Other Statements

Statement by H.E. Mr. Johan L. Løvald Ambassador Permanent Representative New York, 27 April 2004   Mr. Chairman, Allow me first to congratulate you upon assuming this important function. Let me also take this opportunity to thank the chairmen of the two previous sessions of the Preparatory Committee. Norway associated itself with the EU-statement that Ambassador Ryan made yesterday. I will therefore limit myself to a few complementary remarks. We have a lot of hard work ahead of us. Since the 2000 Review Conference the NPT has come under growing pressure. This Preparatory Committee

    Statement by Mr. Petter F. Wille Deputy Director General Ministry of Foreign Affairs New York, 14 May 2004    Mr. Chairman, Human rights is an important area for the Permanent Forum, not only because human rights is one of the mandate areas, but also because several of the other parts of the mandate have important human rights aspects. This is also reflected in the Forum`s report from its last session. In addition to the recommendations specifically relating to human rights, several other recommendations under the sections ”indigenous children and youth”, ”environm

Statement by Mr. Anders J.H. Eira State Secretary Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development New York, 13 May 2004. Mr. Chair, We welcome this opportunity to discuss culture, which is an important part of the mandate of the Permanent Forum. Democracy, pluralism and decentralisation in cultural life are key elements in Norway’s cultural policy. One of the aims of our cultural policy is to promote cultural identity in a multicultural society. Special attention is given to the Sami culture. In order to promote stronger Sami influence and greater decision-making authority in matters...

Statement by  Mr. Olav Kjørven Deputy Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs New York, 29 April 2004. RELEASING THE ENERGY OF ENTREPRENEURS AND PARTNERSHIPS   Mr. Chairman, We, as the international community, have established ambitious targets for alleviating the plight of the poor through the MDGs. If we are to stand a chance of succeeding we must learn from our past mistakes and shortcomings. This is in fact a key reason for putting today’s topic on the agenda. According to the Water Supply and Sanitation Council (WSSCC), we must trust local communities, their organisations, and thos

Statement by H.E. Ms. Hilde F. Johnson Minister of International Development Ministry of Foreign Affairs New York, 28 April 2004.   Creating an Enabling Environment Poverty is the greatest enemy in our world today. Poverty forces people to live in squalor. Poverty prevents people from gaining access to clean water and sanitation, from fulfilling their most basic needs. Poverty steals people’s health, limits people’s choices, takes away people’s dreams. We are here today because we know something must be done. Between us we have the will and the means to fight poverty, to provide sanitatio

Statement by Ms. Thorhild Widvey Deputy Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs New York, 23 April 2004     Mr. Chairman, In the overview document for this session of the CSD, the Secretary General reports that progress towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals on sustainable development has primarily been made in terms of process. As regards real, measurable outcomes, the results have been - at best – very mixed. We share the impatience with the slow pace of progress expressed by the Chair, the European Union, the Group of 77 and other speakers in this debate. This review

Statement by  Mr. Helge Brunborg  Statistics Norway  New York, 23 March 2004.  Statement by Norway  CPD 37th Session 22-26 March 2004    AGENDA ITEM 4: General debate on national experience in the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development Let me start my intervention by noting the UNFPA and DESA questionnaires distributed to member states in connection with the ten-year review of ICPD. Regular reviews of how policies are implemented in the various countries are useful tools. My delegation is c

Statement by H.E. Mr. Johan L. Løvald  Ambassador  Permanent Representativ  New York, 22 March 2004.   THE COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT, 37TH SESSION 22-26 MARCH 2004 AGENDA ITEM 3: Follow-up actions to the recommendations of the International Conference on Population and Development Mr President, Let me congratulate you and the other members of the Bureau on your election. My delegation looks forwards to co-operating with you to make the CPD’s 37th Session a success. I would like to thank the Secretariat for the preparatory work carried out for the Session, and

Statement by   H.E. Ms. Laila Dåvøy Minister,   Ministry of Children and Family Affairs,  New York, 3 March 2004     “Enhancing women’s participation in electoral processes in post-conflict countries” Side-event Wednesday 3 March 2004 Ladies and gentlemen, Norway is very pleased to be co-sponsoring this side-event together with the Inter-Parliamentary Union. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Angela King and her dedicated staff for helping us prepare for this event. I would also like to say how happy I am to be on the same podium as a member of parl

  Statement by  H.E. Ms. Laila Dåvøy  Minister,   Ministry of Children and Family Affairs  New York, 3 March 2004            Madam Chair, fellow delegates, It is a great pleasure to be here to address this assembly. Gender equality should not mean giving less priority to men, but means new possibilities for them to live a different life from the traditional one. If we are to achieve real equality, men must participate in these efforts. The Commission’s decision to address this issue is therefore a timely one. Let me give you one