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You are probably getting as tired of seeing updated veto statistics as we are of preparing them🙄
But here are the latest.
Below is a statistical summary ⬇️
And this is the link to a full table of all vetoes cast since 1946:
scprocedure.org/table-4-vetoes…

[1/2] Today the #UN SC met to hear updates from Sr. Humanitarian & Reconstruction Coordinator for #Gaza , Sigrid Kaag. 4 months after #UN SC R2720’s adoption, #Malta regrets that there’s been no meaningful increase in the scale & predictability of the #UN response in Gaza. #UN SC MTPres

[2/2] #Malta once again reiterates its support for the work of Ms. Kaag. We note the #UN must be able to scale up in a principled manner and that land access provides the only suitable aid delivery modality which can comprehensibly arrest the #humanitarian crisis throughout Gaza.

[1/2] Today, at the #UNSC briefing on the Great Lakes, #Malta strongly advocated for women’s participation in regional mediation processes. #UNSC MTPres 🇲🇹

Affarijiet Barranin 🇲🇹
Government of Malta 🇲🇹 🇲🇹
United Nations 🇺🇳

#WPS Shared commitment signatories 🇪🇨, 🇫🇷, 🇬🇾, 🇯🇵, 🇰🇷, 🇸🇱, 🇸🇮, 🇨🇭, 🇬🇧, & 🇺🇸, urged facilitators of the #Luanda and #Nairobi processes to appoint women mediators and gender adviser and to leverage the #AfricanWomenLeadersNetwork to advocate for inclusive peace. #UNSCMTPres 🇲🇹

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Affarijiet Barranin 🇲🇹
Government of Malta 🇲🇹 🇲🇹
United Nations 🇺🇳

Honoured to preside over U.N. 🇺🇳Security Council session on Conflict Related Sexual Violence as part of #Malta 🇲🇹 Presidency - perpetrators of #CRSV will be held to account.

Presenting her annual report to the Security Council, UN expert on rape in wartime USG SRSG Ms. Patten urged members “to silence the guns and amplify the voices of women as a critical constituency for peace”.
news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Addressing the press at the United Nations 🇺🇳 with #WPS Shared Commitment signatories before the Security Council session on Conflict Related Sexual Violence #CRSV as part of #Malta ’s 🇲🇹 Presidency of the #UNSC .

#Malta & Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne joined the #UNSC #WPS Shared Commitment signatories 🇪🇨, 🇫🇷, 🇬🇾, 🇯🇵, 🇰🇷, 🇸🇱, 🇸🇮, 🇨🇭, 🇬🇧, & 🇺🇸 in calling for demilitarisation and gender-responsive arms control to prevent #CRSV . #UNSC MTPres 🇲🇹

Full Statement ⬇️: missionsforeign.gov.mt/en/Embassies/P…

Under the #SecurityCouncil presidency of Malta at the UN 🇲🇹🇺🇳/Chris Fearne, the Open Debate on #CRSV today will focus on preventing #CRSV through demilitarisation and gender-responsive armed control.

📢The UNSC holds its annual open debate on CRSV on April 23rd. Are you following the conversation?
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The latest developments in the Middle East constitute a worrying escalation, and we must act collectively to encourage all parties to opt for dialogue and negotiation rather than the use of force.

In my intervention during today’s #EU -Secretariat General of Gulf Cooperation Council forum in Luxembourg, I reiterated

On #MotherEarthDay , let us reaffirm our collective responsibility to achieve a just & #sustainable balance of socio-economic & environmental needs for present & future generations. We join the intl. community in raising awareness on the interlinkages between humans & nature.

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#ECOSOC #YouthForum2024 took place last week! #Malta 's Youth Delegate, Emma de Gabriele, engaged in discussions on the #YPS agenda, the United Nations #YouthDelegates Programme & many other topics. The meaningful participation of young persons in decision-making, incl. at the UN is crucial.

Just arrived in Luxembourg to participate in the #EU - #GCC High-Level Forum on security and regional cooperation.

I will continue to insist that restraint and dialogue should be our priority, while a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, increased humanitarian aid and the release of

Reporting to the United Nations General Assembly President United Nations_PGA on the good progress towards the High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance #AMR2024 : Multi-Stakeholder Hearings set for 15th May 🇲🇹🇧🇧🇺🇳