Statements

Statement delivered by the Honourable Dr. Vindhya Persaud, Minister of Human Services and Social Security of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana at the UNSC Open Debate on Promoting Conflict Prevention-Empowering All Actors Including Women and girls


1. Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on a very important issue. I also thank the briefers for their presentations.

2. In our increasingly volatile world, marred by conflict that is exacerbated by climate change and multifaceted insecurity which threatens the socio-economic development of millions of people, the root causes of conflict must be examined with emphasis on its prevention. Prevention must be our collective priority.

Statement by Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, on behalf of the informal co-focal points on Conflict and Hunger at Security Council Briefing on the situation in Sudan

I will now make a statement on behalf of Guyana and Switzerland as informal co-focal points on Conflict and Hunger. We deliver this statement in response to increasing warnings of famine in Sudan and repeated calls for urgent action.