I have listened carefully to the explanation of positions expressed prior to and after the votes were taken on resolution A/57/L.23/Rev.1, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe”.
It is very much regretted that, notwithstanding several genuine attempts to amend t…
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 (A/57/35).
In the course of the past year, the Committee continued to carry out the mandat…
As Permanent Representative of Malta and the current Chair-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, I am deeply honoured and proud to introduce this agenda item which, for the third consecutive time, features on the programme of work of the General Assembly. I would also lik…
Earlier this week the representative of Belgium delivered a statement on behalf of the European Union and associated countries, including Malta. While endorsing the substance of his statement in its entirety, I should like to make a number of comments from Malta’s own perspective.
While terrorism h…
It has been reiterated time and time again that, if the United Nations fails to reform itself in a comprehensive and meaningful way, it runs the serious risk of slipping into irrelevance.
Without an overall review of the Security Council as the body entrusted with the primary responsibility for the…
The delegation of Malta would like to express its gratitude to the Permanent Representative of Namibia, Ambassador Andjaba, for his comprehensive and informative presentation of the annual report of the Security Council. Allow me also to offer to the members of the Secretariat our sincere thanks for…
The significant number of delegations choosing to speak on this agenda item illustrates the interest and paramount importance attached to the report of the Security Council as the organ with primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security — a responsibility that reflects in the clea…
We have reached another important phase in the implementation process of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The codification and progressive development of the law of the sea, through agreement by States, continues.
Malta wishes to stress the importance of achieving a balance that…
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made earlier by the Permanent Representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union.
It is with satisfaction that we welcome the adoption of the resolution, without a vote, on the question of the strengthening of the United Nations s…
I join previous speakers in expressing deepest sympathy and solidarity with the Government and the people of Egypt at this trying time, as they deal with the tragic consequences of the recent floods.
The Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, which was c…
My delegation welcomes the adoption by consensus of draft resolution A/48/L.61. That consensus was made possible by the leadership of your co-chairmen, Mr. President, and by the flexibility shown by all delegations throughout our discussions. We believe that the 13 meetings of the informal open-ende…
Today we mark a turning-point in the history of the United Nations, an Organization set up nearly 50 years ago with the aim of achieving international peace and security. Since the very concept of security has been modified and is no longer limited to purely military considerations, the role the Uni…
