Delivered By: Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Mozambique for taking the initiative to organize this meeting, which is long overdue. Improving security sector governance is a key feature in the Action for Peacekeeping Initiative, Our Common Agenda, and the African Union’s Silencing the Guns initiative, and of course in many
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of Japan and the United Arab Emirates in our capacity as penholders on Afghanistan. Today, the Security Council unanimously adopted two resolutions concerning the situation in Afghanistan. The first extends the
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, First, we would like to express our deep condolences to Mozambique and Malawi following the catastrophic hurricane that hit the two countries, and we reaffirm our solidarity with them during this difficult time. I thank the Special
Delivered By: Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, The irrational hatred of any group is an exercise in closing the mind. It strips away empathy at a time when understanding is most needed. I want to make three points in this regard. First, the UAE has consistently taken a strong stance against intolerance
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative I thank you for the floor, Mr. President Mr. President, I thank you.
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr President, At the outset, I’d like to thank SRSG Roza Otunbayeva for her updates, and also today’s briefer, Ms Akbar, for her powerful testimony. The Security Council last met in this setting in December. While in the chamber, we received news of the Taliban’s
Delivered By: Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State Please check against delivery. Madam President, We thank Mozambique for organizing this open debate on the eve of International Women’s Day and Foreign Minister Dlhovu for chairing today’s meeting. Throughout your country’s history, Mozambican women have proven time and again that we should not underestimate
Ms. Maisoon AlDah, First Secretary Mr. President, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. I would also like to reiterate the UAE’s firm condemnation and rejection of the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere, under any circumstances. Their use constitutes a flagrant violation of the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention and
Delivered by: Mrs. Ameira Al Hefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Thank you, Mr. President. At the outset, I congratulate the Republic of Mozambique on the assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and wish His Excellency the Ambassador and his team success in leading the work of
