Malta voted in favour of draft resolution S/2023/773, submitted by Brazil. Malta has also abstained on the two amendments proposed by the Russian Federation, contained in documents S/2023/775 and S/2023/776. Although we have no issue with the substance, we saw no reason to alter a well-crafted resol…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this emergency meeting. I also thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for their sobering briefings.
All words fall short when it comes to describing the horror that befell the Al Ahli Hospital and the people of Gaza yest…
I want to thank President Gatti Santana for the report (see A/78/257) and her briefing on the ongoing work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) to bring perpetrators to justice for atrocities committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.
Malta aligns itself with t…
I thank Special Envoy Huang Xia, Executive Secretary Caholo and Ms. Malimukono for their briefings. I also welcome the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to today’s meeting.
In echoing the observations contained in the Secretary-General’s latest report (S/2023/730), w…
Malta abstained in the voting on the draft resolution (S/2023/772). The text proposed by the Russian Federation left out important elements that also need to be recognized and addressed by the Council. While fully cognizant of the dire need for humanitarian relief to reach the people of Gaza without…
I thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing. I also thank the Permanent Representative of Japan for his briefing in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya. I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Liby…
I thank Deputy High Representative Ebo for his informative briefing, and Mr. Nixon for sharing his views.
Our position on the dangers and long-term impact that uncontrolled flows of weapons have on regional peace is consistent and long-standing. Our position on the protection of civilians in armed …
I thank the briefers for their insightful remarks.
Malta firmly believes that robust partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations are indispensable to effective multilateralism. We commend the ongoing United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership in working synergistically on …
I thank Special Representative Ruiz Massieu, Deputy Permanent Representative Hrvatinić of Croatia, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, and Mr. Botero García for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Leyva Durán of Colombia.
Malta commends the Go…
I join others in thanking Special Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Ms. Dhefaf Al-Jarahi for their briefings. I too welcome the representative of Iraq and express our deepest condolences to the people of Iraq in the wake of the tragic fire on 26 September.
Malta is encouraged by the Gov…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings.
Last Thursday, we witnessed yet again the tragic consequences of Russia’s senseless, illegal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. This time, the Russian Federation struck a café in Hroza,…
Since this is the Security Council’s first formal meeting of the month of October, I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council and thanking Albania for the sterling work it carried out in the month of September. We welcome the participation i…
We remain concerned about the continued precarious journeys of refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants. Those journeys are often facilitated by human traffickers and smugglers. Draft resolution S/2023/708, which the Council will be voting on, is intended to send a strong message to all those who…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for her briefing and for the work that she and her team are doing. I thank Ms. Modi for her remarks. I am also grateful to the Permanent
Representative of Gabon in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution…
I thank the Director of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office in New York and the Director of the International Organization for Migration Office to the United Nations for their briefings.
Before speaking about my own region, I should recall that several countries in Africa are f…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Wosornu for their briefings before the Security Council today. I also thank Ms. Jarbawi for sharing her experience and valuable insights.
The humanitarian situation in Syria remains one of gravest in the world, with conditions for millions of people conti…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for presenting the twenty-seventh report
of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) and briefing us on recent developments.
Unfortunately, the lack of progress is deeply worrisome. Negative trends, which erode any prospects for a…
Malta reiterates its strong condemnation of the possible act of sabotage targeting the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that occurred in September 2022. Such acts pose a serious threat to energy security and regional stability. Our position against any form of disruption to critical energy infrastructu…
I thank Special Representative Otunbayeva, Executive Director Bahous and Ms. Bennoune for their briefings.
More than two years have passed since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Regrettably, the initial reassurances they provided to the international community have not been adhered to. Instead,…
It is indeed a privilege to once again be addressing the General Assembly on behalf of the people of Malta.
As I was preparing my remarks, I was reminded of those timeless lines by the poet John Donne: “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main…
