Norway mission to the UN
- Stéphanie Fillion
- • January 4, 2022
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Norway holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council in the country’s 2021-2022 term only once — in January — so it is aiming to make the best of this moment. “We have to make sure to put our…
- Categories: Gender Violence, Peace and Security, Security Council Presidency
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • April 27, 2021
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Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund of Norway double-billed her government and the United Nations for moving expenses, according to a new report from The Norwegian Business Daily (Dagens Naeringsliv/DN). Lund was the first woman force commander for the UN, holding…
- Categories: Middle East, Security Council, UN Careers
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- Dulcie Leimbach  and Barbara Crossette
- • October 29, 2020
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Terje Rod-Larsen, the president of the prestigious International Peace Institute since 2005, resigned Thursday, according to a statement released by the Manhattan-based think tank on Oct. 29, 2020. Rod-Larsen is a renowned Norwegian diplomat, politician and former United Nations…
- Categories: Security Council, UN Diplomats
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • May 4, 2020
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CHICOUTIMI, Canada — The Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, Marc-André Blanchard, told a Canadian newspaper in March “now is not the time to campaign for a Security Council seat,” as world diplomacy is being disrupted by the coronavirus…
- Categories: Covid-19, General Assembly, Security Council
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- Sonah Lee-Lassiter
- • July 9, 2019
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Moments after entering the Norwegian consulate and mission to the United Nations in New York, you may be surprised to hear a hum of varying tones. It’s the sound of a hanging textile piece that a Norwegian artist, Pearla…
- Categories: Climate Change, UN Diplomats
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