Mr. President, The UAE is pleased to contribute to the consideration of the recommendations in Our Common Agenda. We align ourselves with the statement of the G77 and China, as delivered by Pakistan, and the Arab Group, as delivered by Yemen. I would like to add a few remarks in my national capacity, specifically regarding
NEW YORK – 2 March 2022 – Today the United Arab Emirates voted in favor of the United Nations General Assembly resolution on the situation in Ukraine. Speaking at the UN General Assembly’s emergency special session, H.E. Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN, stated: “We voted for this resolution, and we
As delivered by H.E. Lana Nusseibeh Thank you, Mr. President, This Emergency Special Session comes as the conflict in Ukraine has reached a dangerous inflection point. The international community is alarmed by developments on the ground, and this is the clear message of today’s resounding vote. The humanitarian situation is worsening by the day. We
NEW YORK – 28 February 2022 – The United Arab Emirates welcomed the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution renewing the sanctions regime on Yemen and labeling the Houthis as a “terrorist group” for the first time. The resolution also designates the Houthis, as an entity, on the Yemen Sanctions List under the arms
Please check against delivery Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to congratulate His Excellency Abdulla Shahid on his presidency of this session. We are confident that we will collectively make further progress in addressing urgent international issues and building a safer and sustainable world. A world in which our peoples can look to
