Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, and Chair of the Arab Group for the Month of May UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, Thank you for your swift response in convening this emergency special session of the General Assembly at the request of the Arab Group, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation,
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, Thank you for convening this important meeting. The United Arab Emirates deeply regrets that the Security Council was unable to adopt its first-ever resolution on weapons of mass destruction in outer space. By failing to adopt this resolution, the Council missed an important
Delivered by Mr. Mohamed Bouassiba, Second Secretary Mr. President, I would like to thank you for convening this important annual debate on the use of the veto in the Security Council, which we consider as an opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue on situations in which the veto is used. We would like to express
Delivered by: Shahad Matar, Spokesperson and Acting Political Coordinator UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I thank you for convening this meeting on the item related to the use of the veto by a Permanent Member of the Security Council. This is the second meeting in four days under this
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates wishes to extend its thanks to the Permanent Mission of Zimbabwe for facilitating the negotiations on this important resolution, as well as their exemplary hosting of the Kimberley Process plenary in Victoria Falls last November. As Vice Chair,
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Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. Chair, The United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Yemen on behalf of the Arab Group, and thanks Mauritania, as Chair of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, as well as the Mission of the OIC for
Delivered by: Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State Mr. Chair, At the outset, I would like to thank you for convening the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The UAE also thanks the Secretary-General of the United Nations for his report on this session’s priority topic, as well as
Delivered by His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President, and I thank Ambassador Mauricio Lyrio and Brazil for ensuring that the General Assembly is kept informed on the latest developments in the G20. I also thank you, Mr. President, as well as Under-Secretary-General Junhua for your remarks. I’d like
