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Camilleri

lines on the record: 233
first: 1992-11-16
most recent: 2023-12-30
sittings or episodes: 45
sources: un-security-council

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“Violations of international humanitarian law and abuses of human rights must stop and be condemned. Those include extrajudicial executions and sexual and gender-based violence. We support the deployment of mobile courts, facilitated by UNMISS, as part of a broader strategy in ensuring a survivor-centred and gender-responsive transitional justice process. The extensive recruitment of children by armed groups and forces remains of utmost concern. All parties must immediately end and prevent all violations against children, and the comprehensive action plan must be fully implemented. We support the engagement of UNMISS on this front, including the conduct of child protection training. An alarming 76 per cent of the population in South Sudan needs humanitarian assistance.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“We commend the efforts of the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare to implement the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. Malta welcomes the establishment of the Government’s trilateral joint task force, a solid platform that aims to scale up implementation of those tasks. It also addresses issues such as voter registration and the inclusion of the displaced population in the country. We also underline the timely deployment of the recently graduated necessary unified forces. Malta remains deeply concerned about the continued outbreaks of intercommunal violence in South Sudan, particularly in the Upper Nile and Greater Equatoria regions. We commend the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for stepping up security at the Malakal protection-of-civilians site.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“I would like to thank Mr. Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Wosornu, Director of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and Ms. Juan for their briefings. South Sudan has reached a decisive point. The tasks set forth by the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan should remain at the core. Those include constitution-making and preparations for elections in December 2024. We are concerned that the National Elections Act has not yet fully passed. Free, fair and credible elections require an inclusive civic space. We urge women’s full, equal, and meaningful participation in constitution-making and election processes.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“There can never be a justification for the use of chemical weapons, and the Council and the international community must never look the other way when confronted with such reprehensible acts. Nor can we forget that in 2013 the Council unanimously adopted resolution 2118 (2013), establishing that those responsible for the use of chemical weapons must be held accountable. We stress that the use of those weapons cannot and must not go unpunished. In conclusion, we reiterate our full support to the OPCW and our condemnation of the use of chemical weapons by any actor in any circumstances. We remain firm in our belief that the global norm on the prohibition of chemical weapons, as mandated by the Convention, must be universal.”
2023-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9411 (2023) · source
“We reaffirm our full support to the Technical Secretariat and its technical teams, which carry out their mandates independently and impartially and in accordance with the highest international standards. The OPCW, including through its Investigation and Identification Team, the Fact-Finding Mission and the Declaration Assessment Team, plays a pivotal role in the implementation of the global prohibition of chemical weapons and in ensuring the complete elimination of all chemical weapons in Syria. Independent OPCW and joint United Nations- OPCW investigations have concluded that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons against its own people nine times. Malta strongly condemns those attacks.”
2023-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9411 (2023) · source
“The declarations submitted by the Syrian Arab Republic therefore still cannot be considered accurate and complete in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention and resolution 2118 (2013). The lack of progress is deplorable, and Syria bears complete responsibility for it. We call on the Syrian Arab Republic to fully cooperate with the Technical Secretariat, including by granting full access to its personnel, and to submit all the requested documents and declarations, in accordance with resolution 2118 (2013). Malta remains extremely concerned about the repeated baseless assertions intended to undermine the credibility of the OPCW and cast doubt on its findings. The Council should address and rebut them decisively.”
2023-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9411 (2023) · source
“I too would like to begin by congratulating Albania on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and thanking the United States for steering the Council’s work for the month of August. I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her informative briefing today. The most recent report of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (see S/2023/637), shows once again that no progress has been made on the file. Regrettably, the Technical Secretariat’s efforts to organize a twenty-fifth round of consultations between the Declaration Assessment Team and the Syrian National Authority have still not succeeded. We also note that no advances were recorded on the 20 outstanding issues.”
2023-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9411 (2023) · source
“Malta calls on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to restore access to the United Nations and other humanitarian actors in order to provide its population with the aid it requires. In conclusion, we reiterate that our shared objective is peace and the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. In order to achieve that, we need a strong and united Council. Divisions and inaction will only postpone our objectives indefinitely. To that end, Malta remains supportive of a Council product to express the Council’s determination in ensuring peace and security on the Korean peninsula.”
2023-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9406 (2023) · source
“We strongly urge the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to cease all provocative acts, engage in meaningful dialogue and adhere to its obligations under Security Council resolutions. It must completely, verifiably and irreversibly abandon its ballistic missiles programme and return to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards. Malta also remains deeply concerned about the dire humanitarian situation in the country, the restrictions to humanitarian access and the grave human rights violations perpetrated by the regime, as highlighted during last week’s discussion (see S/PV.9398). Serious humanitarian needs continue to be ignored by the leadership of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Instead, it chooses to allocate resources to its costly ballistic missile and illegal weapons programmes.”
2023-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9406 (2023) · source
“Malta joined others in calling for this meeting as it recognizes that those acts increase tensions and risk further destabilizing the region. They pose a serious threat to international peace and security and erode the global non-proliferation regime. We recall that the Council unanimously adopted resolution 2397 (2017). At the time (see S/PV.8151), it had also established that it would act and place further restrictions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in case of new violations. We remain firm in our belief that the Council cannot be silent in the face of these provocations. Persistent inability to act would simply undermine the Council’s credibility as the guarantor of international peace and security.”
2023-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9406 (2023) · source
“I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his informative briefing. Malta is deeply concerned about the recent attempt by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to launch a satellite and strongly condemns it. The launch is another blatant violation of resolution 2397 (2017), which prohibits the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from conducting any launch using ballistic missile technology. We are gravely concerned about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s intention to conduct another launch in October, which would constitute yet another act of defiance and destabilization. Even though this launch has failed, such tests can help the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to improve its technology and advance its programme.”
2023-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9406 (2023) · source
“We look forward to the upcoming publication of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate’s study on accountability for sexual and gender-based violence in terrorist contexts and welcome the organization of an expert group meeting on the topic in May. Before concluding, Malta welcomes the recent adoption of the eighth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (see General Assembly resolution 77/298). As the world grapples with a multitude of crises and challenges, we are pleased that multilateral consensus on counter-terrorism has been maintained.”
2023-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9405 (2023) · source
“We were pleased to convene an Arria formula meeting on gender and counter-terrorism in June with diverse, cross-regional co-sponsorship and participation. One of the main concerns highlighted during that meeting was sexual and gender-based violence in terrorist contexts. The issue, which disproportionately affects women and girls, deserves adequate attention from the Council and its subsidiary organs dealing with terrorism. Today’s powerful yet harrowing personal testimony by Ms. Khalaf about the sexual violence perpetrated by Da’esh against the Yazidi community reinforces that point even further.”
2023-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9405 (2023) · source
“We must ensure that counter-terrorism measures are more sensitive to local realities by enhancing the avenues available to civil society to engage with the United Nations counter- terrorism architecture. In addition, Malta shares the Secretary-General’s view that counter-terrorism efforts must be firmly anchored in human rights and the rule of law. Too often, measures to counter terrorism, violent extremism and extremism more generally are misused to silence and repress those advocating for human rights, including human rights defenders and civil society. Counter-terrorism measures must always comply with international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law. Malta reiterates its support for a gender-responsive approach to counter-terrorism.”
2023-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9405 (2023) · source
“Terrorist groups are exploiting socioeconomic grievances, as well as governance and accountability deficits, to radicalize and recruit, particularly in Africa. However, militarized approaches predominate, with insufficient attention to and investment in actions to tackle the underlying drivers of violent extremism. We echo the Secretary-General’s call to prioritize and step up prevention efforts. Otherwise, we resign ourselves to addressing the same security challenges repeatedly. Effective responses to preventing and countering terrorism require whole-of-society approaches, including meaningful engagement with civil society, local communities, women and youth.”
2023-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9405 (2023) · source
“Malta is concerned about increasing terrorist violence in the regions of the Sahel, the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa. In addition, while Da’esh affiliates in North Africa are weakened, we are alarmed by recent Da’esh activities in Libya, including reports of the recruitment of scientists focused on the development of biological materials. Likewise, we are concerned that the Sudan may now serve as a hub for the transfer of North African fighters to southern Libya. Furthermore, ongoing developments in Afghanistan are extremely troubling, with Da’esh-Khorasan increasing its operational capacities in the country. That threat also extends to the wider region, with the group claiming responsibility for the deadly terrorist attack in north-west Pakistan at the end of July.”
2023-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9405 (2023) · source
“I thank Under-Secretary- General Voronkov and Executive Director Gherman for their briefings. I especially thank Ms. Khalaf for her contribution and the courage she displayed in sharing her personal story with us today. It further underlines the need for the Council to insist on ensuring justice and accountability. The Secretary-General’s report (S/2023/568) is clear. Despite some notable progress, the threat posed by Da’esh and its regional affiliates remains high across the broad geographic areas in which it is present. In Iraq and Syria, Da’esh maintains its insurgency and the ability to conduct asymmetric attacks. The situation in Africa is also worrisome, with a complex interplay between terrorism, conflict, food insecurity, climate change and a lack of socioeconomic opportunities.”
2023-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9405 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, we urge all parties to engage with the Special Envoy to ensure that the opportunities that arise from the renewed diplomatic attention to Syria are not wasted. We reiterate that stability in Syria and the region will be achieved only through a political solution, in line with resolution 2254 (2015), that meets the aspirations of all Syrians.”
2023-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9403 (2023) · source
“One such confidence-building measure relates to establishing the fate of the detained, disappeared and missing in Syria. Political will from all parties is essential to addressing that serious and urgent issue. Malta reaffirms its support for the newly established Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic and emphasizes that the implementation of its mandate must be gender-responsive and survivor- centred. We also note the continued practice of arbitrary arrests, forced detention and torture and the recruitment of children into the military. Malta denounces such practices in the strongest terms and calls for an immediate stop to them. We urge Damascus to swiftly develop and adopt a comprehensive action plan to end and prevent such grave violations against children.”
2023-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9403 (2023) · source
“The efforts must be reciprocal and verifiable, and a breakthrough in that regard would have a substantial effect as a confidence-building measure. Without a safe, calm environment on the ground in Syria, the conditions will not be right for the safe, voluntary and dignified return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their areas of origin. Refugees must be protected from refoulement. It is imperative that we see the political will from Damascus that is so urgently needed, as well as from all the key regional and international stakeholders present in Syria, to ensure that a nationwide ceasefire can take effect. That would facilitate desperately needed confidence-building measures and enable real progress to be made.”
2023-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9403 (2023) · source
“We thank the Special Envoy for his unwavering commitment to its implementation and for his continued engagement with a wide range of stakeholders to try to find a way out of the current impasse. The single most relevant element in advancing the stalled political process is a resumption of the work of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva. The deadlock affecting the Committee is deeply regrettable, particularly as it remains the only format that convenes all the parties together for dialogue. We also stress that much greater investment is needed to support the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and to ensure that substantive gender equality remains a priority. Similarly, Malta encourages sincere engagement between all stakeholders and the good offices of the Special Envoy when it comes to the step- for-step initiative.”
2023-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9403 (2023) · source
“I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing. We commend his work and that of his team and share his concerns about the urgent need to make political progress. I also thank Ms. Alkanawati for enriching today’s discussion with her important insights and experiences. The support and solidarity we have witnessed in the aftermath of the February earthquake must translate to the political track. Only a political solution can put an end to the suffering that the Syrian population are enduring. Resolution 2254 (2015) clearly outlines the only viable pathway for a political solution to the conflict. Malta remains supportive of a genuine Syrian- led and Syrian-owned political process, facilitated by the United Nations, with all key stakeholders working constructively and coherently for the people of Syria, as provided for in the resolution.”
2023-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9403 (2023) · source
“In 2013, the Council unanimously adopted resolution 2118 (2013), establishing that those responsible for the use of chemical weapons must be held accountable. Their use cannot and must not go unpunished. Malta firmly believes in the universalization of the global norm on the prohibition of chemical weapons, as mandated by the Chemical Weapons Convention. To conclude, we call on Syria to cease obstructing the efforts of the OPCW and to comply with its international obligations. We reiterate our strong condemnation for the use of chemical weapons by any actor in any circumstances.”
2023-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9393 (2023) · source
“We call on the Syrian Arab Republic to fully cooperate with the Technical Secretariat in accordance with resolution 2118 (2013). Malta is also deeply concerned about the repeated and baseless assertions aimed at undermining the credibility of the OPCW or casting doubt on its findings. The Council should address and rebut them decisively. We reaffirm our full support to the OPCW Technical Secretariat and its technical teams, who carry out their mandate independently and impartially and in accordance with the highest international standards. Independent OPCW and joint United Nations-OPCW investigations have concluded that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons against its own people on nine occasions. That is unconscionable and deeply troubling. There can never be a justification for their use.”
2023-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9393 (2023) · source
“Among other things, that is due to the Syrian Arab Republic’s refusal to issue a visa to the DAT’s lead technical expert. The report also shows that no progress has been made on the 20 outstanding issues because the Syrian Arab Republic has not presented any of the documents requested by the Technical Secretariat. The declaration submitted by the Syrian Arab Republic therefore still cannot be considered accurate and complete, in accordance with the Convention, as well as with resolution 2118 (2013). While we take note of the six-month extension of the tripartite agreement and the deployment of two reduced DAT missions in January and April, we reaffirm that they are by no means sufficient substitutes for Syria’s obligations. The lack of progress is deplorable, and Syria bears complete responsibility for it.”
2023-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9393 (2023) · source
“I thank Deputy High Representative Ebo and Mr. Katoub for their insightful briefings today. I reiterate Malta’s full support for the independent, unbiased and expert work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and its Technical Secretariat. The OPCW, including through its Investigation and Identification Team, Fact-Finding Mission and Declaration Assessment Team (DAT), plays a pivotal role in the implementation of the global ban on chemical weapons and in ensuring the complete elimination of all chemical weapons in Syria. Since our last meeting (see S/PV.9372), the OPCW has issued its most recent report (see S/2023/558). Once again, regrettably, the Technical Secretariat’s efforts to organize a twenty-fifth round of consultations between the DAT and the Syrian National Authority have been unsuccessful.”
2023-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9393 (2023) · source
“The shelling has also damaged educational institutions and other cultural and religious sites. We remain firmly committed to ensuring that Russia be held fully accountable for all its crimes. In conclusion, Russia’s efforts to change the optics over the largest humanitarian crisis in Europe since the Second World War are counterproductive to the efforts to achieve a political settlement. Malta remains convinced that the only step towards a lasting peace is for Russia to immediately cease all hostilities and unconditionally and completely withdraw all its forces and military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine, within its internationally recognized borders.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“We are facing a man-made problem of food insecurity, and hunger is being used as a weapon. Furthermore, Russia is blocking and bombing Ukrainian seaports. It is preventing freedom of navigation in the Black Sea, without any justification, while also targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. Those are the issues on which the Security Council should be focusing when discussing Ukraine. Russia’s disregard for international humanitarian law has been perpetuated further by the recent deliberate missile strikes on Odesa and Kostiantynivka. Those acts violate the architecture of international treaties that the international community has been building for decades. Malta condemns those barbaric acts of terror, which have resulted in the death of civilians, including children.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“I thank Mr. Gregorian for his briefing. Today the Security Council is meeting yet again at the request of the Russian Federation to discuss a topic that does not reflect the realities on the ground. This is another attempt by Russia to advance its isolated stance and try to justify its senseless, unjustified and unprovoked aggression against Ukraine. Malta reiterates its condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which constitutes a blatant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. We also condemn Russia’s unilateral decision to terminate the Black Sea Grain Initiative at a time when the World Food Programme estimates that more than 345 million people are facing high levels of food insecurity worldwide, 43 million of whom are just one step away from famine. The world is at a turning point.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“Finally, we also stress that the liberation of Ukraine and the full restoration of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, within its internationally recognized borders, is the only way in which we can achieve a just and lasting peace. In achieving that, we will also be restoring respect for the Charter.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9386 (2023) · source
“Let us remember all the damage and devastation that Russia’s war of aggression has caused in Ukraine. The deplorable and unacceptable attacks that we have focused on today are yet another worrisome development in a long series of grave and disturbing events directly resulting from Russia’s senseless, unjustified and unprovoked war. We must never forget that the attacks against civilians and objects that are vital to the survival of the civilian population are prohibited under international humanitarian law. Equally, we strongly urge Russia to facilitate the tracing of Ukrainian children and ensure family reunifications.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9386 (2023) · source
“They are also a direct attack against Ukraine’s identity and further compound the immense suffering of the Ukrainian population. They illustrate once again Russia’s complete disregard for the Charter of the United Nations, international law and human life itself. We remain firm in our position that the perpetrators must be held accountable for their actions. In that connection, last week, we welcomed the establishment of the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, and the establishment of the register of damage caused by the Russian Federation’s aggression. They are two important steps towards achieving accountability and ensuring the right to reparations for the citizens of Ukraine, the legal entities of Ukraine and the State of Ukraine.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9386 (2023) · source
“As the Council, we must monitor the situation closely and consider exploring new options, if needed, to ensure that the food supply continues to flow as smoothly as possible, despite that decision. Administrative, cultural, religious and residential buildings have also been subject to a barrage of strikes, resulting in a number of civilian deaths. Russia’s destruction of religious sites and places of worship in Ukraine is appalling. Ukraine’s Institute for Religious Freedom and UNESCO have catalogued hundreds of religious sites that have been destroyed, damaged or looted as a result of Russia’s invasion. To those statistics, we must also add Sunday’s attack against Odesa’s Transfiguration Cathedral, located in the heart of Odesa’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed historic centre. Such actions may constitute war crimes.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9386 (2023) · source
“I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his remarks. Only last week, the Russian Federation decided to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The decision was made with full knowledge of the fact that it seriously risks undoing everything that has been achieved in the past year. It was made intentionally, while knowing that it could exacerbate an already exceptionally difficult food security situation. Since then, the Russian Federation has repeatedly attacked Ukraine’s port of Odesa, a key hub for exporting grain, and has deliberately targeted port infrastructure and food storage facilities. The collateral repercussions of those attacks have global ramifications and stand to adversely affect millions of people, particularly in developing countries.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9386 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, we once again urge the Russian Federation to immediately cease all hostilities and unconditionally and completely withdraw all its forces and military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine, within its internationally recognized borders.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9385 (2023) · source
“On multiple occasions, we have consistently condemned ideologies and hate speech that promote racism, discrimination, xenophobia and other manifestations of intolerance. We have consistently engaged in a constructive manner to discuss those issues and treat them with the respect they deserve. Today’s meeting does not do anything of the sort. It does not seek dialogue. It does not seek understanding. It does not seek solutions. It seeks to appropriate and distort a sensitive subject to distract the international community. It seeks to deviate our focus from the appalling situation in Ukraine resulting from Russia’s actions in violation of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9385 (2023) · source
“What is even more disconcerting this time around is that today’s meeting comes just a couple of days after Russia’s barbaric attack in Odesa severely damaged the Transfiguration Cathedral, the largest Orthodox church in the city. We strongly condemn that attack against culture heritage and call on the Russian Federation to take meaningful action to comply with its obligations under international law. That includes the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and the 1972 World Heritage Convention. As we have previously pointed out, Malta considers allegations of human rights violations, including those related to freedom of religion or belief, with utmost seriousness.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9385 (2023) · source
“I thank the briefers for their statements. Only last week, the Council heard Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo echoing the words of the Secretary- General, describing life in Ukraine as a living hell, as a result of Russia’s aggression, adding that nowhere is safe in the country (see S/PV.9380). Emergency Relief Coordinator Griffiths reminded us that the war had a significant humanitarian impact far beyond Ukraine’s borders at a time when the world was already reeling from various shocks. The Russian Federation’s response to those unequivocal statements was to call for today’s meeting to try to justify its crimes, violations and human rights abuses. That approach is not new and has been used by Russia several times since the beginning of its aggression.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9385 (2023) · source
“I conclude by underlining the fact that the unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine continues to cause severe humanitarian and human rights violations, inflicting deep intergenerational trauma and exacerbating global crises in food and energy supplies. We once again urge the Russian Federation to immediately cease all hostilities and to unconditionally and completely withdraw all its forces and military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine.”
2023-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9380 (2023) · source
“It has proven itself to be a lifeline to millions, acting as a major defence against the global food insecurity accelerated by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today Malta is deeply concerned by the decision of the Russian Federation not to renew that initiative further. It is another example of the politicization of humanitarian needs, which we also witnessed just last week with regard to the Syrian file. It is of utmost importance that the Black Sea Grain Initiative is further extended and secured to alleviate pressures on food security all over the globe. The weaponization of food is unacceptable.”
2023-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9380 (2023) · source
“Holding the perpetrators accountable for their actions and ensuring victims’ rights to reparations and justice are essential principles. We are fully supportive of the ongoing International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice processes. We also welcome the setting up of the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, which will coordinate efforts to collect, preserve and store evidence and the establishment of the Council of Europe’s register of damage caused by the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Less than one year into the establishment of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, more than 32 million tons of food commodities have been exported to 45 countries across three continents.”
2023-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9380 (2023) · source
“The human rights situation in the Russian-occupied territories also constitutes a matter of serious concern. As we just heard from Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, the numbers and statistics in the report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights are harrowing and extremely disturbing. Furthermore, as explained in the findings of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry in Ukraine, Russian armed forces have carried out attacks that may constitute war crimes. Those include indiscriminate assaults on civilians and civilian infrastructure, executions, torture, unlawful imprisonment, inhumane detention, rape and other forms of sexual and gender- based violence and the unlawful deportation and transfer of children.”
2023-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9380 (2023) · source
“I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her sobering and important briefing today. The international community has repeatedly called for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine based on full support for its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, including through General Assembly resolutions. Malta expresses its support for the key principles and objectives of Ukraine’s peace formula, which also addresses the broader global ramifications of Russia’s aggression on food security, energy security, nuclear safety and the environment. International humanitarian law and human rights law must be upheld. Russia must immediately stop its illegal and indiscriminate shelling of civilians and civilian infrastructure.”
2023-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9380 (2023) · source
“The World Food Programme estimates that 10.7 million people are undernourished and in need of emergency relief. However, those serious humanitarian needs continue to be ignored by the leadership of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Instead, it chooses to allocate its resources to costly ballistic missile launches and its illegal weapons programme. It also continues to restrict humanitarian access. Malta calls on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to restore access to the United Nations and other humanitarian actors in order to provide its population with the aid it requires. In closing, I would like to remind the Council of our shared objective: peace and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. To achieve that objective, we need unity and action, while divisions and delay would only push it farther out of reach.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“In parallel to missile launches, it also announced a new doctrine that sets out conditions in which it would use nuclear weapons, including pre-emptively. We strongly urge the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to engage in meaningful dialogue towards denuclearization and to adhere to its obligations under Security Council resolutions. It must completely, verifiably and irreversibly abandon its nuclear and ballistic-missile programmes and return to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the International Atomic Energy Agency’s safeguards. We also call on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to sign and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test- Ban Treaty. Malta also remains deeply concerned about the dire humanitarian situation in the country.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“Malta joined others in calling for today’s meeting, as it recognizes that the launch — the fourth one this year — constitutes a grave threat to regional and international security. Those acts erode the global non-proliferation regime. Yet the Council was unable to respond to any of the launches in 2022, and we remain firm in our belief that that trend must be reversed. The Council cannot be silent in the face of such provocations. The persistent inability to act would simply undermine the Council’s credibility as the guarantor of international peace and security. Furthermore, this launch is only the latest act in a deeply concerning pattern of reckless behaviour by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his important and informative briefing today. Malta is deeply concerned about yet another launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of an intercontinental ballistic missile. This marks an alarming technological advancement in the country’s missile programme. The missile travelled more than 1,000 kilometres over the course of 74 minutes — a worrisome new record. The Security Council cannot remain silent in the light of those developments. Malta strongly condemns that launch — a blatant violation of resolution 2397 (2017). We recall that the Council adopted that resolution unanimously. At the time, it had also established that it would act and place further restrictions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the face of new launches.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“Our collective aim here is to ensure a durable and sustainable peace in the Sudan, which is unfortunately eluding us as the violence has surged. Sustainable peace can be achieved only by addressing the grievances and providing justice to the victims and survivors of atrocity crimes. The Office of the Prosecutor and the International Criminal Court can count on Malta’s unwavering support in all their efforts to ensure accountability.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9375 (2023) · source
“Let me reiterate Malta’s concern that the outbreak of ethnic violence in Darfur bears a terrifying similarity to the suffering of civilians 20 years ago. The situation in El Geneina mentioned in the Prosecutor’s report is of the utmost concern. We deplore ethnically motivated targeted killings, sexual violence, the widespread burning of homes and mass displacement. We urge all the parties to cease violations against civilians and comply with international humanitarian law. Malta supports mediation efforts, including regional initiatives, solidified by strong and unified messages from the Security Council. We echo the call to the parties to cease hostilities without preconditions and lead the Sudan back to its political transition.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9375 (2023) · source
“The continued efforts to empower the victims, witnesses and communities affected are critical, including the convening of a round table for civil-society organizations on gender persecution, with invitations to civil-society organizations from the Darfur region. While we commend States that have cooperated with the Court, we regret that the Sudanese authorities have failed to abide by their obligations under resolution 1593 (2005). We stress that cooperation is central to the investigative work of all cases and to meeting the legitimate expectations of survivors. We are concerned about the release of the suspects Omer Al-Bashir, Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein and Ahmed Harun from Kober prison in Khartoum. Maintaining investigative activities to strengthen the evidence base is essential.”
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