework for international police peacekeeping. Read more

During a ceremony in Oslo on 10 December, President Barack Obama received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. Read more

“Rape as a tactic of war victimises not only individuals and their families, but entire communities. It aggravates conflicts, undermines peace and jeopardises reconciliation.” That was the message from Norway’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mona Juul, at a policy forum in New York on how to combat sexual violence in conflict. Read more

Norway’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Mona Juul, says the international community must renew its push for peace and stability in Haiti. Read more

The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations opened its 2009 session February 23rd that will last for about three weeks. Ambassador Morten Wetland gave Norway's opening statement the second day of the session. Read more

Interpol and UN will tighten their collaboration in the future, to meet the challenges to peacekeeping and peacebuilding around the world. Norway welcomes the initiative as an important step towards more efficient and sustainable peacekeeping. Read more

-Norway welcomes the initiative by France and the UK to improve UN peacekeeping, said Ambassador Wetland at the Special Committee of Peacekeeping’s 2009 substantive session.  In a statement on the second day of C34, Wetland took the opportunity to point to several issues that Norway finds important to discuss over the next three weeks.  Read more

The Norwegian Major-General Robert Mood is appointed as Head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the United Nation Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) in the Middle East. Read more

Norway welcome the conclusion of The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) that UNAMAs budget for 2009 should be increased from around USD 76 mill to USD 163 mill, said Counsellor Jonas Jølle in Norway’s statement in Fifth Committee. Read more

The growth in peacekeeping operations represents a tremendous challenge, stated Norway in Fourth committee today. “To meet this challenge, the UN must take a comprehensive approach, making use of all available resources in the field in an integrated manner”, said Ambassador Mona Juul.  Read more

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers the humanitarian situation in Congo to be very serious. "To alleviate the situation in the region, we are now increasing our humanitarian support by NOK 15 million,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.  Read more

Today Norway handed over the final synthesis report on Multidimensional and Integrated Peace Operations to Deputy Secretary General Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro. The report includes important findings and recommendations aimed at improving UN peacekeeping operations. Read more

" The Norwegian Government will increase Norway ’s initiatives and activities aimed at fighting poverty and creating a more democratic world order, both globally and regionally. We believe that the best way to do so is through the UN," Ambassador Johan Løvald said in a speech at Fairleigh Dickinson University 21 March 2007.   Read more

Norwegian Ambassador and  Chair of the Burundi Specific Configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, Johan L. Løvald, emphasized the progress that has been made and the challenges ahead as the Security Council debated the report of the Peacebuilding Commission on its first session.  Read more

Ambassador Løvald addressed the Security Council on 31 Januar 2007  in his capacity as Chair of the Country Specific Meetings on Burundi  in the Peacebuilding Commission. Read more

The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide, today stressed the need for a political “surge” to boost the prospects for peace in the strife-torn nation and to respond to urgent humanitarian concerns such as access for the delivery of vital food aid. Read more

"The safety and welfare of civilians must be considered above all else during the planning and conduct of all military operations”, Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, said in Kabul today after an investigation has found that some 90 civilians, including 60 children, were killed in recent military operations. Read more

Norway deployed a team of 5 civil-military coordination (CIMIC) officers to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today. Read more