Committee Meetings

UNHCR on the Right Track

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:05:47 GMT

“Norway supports a strong and efficient UNHCR. We are convinced that the organisation is now, after some tough decisions and internal processes, firmly on the right track”, Councellor Unni Rambøll stated in a Third Committee discussion following the report of The High Commissioner for Refugees.

UNRWA a Safety Net

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:07:39 GMT

“Two years after the Israeli disengagement from Gaza we are faced with a social and economic situation which is rapidly deteriorating”, Councellor Jonas Jølle stated in a Fourth Committee debate on UNRWA.

Ready for Darfur

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:04:36 GMT

“The forthcoming operation will bring UN peacekeeping efforts to an all-time high”, Ambassador Mona Juul stated to the Fourth Committee. She further reminded the audience Norwegian engineers are prepared to pack their bags and assist in the operation.

Time to put Plans into Action

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:06:13 GMT

-We have the knowledge and the means to reduce poverty and create sustainable development in the least developed countries (LDC). Now, the LDC governments and development partners alike, need the will to put plans into action, Ambassador Mona Juul stated in UNs Second Committee.

The Robbery of Public Assets

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:06:45 GMT

“Theft of public assets from developing countries is indeed a huge problem and we need to build strong international partnerships to stop these crimes,” Councellor Elisabeth Drøyer stated in a Second Committee debate on corruption.

We Live Way Beyond Our Means

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:05:32 GMT

“The challenge is to find new, low-carbon growth models that allow countries to grow and prosper, without repeating the mistakes and the unsustainable growth paths followed in the industrial world”, Minister Councellor Ola Brevik stated in a Second Committee meeting on sustainable development.

Proposed Budget for 2008-2009

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:04:48 GMT

“The UN must also adjust in order to meet the demands for an efficient and coherently operating UN in the 21st century”, ambassador Johan L. Lovald stated to the Fifth Committee, before he further emphasised the need to strenghten or reform parts of the Secretariat. The speech was held after the Proposed Programme Budget for the Biennium 2008-2009 was presented by the Secretary General.

The Rule of Law in Plain Words

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:06:58 GMT

Topics of current interest and a steering away of poorly-defined broad topics will help keep the discussion on the Rule of Law in the same forum, Councellor Åsmund Eriksen asserted in a Sixth Committee meeting.

Urges Flexibility in Disarmament Conference

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:05:12 GMT

“No one can deny that the situation in the Conference on Disarmament is unsustainable. We have been grappling with a programme of work for too many years”, said First Secretary Ingunn Vatne in the thematic debate on disarmament machinery in the First Committee.

Ensuring the Rights of Indigenous People

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:07:19 GMT

“Rights of indigenous people worldwide are placed high on the agenda – now it is up to us to move forward and make the commitments a reality, said Finlands Minister councellor to the UN, Erik Lundberg, on behalf of the Nordic countries in a statement to the Third Committee.

Diplomatic Protection

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:05:16 GMT

Sixth Committee: The following statement on Diplomatic Protection was made by Norway on behalf of the Nordic countries.

Transboundary Harm from Hazardous Activity

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:05:30 GMT

Adviser Inger Holten of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made the following statement in Sixth Committee, on behalf of the Nordic cuntries; Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Finland and Norway.

”UN Needs to Deliver Better”

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:04:30 GMT

“Our common objective is to enable the UN system to respond more effectively to countries’ demands and to deliver better, Ambassador Mona Juul said in a statement to the 2nd Committee, on operational activities for development of the UN system.

Gender Equality: Need for Real Results

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:04:59 GMT

“The UN needs a new and more dynamic gender equality architecture”, said Ambassador for womens rights and gender equality, Guro Katharina Vikør, in her statement to Third Committee.

First Priority: Reducing Nuclear Dangers

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:06:38 GMT

“If we are to reduce nuclear dangers, we must accept that reducing these dangers entails responsibilities for all states”, Director General Kåre Aas at Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in UN’s First Committee this week.

Fifth Committee. Agenda Item 128, Administration of Justice

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:05:22 GMT

"The issue before us is an important part of the ongoing reform process and important for the future of the organization. The flaws of the current system have been known for a long time and it is long overdue to correct the problems. Let us not for any financial consideration settle for something less than adequate from the point of view of justice" said Ms. Trine Heimerback, 2nd Secretary, on the issue of reform of the UNs Administration of Justice system in a meeting in the 5th Committee

6th Committee: Norwegian statement on the Administration of Justice in the UN system.

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:06:32 GMT

"Norway supports improving the internal system of administration of justice to provide adequate safeguards and due process so as to ensure accountability of staff members" said Ms. Mari Skåre, Counsellor, in a 6th Committe meeting on the Administration of Justice in the UN system.

Peacekeeping

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:06:55 GMT

Statement to the Fourth Committee on the Comprehensive Review of the Whole Question of Peacekeeping Operations in All Their Aspects. Delivered by Ambassador Johan Løvald, Permanent Representative to the UN, on 21 October 2005:

UNRWA

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:07:01 GMT

Statement delivered on 1 November 2005 by Deputy Permanent Representative Mona Juul to the Fourth Committee on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East: