Mrs. Rodrigues-Birkett

Mrs. Rodrigues-Birkett

Guyana
218
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217
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Speeches

GUY S/PV.9709 Aug. 20, 2024

I am honoured 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+ expresses its sincere gratitude to Ms. Stephanie Koury for her briefing. We also wish to th…

GUY S/PV.9704 Aug. 13, 2024

I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting in response to the timely request made by the delegation of Algeria. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ms. Doughten of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for the information provided. The attacks on the Al-Ta…

GUY S/PV.9702 Aug. 12, 2024

Please accept my delegation’s appreciation, Mr. President, for convening this debate on a subject of long-standing concern to Guyana. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis, as well as Ms. Sithembile Mbete for their insightful perspe…

GUY S/PV.9701 Aug. 8, 2024

I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov and Executive Director Gherman for their updates and recognize their efforts in preparing the report being considered today (S/2024/583). Terrorism continues to threaten global peace and security and negatively impact the socioeconomic well-being of States. …

GUY S/PV.9700 Aug. 7, 2024

I welcome you, Madam President, to the Security Council, and I thank Sierra Leone for convening this timely briefing on how we can sustain women and peace and security commitments in the context of accelerated drawdowns of peace operations. I would also like to thank UN- Women Executive Director Ms.…

GUY S/PV.9699 Aug. 6, 2024

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Council  — Algeria, Mozambique and Sierra Leone — and my own country, Guyana (A3+). Let me begin by expressing my appreciation to your delegation, Mr. President, and to the French delegation for ably steering …

GUY S/PV.9697 Aug. 5, 2024

Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, and Sierra Leone on the assumption of the presidency. Rest assured of Guyana’s full support. I also want to thank the Russian Federation for its skilful presidency last month. I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Karim Khan, for…

GUY S/PV.9691 July 22, 2024

I thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and Major General Beary for their briefings and recognize the presence of the representative of Israel in today’s meeting. Guyana is deeply concerned about the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The Council must exert all efforts to avoid a wi…

GUY S/PV.9688 July 19, 2024

I thank Assistant Secretary-General Spehar, and the Secretaries-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for their briefings. Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations sets ou…

GUY S/PV.9689 July 19, 2024

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African members of the Security Council plus (A3+), namely, Algeria, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and my own country, Guyana, after the affirmative vote of the A3+ members on the resolution that has just been adopted (resolution 2744 (2024)). …

GUY S/PV.9687 July 17, 2024

I thank the delegation of the Russian Federation for organizing this open debate and express my appreciation to Chef de Cabinet Rattray for the Secretary-General’s statement. The silence has been deafening on a possible solution to end the war in Gaza. Guyana had hoped that with the adoption of res…

GUY S/PV.9684 July 12, 2024

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Algeria, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and my own country, Guyana (A3+). The A3+ welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2743 (2024), renewing the mandate of the United Nations Inte…

GUY S/PV.9683 July 11, 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, and my own country, Guyana (A3+). We wish to thank Special Representative Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and, indeed, commend him and his te…

GUY S/PV.9682 July 9, 2024

We thank Acting Under-Secretary-General Joyce Msuya and Dr. Volodymyr Zhovnir for their briefings. We welcome the participation of the representatives of Ukraine, Poland and the European Union in today’s meeting. We also extend our condolences to the people and the Government of Ukraine, including t…

GUY S/PV.9679 July 3, 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. The A3+ thanks Special Representative of the Secretary-General María Isabel Salvador for her briefing. We also…

GUY S/PV.9678 July 2, 2024

I would like to thank the Republic of Korea for its presidency last month, and wish you, Mr. President, success during your presidency this month. I also thank you for organizing this briefing and express appreciation to Ms. Kaag for the updates provided on her work, pursuant to the mandate outline…

GUY S/PV.9676 June 28, 2024

I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Mr. Leff for their briefings. I acknowledge the presence of the representatives of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the European Union and Ukraine in this meeting. Guyana expresses its deep concern at the recent mis…

GUY S/PV.9672 June 27, 2024

Guyana thanks the co-penholders for their efforts in preparing the resolution (resolution 2739 (2024)) and for the efforts made to engage Council members. Guyana voted in favor of the resolution renewing the reporting mandate established under resolution 2722 (2024), since we support the desire to …

GUY S/PV.9669 June 26, 2024

I thank His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, former United Nations Secretary-General and Deputy Chair of The Elders, Mrs. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and Mr. Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, for their sobering…

GUY S/PV.9667 June 25, 2024

I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing on the Secretary-General’s report (S/2024/480) on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016). The report provides another grim picture of developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, sadly, highlights the ever-widening chasm between …