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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.

Statement delivered by H.E. Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at the Security Council Briefing on 'The situation in the Central African Republic'

Mr. President,

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

We thank Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MINUSCA and Ms. Portia Deya Abazenethe President of the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs of the Central African Republic (FAFECA) for their informative briefings to the Council on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). 

Statement delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the United Nations, at the United Nations Security Council meeting on “The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo”

Mr. President,

Guyana welcomes the urgent convening of this meeting given the recent developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly in Bukavu. I thank SRSG Keita and Mr. Xia for their briefings.

I welcome the participation of Her Excellency Ms. Thérèse Wagner, State Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie of the DRC and also the Permanent Representatives of several other African countries in this meeting.

Mr. President,

Statement by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, at the UNSC open debate on “Practicing Multilateralism, Reforming and Improving Global Governance”

Thank you, Mr. President, Your Excellency, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and welcome to the Security Council.

I also welcome the distinguished Ministers and high-level officials in today’s meeting and thank Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres for his briefing.

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 Libya'

Thank you, Mr. President,

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

We extend our thanks to USG DiCarlo for her insightful briefing. We also take this opportunity to congratulate SRSG Hannah Tetteh on her recent appointment as Special Representative for Libya and Head of UNSMIL. We thank Ms. Stephanie Koury for her diligent stewardship of UNSMIL during the interim period.  

Explanation of Vote delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at the Adoption of the Sudan Panel of Experts Mandate Renewal

Mr. President, 
 
I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+, namely, Algeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and my own country Guyana.  
 
The A3+ acknowledges the efforts of the United States, as the penholder, in facilitating the negotiation process. We negotiated in good faith by laying bare our concerns and constructively engaging with all Council members throughout the negotiations.  
 

Statement delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, at the Security Council Briefing on 'Threats to international peace and security' (Minsk Agreements)

Thank you, Mr. President,

I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing and took careful note of Mr. Waters’ contribution to our discussion today.

Last week marked 10 years since the adoption of resolution 2202 which endorsed the “Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements” and reaffirmed that the resolution of the situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine could only be achieved through peaceful means. Yet in just one week from today we will be marking another anniversary, three years of the brutal war in Ukraine.

Statement by Ambassador Mohamed Yusuf, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at the United Nations Security Council briefing on Yemen

Mr. President,

I am honored to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+, namely Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, and my own country, Somalia. We express our gratitude to Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher for their valuable updates on the latest developments in Yemen. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Yemen to this meeting.

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