Over the past few weeks, together with other members of the Security Council, we engaged with the co-penholders in a constructive dialogue and in the spirit of openness and compromise. We are pleased that those discussions led to a text that could be adopted by consensus today, and we thank the Unit…
I offer my thanks to the United Arab Emirates for convening today’s important open debate. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, His Excellency President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón and Ms. Kadry for their insightful observations.
We remain firm in our belief that climate change is an exist…
I also thank President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings on the ongoing work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals to bring perpetrators of atrocities committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia to justice. We applaud their leadership and commitmen…
I thank His Excellency Minister Khalifa Shaheen Almarar and express my sincere thanks to the Under-Secretary-General, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States and Ms. Omnia El Omrani for their briefings. I also acknowledge the participation of the Egyptian Permanent Representative in our m…
At the outset, I want to thank Special Adviser Ritscher for presenting the report (see S/2023/367) of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) and his briefing this morning. Malta welcomes the progres…
I too thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for his sobering briefing.
Malta is seriously concerned about the latest developments and strongly condemns the attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam. This is another attack against Ukrainian civilian critical infrastructure, and yet ano…
I would like to thank Mr. Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Da Piedade Veríssimo, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), and Ms. Tamoifo for their insightful remarks.
At the outset, allow me to express Malta’s regret that …
Malta welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2685 (2023), which extends the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission (UNITAMS) for six months. Malta expresses its gratitude to the penholder country for its extensive efforts in bridging and leading the members of …
Malta strongly condemns the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s attempted launch of a military satellite that occurred on
Wednesday, 31 May. Those latest developments show that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continues to develop and improve its ballistic missile capabilities in open …
I too thank Director General Grossi for his briefing. As we just heard, the situation regarding nuclear safety and security in Ukraine continues to be of great concern. Since February 2022, the world has watched with worry as Russia has occupied Zaporizhzhya, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, as…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen, Deputy Director Mudawi and Ms. Aveline for their remarks today. Their testimonies are a sobering reminder of the attention that we must continue to pay to Syria.
As we just heard from our briefers, the depth and scale of humanitarian needs all over Syria are barely w…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, African Union (AU) Commissioner Adeoye and Ms. Tadesse for their insightful briefings.
As the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers approaches, we pay tribute to all those who have served and continue to serve, working resolutely towards the maint…
I would like to thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing and Ms. Hary for her insightful remarks and recommendations.
At the outset, in the wake of the recent hostilities, we commend the Egyptian authorities for brokering a ceasefire and returning the situation to relative calm. Those …
I would like to join others in thanking Special Representative Perthes, Commissioner Adeoye and Executive Secretary Gebeyehu for their briefings.
In the wake of the outbreak of the clashes in Khartoum on 15 April, we reiterate our call on both the parties to cease hostilities without preconditions …
I thank the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Ebo, for his briefing and acknowledge the participation of the Permanent Representative of Ukraine in our meeting today.
Today’s meeting was requested by the Russian Federation to condemn the increasing supply of weapons to …
I thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for her detailed briefing and Ms. Latif for bringing her important perspectives and valuable insights to the table. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Iraq to this meeting.
Malta is encouraged by the Government of Iraq’s commitment to bu…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Director Wosornu and Ms. Yasmeen Al-Eryani for their briefings today.
Malta is encouraged to hear that Yemen is continuing to experience the longest period of relative calm since the beginning of the war, with critical aspects of the truce continuing to hold, despit…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Pobee, Mr. Tiaré and Ms. Diouf for their informative briefings.
Malta believes that a stable, consistent and viable regional response, backed by international support, is urgently required as part of the solution to the terrorism and violent extremism that has g…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for his sobering briefing and for the work that he and his team are doing on the ground.
The humanitarian situation in Ukraine has continued to deteriorate since the last time the Council discussed it (see S/PV.9286). In the past 15 months, the number of p…
Let me start by thanking Prosecutor Khan for the report and his insightful briefing this morning. I reiterate Malta’s strong support for the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and for the Prosecutor’s tireless efforts in pursuing justice for victims of the most horrific crimes in differe…
