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MFA Norway

Norway for the UN Security Council 2021-2022

Norway is a candidate for a seat on the UN Security Council for the period 2021-2022. The election will take place in the UN General Assembly on 17 June 2020. Norway submitted its candidacy in 2007.

With a small country perspective, history of speaking with an independent voice and decade long experience in peace and mediation efforts, Norway wants to contribute to international peace and security through a seat on the Council. Watch Prime Minister Erna Solberg present Norway’s candidacy.