I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for their briefings.
This week marks one year since near-daily exchanges of fire commenced across the Blue Line, in which far too many lives have been lost, uprooted and
devastated. Civilians on both sides of the Blue Lin…
I would like to thank Ms. Lisa Doughten, from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Commissioner-General Lazzarini, from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), for their briefings.
Today’s meeting marks a grim milestone for …
I too thank Deputy Special Representative Koury and the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya. I also welcome the permanent representative of Libya to this meeting.
Malta is encouraged by the ongoing progress towards resolving the institutional cris…
I thank Special Envoy Xia for his briefing, and Ms. Ntambwe for the moving testimony that she shared with us today. I also welcome the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the representatives of Rwanda and Angola in this meeting.
The Great La…
Malta confirms that all attacks against critical civilian and energy infrastructure, be it in the Baltic Sea, Ukraine or anywhere else, are condemnable. Let us be clear: we are concerned about the acts of sabotage against the Nord Stream pipelines, which threatened energy security in Europe and resu…
I thank Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Swan, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Mr. Souef, and Ms. Elman for their briefings. I also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia to the Chamber.
Malta welcomes the…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Onanga-Anyanga, Ambassador Mohammed and Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for their briefings.
As we reconvene after last week’s Summit of the Future, we find ourselves at the right juncture to collectively commit to deepening strategic and in…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to thank the Slovenian delegation for its leadership in steering our work in September. I also thank the Secretary- General for his remarks. I reiterate our continued and unwavering s…
I begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita, Ms. Nzale-Kove and Ambassador Michael Imran Kanu in his capacity as chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo for their briefings.
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Malta welcomes today’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2751 (2024), which renews the mandate of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti. We thank the co-penholders — Ecuador and the United States — for their tireless efforts over the past weeks. This Mission must be the lifeline that th…
I thank the briefers for their remarks.
The Mediterranean continues to serve as a perilous migration route. Although, as outlined in the Secretary- General’s most recent report (S/2024/642), the overall number of migrants and refugees crossing, dying and going missing in the Mediterranean has decre…
When we gathered at this time last year, little could we have predicted that, just a couple of weeks later, our world would be plunged into even greater turmoil by the despicable attacks of 7 October. In the 12 months since, we have seen continued loss of life and a humanitarian emergency on such a …
I too thank the Secretary- General for his briefing.
From the start of this conflict, Malta’s call has been consistent, unequivocal and clear: only a permanent and immediate ceasefire in Gaza will provide the necessary environment for de-escalation. We therefore remain gravely alarmed about the sit…
The situation in Lebanon is quickly approaching a dangerous and devastating tipping point. As noted by the Secretary-General, the country is on the brink. Time is running out for us to protect the millions of lives that will be impacted across the Middle East and beyond if the situation continues to…
I thank you, Mr. President, and the Slovenian presidency for organizing this important and open debate. There can be no more important thing for the Security Council than to restate and reaffirm both the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the need for every Member State…
I would like to begin by thanking the Slovenian presidency for convening today’s meeting and the Secretary-General for his important briefing and sobering remarks. I also welcome the participation of President Zelenskyy.
Malta remains gravely concerned about the security and humanitarian situation …
I will begin with four overarching ideas.
The first is that global challenges require global solutions. We gather at this Summit for a common purpose — to make the world a better place for present and future generations. Together, there is nothing we cannot achieve.
The second is that to create a …
I thank Ms. DiCarlo and Mr. Türk for their briefings. I welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lebanon and acknowledge the participation of the Permanent Representatives of Syria, Iran and Israel.
The Council is meeting today against the backdrop of what it has warned about for…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Rajasingham for their briefings today.
Malta is deeply concerned by the escalating violence in the region. Shelling and attacks in the north-west and north-east and continued Israeli air strikes across Syria are adding to an already unstable and precariou…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing and Ms. Helen Clark for her important statement.
Today we are discussing the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016), which states unequivocally that Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory constitute a flagrant…
