Other Statements

Voluntary Contributions to UNRWA

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:10:07 GMT

– Norway remains a strong supporter of UNRWA, and will maintain its voluntary contribution of NOK 150 million to the general budget for 2009, said Counsellor Jonas Jølle in a statment to the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

LGBT-Rights

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:10:08 GMT

- With this statement I am convinced we’ll be better equipped to impress upon those who do not wish to discuss LGBT issues at all, that the time has come to face these questions head-on, said Ambassador Morten Wetland at a seminar on the rights of sexual minorities at the Norwegian Mission to the UN.

PBC Burundi Configuration

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:09:59 GMT

Norwegian Statement on The Peacebuilding Commission Burundi Configuration by Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, Ambassador Arild Øyen.

Contributes 42 million USD to CERF

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:11:27 GMT

On the High-level Conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund Norway annunced that it will contribution will be NOK 300 million – approximately 42 million US dollars – in 2009.

From Coherent Policy to Coordinated Practice: Are We Delivering Coherently in Afghanistan?

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:08:42 GMT

Introductory remarks by Mr Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the International Conference on Afghanistan in Oslo, 18 November 2008.

Norway and its Perspectives on United Nations Peacebuilding

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:10:34 GMT

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.

Ten Years With the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:10:38 GMT

"Today, regretfully, we need the work of human rights defenders more than ever", said the Norwegian Ambassador Morten Wetland when he talked about the UN Human Rights Defenders Declaration.

Sustained Management Reforms

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:08:23 GMT

"The final aim of our discussions should be to reach towards a common understanding on management reform and on the need to enhance our efforts to achieve sustained management reforms in the organization," said Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson of Iceland on behalf of the Nordic countries at the General Assembly informal thematic debate "Toward a Common Understanding on Management Reform".

Encouraged to Deliver as One

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:09:17 GMT

Statement made by H. E. Ambassador Johan L. Løvald in the Informal Meeting of the United Nations Member States on System-wide Coherence New York, Thursday 7 February, 2008.

Financing for Development

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:11:45 GMT

Illicit capital flows, gender equality, debt and ODA are of high priority for Norway in the preparatory process for the Doha conference this fall.

Reducing Disaster Risks in a Changing Climate

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:09:45 GMT

Statment by Political Adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arvinn Eikeland Gadgil in ECOSOC Chamber, 29 September 2008

Continued and Active Support for Burundi

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:11:04 GMT

"We must never forget the many small and sometimes important steps that are constantly being made towards consolidation of peace," said Special Envoy for Burundi and the Great Lakes Region, Ambassador Mr. Arild Øyen at the First Biennual Review Meeting for the implementation of the Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding In Burundi 23 June 2008.

Global Food and Energy Crisis

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:10:21 GMT

"Climate change is perhaps the greatest threat to food security", stated ambassador Mona Juul during the Meeting on the global food and energy crisis in the General Assembly on 18 July.

BMS3 : International Instrument on Marking and Tracing

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:10:44 GMT

"The ITI is an important milestone in our fight against the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons", stated Mr. Nicholas Marsh on behalf of Norway on July 17th.

Norwegian statement during the Humanitarian Affairs Segment in the Economic and Social Council

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:11:36 GMT

"We welcome the Secretary-General’s decision to set up a High Level Task Force on Global Food Security. We are looking forward to the presentation of the Comprehensive Framework for Action", Susan Eckey stated on July 15th.

BMS3: The participation of civil society

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:11:33 GMT

"There is valuable experience from other arms control and humanitarian fora and other processes where the dialogue and cooperation between states, international organisations and civil society enrich discussions and bring the substance forward", stated first secretary Ingunn Vatne on July 16th.

BMS3: Norwegian statement on Illicit Brokering.

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:10:14 GMT

"States should ensure that they have the necessary laws to bring to justice any of their citizens involved in the violation of UN arms embargoes", stated Norwegian First Secretary Ingunn Vatne on July 15th.

BMS3: Norwegian statement on International Cooperation and Assistance

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:10:15 GMT

"International and regional cooperation, and national capacity building, is essential to prevent the diversion of illicit SALW", stated Norway on 14 July.

BMS3: Norwegian statement on stockpile management and surplus disposal

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:12:04 GMT

Norway stated 15 July that "Improvement in management capacity, in the existence of adequate marking and record-keeping and tracing systems, in surveillance and handling procedures, in physical security measures can greatly reduce the risk both of accidents that can be disastrous not only for those in charge of stockpiles, but also for civilians in the area; and the risk of theft and thus uncontrolled proliferation on illicit weapons".

Countering Effects of Global Food Crisis

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:10:31 GMT

"A response which comes too late and brings too little may have grave consequences, even in the long run," said Ambassador Mr. Johan L. Løvald in a statement at the ECOSOC Special meeting on the global food crisis 21 May 2008.