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 would like to thank Director Doughten and Ms. Howarth for their briefings.
As we just heard, the death and destruction toll are growing by the day. At least 10,800 civilians have been killed, including 600 children, and more than 20,000 civilians have been injured. In addition, the Ukraine humani…
I too thank Special Envoy Grundberg for his briefing and would like to take this opportunity to join colleagues in thanking Under- Secretary-General Griffiths for his service on the Yemeni file.
As we have heard again today, Yemen is still suffering a dire humanitarian crisis owing to protracted co…
We thank the United States, as penholder, for its tireless efforts to achieve consensus on the draft resolution (S/2024/255). We deeply regret the use of the veto to block the renewal of the mandate of the Panel of Experts of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (20…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his report.
Regrettably, each update on the implementation of this resolution depicts an even grimmer picture of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. The conflict in Gaza has had a catastrophic impact on civilians. Yesterday’s important ado…
At the outset I would like to express our condolences to the Russian Federation for the atrocious terrorist attack of last week. We condemn all terrorism in all its forms.
Malta was proud to co-pen the resolution we have just adopted (resolution 2728 (2024)), which calls for a ceasefire for the mon…
Malta thanks the United States for its efforts and consistent engagement on today’s draft resolution (S/2024/239). Malta voted in favour of the text, and we regret that the use of the veto has prevented its adoption. We believe it would have represented another important step in the right direction …
I thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their insightful briefings.
We thank Japan for holding this timely meeting. In the context of increased geopolitical tensions, the Security Council has an obligation to promote and strengthen nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, with the goal…
I too welcome Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European
Union (EU), to today’s meeting and thank him for sharing his thoughts and insights with us.
Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations remains a cornerstone of the Organization’s w…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten for her briefing today. We take this opportunity to reaffirm our support to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and t…
I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari and Ms. Doughten for their important briefings. And I welcome the participation of the Ukrainian Permanent Representative in our meeting today.
On 6 March, the official delegations of Ukraine and Greece, headed by the President of Ukraine and the Prim…
I thank Special Representative Otunbayeva and Ms. Gailani for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Afghanistan in this meeting today.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) plays a vital role in addressing the many challenges in Afghanista…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 10 elected members of the Security Council (E10), namely, Algeria, Ecuador, Guyana, Japan, Mozambique, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland and my own country, Malta.
I begin by extending our thanks and appreciation to Algeria for it…
I too thank Mr. Pedersen and Mr. Griffiths for their important remarks.
Malta remains deeply concerned about the multitude of protracted and ever-deteriorating political and humanitarian crises across Syria. As the fourteenth year of this conflict approaches, the regional tensions and the danger of…
I thank the Secretary- General for his briefing.
We have convened to mark two years since the Russian Federation launched its unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. This war and its continuation is an affront to the Charter of the United Nations, the work of the Security Coun…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Mr. Lockyear from Médecins sans frontières for their frank briefings. My condolences go to Mr. Lockyear for the loss of lives of his colleagues.
Too many humanitarian and United Nations workers have perished in this conflict so far. I also thank him for hi…
Malta also thanks Algeria for its measured and constructive approach as penholder throughout the negotiations.
Malta voted in favour of this draft resolution (S/2024/173), and we unequivocally reiterate our call
for a permanent ceasefire. It is therefore regrettable that the use of the veto preven…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Laing and African Union Special Representative El-Amine Souef for their briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Somalia to this meeting.
We commend Somalia for recent positive developments, including its admission to the East…
I thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing. I also welcome the briefing made by the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya and the participation of the Permanent Representative of Libya in today’s meeting.
Malta supports all efforts to se…
Malta thanks Guyana for organizing today’s timely debate and for putting a spotlight on the nexus between climate change and food insecurity. We also thank the briefers for their insights.
Malta aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Nauru on behalf of the Group o…
