Delivered by: Mrs. Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, At the outset, I thank the briefers for their valuable insights, and I express our support to you, Mr. Carlos Massieu for your efforts in Colombia. I welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Álvaro Leyva Durán, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia in today’s
Delivered by Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador & Permanent Representative Please Check Against Delivery. Thank you, Mr. President, I would like to begin by thanking Ms. Martha Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Mr. Tanguy Gahouma, and Mr. Patrick Youssef for their insightful briefings. I would also like to thank you, Your Excellency, Foreign Minister Michael
Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. And first of all, I’d like to thank you, Your Excellency, and for Gabon’s leadership on convening this timely debate at a really important moment. I’d also like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres and Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat
Delivered By: H.E. Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State Mr. President, I would like to start by thanking your Excellency Moussa Adamo, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Gabon, for convening this important and timely debate. I welcome the participation of the African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security,
Delivered by Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Please Check Against Delivery. Mr. President, I thank Mr. Khaled Khiari for his valuable briefing and also welcome the participation of the Republic of Korea and Japan in today’s meeting. The UAE joins the Secretary-General, Mr. Guterres, in expressing strong condemnation of the launch of
Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, Allow me to begin by congratulating you on presiding over the Council. We wish you the utmost success. We are also grateful to France for conducting an efficient presidency last month. I would like to thank the Special Representative
Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President, I would also like to begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Navid Hanif for his briefing. We have also listened carefully to the other briefers today and take note of the information provided. We are also deeply concerned by the severe damage to the
Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. The referenda held over the last week amidst the ongoing armed conflict and the announcement made earlier today regarding the incorporation of four regions into the Russian Federation are serious developments in this conflict. They make finding a peaceful resolution more difficult, and
Delivered by: Mr. Saod AlMazrouei, Alternate Political Coordinator UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing. In the context of today’s discussion, we reiterate the UAE’s explicit rejection and condemnation of the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere, under any circumstances. And we all agree that the
