I also thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing.
As we have stated before, Malta deplores Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We recall that the General Assembly condemned the organization by the Russian Federation of illegal so-called…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Director Wosornu for their comprehensive briefings.
Malta continues to be gravely concerned about the dire and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen, which has caused years-long untold suffering for the Yemeni people. The humanitarian response plan for 20…
I begin by thanking Japan for organizing this important meeting and for bringing a focus on women and peace and security. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Ambassador França Danese, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, as well as Professor Williams and Ms. Bhagwan Rolls, …
I too welcome Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European
Union (EU), to today’s meeting and thank him for sharing his thoughts and insights with us.
Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations remains a cornerstone of the Organization’s w…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten for her briefing today. We take this opportunity to reaffirm our support to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and t…
I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari and Ms. Doughten for their important briefings. And I welcome the participation of the Ukrainian Permanent Representative in our meeting today.
On 6 March, the official delegations of Ukraine and Greece, headed by the President of Ukraine and the Prim…
I thank the Secretary-General for his sobering briefing.
After nearly a year of conflict, the Sudan has become home to the largest displacement crisis globally, with 7.6 million people — including 3.5 million children — displaced. In 2024, a staggering 24.8 million people require humanitarian assi…
I thank Special Representative Otunbayeva and Ms. Gailani for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Afghanistan in this meeting today.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) plays a vital role in addressing the many challenges in Afghanista…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix for his briefing. We also welcome the representative of South Sudan to this meeting.
South Sudan will soon reach a pivotal moment, with the country envisaged to hold elections in less than nine months. Malta supports all ongoing efforts towards maintaining t…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 10 elected members of the Security Council (E10), namely, Algeria, Ecuador, Guyana, Japan, Mozambique, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland and my own country, Malta.
I begin by extending our thanks and appreciation to Algeria for it…
I too thank Director Ebo for his informative briefing. At the outset, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council. You, Sir, can count on our full support during this time. We also thank Guyana for steering the work of the Council in a very effective and smooth manne…
I also thank the representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme for their important briefings.
As has been made clear, Gaza continues to endure devastating food insecurity. Nearly 6…
I too thank Mr. Pedersen and Mr. Griffiths for their important remarks.
Malta remains deeply concerned about the multitude of protracted and ever-deteriorating political and humanitarian crises across Syria. As the fourteenth year of this conflict approaches, the regional tensions and the danger of…
Malta aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union (see A/78/PV.57), and I would like to make some additional remarks in my national capacity.
Ten years ago, in February 2014, Russia began its aggression against Ukraine with the illegal annexation of Crimea and S…
I thank the Secretary- General for his briefing.
We have convened to mark two years since the Russian Federation launched its unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. This war and its continuation is an affront to the Charter of the United Nations, the work of the Security Coun…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Mr. Lockyear from Médecins sans frontières for their frank briefings. My condolences go to Mr. Lockyear for the loss of lives of his colleagues.
Too many humanitarian and United Nations workers have perished in this conflict so far. I also thank him for hi…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Rugwabiza for her comprehensive briefing.
At the outset, we also pay tribute to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) peacekeepers who were recently killed or injured on …
Malta also thanks Algeria for its measured and constructive approach as penholder throughout the negotiations.
Malta voted in favour of this draft resolution (S/2024/173), and we unequivocally reiterate our call
for a permanent ceasefire. It is therefore regrettable that the use of the veto preven…
I thank Special Representative Keita for her comprehensive briefing. I also thank France for calling for today’s meeting, in the light of the escalating conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Malta condemns the offensive by the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23), as well as any external…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Laing and African Union Special Representative El-Amine Souef for their briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Somalia to this meeting.
We commend Somalia for recent positive developments, including its admission to the East…
