I thank the Director of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office in New York and the Director of the International Organization for Migration Office to the United Nations for their briefings.
Before speaking about my own region, I should recall that several countries in Africa are f…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for presenting the twenty-seventh report
of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) and briefing us on recent developments.
Unfortunately, the lack of progress is deeply worrisome. Negative trends, which erode any prospects for a…
I thank Special Representative Otunbayeva, Executive Director Bahous and Ms. Bennoune for their briefings.
More than two years have passed since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Regrettably, the initial reassurances they provided to the international community have not been adhered to. Instead,…
I begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate on this important issue. I also thank Executive Director McCain, Mr. Cohen and Mr. Miebach for enriching our discussion with their thoughts and insights.
Global humanitarian needs driven primarily by conflict and climate cha…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her informative briefing and take note of Mr. Szamuely’s statement.
It is regrettable that the Russian Federation has once again called for a meeting to discuss the transfer of weapons from the West to Ukraine. This meeting, which is turning into a recurrin…
Malta aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
We would also like to join other members in expressing our sincere condolences and sympathy to both Morocco and Libya on the devastating loss of life following the earthquakes and flooding in those countries.
M…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča for his sobering briefing.
Two weeks ago, while commemorating Ukraine’s independence, we again deplored Russia’s relentless and ruthless aggression against Ukraine — a war of choice by Russia that is illegal and in defiance of everything the Organization s…
Allow me to thank you, Madam President, for organizing today’s important debate, and to wish you and your team every success during your presidency of the Security Council. Let me also thank the United Kingdom for presiding over the Council for the month of July. I thank today’s briefers for their p…
I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his insightful briefing.
This debate comes at a critical juncture. At this year’s midpoint, we are witnessing a situation of precarious escalations, high levels of violence and dangerous rhetoric, which are pushing us further away fr…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings.
Malta strongly condemns Russia’s unilateral decision to terminate the Black Sea Grain Initiative. We see that decision for what it is — yet another regrettable example of the politicization of humani…
Malta aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union and would like to add some additional remarks in its national capacity.
Today the lives of millions in Syria remain in jeopardy as the renewal of the humanitarian cross- border mechanism was blocked by Russia’s veto last week (s…
I thank the presidency of the United Kingdom for holding today’s briefing on this highly topical issue. I also thank the Secretary- General for enriching our discussion with his thoughts and insights.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the way we work, interact and live. Peaceful application…
Malta aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union (see A/77/ PV.88) and would like to make some additional remarks in its national capacity.
Today’s debate in the Assembly is taking place at a critical time for Ukraine, Europe and our international community. On 26 February we …
I will now deliver a statement in my national capacity.
I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ambassador Skoog for their briefings. We welcome the Secretary-General’s fifteenth report (S/2023/473) on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), as well as the Report of the Joint Commiss…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing, and the other briefers for their contributions.
Today’s meeting was requested by the Russian Federation to condemn the increasing supply of weapons to Ukraine. This is the sixth time that the Council is convened on this issue in an attempt to …
I too thank Mr. James Zogby for his remarks, as well as Special Coordinator Wennesland for his sobering briefing and his continued efforts to de-escalate the volatile situation on the ground.
In 2016, the Security Council adopted resolution 2334 (2016), which provides a clear road map towards peace…
I too thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her sobering briefing.
Malta strongly condemns Russia’s continued escalation of the war and its blunt disregard for international law, international humanitarian law and human rights law. We deplore the continued killing of civilians. The in…
Echoing the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and others, I begin by expressing Malta’s heartfelt condolences to the families of the migrants who lost their lives at sea last Wednesday. We wish a speedy recovery to the survivors. The tragedy is a brutal reminder of how important it is …
I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wane for his briefing and acknowledge the participation of Mr. Diop in our meeting today.
Malta expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the peacekeepers who were killed in the attack on the United Nations Multidimensional Int…
I too thank the Secretary- General, His Eminence Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher and Ms. Latifa Ibn Ziaten for sharing their thoughts and insights with us today.
International human rights law provides a robust normative fram…
