Delivered By: Ms. Shahad Matar, Spokesperson Mr. President, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. In the context of today’s meeting on the chemical file, the UAE reiterates its explicit rejection and condemnation of the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere, under any circumstances. Their use constitutes a flagrant violation of both
Delivered by: Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Ms. Reena Ghelani for their thorough briefings today, and we appreciate their work on this file. Mr. President, It is unfortunate that, despite the ongoing developments to the humanitarian and security situation in Syria, the
Delivered by: Mrs. Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, At the outset, we welcome Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of UNSMIL. We thank him for his valuable briefing and wish him all the success in his new duties. We also assure
Delivered by His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative Please Check Against Delivery. Mr. President, I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Resident Coordinator Denise Brown for their briefings. As we heard today, a significant percentage of critical civilian infrastructure, including power stations and water supply infrastructure, has either been
Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative Please Check Against Delivery. By voting in favor of resolution 2653, the UAE reiterates its support for Council efforts to directly address the difficult security situation in Haiti through targeted sanctions against armed gangs. The violence and terror that armed gangs impose on the people of Haiti
Delivered by Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, We thank Gabon for organizing this open debate, and the UAE welcomes that Gabon has joined the Shared WPS Presidency Commitments. We thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Executive Director Sima Bahous, AU Special Envoy Ms. Diop, and especially Ms. Nader for their powerful
Delivered by: Mrs. Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I would like to thank Ms. Rugwabiza for her valuable and detailed briefing. 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 of Rwanda to
Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Special Representative Ms. Caroline Ziadeh for her valuable briefing to the Council and for her tireless efforts alongside the Mission’s team. I also welcome the participation of Serbia and Kosovo in today’s meeting. Mr. President, The UAE stresses the importance of intensifying
Delivered By: Mrs. Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, At the outset, I thank Special Representative, Mr. El-Ghassim Wane, for his valuable briefing, and we welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Diop, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali, in today’s meeting. Mr. President, The persistence of violence in Mali is a
