Thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s important discussion, and I thank the Special Adviser on Africa to the Secretary-General, the African Union High Representative for the Silencing the Guns Initiative, and the Personal Envoy of the Secretary- General for Mozambique for their insightfu…
I too thank Special Representative Keita for her detailed briefing today. I also welcome the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi to today’s meeting.
The recent visit of the Security Council to the Democratic Republic of the Congo was a tangible sign of our co…
At the outset I thank you, Mr. President, and your country, Mozambique, for organizing today’s important high-level debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and the President of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) for his insightful remarks.
It is undeniable that te…
Malta once again reiterates its deep concern about the damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in September 2022 and condemns any attack on critical infrastructure. Such acts are dangerous and irresponsible, not least in the context of a global energy crisis. We listened to the information prese…
I begin by thanking Special Envoy Pedersen and Mr. Talahma for their sobering remarks. On this special day, we also wish all Muslims communities around the world Ramadan Kareem and Ramadan Mubarak.
The devastating consequences of the earthquake continue to reverberate in Syria. Six weeks later, we …
I thank Ambassador Pérez Loose for his briefing, and I congratulate him on his appointment as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). As a newly elected Vice-Chair of the Committee, Ambassador Pérez Loose can count on Malta’s full support.
Malta places great value on …
I begin by thanking Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
A little over a month ago, the Security Council adopted presidential statement S/PRST/2023/1, the first such product since 2016, which underlined, among its key points, opposition to unilateral measures that impede peace, condemne…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča for another important briefing. I welcome the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to this meeting.
Over the past week, we have witnessed a series of deeply concerning ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. On…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for his briefing.
More than one year has passed since Russia launched its aggression against Ukraine. That gross violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law has led to yet another man-made humanitarian catastrophe. Today, the war t…
Malta welcomes the adoption of resolutions 2678 (2023) and 2679 (2023), and we thank the co-penholders — Japan and the United Arab Emirates — for their efforts and constructive engagement.
Malta fully supports the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan to promote and protec…
At the outset, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Zouev and African Union Commissioner Bankole Adeoye for their briefings. I would also like to thank Mozambique for organizing today’s meeting on this important topic.
One of the primary purposes of the United Nations, as stated in its Charter, is t…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings today. I also extend our appreciation to Albania, in its capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014), for its report. I welcome the Permanent Representative of Yemen to thi…
I thank today’s briefers.
Today’s meeting is yet another attempt by the Russian Federation to divert the focus from the appalling events occurring in Ukraine and cynically try to justify the unjustifiable. Malta reiterates its condemnation, in the strongest possible terms, of the Russian Federation…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative Otunbayeva for her briefing. We also thank Mozambique for inviting Ms. Zubaida Akbar to brief us on the challenges, or rather the struggles and humiliations, with which women in Afghanistan have to contend on a daily basis. Her message on International…
I begin by thanking you, Madam President, for having convened this open debate to reflect on the challenges of and opportunities for accelerating the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. We also greatly appreciate the contributions of today’s briefers, and we thank them for enr…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for yet another insightful briefing.
Last month, the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the Coordinator of its Investigation and Identification Team briefed us on the third report of the Team, which concluded…
I would like to begin by congratulating Mozambique on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I thank Mr. Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and Mr. Talahma, Acting Director o…
Let me start by thanking Special Representative El-Ghassim Wane for his comprehensive briefing and Ms. Aminata Cheick Dicko for the tangible views expressed. I also acknowledge the presence of the Foreign Minister of Mali.
I express Malta’s condolences to Nigeria and Chad over the loss of lives and…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important open debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, as well as the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and Ms. Diago Ndiaye, for their insights and recommendations.
Millions of people continue to live i…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Deputy Director Mudawi for their remarks. As always, their updates are a pertinent reminder of the continued suffering endured by the Syrian people and the need for a political solution in line with resolution 2254 (2015).
As the Syrian conflict nears its thirteen…
