28/01/2025 | 20:01:41 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Mister President, colleagues, A first word to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Andrea Orlando, for this important and realistic report. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal sixteen (16) promotes peace, justice, and strong institutions. However, mercenaries and private military and security companies (PMSCs) pose significant challenges to this objective. Their actions destabilize conflict regions, violate human rights, and operate... 03/10/2024 | 11:06:36 Thank you, Chair. This report is a warning to us all and appeal to those who have shown contempt for human rights I want to express my gratitude to the rapporteur and to Lord Richard KEEN for this. History repeats itself. What happened to the Ukrainian people in the 1930s and became known as the Holodomor could happen again. Holodomor, an artificial famine caused by Soviet authorities that ended up causing the deaths of many millions of Ukrainians. Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine and the...