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Statement by the United Arab Emirates Before the Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly 80th Session – Agenda Item: The Scope and Application of the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction

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New York, 21-22 October 2025 Mr. Chair, At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction and to Member States for their continued engagement on this important topic.  The United Arab Emirates reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the purposes and

Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the Security Council Open Debate on “The United Nations Organization: Looking into the Future”

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Delivered By His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative New York, 24 October 2025 Madam President,  I want to begin by thanking the Russian Federation for organizing this timely discussion and Secretary-General Guterres for his inspiring remarks this morning.  Madam President,  Since its creation eighty years ago, the United Nations has made important contributions

Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the Thematic Debate of the UNGA First Committee on “Nuclear Weapons”

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Delivered by Mr. Mohammed Rashid AlBeek New York, October 21, 2025 Mr. Chair,  At the outset, the United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the statements delivered by the Arab Group and the Non-Aligned Movement and underscores the importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as the cornerstone of the nuclear disarmament and

Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the Security Council Open Debate on “The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question”

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Delivered By His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative New York, 23 October 2025 Madam President,  I thank the Russian Federation for presiding over today’s meeting and I am grateful to Mr. Ramiz Alakbarov for his sobering briefing.  Madam President,  For the last two years, we have witnessed untold suffering and destruction in the

Statement of the United Arab Emirates Before the Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on the Item “Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization.” 

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Delivered by Mrs. Maryam Al Nuaimi  New York, 17 October 2025 Mr. Chair, At the outset of our discussion today on the “Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the strengthening of the role of the Organization”, The United Arab Emirates emphasizes the importance of fully upholding the

Statement of the United Arab Emirates Before the Second Committee of the General Assembly on Agenda Item 60: “Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.”

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Delivered by Ms. Reem Al Hashimi  New York, 17 October 2025 Mr. President. At the outset, I would like to align my statement with the statement of the Group of 77 and China, as well as the statements of the Gulf and Arab groups.  Mr. President. Permanent sovereignty over natural resources is a fundamental right

Statement of the United Arab Emirates Before the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on the item “Protection of persons in the event of disasters”

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Delivered by Maryam Al Nuaimi  New York, 15 October 2025  Mr. Chair,  At the outset, the United Arab Emirates is pleased to express its gratitude to the International Law Commission for its efforts within the agenda item entitled “Protection of Individuals in the Event of Disasters.” We also appreciate the continued cooperation among Member States

Statement of the United Arab Emirates Before the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on the item “Crimes against humanity” 

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Delivered by Ms. Eman Al Menhali  New York, 14 October 2025  Mr. President,  The UAE renews its appreciation for the work of the International Law Commission on the Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity. Those Draft Articles, together with the various proposals and comments from Governments to date, constitute a

Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the General Debate of the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security

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Delivered by Ms. Fatema Yousef, Acting Deputy Permanent Representative   New York, 13 October 2025  At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Maurizio Massari on his election as Chair of the First Committee during the 80th session of the General Assembly, and we wish him every success in leading the Committee’s work. We also express