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Statement delivered by Her Excellency Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, at the UNSC Briefing on Artificial Intelligence and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security

Thank you, Secretary of State Blinken,

I thank the Presidency of the United States for convening today's meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General, as well as Professors LeCun and Li for their insightful briefings.

Mr. President,

We are in an era of rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, a development that holds the potential to significantly enhance our global outlook.

Statement delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, at the 9819th meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the “Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”

Madame President,

I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing and I have listened carefully to the perspectives offered by Dr. Efron and Mr. Levy.

Madame President,

Statement by His Excellency Ambassador Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations on behalf of the A3+ to the Security Council, at the UNSC meeting on the humanitarian and political situation in Syria

Madam President,

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

At the outset, the A3+ would like to thank Mr. Pedersen and Mr. Fletcher for their valuable briefings.

We listened carefully to the representatives of the civil society.

Madam President,

Our meeting takes place in a unique context, Syria a nation exhausted by conflict could choose the long road to peace.

Statement by His Excellency Ambassador Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations on behalf of the A3+ to the Security Council at the briefing on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Libya Sanctions

Madame President,

1. I am honored to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+, namely: Guyana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and my own country Algeria.

2. We would like to expresses our sincere gratitude to Ms. Stephanie Koury, DSRSG and head of UNSMIL for her insightful briefing and update on the situation in Libya.

3. We also wish to thank Ambassador Yamazaki for his briefing on the work of the 1970 Sanctions Committee and welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Libya in today's meeting.

Madame President,

Statement delivered by Ms. Neishanta Benn, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Guyana to the United Nations, during Security Council Briefing on Non-proliferation (Iran)

Thank you, Mr. President,

I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Ambassador Lambrinidis and Ambassador Frazier for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the Representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Federal Republic of Germany in this meeting.

Statement delivered by Ms. Neishanta Benn, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Guyana to the United Nations, during the Briefing on Non-proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

Thank you, Madam President,

I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Mr. Leff for their briefings. I also acknowledge the presence of the Representatives of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ukraine and the European Union in this meeting.

Madam President,

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'

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

The A3+ thanks the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNAMA, Mrs. Roza Otunbayeva, Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher, and Ambassador Andrés Montalvo Sosa of Ecuador for their briefings. We have also listened carefully to the statement by the CSO briefer, Ms. Mahboob.

Statement delivered by H.E. Michael 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)

Thank you, Madam President,

Madam President,

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

Statement delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, in her capacity as Chair of the 2653 Committee, at the Security Council Briefing on the 2653 Committee (Haiti)

Madam President,
It is an honour for me to address the members of the Security Council in accordance with sub-paragraph 19 (e) of resolution 2653 (2022), by which the Council decided that the Committee should report on its work on an annual basis. 

In my statement I will provide a brief overview of the work that has been undertaken since the last report by my predecessor to the Council on 12 December 2023. 

To date, in 2024 the Committee has met on three occasions in the format of informal consultations and has held two briefings to Member States. 

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 1591 Committee (Sudan)

Madam President, 

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

The A3+ thanks Ambassador Joonkook Hwang for his succinct overview of the work of the 1591 Committee over the period from 11 September 2024 to 10 December 2024 and reaffirms our continued support and constructive engagement in the work of the Committee.  

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