Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, Thank you for your presence here with us in New York today and for the special dedication that Brazil has given to peace in our region. I also pay special tribute to our briefers today, and to their teams’ dedicated work in the
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I would first like to thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Ms. Edem Wosornu for their valuable briefings. Our meeting today is taking place as our region goes through one of the most difficult crises in its modern
Delivered by: Mohammed Bastaki, Counsellor Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the Permanent Missions of Albania, France, and the United States for organizing this Arria-formula meeting. We listened carefully to the Commission of Inquiry’s briefing. The UAE would like to restate its commitment to international humanitarian law and echo Secretary-General Guterres’ statement in the Security
Delivered by: Ahmed AlMahmoud, Security Council Affairs Adviser Thank you, Mr. President. I thank Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Edo, for his briefing. We have recently marked 600 days since the beginning of the war in Ukraine and the prospect of a just and lasting peace seems further away than ever.
Delivered by: Maha Harqoos, First Secretary Mr. President, I thank SRSG Rugwabiza for her informative briefing on the most recent developments in the Central African Republic. We also welcome the participation of Her Excellency Sylvie Valérie Baipo Temon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic, as well as the representative of the Republic
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, The UAE’s votes today were strictly on the merit of the draft resolutions submitted to this Council, and how they tangibly respond to the dire situation in Gaza. We know what the most pressing humanitarian needs are. The UN and NGOs have been
Delivered by: Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State I want to begin by thanking Minister Vieira for chairing today’s meeting. I also wish to thank our briefers, Secretary-General Guterres, UN Women Executive Director Bayous, ICRC President Spoljaric, Ambassador de Oliveira and Ms. Al-Karib for their valuable remarks. Mr. President, Globally, the number of
Delivered by: Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his important statement. I also thank the Special Coordinator, Mr. Tor Wennesland, and the Deputy Special Coordinator, Ms. Lynn Hastings, for their detailed
Delivered by: Mohammed Bastaki, Counsellor Mr. President, I thank SRSG Caroline Ziadeh for her valuable briefing today. I welcome the participation of Prime Minister Brnabić and President Osmani-Sadriu in today’s meeting. When the Council last met on this file in April, there was hope for greater stability and prosperity in the region. Indeed, in that
