I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate.
Terrorism and organized crime remains one of the most complex and challenging global issues of our time. Our ability to respond to and comprehensively address those issues is growing deeper and becoming more difficult. Terrorism transc…
My delegation wishes to congratulate France and Germany for the successful
joint presidency of the Security Council for the months of March and April. It is an example of how collaborative partnerships can help to strengthen multilateralism. I would also like to note with appreciation the positive …
At the outset, I would like to express my Government’s condemnation of the terrorist bomb attacks in Sri Lanka last Sunday, which killed more than 350 innocent people and injured many more. The Maldives, as one of the closest neighbours of Sri Lanka, will always stand shoulder to shoulder with the G…
I wish to thank the Dominican Republic, which holds the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January, for convening this important debate. I would also like to thank the eminent experts for providing us with valuable insights in their briefings this morning. Let me also take this oppo…
My delegation wishes to thank the Dominican Republic for convening today’s open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the newly elected members of the Council — Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Germa…
The natural form of human culture is peace, not war. For every one of us to live a normal life, we have to communicate with other human beings with love and compassion. Governments, individuals, civil-society organizations and international organizations, including the United Nations system, can wor…
My delegation welcomes the reports of the Secretary-General (A/73/68 and A/73/368) submitted under this agenda item, as well as the two draft resolutions (A/73/L.35 and A/73/L.41), which represent important developments related to oceans and the law of the sea. We also thank Singapore and Norway for…
The Maldives is encouraged to see the positive steps that Afghanistan is taking towards peace and development, despite terrorist attacks and the continued threat of such attacks. The Government and the people of Maldives support and share the vision of a prosperous Afghanistan that is Afghan-led and…
The Maldives is proud to have co-sponsored draft resolution A/73/L.36, entitled “Sports as an enabler of sustainable development”. As the draft resolution reiterates, sport has the extraordinary ability to unite peoples, overcome differences and promote equality, as well as to help maintain the phys…
The Middle East continues to capture the imagination of Maldivians, young and old alike, not because we are in the Middle East or even the immediate neighbourhood, but because we care about the suffering of so many innocent people who are being denied their right to life and basic human dignity, edu…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation for the convening of this important meeting on the question of Palestine, and to reiterate and renew our full support for and solidarity with Palestine and the Palestinian people.
It is now 71 years to the day since the General Assembly adopted i…
I wish to express my appreciation to you, Madam President, for convening this important debate on the question of the reform of the Security Council. I would like to thank the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Repres…
My delegation would like to congratulate Ms. Sima Sami Bahous, Permanent Representative of Jordan, and Mr. Michal Mlynár, Permanent Representative of Slovakia, on their appointment as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly at its seventy-third…
I wish to thank the Government of Bolivia for convening this important debate on the women and peace and security agenda.
No society can sustain peace or realize peace dividends unless women are involved in the making of decisions on peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction and rehabilitation…
I wish to convey my delegation’s congratulations to you, Madam President, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. Your election to preside over the Assembly represents the progress we are making towards gender equality, a momentum that we need to enhance a…
I wish to thank the United Kingdom, this month’s President of the Security Council, for convening today’s open debate on one of the most important instruments in the maintenance of international peace and security.
Mediation, as a tool for the pacific settlement of disputes, will be effective only …
I wish to thank Sweden for convening today’s open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. I also express my Government’s steadfast support to Security Council members and the Secretary-General for their relentless efforts in preparing the first written report…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), which represents 37 States Members of the United Nations.
I would like to thank Sweden, the President of the Council for the month of July, for convening today’s important debate on climate-related…
I wish to thank Sweden, this month’s presidency, for holding this open debate on children and armed conflict. The Maldives congratulates the Council on today’s adoption of resolution 2427 (2018), on children in armed conflict, which the Maldives was pleased to co-sponsor. The resolution provides a c…
I am honoured to speak on behalf of the States members of the Alliance of Small Island States. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
At the outset, we would like to thank the co-facilitators, Ambassadors Ib P…
