Malta aligns itself with the statements to be delivered, respectively, on behalf of the European Union and the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, and would like to add some reflections in its national capacity.
We thank the Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations for convening…
Malta expresses its condolences on the passing of President Carter, a true peacemaker who contributed tirelessly to international peace and security and tried to make the world a better place. Malta also thanks Assistant Secretary-General Khiari and Mr. Knights for their briefings.
Malta remains de…
Malta thanks the United Kingdom very much for its extensive efforts as penholder on this process.
The resolution that we have just adopted (resolution 2767 (2024)) authorizes the new African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), for an initial period of 12 months, alongside a…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Over the past two years as an elected member of the Council, we have heard countless briefings and testimonies from the ground on the dire humanitarian situation in Ukraine following Russia’s decision to
invade its sovereign neighbour. After …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Simão, and Ms. Addae-Mensah for their comprehensive briefings. Malta expresses its appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Simão and his team for supporting West Africa and the Sahel in harnessing its potential.…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution S/2024/922 on children and armed conflict, which focuses on enhancing sustainable child protection capacity, including during United Nations peace operation transitions.
I would like to begin by thanking all Security Council members for their construc…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this high- level briefing on the Sudan. I also thank Ms. Wosornu and the other briefers for their valuable insights.
For 20 months, hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have unleashed dev…
I begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening and presiding over today’s high-level briefing on this highly topical issue. I also thank the briefers for their valuable insights.
The responsible development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) require clear principles and international go…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Mr. Leff for their comprehensive yet worrisome briefings.
We joined the call for this meeting because we are deeply concerned about the growing military cooperation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with the Russian Federation, including in
s…
I begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Khiari, Ms. Efron and Mr. Levy for their briefings.
Today we meet to discuss the latest report of the Secretary-General on resolution 2334 (2016). That resolution underscores that Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory are in violation of intern…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen, Emergency Relief Coordinator Fletcher, Ms. al-Kateab and Mr. Jamous for their updates today.
After nearly 14 years of brutal conflict, which culminated in the collapse of the Al-Assad regime, the Syrian people can finally hope again. Malta extends its h…
I shall now deliver a statement in my national capacity.
I begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ambassador Lambrinidis for their briefings.
We welcome the Secretary-General’s eighteenth report (S/2024/896) on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) and the Joint Commission’s …
I thank Ms. Doughten for her sobering briefing.
During the past four weeks, we have continued to witness a steady and increasing escalation in Russia’s illegal war of aggression in Ukraine. The list of escalatory measures is deeply concerning. It includes the launching of several missile and drone …
I too thank Deputy Special Representative Koury, Mr. Omar and Ambassador Yamazaki of Japan, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya, for their briefings. Since this is Ambassador Yamazaki’s final briefing, I would like to take the opp…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abarry and Ms. Nlate for their briefings today.
We convene today after notable achievements in the Central African region. The adoption of the presidential statement on the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) last month (…
I thank Special Representative Otunbayeva and Under-Secretary-General Fletcher for their insightful briefings. I thank Ambassador Montalvo Sosa for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Mahboob for sharing her own personal experience and her insights with us today.
Since the Taliban’s return to power in K…
I too would like to thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Fletcher for their briefings. I also welcome Under-Secretary-
General Fletcher to the Council. I also would like to thank Mr. Al-Omeisy for his testimony and for sharing his personal experience with us today.
It has been…
I thank Judge Gatti Santana and Chief Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings and for all their work. I welcome the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Rwanda and Serbia to this meeting.
Malta reaffirms its unwavering support for the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tr…
I would like to thank Ms. Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, and Ms. Passy Mubalama for their insightful briefings. I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the representatives of Rwanda and Angola to this meeting.
As we address th…
I too thank Special Representative Al Hassan for his informative briefing and Ms. Edwar for the insights shared with us today.
Malta commends the ongoing work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in its support of peace, stability and development in Iraq, particularly at this t…
