The Security Council

The Security Council is primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security. The Security Council Chamber was a gift from the Government of Norway and is also known as "the Norwegian Room".

Bob Carr (behind name plate), Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, receives congratulations from a delegate. At left is Gary Francis Quinlan, Australia's Permanent Representative to the UN.
Photo: UN Photo/Evan Schneider.

Five new members of the Security Council

The General Assembly has elected Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Republic of Korea and Rwanda as new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Read more

A Security Council Chamber stripped of everything but concrete and a recess where the famous round Norwegian table stood.
Photo: Martin Fossum/Norwegian General Consulate.

An unrecognizable Security Council Chamber

For the first time The Security Council Chamber is beeing renovated. And Norway has a special role in the restoration. Read more

The colourful mural by Norwegian artist Per Krogh features prominently in the UN Security Council chamber. It depicts a phoenix rising from its ashes, as a symbol of the world being rebuilt after the Second World War. .
Photo: UN Photo/DN.

Norway’s permanent place in the Security Council

Norway doesn’t have a permanent seat in the UN’s Security Council. The Security Council Chamber’s chairs and other interiors, however, are all Norwegian. Read more