Agenda Item “Promotion and Protection of Human Rights”
JOINT STATEMENT OF MED9 (Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal)
22 October 2024
Mr. Chair,
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the group of MED9, consisted by Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal, and my own country Cyprus. [Read more…]
Agenda item 86: “Protection of Persons in the event of disasters”
UN Headquarters, 4 October 2024
Madame Chair,
As this is the first time I am taking the floor during this session, please allow me first to congratulate you, as well as the rest of the Bureau’s members on your election and assure you of my delegation’s full support and cooperation.
Cyprus aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union and its Member States and would like to make some additional remarks in its national capacity. [Read more…]
UN Headquarters, September 25th 2024
Mr. President,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the outset, I wish to congratulate His Excellency Ambassador Philemon Yang for his election as President of the 79th Session of the General Assembly. Rest assured, Mr. President, of Cyprus’ steadfast support for your mission. [Read more…]
UN Security Council Open Debate on “Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict”
New York, 21 May 2024
Mr. President,
My delegation aligns with the EU statement and wishes to make some additional remarks.
Seventy-five years since the universal ratification of the Geneva Conventions and twenty-five years since [Read more…]
14th Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing
United Nations, 20 May 2024
Mr. Chair,
Cyprus aligns with the statement delivered by the European Union. Allow me to add some additional remarks in my national capacity.
Older persons are an indispensable group of our society. They represent an important and growing part of the population, undeniably with wealth of knowledge, skills, and experience. However, they are often a vulnerable social group that is overlooked, marginalized, or even discriminated. [Read more…]
Women, Peace and Security: Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarisation and gender-responsive arms control
New York, 23 April 2024
Mr. President,
We express our appreciation to Malta for organizing this debate today.
Allow me to thank the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Pattern, for her insightful presentation, and Ms. Ahmadi and Ms. Gurira for their valuable inputs. [Read more…]
Maintenance of International Peace and Security: The Role of Young Persons in Addressing Security Challenges in the Mediterranean
17 April 2024
Joint Statement of EUMED9
Mr. President,
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the group of EUMED9 (Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal and my own country Cyprus). Allow me first to express our gratitude to Malta for organising this important Security Council debate and extend our appreciation to all briefers for their insightful presentations. [Read more…]
Statement by the Commissioner on Gender Equality of the Republic of Cyprus, Ms. Iosifina Christodoulou
New York, 18 March 2024
Madame Chair,
Cyprus aligns with the statement delivered by the European Union. Allow me to add some remarks with my national capacity. [Read more…]
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Welfare of the Republic of Cyprus, H.E. Ms. Marilena Evangelou Serdari – General Discussion of the 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development
United Nations, 6 February 2024
Madame Chair,
Cyprus fully aligns with the statement delivered by the European Union. [Read more…]
Sixth Committee – Agenda item 161: Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country
78th Session of the UNGA – 6 November 2023
Mr. Chairperson,
It is an honor to address the Sixth Committee in my capacity as Chair of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country to introduce this year’s Report of the Committee contained in document A/78/26, that was adopted on the 20th October.
The Report was prepared in accordance with General Assembly Resolution 77/114 of 7 December 2022 and it follows the structure of previous years. It is divided into four chapters: [Read more…]