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Statement delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at the Security Council Briefing on 'The situation in Afghanistan'

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President,

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

The A3+ thanks the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNAMA, Mrs. Roza Otunbayeva for her briefing. We have also listened carefully to the statement by Ms. Azadah Raz Mohammad and acknowledge the participation of the representatives of Afghanistan and regional countries in this meeting.

Statement delivered by H.E. Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the UN, on behalf of the A3+, at the Security Council Briefing on 'The situation in the Middle East' - Syria Chemical Weapons

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

We thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs for the briefing. We welcome the participation in this meeting of the representatives of the Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye.

Statement delivered by H.E. Micheal Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at the Security Council Briefing on 'The situation in the Middle East' - Yemen

Madam President,

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

We thank the briefers, Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for Yemen; Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; and Ms. Nesmah Mansoor Ali, for their insightful and comprehensive briefings.

We also welcome the participation of the Representative of Yemen in today’s meeting.

Madam President,

Explanation of Vote delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at Adoption of Security Council Resolution on Somalia

Madam President,

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

At the outset, the A3+ extends its congratulations to Denmark on its assumption of the Presidency of the Council for the month of March. We pledge our full support to your delegation in the execution of this important function.

Statement delivered by Ambassador Trishala Persaud, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Permanent Mission of Guyana to the United Nations at Security Council Briefing on 'United Nations peacekeeping operations: Police Commissioners'

Mr. President,

I thank USG Lacroix for his briefing, UN Police Advisor Shahkar, Police Commissioner Bizimungu and Senior Police Advisor Xu for their briefings.

Statement delivered by Ambassador Toufik Koudri, Deputy Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at the Security Council Briefing on the situation in Sudan

Thank You Mr President,
I have the honor to deliver this joint Statement on behalf of the A3+ members, namely, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia and my own Country, Algeria.

We wish to thank Mrs Edem Wosornu for her briefing. We also welcome the participation of the Representatives of Sudan, Angola, Kenya and Egypt to this meeting.

Statement delivered by Ambassador Trishala Persaud, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Permanent Mission of Guyana to the United Nations at the UNSC meeting on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”

Mr. President,

Thank you for convening today’s meeting. I also thank Acting Special Coordinator Ms. Sigrid Kaag for her briefing and have taken careful note of the perspectives offered by Mr. Levy. I commend Ms. Noa Argamni for her bravery during her harrowing ordeal and for sharing her experience with us today.

Mr. President,

Statement delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, at Security Council Briefing on 'Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine'

Thank you, Mr. President,

I also thank USG DiCarlo for her insightful briefing and welcome the participation of the distinguished Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine and other Ministers and high-level officials to this meeting.

Explanation of Vote delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, at the Adoption of the Security Council Resolution on Ukraine

Mr. President,
Guyana acknowledges the efforts of the United States aimed at achieving a peaceful resolution to the three-year old war in Ukraine. At the outset, Guyana stresses the importance of an inclusive and transparent path to that end, involving all concerned parties.

Explanation of Vote delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, at the Adoption of Security Council Resolution on the Democratic Republic of Congo

Thank you, Mr. President,

Guyana welcomes the adoption of the resolution on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Council’s firm response to the ongoing crisis in eastern DRC. We thank France, the penholder, for their efforts in bringing us to this point.

Guyana voted for the resolution with the hope that today’s decision by the Security Council will provide positive momentum to the regional efforts to achieve a ceasefire, prevent any further escalations and ultimately find a sustainable political solution to this decades-long conflict.