Delivered by: Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Mr. President, I would like to thank Mr. Gregorian for his informative briefing, and we listened carefully to Mr. Chaulin. Eighteen months into the war, there is no sign of it abating. We reiterate our deep concern with the continuing conflict and its impacts on civilians, including those in
Delivered By: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I thank the Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Khaled Khiari for his comprehensive briefing. During this Council’s last monthly meeting on this topic, we heard several warnings about the deteriorating security situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. At that time, the
Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing. The destruction and damage to Odesa is a further reminder of the material and intangible costs of the war on civilians, civilian objects, and cultural heritage. Since February 2022, there have
Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Mr. President, Throughout the more than five hundred days since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, this Chamber has heard discussions on impeded humanitarian access, violations of international humanitarian law, and the reality of this conflict on civilians and communities.
Delivered by His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Mr. President, I want to begin by extending sincere congratulations to SRSG Simão on his appointment and express deep appreciation to Deputy SRSG Biha for her engagement with the Council. The UAE remains steadfast in its support to the SRSG’s important
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their informative briefings, and we listened carefully to Mr. Mikhail Khazin. I also welcome the participation of Ukraine in this meeting. Earlier this week, the Council convened shortly
Delivered by: Nasra Al Rahma, First Secretary Madam Chair, Allow me to begin by expressing the UAE’s appreciation to you and the co-organizers for convening this meeting. I wish to thank President Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi for participating in today’s meeting. I have also listened carefully to the other briefers. Twenty-five years on, the conclusion
Delivered by: His Excellency Omran Sharaf, Assistant Minister for Advanced Sciences and Technology I will begin by thanking Secretary-General Guterres for his attentive remarks today. Thank you to Foreign Secretary Cleverly and the UK Presidency for bringing such a salient topic to the Council for discussion, and I would also like to thank our other
NEW YORK — 18 July 2023 — His Excellency Omran Sharaf, Assistant Minister for Advanced Science and Technology at the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called on the international community to utilize the technological possibilities offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) while responsibly assessing the threat it poses to the maintenance of international peace
