I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s meeting to discuss the 2021 annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/76/2). We also thank the Permanent Representative of Albania, in his capacity as President of the Security Council for the month of June, f…
Malta proudly joins today’s vote as a member of the core group promoting resolution 76/262, entitled “Standing mandate for the General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council”. Malta is honoured to have formed part of the core group, led by Liechtenstein, since the origin of this…
I begin by thanking the United Kingdom for organizing this open debate and today’s briefers for enriching the discussion with their personal experiences and insights.
Malta aligns itself with the statements to be delivered on behalf of the European Union; the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Se…
At the outset, we echo the words of appreciation expressed by many countries for the work of Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law …
I begin by thanking the United Arab Emirates for having convened today’s open debate. Malta aligns itself with the statements to be delivered on behalf of the European Union and of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, and would like to make a few additional remarks in its national capa…
Malta aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the European Union in its capacity as observer and would like to highlight a number of elements in its national capacity.
Malta reiterates its unwavering support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of …
I begin by thanking Norway for having organized today’s open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Maurer for their invaluable insights and the civil-society briefer for sharing her experience.
Malta aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the European Union and would like …
Malta thanks the delegation of Norway for holding today’s open debate on the theme “Protecting participation: addressing violence targeting women in peace and security processes”. We welcome the momentum created in the area of women and peace and security over the past months and reiterate the impor…
I have the pleasure and honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement of the Honourable Owen Bonnici, Malta’s Minister of Equality, Research and Innovation, who will address the Assembly today on behalf of my country.
A pre-recorded video statement was shown in the General Assembly Hall (see annex…
Malta thanks Mexico for organizing this open debate, focusing on the impact of the diversion and trafficking of arms, which continue to represent a major concern for the maintenance of international peace and security.
The illicit flow and diversion of small arms and light weapons (SALW) continue t…
I begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council and the President of the International
Court of Justice for sharing their valuable thoughts and ins…
I thank the President for convening today’s important debate on further advancing Security Council reform. Malta aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group (see A/76/PV.33), and would like to add the following obse…
I begin by congratulating Mexico on assuming the presidency of the Security Council, and by thanking the Mexican delegation for organizing today’s open debate on exclusion, inequality and conflict.
Discussing the root causes of conflict and their impacts on peace and security is of fundamental impo…
I have the honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by Mr. Robert Abela, Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta, in the general debate of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session.
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting at such a pivotal time for the issue of reform of the Security Council. I would first like to express Malta’s gratitude for your leadership during this historic seventy-fifth session. We would also like to convey our appreciation for the ster…
Malta aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as observer (see A/75/PV.67), and would like to add some remarks in its national capacity.
Malta is gravely concerned about the serious escalation of violence in the occupied Palest…
Malta fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as observer (see A/75/PV.64) and would like to add some remarks in its national capacity.
This debate provides us with an opportune moment to recall our collective commitment made at …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States.
This year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a conflict that brought about unspeakable misery and suffering and created an
unprecedented number of victims all over the globe…
Allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this significant debate, which comes at a unique time in the 75-year history of the United Nations — one shaped by a pandemic and ongoing socioeconomic challenges, but also one that has kept the membership engaged in the same constructive spirit o…
Malta aligns itself with the statements delivered earlier today by the observer of the European Union and by the representative of Liechtenstein on behalf of the core group.
In my national capacity, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate. I also want to take this opp…