UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Threats to International Peace and Security

Delivered by: Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Mr. President, I thank Deputy High Representative Ebo for his valuable briefing, and I welcome the participation of the representative of Ukraine in today’s meeting. Essential to the right to self-defence that all member states possess is the ability to develop defence capabilities. With such activities come certain risks,

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Cooperation Between the United Nations and Regional and Subregional Organizations (AU)

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I’d like to begin by thanking Brazil for convening today’s meeting, and also for co-leading, along with Mozambique, this Council’s recent mission to Addis Ababa for the Annual Joint Consultative Meeting with the African Union Peace and Security Council. And I welcome

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Colombia

Delivered by: Myan Tantawy, Third Secretary Thank you, Mr. President. We thank Special Representative Ruiz-Massieu for his valuable briefing. Your work and that of your team has been critical to providing this Council with the necessary and much-needed insights on the developments in Colombia. We also thank Mr. Botero for his briefing and for shedding

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on UNAMI

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank Special Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her valuable briefing, and we are grateful for the intervention delivered by Ms. Dhefaf Al-Jarahi. I also welcome the representative of Iraq in our

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their valuable briefings today. I also welcome the participation of Ukraine in today’s meeting. The United Arab Emirates expresses its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those lost

UAE Explanation of Vote at the UN Security Council Meeting on Haiti

Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, I join others in congratulating Brazil on their assumption of the presidency and thanking Albania for their very capable steermanship of the Council last month. The world met two weeks ago and the clear call rang out from the General Assembly. It came

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security

Delivered by: Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Mr. President, I would thank the briefers for their interventions on the situation of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. We are discussing an important topic today. The world faces myriad intersecting challenges – namely conflict, climate change, and food insecurity – that drive or exacerbate migration and displacement. More

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on the Political and Humanitarian Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, First, I would like to thank both Mr. Geir Pedersen and Ms. Edem Wosornu for their valuable briefings. We also thank Ms. Su’ad Jarbawi for her intervention which shed the light on the difficult conditions of the Syrian people. In the context