Today is a special day for Malta. As we celebrate the fifty-sixth anniversary of our independence and the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, Malta has also become the forty- fifth State to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. On this important occasion, I am
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We can describe today’s world in many ways — interdependent, aware and diverse. Yet it is also polluted, isolationist and unequal. We have never been so close together and yet so far apart. We are living in an era when individuals are at the centre of the decision-making process and yet the decisio…
In 2005, we all agreed that something must be done in order to protect populations from genocide, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity and war crimes. However, despite that commitment, thousands of people are still victims of atrocities committed by their own Governments, the very same Governme…
I would like to thank the German presidency for holding this annual open debate on sexual violence in conflict. I also thank the Secretary-General for his annual report (S/2019/280).
Malta fully supports the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
I would also like to take this …
It is an honour for me, in my capacity as Rapporteur of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to present to the General Assembly the annual report of the Committee, contained in document A/73/35. The report covers developments relating to the question of …
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s meeting. Malta would like to express its appreciation to the outgoing Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, the Permanent Representatives of the United Arab Emirates an…
First and foremost, I would like to thank the Bolivian presidency of the Security Council for organizing today’s open debate on women and peace and security, and for giving due importance to this dimension of peace and security. We are pleased to participate at this important debate today and look f…
This summer we lost a great man, Kofi Annan. He stood for the need for Member States to be united in our approach if we wish to achieve the goals of the United Nations. That is why I am here addressing the General Assembly today, because I believe that global problems require global solutions. Advoc…
It is a privilege to have the opportunity to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela here with everyone today. We are paying tribute not only to a person, but also to the values that he embodied, that is, reconciliation over revenge, cooperation over conflict and hope over hate. It is…
First and foremost, I would like to join others in thanking the Swedish presidency of the Council for organizing today’s open debate and placing a spotlight on this issue. The protection of children must remain one of our top priorities if we want to have lasting peace and achieve the Sustainable De…
I wish to thank the delegation of Peru, in its capacity as the President of the Security Council, for convening today’s open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. I also wish to join others in thanking the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Proce…
Malta aligns itself with the statement delivered yesterday on behalf of the European Union (see A/72/PV.83). We would like to add a few elements in our national capacity.
Despite the fact that most countries enjoy peace and prosperity, we cannot ignore the sobering reality that a number of regions …
It is indeed a very opportune moment, during this plenary meeting, for my delegation to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the concept introduced by Malta of the seabed as the common heritage of mankind.
Fifty years ago, Malta’s first Permanent Representative, Mr. Arvid Pardo, delivered a memo…
Malta aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group. I would like to add the following remarks in my national capacity.
We would also like to join others in thanking you, Mr. President, for initiating this debate, and …
There can be no peace while poverty, especially extreme poverty, exists. Peace is not just about the absence of war or conflict. Rather, is is about managing and addressing climate change, migration and food and water insecurity. The instrument of the United Nations that weaves sustainable peace tog…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its 28 member States.
The European Union would like to thank the co-facilitators for all their work on resolution 71/287. We participated in the three rounds of informal negotiations and we recognize the difficulty of reaching consensus…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania; the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina; as wel…
Allow me to join my colleagues in expressing my country’s deepest gratitude and appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his sterling work.
This seventy-first session of the General Assembly is marked primarily by the high-level meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrant…
The burden of morbidity caused by HIV/AIDS remains high. Malta believes that the suffering and long-term costs brought on by HIV/ AIDS, both for health care and for society as a whole, can be offset by greater investment in prevention and control measures. The effects of HIV infection and AIDS remai…
