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So this is the fundamental question: Are we facing a future security environment in which nuclear weapons will persist, or even expand, or one in which their role is steadily and foreseeable diminishing?
So this is the fundamental question: Are we facing a future security environment in which nuclear weapons will persist, or even expand, or one in which their role is steadily and foreseeable diminishing?
I believe that in seizing this moment of opportunity, we should be guided by four principles:
I believe that in seizing this moment of opportunity, we should be guided by four principles:
The first principle is that we begin taking concrete steps to sustain our vision and build momentum behind it.
The first principle is that we begin taking concrete steps to sustain our vision and build momentum behind it.
This principle has been referred to in the “base camp” and “vantage point” discussions over these last two days.
This principle has been referred to in the “base camp” and “vantage point” discussions over these last two days.
While the content might be contested, the principle should not.
While the content might be contested, the principle should not.
In order to begin addressing the thorniest questions about a world free of nuclear weapons, we need to demonstrate that we can muster the trust and cooperation to address more intermediate obstacles.
In order to begin addressing the thorniest questions about a world free of nuclear weapons, we need to demonstrate that we can muster the trust and cooperation to address more intermediate obstacles.
Even small demonstrations of our willingness to move forward towards abolition could make many of the intermediate obstacles more surmountable.
Even small demonstrations of our willingness to move forward towards abolition could make many of the intermediate obstacles more surmountable.
The general terrain of a “base camp” or “vantage point” has been clear for some years now: significant cuts in nuclear arsenals, probably in proportion to current holdings; reducing the role of nuclear weapons in doctrines and in operational status; ratifying the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty and reaching agreement on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT); and making good on the commitments made in 1995 and 2000.
The general terrain of a “base camp” or “vantage point” has been clear for some years now: significant cuts in nuclear arsenals, probably in proportion to current holdings; reducing the role of nuclear weapons in doctrines and in operational status; ratifying the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty and reaching agreement on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT); and making good on the commitments made in 1995 and 2000.
I note that several of these elements were covered in President Obama’s address in Prague and I warmly welcome this.
I note that several of these elements were covered in President Obama’s address in Prague and I warmly welcome this.
A second principle is this: although a prime responsibility for moving forward resides with the two states that own 95% of the warheads – Russia and the United States – achieving a world free of nuclear weapons must be a joint enterprise among all states, nuclear-weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states alike.
A second principle is this: although a prime responsibility for moving forward resides with the two states that own 95% of the warheads – Russia and the United States – achieving a world free of nuclear weapons must be a joint enterprise among all states, nuclear-weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states alike.
It is only by advancing non-proliferation and disarmament together, and by working together on reliable verification tools and collective security arrangements, that our vision will be achievable.
It is only by advancing non-proliferation and disarmament together, and by working together on reliable verification tools and collective security arrangements, that our vision will be achievable.
Non-nuclear weapon states, for instance, should cooperate with nuclear weapon states to develop the technology needed for verifying disarmament.
Non-nuclear weapon states, for instance, should cooperate with nuclear weapon states to develop the technology needed for verifying disarmament.
In this spirit, Norway has established a partnership with the United Kingdom and Vertic.
In this spirit, Norway has established a partnership with the United Kingdom and Vertic.
The aim is to develop systems by which we can verify that actual disarmament takes place, while at the same time protecting sensitive information.
The aim is to develop systems by which we can verify that actual disarmament takes place, while at the same time protecting sensitive information.
We – non-nuclear weapon states, in particular – must engage in an earnest, even soul-searching, discussion about the future of security guarantees and alliances in a world with far fewer, and even zero, nuclear weapons.
We – non-nuclear weapon states, in particular – must engage in an earnest, even soul-searching, discussion about the future of security guarantees and alliances in a world with far fewer, and even zero, nuclear weapons.
Within NATO, Norway and Germany have initiated a new discussion on enhancing the Alliance’s role regarding non-proliferation and disarmament.
Within NATO, Norway and Germany have initiated a new discussion on enhancing the Alliance’s role regarding non-proliferation and disarmament.
That ambition was confirmed in the NATO Summit declaration last Saturday.
That ambition was confirmed in the NATO Summit declaration last Saturday.
Now, we have a solid platform to move forward.
Now, we have a solid platform to move forward.
Non-nuclear weapon states can also make a crucial contribution by supporting and sustaining a water-tight non-proliferation regime.
Non-nuclear weapon states can also make a crucial contribution by supporting and sustaining a water-tight non-proliferation regime.
We must close existing loopholes and empower the IAEA.
We must close existing loopholes and empower the IAEA.
The establishment of regional nuclear-weapons-free zones is another important contribution by non-nuclear weapons states to achieving the zero option.
The establishment of regional nuclear-weapons-free zones is another important contribution by non-nuclear weapons states to achieving the zero option.
The entry into force of the African zone is imminent.
The entry into force of the African zone is imminent.
Norway is financially supporting a project by a South African institute to secure the last accessions needed for the Treaty of Pelindaba to enter into force.
Norway is financially supporting a project by a South African institute to secure the last accessions needed for the Treaty of Pelindaba to enter into force.
Establishing this nuclear-weapons-free zone would be an important deliverable to the NPT Review Conference.
Establishing this nuclear-weapons-free zone would be an important deliverable to the NPT Review Conference.
As the third principle, we must try to uphold two key elements of effective multilateral cooperation: non-discrimination and transparency.
As the third principle, we must try to uphold two key elements of effective multilateral cooperation: non-discrimination and transparency.
Nuclear weapons impose, above all, collective dangers.
Nuclear weapons impose, above all, collective dangers.
We must confront proliferation with unity and resolve, no matter where it occurs.
We must confront proliferation with unity and resolve, no matter where it occurs.
We must demonstrate that our motivation to enforce the rules of the game is principled, not prejudiced.
We must demonstrate that our motivation to enforce the rules of the game is principled, not prejudiced.
We must move forward with disarmament agreements that include all states.
We must move forward with disarmament agreements that include all states.
We should acknowledge that nuclear fuel assurances will succeed only on the basis of a non-discriminatory approach that recognises rights to peaceful use and energy security, qualified only by even-handed rules of responsibility and verification.
We should acknowledge that nuclear fuel assurances will succeed only on the basis of a non-discriminatory approach that recognises rights to peaceful use and energy security, qualified only by even-handed rules of responsibility and verification.
Norway recognises the right of peaceful use of nuclear energy according to Article IV of the NPT, while at the same time underlining the safety aspect.
Norway recognises the right of peaceful use of nuclear energy according to Article IV of the NPT, while at the same time underlining the safety aspect.
Transparency, meanwhile, is required from both nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states as a means of building the vital elements of trust and confidence.
Transparency, meanwhile, is required from both nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states as a means of building the vital elements of trust and confidence.
Adoption of the IAEA Additional Protocol is essential.
Adoption of the IAEA Additional Protocol is essential.
Nuclear weapon states must demonstrate enhanced transparency on their holdings of nuclear weapons, fissile material, operational status and doctrines.
Nuclear weapon states must demonstrate enhanced transparency on their holdings of nuclear weapons, fissile material, operational status and doctrines.
To be sure, in the long term, the challenges to transparency could eventually grow as reductions in nuclear arsenals grow deeper.
To be sure, in the long term, the challenges to transparency could eventually grow as reductions in nuclear arsenals grow deeper.
But in the short term, transparency is indispensable.
But in the short term, transparency is indispensable.
Finally, as a fourth principle, achieving the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons will demand committed leadership at the highest level.
Finally, as a fourth principle, achieving the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons will demand committed leadership at the highest level.
Prerequisites for reaching the goal of nuclear abolition are courage, determination and competence.
Prerequisites for reaching the goal of nuclear abolition are courage, determination and competence.
Only with these qualities can we drive the process of transformation and change the course of history.
Only with these qualities can we drive the process of transformation and change the course of history.
The discussions at this conference have revealed that getting to a “base camp” or “vantage point”, let alone nuclear abolition, will require a fundamental re-thinking of our international security architecture.
The discussions at this conference have revealed that getting to a “base camp” or “vantage point”, let alone nuclear abolition, will require a fundamental re-thinking of our international security architecture.
Such an enterprise demands the personal commitment of national leaders.
Such an enterprise demands the personal commitment of national leaders.
National leaders will have to engage with all key domestic stakeholders, ranging from defence establishments to energy companies to the scientific community.
National leaders will have to engage with all key domestic stakeholders, ranging from defence establishments to energy companies to the scientific community.
Above all, direct engagement with the public will be critical.
Above all, direct engagement with the public will be critical.
Altering entrenched assumptions, creating new priorities, and marshalling the combined energy of Governments and civil society will require extraordinary courage and conviction on the part of national leaders.
Altering entrenched assumptions, creating new priorities, and marshalling the combined energy of Governments and civil society will require extraordinary courage and conviction on the part of national leaders.
This can only be sustained by broad public support for a world free of nuclear weapons.
This can only be sustained by broad public support for a world free of nuclear weapons.
I hope that these four principles can inform our preparations for the 2010 Review Conference, and our ascent far beyond it as well.
I hope that these four principles can inform our preparations for the 2010 Review Conference, and our ascent far beyond it as well.
I look forward to our discussion.
I look forward to our discussion.
2009 Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference
Utenriksministerens tale på nedrustingskonferanse
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows that we cannot achieve climate targets just by reducing emissions.
Den siste rapporten fra FNs klimapanel viser at vi ikke kan nå klimamål gjennom å bare redusere utslippene.
Trees sequester carbon.
Trær binder karbon.
For this reason, through Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative, Norway has worked since 2008 to stop the deforestation of rainforests, which are one of the world's largest carbon depositories.
Derfor har Norge gjennom den norske klima- og skogsatsingen siden 2008 arbeidet for å stanse avskogingen av regnskogen, som er et av verdens største karbonlagre.
This could also create jobs and develop local industry,” Sundtoft says.
Dette vil samtidig skape arbeidsplasser og lokal næringsutvikling, sier Sundtoft.
Here, large forest areas have disappeared over the last decades.
Her har enorme områder med skog blitt avskoget de siste tretti årene.
Sundtoft emphasizes that restoration will be important in the way developing countries plan land use.
Sundtoft legger vekt på at restaurering blir viktig i måten utviklingsland planlegger arealbruk framover.
The world cannot afford to allow degraded and damaged areas to remain unused,” Sundtoft says.
Vi har ikke råd til å la forringete og ødelagte områder stå ubrukt, sier Sundtoft.
Partnerships will be set up with large and internationally renowned environmental organizations such as The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Resources Institute (WRI).
Samarbeidet inngås med store og internasjonalt anerkjente miljøorganisasjoner som The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) og World Resources Institute(WRI).
• Forests are carbon depositories: Growing forests absorb and bind CO2, which is stored in the trees, leaves, roots and soil.
• Skog er karbonlagre: Skog som vokser tar til seg og binder CO2, som den så lagrer i trærne, blader, røtter, og i jorden.
• In parts of these areas it is possible to implement large scale forest restoration, expand agriculture and agroforestry, or plant new forest.
• På deler av dette området er det mulig med storskala restaurering av skog, utvidelse av jordbruk, kombinert småskala jord- og skogbruk, eller planting av ny skog.
Norway is providing an additional NOK 15 million to support efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak.
Norge øker støtten til bekjempelse av ebola-utbruddet med 15 millioner kroner.
‘The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa is cause for great concern.
- Utbruddet av ebolavirus-sykdom i Vest-Afrika er svært urovekkende.
‘We know that Ebola has a fatality rate of between 50 and 90 %.
- Ebola-viruset har en dødelighet på mellom 50 og 90 prosent.
Additional resources must be mobilised rapidly to bring the outbreak under control.
Det trengs omgående mer ressurser til å styrke tiltakene for å få utbruddet under kontroll.
National authorities, the UN and other international organisations all have an important role to play here,’ said Mr Brende.
Her spiller både myndigheter, FN og andre internasjonale organisasjoner en sentral rolle, sier Brende.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is following the situation closely through its embassies in Accra in Ghana and Abuja in Nigeria.
Utenriksdepartementet følger situasjonen tett via våre ambassader i regionen; Accra i Ghana og Abuja i Nigeria.
The Norwegian health authorities are also monitoring the situation closely.
Norske helsemyndigheter følger situasjonen nøye.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health is providing information and advice on its website.
Folkehelseinstituttet har oppdaterte råd og informasjon til publikum på sine hjemmesider.
Norway increases its support to the African Development Bank
Norge øker støtten til Afrikabanken
Norway participated in the replenishment negotiations for the African Development Fund, which were concluded in London in December.
Norge deltok i Afrikafondets forhandlinger om påfylling som ble avsluttet i London i desember.
The fund will total approximately USD 8.9 billion for the period 2008–2010.
I perioden 2008-2010 vil fondet utgjøre nærmere 8,9 milliarder USD.
“The result of the negotiations shows the great trust that we donors have in the African Development Bank and its president, Donald Kaberuka.
- Resultatet av forhandlingene viser den store tilliten vi givere har til Afrikabanken og dens president Donald Kaberuka.
The African Development Fund plays an important role in the fight against poverty.
Afrikafondet spiller en viktig rolle i kampen mot fattigdom.
These are monies which will benefit poor countries in Africa in the form of soft loans, grants and arrear clearance,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim.
Dette er midler som kommer fattige land i Afrika til gode i form av myke lån, gavebistand og gjeldsettergivelse, sier miljø- og utviklingsminister Erik Solheim.
There is agreement that the African Development Bank is to concentrate its efforts to secure better results on areas in which it has particular expertise.
Det er enighet om at Afrikabanken skal konsentrere sin innsats om å sikre bedre resultater innen områder hvor den har særlig forutsetning for å bidra.
The main focus will be on infrastructure (primarily water, energy and transport), support for good governance and regional integration.
Hovedsatsingen vil være innen infrastruktur med hovedvekt på vann, energi og transport, støtte til godt styresett og regional integrasjon.
The African Development Bank will also increase its efforts in fragile states, including post-conflict countries, with major reconstruction needs.
I tillegg vil Afrikabanken øke sin innsats i såkalte sårbare stater, post-konflikt land, som har store behov for gjenoppbygging.
It is now the largest donor, followed by France and Germany.
Landet blir dermed den største giveren, etterfulgt av Frankrike og Tyskland.
- For Norges Bank as an investor, ethics is a central part of corporate governance and the exercise of ownership rights.
- Etikk er en sentral del av Norges Banks eierstyring og utøvelse av aktivt eierskap.
Hence, it is important to debate thoroughly and broadly how we can best utilise the overlap between ethics, corporate responsibility, and good returns.
Det er derfor viktig for oss å ha en grundig og bred debatt om hvordan vi best kan nyttiggjøre oss overlappingen mellom etikk, samfunnsansvar og avkastning.
- Exclusion of companies based on ethical criteria is a difficult task.
- Uttrekk av selskaper basert på etiske prinsipper er en krevende oppgave.
Input from research institutions, NGOs, journalists, government officials and other stakeholders is essential to us.
Innspill og samarbeid med forskningsinstitusjoner, NGOer, journalister, myndigheter og andre interessenter er essensielt for oss.
See the web cast from the conference
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Ethics Revised:
Etikkonferansen:
Excellences, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends [of Europe],
Excellences, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends [of Europe],
Europe Day brings us back 67 years ago.
Europe Day brings us back 67 years ago.
To Robert Schuman, the "father of Europe", as he declared that "Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan.
To Robert Schuman, the "father of Europe", as he declared that "Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan.
It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity."
It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity."
Today's conference title could have been stolen from Schuman, who certainly knew turbulence and its consequences.
Today's conference title could have been stolen from Schuman, who certainly knew turbulence and its consequences.
And at the same time he understood the need for concrete measures and actual cooperation in rebuilding Europe and creating solidarity that keeps conflict at distance.
And at the same time he understood the need for concrete measures and actual cooperation in rebuilding Europe and creating solidarity that keeps conflict at distance.
It is easy to take peace and prosperity in Europe for granted.
It is easy to take peace and prosperity in Europe for granted.
However, not very long ago, the situation was altogether different.
However, not very long ago, the situation was altogether different.
Europe was the continent where the most extreme ideologies of the 20th century were formed and played out, and where the most brutal wars were fought.
Europe was the continent where the most extreme ideologies of the 20th century were formed and played out, and where the most brutal wars were fought.
But a new era began in the post-war period.
But a new era began in the post-war period.
On the ruins of the old Europe, a completely new Europe was built.
On the ruins of the old Europe, a completely new Europe was built.
A safe, stable and prosperous Europe.
A safe, stable and prosperous Europe.
A Europe where battlefields were replaced by markets.
A Europe where battlefields were replaced by markets.
A Europe where we can now trade, travel, study, work and find partners across national borders.
A Europe where we can now trade, travel, study, work and find partners across national borders.
For which the EU rightfully received the Nobel Peace Prize.
For which the EU rightfully received the Nobel Peace Prize.
A community of shared values that defends and further develops international law, and that promotes democracy, human rights, gender equality and the rule of law.
A community of shared values that defends and further develops international law, and that promotes democracy, human rights, gender equality and the rule of law.
We must hold on to these achievements.
We must hold on to these achievements.
They are our strongest assets as we navigate in the new security landscape that has emerged in and around Europe the last few years.
They are our strongest assets as we navigate in the new security landscape that has emerged in and around Europe the last few years.
To the south of Europe, we face a belt of instability.
To the south of Europe, we face a belt of instability.
Weak governance and porous borders have enabled terrorist groups and organised criminal networks to operate more or less freely.
Weak governance and porous borders have enabled terrorist groups and organised criminal networks to operate more or less freely.
In the east, we see a more assertive Russia.
In the east, we see a more assertive Russia.
In 2014, for the first time since the Second World War, a European country annexed parts of another European country.
In 2014, for the first time since the Second World War, a European country annexed parts of another European country.
This was dramatic.
This was dramatic.
Such violations of international law shake the very foundations of the international architecture we have built up since 1945.
Such violations of international law shake the very foundations of the international architecture we have built up since 1945.
In our own societies, we struggle with violent extremism and terrorism.
In our own societies, we struggle with violent extremism and terrorism.
We are also increasingly confronted with the threat of hybrid warfare and cyber attacks.
We are also increasingly confronted with the threat of hybrid warfare and cyber attacks.
And on top of these challenges, radical parties in several European countries promote isolationist and protectionist policies that only serve to undermine our ability to take collective action.
And on top of these challenges, radical parties in several European countries promote isolationist and protectionist policies that only serve to undermine our ability to take collective action.