Thank you, Madam President.
Congratulations to you and members of the Bureau on your election. My delegation assures you of its support during this session.
We also congratulate Executive Director Catherine Russell on her first year and thank her for her report.
Mr. President, Excellencies!
1. We thank the Council for convening this Open Debate on the theme: “Investment in people to enhance resilience against complex situations"; within the context of “Peacebuilding and sustaining Peace”.
Mr. Chair:
I congratulate you and members of your Bureau on your election and pledge my delegation's full support to your leadership as you conduct the affairs of this Committee.
As we meet in the first fully in-person session of the Third Committee since the outbreak of the corona virus pandemic, women and girls continue to face the brunt of the pandemic, conflicts, and climate change.