Delivered by: Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Mr. President, At the outset, I thank Special Representative Abdou Abarry for his comprehensive briefing. I would also like to reiterate the UAE’s support for UNOCA. We appreciate the Office’s critical role of coordinating with regional and subregional organizations as countries of the region seek to address the challenges
Delivered by: Rashed Azzam, Attache Thank you, Mr. President, I would first like to thank Judge Gatti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Mr. Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor, for their valuable briefings. I also welcome the representatives from Croatia, Rwanda, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina to this session. I would like
Delivered by: Aysha AlMenhali, Second Secretary UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, First, I would like to thank the Deputy High Representative, Mr. Edo, for his briefing and we listened carefully to Ms. Mary’s statement. We welcome Ukraine’s participation in this meeting. Regarding the topic of discussion today, and as we mentioned in previous
Delivered by: Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank the special representative, Mrs. Keita, for her briefing and appreciate her and her team’s efforts to support peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I also welcome the participation of the representatives
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates is deeply disappointed with the outcome of today’s vote. Regrettably, and in the face of untold misery, this Council is unable to demand a humanitarian ceasefire. Let me be clear. Against the backdrop of the Secretary-General’s grave warnings,
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, The draft resolution tabled by the United Arab Emirates, which in less than 24 hours garnered the co-sponsorship of at least 97 UN Member States, is clear in its intention: An immediate humanitarian ceasefire. It reiterates the Council’s demand that all parties
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General António Guterres, thank you for your briefing. We are profoundly grateful for your steadfast moral leadership. By taking the rare step of invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter, you are compelling us to confront the enormity of
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I want to begin by thanking President Noboa for chairing today’s meeting and the Ecuadorian Presidency for bringing this salient topic for discussion by the Security Council. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres for his remarks, as well as Executive Director Waly, Professor
Delivered by: Shahad Matar, Spokesperson UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, First, I would like to thank the briefers for their detailed statements. The war in Ukraine is approaching its second-year anniversary soon, without any sign of reaching a peaceful solution that would end the suffering of the Ukrainian people and put an end
