I too thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for her insightful remarks today and welcome the Ambassadors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
We find ourselves at a crucial point in the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The appalling brutal attacks against the popula…
We welcome today’s discussion, particularly since this year marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Yaoundé Architecture, and I thank Ghana for its initiative. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General and the other briefers for their valuable insights and important briefings.
Malta comme…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom, Mr. Gituai and Mr. Impagliazzo for their briefings today.
Malta fully supports efforts towards a peaceful and stable transitional process in South Sudan, with the Revitalized Agreement for the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan …
I also thank President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings on the ongoing work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals to bring perpetrators of atrocities committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia to justice. We applaud their leadership and commitmen…
I would like to join others in thanking Special Representative Perthes, Commissioner Adeoye and Executive Secretary Gebeyehu for their briefings.
In the wake of the outbreak of the clashes in Khartoum on 15 April, we reiterate our call on both the parties to cease hostilities without preconditions …
I thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for her detailed briefing and Ms. Latif for bringing her important perspectives and valuable insights to the table. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Iraq to this meeting.
Malta is encouraged by the Government of Iraq’s commitment to bu…
I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her informative briefing today.
On nine occasions, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) or joint United Nations-OPCW investigations have concluded that Syria has used chemical weapons against its own people — nine instances i…
I too begin by thanking High Representative Nakamitsu for her informative briefing.
Malta strongly supports export-control mechanisms and agreements, which are crucial tools in preventing sensitive. materials technology and equipment from falling into the wrong hands, contributing to the implementa…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her clear and sobering briefing today on this important issue.
At the outset, I want to insist on Malta’s unwavering commitment to nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament and to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which remains the cor…
I too thank Special Representative Keita for her detailed briefing today. I also welcome the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi to today’s meeting.
The recent visit of the Security Council to the Democratic Republic of the Congo was a tangible sign of our co…
I begin by thanking Special Envoy Pedersen and Mr. Talahma for their sobering remarks. On this special day, we also wish all Muslims communities around the world Ramadan Kareem and Ramadan Mubarak.
The devastating consequences of the earthquake continue to reverberate in Syria. Six weeks later, we …
I thank today’s briefers.
Today’s meeting is yet another attempt by the Russian Federation to divert the focus from the appalling events occurring in Ukraine and cynically try to justify the unjustifiable. Malta reiterates its condemnation, in the strongest possible terms, of the Russian Federation…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for yet another insightful briefing.
Last month, the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the Coordinator of its Investigation and Identification Team briefed us on the third report of the Team, which concluded…
At the outset, we echo the words of appreciation expressed by many countries for the work of Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law …
In 2005, we all agreed that something must be done in order to protect populations from genocide, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity and war crimes. However, despite that commitment, thousands of people are still victims of atrocities committed by their own Governments, the very same Governme…
I should like, on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, to convey our condolences to the Government and the people of Turkmenistan on the death of their President, Mr. Saparmurat Niyazov. Our condolences go also to the members of his family grieving at his loss.
Mr. Niyazov had …
In my capacity as Rapporteur of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, I have the honour to present to the General Assembly the annual report of the Committee, contained in document A/61/35. Allow me to summarize each section of the report.
Chapter I cont…
My delegation welcomes the decision to convene this meeting to take stock of the situation regarding the reform of the Security Council and to consider future action.
We share the analysis of the current situation given by the Permanent Representative of Italy in his capacity as the focal point of …
It is an honour for me, in my capacity as Rapporteur of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to present to the General Assembly the annual report of the Committee contained in document A/59/35.
In the course of the past year, the Committee continued to …
It is an honour for me, in my capacity as Rapporteur of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to present to the General Assembly the annual report of the Committee, contained in document A/58/35.
In the course of the past year, the Committee continued to…
