{"id":48990,"date":"2022-01-05T13:57:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T12:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/?p=48990"},"modified":"2022-01-11T13:55:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T12:55:21","slug":"norway-assumes-presidency-of-the-security-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/norway-assumes-presidency-of-the-security-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway assumes presidency of the Security Council"},"content":{"rendered":"
Norway holds the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council in January.\u00a0 2022. In presenting its programme the Norwegian Foreign minister Anniken Huitfeldt said Norway is ready to shoulder its responsibility and lead the Security Council in January.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe will focus in particular on the role of women in promoting peace, the protection of civilians and on peace mediation efforts, and will follow up a number of complex country-specific situations such as Afghanistan, Syria and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,\u2019 \u00a0Huitfeldt said.<\/p>\n The Foreign Minister added that Norway would seek to gain support for Norwegian interests and values, and work to find common solutions through dialogue and cooperation with other Council members.<\/p>\nCivil society invited<\/strong><\/h3>\n