Speeches by Espen Barth Eide

We are living in times of rapid change. Global and regional dynamics are transforming global governance. A changing world will inevitably change the United N...

Leadership is about making choices. It is about the ability to make the right decision at the right moment and to have the stamina to deliver accordingly. It i...

Since we last met here, major changes have swept through the world. We have been witnessing the Arab Spring. People are standing up against authoritarian rul...

President, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Our United Nations was born as the Second World War ended. Shattered by the experiences of two devastating wars...

I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session, and I convey my Government’s full support ...