Statements

Statement delivered by Her Excellency Carolyn-Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at the United Nations Security Council briefing on the situation in Colombia

Mr. President

1. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+, namely Algeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and my own country, Guyana.

2. We thank SRSG Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and commend him and the UN Monitoring and Verification Mission team in Colombia for their invaluable work.

3. We have also listened carefully to civil society representative, Ms. Hilda Beatriz Molano Casas, Coordinator of the Technical Secretariat of COALICO.

Statement delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+ during the UNSC Briefing on ‘The Question Concerning Haiti’

Thank you, Mr. President,

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+, namely Algeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia and my own country, Guyana.

We thank SRSG Salvador, Ms. Juma, and Ms. Solages for their briefings and welcome the participation of His Excellency Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Haiti, the Permanent Representative of Haiti and His Excellency Roberto Alvarez Gil, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, in the meeting.

Statement delivered by His Excellency Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya

Thank you, Mr. President,

I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+, namely Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and my own country, Algeria.

We thank SRSG and Head of UNSMIL, Hanna Tetteh, for her insightful briefing. We reaffirm our full support for her noble duties in the service of the Libyan people.

We also welcome the participation of the distinguished representative of Libya in this meeting.

Mr. President,

Statement delivered by Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations at the Security Council briefing on the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

Mr. President,

I deliver this statement on behalf of the delegations of Slovenia and Guyana in our capacity as informal co-focal points on conflict and hunger in the Security Council.

Colleagues, South Sudan is experiencing a convergence of crises - the recent escalation of political tensions and violence, the fragility of the Peace Agreement, decreased humanitarian funding, relentless climate shocks, an economic recession, a persistent health catastrophe and growing food insecurity.

A3+ statement delivered by His Excellency Dr. Michael Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations at the United Nations Security Council briefing on the situation in South Sudan

Mr. President,

1. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+ members, namely Algeria, Guyana, Somalia, and my own country, Sierra Leone.

2. We thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), for their important and timely briefings.

Statement delivered by H.E. Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at the United Nations Security Council briefing on the Middle East (Syria)

Mr. President,

I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the members of the A3+, namely Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and my own country Algeria.

At the outset, we would like to thank USG LaCroix and ASG Khiari for their valuable briefings.

Mr. President,

The A3+ is concerned about the military escalations by Israel in Syria, which are taking place at a critical period in Syria’s history and exacerbate the already fragile situation in the country.

Statement by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN at the UNSC Briefing on “Security Council resolutions 1160 (1998), 1199 (1998), 1203 (1998), 1239 (1999) and 1244 (1999)” – Kosovo/UNMIK

Thank you, Mr. President,

I thank SRSG Ziadeh for her briefing. We also welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Marko Djurić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Her Excellency Ms. Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo, in today’s meeting. We have listened carefully to their presentations.

Mr. President,

Statement delivered by Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN during the UNSC briefing on UN Peace Operations Heads of Military Components

Thank you, Mr. President,

I commend the French Presidency for organizing this briefing on the vital role of UN Peacekeeping Operations in monitoring ceasefires. This briefing is timely, particularly in light of the Pact of the Future’s emphasis on adapting peacekeeping to meet contemporary challenges and ahead of the Berlin Peacekeeping Ministerial next month.