I begin by thanking President Gatti Santana for the twelfth annual report (see A/79/249) and briefing on the ongoing work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. The Mechanism’s activities and accomplishments have been of great importance for the international criminal law sy…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Acting Under Secretary-General Msuya and Ms. Jumaan for their briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Yemen to the Chamber today.
Malta remains deeply concerned by the escalating tensions in the region, which continue to hamper progress towards pea…
I begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita, Ms. Nzale-Kove and Ambassador Michael Imran Kanu in his capacity as chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo for their briefings.
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Malta welcomes today’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2751 (2024), which renews the mandate of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti. We thank the co-penholders — Ecuador and the United States — for their tireless efforts over the past weeks. This Mission must be the lifeline that th…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Rajasingham for their briefings today.
Malta is deeply concerned by the escalating violence in the region. Shelling and attacks in the north-west and north-east and continued Israeli air strikes across Syria are adding to an already unstable and precariou…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Pobee and Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya for their sobering briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to the Chamber today.
Unprecedented suffering has reached El Fasher, in North Darfur, with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch…
I too would like to begin by thanking High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
It is deeply regrettable that the Russian Federation continues to try to justify its aggression and flagrant violations of international law and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations by calling for r…
I thank Mr. Ebo for his informative briefing.
Malta supports the regular holding of these meetings. Not only are they mandated by resolution 2118 (2013), but the recent Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) reports clearly show the need to keep international attention on this …
I too begin by thanking Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
It is unfortunate that the Russian Federation continues to request repeated meetings on this topic in an attempt to distract the international community’s focus with a narrative that distorts reality.
Malta continues to condemn the Russian Federati…
I also thank Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya and Dr. Ryan for their briefings.
As we just heard, the humanitarian situation in Gaza is out of control, with ongoing violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. More than 40,000 civilians, including 16,000 children, have been ki…
I extend my gratitude to Special Envoy Pedersen and Acting Under-Secretary- General Msuya for their comprehensive briefings.
As we heard today, Syria remains trapped in a desperate crisis. The presence of non-State actors, foreign military forces and active conflict zones continues to expose civili…
Malta voted in favour of this resolution (resolution 2749 (2024)) to renew the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). We welcome its adoption, and we thank the penholder, France, for all its efforts and engagement over the past few weeks.
Entering those negotiations, Malta…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important open debate. I also thank the briefers for their valuable insights.
As the Secretary-General outlined in his New Agenda for Peace, conflict prevention requires an urgent shift in approach, in which all States recognize prevention and
sustai…
I begin by thanking Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
It is deeply regrettable that the Russian Federation continues to try to justify its flagrant violations of international law and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations by requesting yet another meeting on Western arms deliveries to Ukraine…
I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Spehar and the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) for their remarks.
Malta re…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Salvador for her briefing. I also welcome the participation in today’s
meeting of His Excellency Prime Minister Garry Conille of Haiti, Mr. Roberto Álvarez Gil, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, and the representatives of…
I would like to thank the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Ms. Kaag, for her briefing and her efforts.
Resolution 2720 (2023) sought to address the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. It is gravely alarming that, nine months into the conflict, the conditions in the Strip r…
I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu and Mr. Leff for their informative and sobering briefings today.
We welcome the holding of this timely meeting. Malta is deeply concerned about the growing evidence, including through independent reports, of Russia’s procurement and use of missiles from th…
I too thank Special Representative Rugwabiza for her remarks and welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Central Africans Abroad of the Central African Republic in the Chamber today.
Malta strongly supports the recent important initiatives undertaken by the Centra…
I thank Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Mr. Rajasingham for their briefings.
The Syrian crisis continues to deepen on our watch. The humanitarian consequences of this 14-year conflict and its aftershocks continue to compound human suffering. The continued lack of political progress risks committing…
