NEW YORK – November 24, 2021 – The United Arab Emirates stressed the importance of concerted, international efforts to combat human trafficking during the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on the appraisal of the Global Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The UAE praised the Plan as an important tool for unifying global
NEW YORK – 17 November 2021 – The UAE welcomed calls to hold an annual briefing between the UN Security Council and the League of Arab States, stressing that it would help the Council address the considerable security challenges in the Middle East. The statement was made at a Security Council open debate, convened by
UAE Selected to Host COP28 in 2023 UAE and USA Launch $4 Billion AIM for Climate Initiative to Invest in Agricultural Innovation for Climate Action UAE and IRENA Announce $1 Billion Energy Transition Accelerator Financing Platform for Renewable Energy Projects in Developing Countries UAE Launches Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap to Achieve National Net Zero Ambition UAE
NEW YORK – 9 November 2021 – The UAE underscored the importance of preventative action at the UN Security Council’s open debate on exclusion, inequality and conflict chaired by Mexico’s President H.E. Andrés Manuel López Obrador. H.E. Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN, stressed that addressing the root
The Largest Global Gathering of Its Kind The World Expo in Dubai opened its doors to the world on 1 October, kicking off a six-month series of events and experiences – including with the United Nations – to engage some 25 million visitors in advancing sustainable development. With a focus on COVID-19 vaccination and protocols,
NEW YORK – 22 October 2021 – At the UN Security Council’s annual open debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the UAE underscored the urgent need for strengthened investment in women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts – particularly as crises continue to intensify around the word. H.E. Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs,
NEW YORK – 13 October 2021 – The UAE underscored the importance of promoting and embracing peaceful co-existence and tolerance to advance societies enriched by diversity and peace at the UN Security Council. In a written statement submitted for the body’s open debate on peacebuilding and sustaining peace presided over by Kenya’s President H.E. Uhuru
By Ephrem Kossaify, Originally published in Arab News NEW YORK: Gender equality lies at the heart of the UAE’s success, according to Lana Nusseibeh, the country’s permanent representative to the UN. In a mere 50 years, the small Gulf nation has gone from having to borrow educational curricula to set up its first school, to
The initiative aims to underpin dynamic economic growth alongside positive environmental impact.
