Mrs. Rodrigues-Birkett

Mrs. Rodrigues-Birkett

Guyana
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217
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GUY S/PV.9794 Nov. 25, 2024

I would like to thank you, Madam President, for organizing today’s meeting. I also thank Deputy Special Coordinator Hadi for his sobering briefing. In the past week, the Security Council has met on three occasions to consider the situation in Gaza, but there appear to be no points of hope that the …

GUY S/PV.9793 Nov. 21, 2024

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council plus (A3+), namely, Algeria, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and my own country, Guyana. At the outset, the A3+ would like to thank Deputy Special Envoy Najat Rochdi, and Director Edem Wosornu of the…

GUY S/PV.9790 Nov. 20, 2024

After five weeks of intense negotiations and a vote in favour of adoption by 14 members of the Council, Guyana deeply regrets that we were unable today to adopt the draft resolution (S/2024/835) submitted by the elected States members of the Council to pronounce on the apocalyptic situation in Gaza.…

GUY S/PV.9792 Nov. 20, 2024

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council plus one (A3+), namely, Algeria, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and my own country, Guyana. We welcome the opportunity to discuss the Council’s support for Haiti and our collective response to the H…

GUY S/PV.9790 Nov. 20, 2024

I thank you, Madam President, for so swiftly facilitating the request to convene this meeting. I have the honour to introduce this draft resolution (S/2024/835) on behalf of the 10 elected Member States of the Security Council (E10), namely, Algeria, Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, the Republic …

GUY S/PV.9788 Nov. 18, 2024

I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for the update and welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Andrii Sybiha, Minister for Foreign Minister of Ukraine, at today’s meeting. We meet today for yet another important meeting on the conflict in Ukraine, this time on the eve of the one thousan…

GUY S/PV.9787 Nov. 18, 2024

I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. I also thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his sobering briefing. Peace and freedom are the natural aspirations of all of our peoples, and a Middle East at peace is possible. However, it requires a commitment to peace by all cou…

GUY S/PV.9782 Nov. 13, 2024

I deliver this statement on behalf of the African members of the Council, namely, Algeria, Mozambique and Sierra Leone, as well as my own country, Guyana (A3+). The A3+ welcomes her unanimous adoption today of resolution 2758 (2024), which renews for an additional year the sanctions regime establis…

GUY S/PV.9781 Nov. 12, 2024

I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Brands Kehris, Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya and Mr. Paulsen for the information provided. Today we are meeting to once again discuss the horrific state of food insecurity in the Gaza Strip. Sad…

GUY S/PV.9774 Nov. 1, 2024

Please allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, and your team on the United Kingdom’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for November. I also wish to commend Switzerland for its successful presidency during the month of October. I acknowledge the contribution of the Office o…

GUY S/PV.9767 Oct. 30, 2024

I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing. Guyana is gravely concerned about the dangerous trajectory of this conflict. Every day we hear more harrowing reports of the death and destruction brought upon the innocent civilians who are bearing the brunt of the conflict.…

GUY S/PV.9765 Oct. 30, 2024

May I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Caroline Ziadeh for her briefing. I also welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, His Excellency Mr. Marko Đurić, and Ms. Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz from Kosovo at today’s meeting. I listened carefully to their state…

GUY S/PV.9766 Oct. 30, 2024

We welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Luis Gilberto Murillo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at this meeting. The three African members of the Security Council, namely, Algeria, Mozambique and Sierra Leone, and my own country, Guyana, (A3+) welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 27…

GUY A/79/PV.28 Oct. 29, 2024

Guyana aligns itself with the statements delivered, respectively, by the representatives of Grenada, on behalf of the Caribbean Community; Honduras, on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States; Iraq, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China; and Uganda, on behalf of the Movement …

GUY S/PV.9762 Oct. 28, 2024

I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing and acknowledge the participation of the Permanent Representatives of Iran, Israel, Iraq and Syria in today’s meeting. Guyana is alarmed at the escalating tensions in the Middle East. We have noted the reports indicating that at lea…

GUY S/PV.9760 Oct. 24, 2024

I welcome President Viola Amherd of the Swiss Confederation to the Security Council on this United Nations Day for the open debate on a topic that remains integral to the achievement of the women and peace and security agenda and to sustainable peace and security. I also thank Deputy Secretary-Gener…

GUY S/PV.9757 Oct. 22, 2024

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council plus (A3+), namely, Algeria, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and my own country, Guyana. We wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Salvador for her update on the situation in H…

GUY S/PV.9753 Oct. 21, 2024

At the outset, I would like to thank Switzerland for organizing today’s open debate and for its ongoing efforts to ensure that the Council keeps abreast of the discussions on this topic. As we grapple with a proliferation of conflicts across the globe, it is essential that the Council properly exami…

GUY S/PV.9752 Oct. 18, 2024

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Algeria, Mozambique and Sierra Leone, as well as my own country, Guyana (A3+). We welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Haiti. The A3+ welcomes the unanimous ad…

GUY S/PV.9750 Oct. 16, 2024

At the outset, I express my appreciation to you, Madam President, for responding to Algeria’s request to meet with a swiftness matching the urgency of the matter under consideration. I also thank Ms. Msuya for her sobering briefing. Each time we meet in the Security Council to discuss the situation…