I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her informative briefing.
The crash of the military transport plane illustrates once again the disastrous consequences of Russian aggression. This is the context: if Russian troops had not invaded Ukraine and if Russia had upheld the Charter of the United…
I also thank Special Representative Massieu for his briefing and Ms. Perea Mosquera for her strong testimony today. I also welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Leyva Durán.
Malta commends the renewed commitment of the Government to the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari, Mr. Muasher and Mr. Epshtain for their remarks. They truly illustrate the precarious situation we continue to witness in the region.
The catastrophic humanitarian situation and the continued state of hostilities in Gaza are untenable. They a…
I thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling this meeting on such short notice. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his remarks.
Malta joined others in calling for this emergency briefing following today’s barrage of missile and drone attacks carried out by the Russian Federation agai…
Let me begin by thanking Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Doughten for their briefings today. In 2023, Syrians faced the greatest level of humanitarian need since the beginning of the 13-year-old conflict. As we come to the end of the year, the briefers’ sombre reflections remind us that next yea…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has violated multiple Security Council resolutions twice in less than 12 hours. On Monday morning, local time, it tested yet another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reportedly its soli…
I thank Special Representative Haysom for his briefing and welcome the representative of South Sudan to the Chamber. I also thank Ambassador Biang, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan.
Malta takes note of the recent politic…
I also thank President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings on the ongoing work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT).
As we await the evaluation of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, ahead of the review in spring next year, we commend …
I thank the Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Ebo, for his briefing.
By calling for today’s meeting, the Russian Federation seeks to paint a different picture, based on an alternative reality. It hopes to divert the Security Council’s focus …
I thank the Secretary-General for his sobering briefing and emphasize Malta’s full support for his decision to invoke Article 99 of the Charter of the United Nations.
The catastrophic situation and hostilities in Gaza are fuelling unprecedented levels of human suffering and threaten regional peace …
I begin by thanking the United Arab Emirates for its tireless efforts on the draft resolution (S/2023/970). We deeply regret that the Council was unable to call for an immediate ceasefire, despite the desperate need for one.
In his letter to the Security Council invoking Article 99 of the Charter o…
I thank Ecuador for organizing this open debate on transnational organized crime and for giving visibility to that important issue.
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I also thank the briefers, Ms. Waly, Ms. Cammett and Ms. Nyanjura, for their very insightful inputs this morning.
Transnational organized crime po…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča and Director Rajasingham for their insightful briefings.
We strongly condemn the recent attacks on Kyiv, the largest since the beginning of the war, as well as the brutal shelling of the city of Kherson on Sunday by Russia. Those are just two of the most r…
I thank Special Adviser Ritscher for his report and briefing, and I welcome the Permanent Representative of Iraq to this meeting.
Malta commends the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) on the progre…
I begin by thanking Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Director Wosornu for their briefings.
As we heard, Syrians continue to suffer the political, economic and humanitarian consequences of
the devastating conflict. Recent developments in the region paint a troubling picture. Mortar fire emanating fr…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his informative briefing.
The ongoing, relentless advancement of the nuclear and ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is illegal and deeply concerning. In 2023 alone, the country has carried out four intercontinent…
I thank the Executive Directors of UN-Women, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Population Fund for their important briefings today.
Malta and United Arab Emirates called for this meeting as we are deeply concerned about the disproportionate impact this conflict is having on …
We too thank Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Brands Kehris for her informative briefing. Regrettably, this meeting represents yet another attempt by the Russian Federation to divert attention from the real issue, which is Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Instead of focusing on that …
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Pobee for her briefing. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to this meeting.
Malta strongly condemns the continued violence in the Sudan. As the conflict enters its seventh month, we reiterate our call on both parties to immediately cease th…
We welcome this exchange with Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Heads of the police components of United Nations operations — Mr. Christophe Bizimungu, Ms. Christine Fossen and Mr. Faisal Shahkar — as well as Ms. Karin Landgren.
We acknowledge the men and women police officers who have served…
