Delivered By: Sheikha Dr. Moza bint Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Madam Chair, I would like to begin by thanking UN Women and all the speakers for sharing their valuable insights on a topic that is so important to us all. Violence against women and girls is an act that
Delivered By: Ms. Fatema Yousuf, Acting Deputy Permanent Representative Thank you, Madam Chair. I am grateful to UN Women for its continued support to the Commission and for the opportunity to place the spotlight on a demographic often sidelined in our global discourse: older women. In the United Arab Emirates, we believe that the
Delivered By: HE Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President I commend Foreign Secretary Cooper for presiding over this meeting and for placing the protection of civilians – and particularly women and girls – at the center of today’s discussion. I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Director Wosornu for their insightful briefings as well as
Delivered By: Colonel Saeed Aldhaheri, Police Adviser Mr. Chair, On behalf of the United Arab Emirates, I congratulate all the members of the Bureau for your re-election at the Bureau of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34). The UAE aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Kingdom of Morocco on behalf of the
Delivered By: HE Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Madam President, I congratulate the United Kingdom on assuming the Presidency of the Security Council this month and commend Foreign Secretary Cooper for presiding over this high-level meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo as well as Ms. Qasas and Mr. Tamir for their insightful briefings. Madam
Delivered By: Ms. Reem AlAmeri, Third Secretary Madam Chair, At the outset, please allow me to express the United Arab Emirates’ appreciation to Ukraine as the Chair of the 64th session of the Commission for Social Development in guiding our work. Building off of our collective energy at the Second World Summit for Social Development
Delivered By: Fatema Yousuf, Acting Deputy Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President, I welcome the opportunity to offer remarks on this important topic. I thank Secretary-General Guterres, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, and the President of the African Institute of International Law, Judge Abdulqawi Yusuf – for sharing their valuable insights
Delivered By: Ms. Fatema Yousuf, Acting Deputy Permanent Representative Excellencies, Mr. President, Thank you to Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway, Pakistan, UN DESA and UNDP for co-organizing this event. Having helped establish the International Day of Clean Energy in 2023, it remains close to our hearts. 2025 saw the revelation of increasingly alarming data on the climate
Delivered By: Ms. Sarah AlAwadhi, First Secretary Madam President. At the outset, I would like to thank you for convening this important meeting. I also wish to thank the Deputy Secretary-General and the briefers for their insightful presentations. The United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Kingdom of Bahrain, on behalf
