I also thank High Representative Schmidt for his briefing, and I welcome the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Denis Bećirović, and the representatives of Serbia, Croatia and the European Union (EU) to the meeting.
Malta welcomes and commends the good progress achieved by Bo…
Let me thank Prosecutor Khan for his report and for his briefing this morning. I would also like to welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to today’s meeting.
Accountability is essential for durable and sustainable peace. As Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, sai…
I congratulate Mozambique on assuming the presidency this month and thank members of the Security Council for their constructive engagement during our presidency. I thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy Tetteh for their briefings, and we also welcome the representatives of the Sud…
I wish to thank Special Representative Keita and Ms. Jacquie-Anna for their briefings.
We convene today with a pressing call on all parties to prioritize de-escalation. Regrettably, we continue to witness an alarming escalation of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tens o…
I also thank Under-Secretary- General Nakamitsu for her comprehensive briefing.
It is unfortunate that the Russian Federation continues to call for repeated meetings on this topic and use the Council’s resources to distract the international community with a narrative that does not reflect reality.…
I too would like to begin by thanking Special Envoy Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their remarks and for their continued efforts to address the political and humanitarian crises in Syria.
This month marks the thirteenth year of Syria’s internationalized civil war — one of the d…
I thank Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Wosornu, Deputy Director- General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Martina and Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme Skau for their timely and comprehe…
I also thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing.
As we have stated before, Malta deplores Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We recall that the General Assembly condemned the organization by the Russian Federation of illegal so-called…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Director Wosornu for their comprehensive briefings.
Malta continues to be gravely concerned about the dire and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen, which has caused years-long untold suffering for the Yemeni people. The humanitarian response plan for 20…
I begin by thanking Japan for organizing this important meeting and for bringing a focus on women and peace and security. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Ambassador França Danese, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, as well as Professor Williams and Ms. Bhagwan Rolls, …
I thank the Secretary-General for his sobering briefing.
After nearly a year of conflict, the Sudan has become home to the largest displacement crisis globally, with 7.6 million people — including 3.5 million children — displaced. In 2024, a staggering 24.8 million people require humanitarian assi…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix for his briefing. We also welcome the representative of South Sudan to this meeting.
South Sudan will soon reach a pivotal moment, with the country envisaged to hold elections in less than nine months. Malta supports all ongoing efforts towards maintaining t…
I also thank the representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme for their important briefings.
As has been made clear, Gaza continues to endure devastating food insecurity. Nearly 6…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Rugwabiza for her comprehensive briefing.
At the outset, we also pay tribute to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) peacekeepers who were recently killed or injured on …
I thank Special Representative Keita for her comprehensive briefing. I also thank France for calling for today’s meeting, in the light of the escalating conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Malta condemns the offensive by the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23), as well as any external…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Executive Director Gherman and Secretary General Stock for their briefings.
The eighteenth report of the Secretary-General (S/2024/117) clearly underscores that, while Da’esh was effectively suppressed in Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic, it remained a ser…
Allow me to thank Ambassador De Rivière for France’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. I would also like to convey Malta’s support to Guyana during its presidency this month.
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. As we have said on numerous occasions, …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his sobering briefing.
Malta is gravely concerned about the sustained and severe impact that the conflict in Israel, Gaza and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory is having on the civilian populations and regional stability. A
permanen…
I thank Prosecutor Khan and his team for presenting this report on the situation in Darfur and for the commitment in the pursuit of justice. We also welcome the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to today’s meeting.
Malta reiterates its strong condemnation of the ongoing fighting between the Sud…
I too would like to thank Special Representative Salvador, Executive Director Waly of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Executive Director Hassan of Human Rights Watch for their briefings. And I welcome the participation of the representatives of Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Saint L…
