Plenary Meetings

"The Peacebuilding Commission, together with the Peacebuilding Support Office and the Peacebuilding Fund, has the potential to be a powerful tool to meet the challenges in a more coordinated and comprehensive manner," Ambassador Løvald said in a plenary meeting on the progress achieved in the work of the  Peacebuilding Commission. Read more

"The Nordic countries have put sexual and reproductive health and rights at the center of our international development cooperation. We encourage all partners to do the same, and we expect the United Nations to be a leader in these efforts," said Mr. Anders Lidén Ambassador of Sweden on behalf of the Nordic Countries at the Thematic Debate on the Millennium Development Goals 2 April 2008. Read more

"Norway welcomes the publication of UN Peacekeeping Operations: Principles and Guidelines , also known as the “capstone doctrine”. In a time of great demand and rapid changes, there is a particular need for these commonly agreed principles and guidelines," said Ambassador Ms. Mona Juul in a statement to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. Read more

"The economic independence of Norwegian women is at the heart of our gender equality policy. Both men and women should be able to combine paid work and family life. This has been a major factor in Norway’s economic success," Ambassador Mona Juul said in a statement to the Commission on the Status of Women.   Read more

"The Norwegian government is ready to play its part, and has therefore decided to cut the global emissions equivalent to 100 percent of our own emissions within 2030," Ambassador Mona Juul stated in the Informal thematic debate Addressing climate change: the United Nations and the World at Work. Read more