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Statement delivered by Ambassador Trishala Persaud, Chargé d'Affaires, Permanent Mission of Guyana to the United Nations, at the semi-annual debate of the United Nations Security Council on "The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina"

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Mr. President,

I thank High Representative Christian Schmidt for his report on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and welcome the participation of Mrs. Zeljka Cvijanovic, Chairwoman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the representatives of (Serbia, Croatia and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union), in today’s meeting.

Mr. President,

Statement delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations at the United Nations Security Council meeting on "The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question

Your Excellency Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France,

Thank you for convening this high-level open debate. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres for his sobering briefing.

Mr. President,

The situation in the occupied Palestinian territory remains at the center of the conflagrations we are witnessing in various parts of the Middle East region. Except we are able to resolve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, peace in the region would remain elusive.

Statement delivered by Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues- Birkett, Permanent Representative of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the United Nations, during the briefing on the Situation in Ukraine

Thank you, President,

I also thank USG Di Carlo and ASG Msuya for their sobering briefings and acknowledge the presence of H.E. Ms. Mariana Betsa, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Guyana regrets that the Council is once again meeting to address a further intensification in this ongoing armed conflict amidst talks of a possible ceasefire.

Statement delivered by Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, at the United Nations Security Council "Briefing by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees”

Thank you, Mr. President,
I thank High Commissioner Grandi for today's briefing and his frank assessment of the ongoing displacement crisis.

Guyana supports the critical work of the UN Refugee Agency and commends High Commissioner Grandi and his team for continuing to provide life-saving assistance and protection to millions of displaced people around the world, despite the growing number of challenges.

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 briefing on the Middle East (Syria)

Madam 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, the A3+ warmly welcomes the presence of His Excellency Mr. Assaad Al-Shabani, the Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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 Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at the United Nations Security Council briefing on the Great Lakes Region

Mr. President,

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

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.