I would like to thank High Commissioner Türk and Special Rapporteur Salmón for their insightful briefings. We are particularly thankful to Mr. Kim for sharing his moving personal experiences, which are invaluable for our understanding of the situation.
Malta welcomes the holding of this important m…
I would like to thank President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings on the ongoing work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
We welcome the attention to carrying out future-planning activities and to moving forward with the transition. In that regar…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her informative briefing.
At the outset, we thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation for convening this important meeting. Malta continues to support regular discussions on this important file, as mandated by resolution 2118 (2013).
According to t…
I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abarry and President Da Piedade Veríssimo for their insightful remarks.
Central Africa holds the potential of immense social and economic growth. Good governance and reforms offer, among others, the key to that potential while fostering t…
We thank our colleagues from the United States for submitting resolution 2735 (2024), which complements the commendable diplomatic efforts of Egypt, Qatar and the United States towards achieving a comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza.
Malta voted in favour of the resolution as the crisis remains untenab…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Msuya for her important briefing.
For more than two years, the Russian Federation has been persisting in its war of aggression against Ukraine. The scale of the humanitarian consequences caused by this war is hard to comprehend. It has displaced millions, many o…
I would first like to congratulate the Republic of Korea for assuming the presidency for the month of June. It can count on Malta’s support. I would also like to thank Mozambique for its stewardship of the presidency last month. I thank Ms. Peyró Llopis, Acting Special Adviser and Head of the United…
I, too, thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his informative briefing.
Malta strongly condemns yet another attempt to launch a military satellite by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Any launch using ballistic missile technology is a grave violation of multiple unanimously adopted …
As this is our last working day this month, I wish you take the opportunity to congrat ulate you, Mr. President, on your skilful steering of the presidency. Our thanks go out to you and your team for the work done this month.
France and Malta, as co-penholders, are honoured to present this draft r…
I would like to begin by expressing our deep appreciation for the efforts of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its dedicated partners, which continue to operate under increasingly challenging global conditions.
The numbers speak for themselves. Today more t…
Let me begin by thanking Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings. On this occasion, Malta also sincerely thanks Mr. Griffiths for his exceptional leadership and principled approach to humanitarian action. It has been a guiding light for us in these times of g…
I too thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
Malta expresses its grave concern about the crisis that continues to unfold. We reaffirm our call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire.
Malta reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of the 7 October Hamas terror attacks on Israeli ci…
I begin by thanking Mozambique for organizing this debate. I also thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo, UN-Women Executive Director Bahous, Assistant Secretary-General Paullier Olivera and Ms. Diouf for their briefings and insights.
As we navigate the complexities of maintaining international pea…
Malta welcomes the adoption of resolution 2730 (2024). Over the past two months, Switzerland engaged with the members of the Security Council with great diligence and transparency,
endeavouring to produce a resolution that would enhance the protection of humanitarian personnel, United Nations staff…
I begin by thanking Mozambique for convening this open debate on such an important issue. I also thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for sharing their valuable insights.
As the world grapples with significant challenges such as climate change, rising authoritarianism, gender inequality, vi…
I would like to begin by thanking Mozambique for organizing today’s open debate on this very important topic. I also thank Under- Secretary-General Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya, President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Mr…
Malta voted against draft resolution S/2024/383, which failed to include the views of many Council members. We did so on substance and even more so on procedural grounds.
With regard to the draft text, while it is largely based on draft resolution S/2024/302, presented by Japan and the United State…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu and Ms. Kimberley for their briefings.
I offer our condolences to the people and the Government of Iran, as well as to the families of all the victims of the helicopter crash on Sunday.
Ukraine is facing an ever-intensifying brutal onslaught by Russia, which h…
I too thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and Director Edem Wosornu of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their briefings.
I want to begin by reiterating Malta’s condemnation of the terrorist attacks on 7 October and Hamas’s continued holding of hostages. We reiterate …
I thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for sharing her insights with us. We commend the contribution of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) under her leadership to peace and security in Iraq, and we wish her the best in her future role. I also welcome the representative…
