At the outset, I would like to express our delegation’s profound indignation at the senseless attack in Manchester which killed at least 22 innocent people, including an 8-year-old child. We also condemn strongly the recent attacks that caused casualties in Jakarta and Marawi. Our thoughts and praye…
We wish to express our appreciation to the Uruguayan presidency for convening this timely meeting. It is reflective of the commitment of the delegation of Uruguay to this important issue. We also wish to thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, Acting Special Representative of the Sec…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s debate. I also thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his in-depth briefing and assessment.
My delegation associates itself with the statements delivered earlier by the representatives of Venezuela …
Just a couple of days ago, at least 70 people, including 11 children, were killed in an attack in Idlib, Syria. Chemical weapons were reportedly used in the cowardly attack there. Malaysia condemns the use of chemical weapons in the strongest terms and calls for a swift investigation to ensure perpe…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 54 States members of the Asia-Pacific Group of States as Chair for the month of March.
At the outset, we would like to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s special meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery…
On behalf of my Permanent Representative, who is on an official visit to Geneva, I have the honour to speak for the States members of the
Group of Asia-Pacific States in Malaysia’s capacity as the Group’s Chair for the month of March.
At the outset, we would like to thank the President of the Gene…
On behalf of my Permanent Representative, who is on an official trip to Geneva, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 54 States members of the Group of Asia-Pacific States, of which Malaysia is Chair for the month of March 2017.
We are gathered here today to pay tribute to Ambassador Vitaly C…
At the outset, I wish, on behalf of the Government of Malaysia, to extend our deepest condolences to the Government and the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation, as well as to the family of Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, on his sudden passing. Our Mission had the opportunity to work closely with …
I wish to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s open debate, and I join earlier speakers in congratulating you on your delegation’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also wish to thank the briefers for their briefings and insights on today’s issue.
Malaysia stan…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening and presiding over today’s meeting. I am also grateful to Mr. Mladenov for his briefing and frank assessments.
My delegation associates itself with the statements to be delivered by the representatives of Venezuela and Uzbekistan on behalf of the Moveme…
My delegation joins others in commending Sweden for convening this
important debate in such a timely fashion. It offers an important and early opportunity for Member States to engage with Secretary-General Guterres in his areas of priority, namely, conflict prevention and sustaining peace. In that …
About two weeks ago, in the midst of a difficult setting, the Security Council managed to find convergence and unanimity to endorse the evacuation operation out of eastern Aleppo (resolution 2328 (2016)). As a result of the Council’s action, the swift deployment of United Nations personnel to overse…
Today, after decades of paralysis in the Council on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Council has finally exercised its legal, political and moral responsibility to take effective action to reverse the negative trends that are threatening peace and the two-State solution. With the historic adopt…
Just a week ago, we all were here in the Council Chamber, having just unanimously adopted resolution 2327 (2016). The unanimous adoption of that resolution demonstrated the Council’s strong support for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and our resolve on South Sudan. They were tedious negoti…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting at such short notice. Malaysia, together with New Zealand, Senegal and Venezuela as sponsors of draft resolution S/2016/1100, on the issue of illegal Israeli settlements, have called for this meeting to put the draft to a vote. As representatives of vario…
I wish once again to warmly welcome the President of the Government of Spain to the Security Council and to express to him my
appreciation for his presiding earlier over our meeting today. His presence here today is a clear indication of the importance that Spain attaches to this issue. The focus o…
I join other Security Council members in thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this discussion on Afghanistan. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto, Ambassador Van Bohemen and Mr. Yury Fedotov for their briefings. I also welcome and thank the Permanent Represent…
I thank you, Mr. President, for providing this opportunity for the outgoing Security Council members to reflect on our work in leading the Council’s subsidiary bodies over the past two years. Malaysia has had the honour of chairing the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict as…
Malaysia welcomes the adoption of resolution 2327 (2016) today. We thank the United States for its efforts and Council members for their constructive engagement, which have contributed to bridging the gaps and achieving a more agreeable resolution. Malaysia supports resolution 2327 (2016) as
the Un…
My delegation is grateful to His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his presence and briefing today. We thank him for his frank assessment and strong message, and we appreciate his untiring efforts to facilitate peace in the Middle East, specifically on the Palestinian question. I also ack…
