Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her briefing, and we listened carefully to Mr. Kovalik’s remarks. When the Council last considered the issue of arms transfers in the context of the conflict in Ukraine three months ago, we expressed our
Delivered by: Mrs. Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam President, I would like to begin by thanking Ms. Keita for her comprehensive briefing and her efforts, and Ambassador Biang for his leadership of the recent visit of the 1533 Committee to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madame President, The United Arab Emirates joined the Security Council with a commitment to support humanitarian efforts. During the past eleven months, we have worked in support of humanitarian exemptions to several sanctions regimes. The UAE is therefore pleased that today’s
Delivered by: Ms. Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam President, I thank the Special Representative, Mr. Abdou Abbary, for his first briefing to the Council since assuming his functions. I also thank the President of the Commission of the ECCAS, Mr. Gilberto Verissimo, for his valuable briefing. Madam President, There is
Delivered by Mrs. Ameirah Alhefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative Madam President, At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative, Mr. Perthes, for the latest updates, including the efforts of the Trilateral Mechanism in light of the common understandings reached on the draft constitutional document, which led to the signing of the “Political Framework
Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. I’d like to thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his sobering briefing on the situation in Ukraine. Over the course of the past few weeks, the humanitarian community has focused its attention on addressing the impact of winter in Ukraine. As the cold
Delivered by Mr. Mohamed Boausaibah, Second Secretary UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. In the context of our meeting on the chemical weapons file in Syria, I would like to reiterate the UAE’s firm position of explicitly rejecting and condemning the use of chemical weapons,
Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I would like to seize this opportunity to congratulate Ghana on their remarkable presidency of the Council last month. And we wish you, Madam President, a successful presidency of the Council this month. I also thank the Special Adviser,
Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Good morning, I would like to thank the United Kingdom for hosting this important conference and commend its leadership, and particularly that of Lord Ahmad, in preventing sexual violence in conflict. The last two days have been an important opportunity to take stock of the
