NORWAY: Today, before the Council convenes for a briefing and consultation on the situation in Colombia – Norway, the UAE, and Albania come together under our shared commitments to prioritize the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda during our terms on the Security Council—to urge the full, equal, and meaningful participation of women leaders in
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. At the outset, I thank you, Minister Anniken Huitfeldt, for presiding over this important debate, and I welcome the distinguished ministers present today. We also thank the Special Coordinator, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for his valuable briefing as well as Nada Majdalani and Gidon Bromberg for highlighting the importance of addressing
Madam President, The UAE thanks Norway for organising this open debate on such a critical subject, and thank you Minister Anniken Huitfeldt for chairing this meeting and High Commissioner Bachelet for your insightful briefing. We listened carefully to you Zarqa and Kaavya, and benefited from your insights, so thank you. As the Foreign Minister of
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, Madam President, At the outset, I would like to thank the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Karim Khan, for the informative briefing, and I welcome him in his first briefing on Sudan in the Council. We continue to closely follow the work of the Court and
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, I would like to thank the Special Envoy to Yemen, Mr. Hans Grundberg, and the Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, for their valuable briefings. We also thank the civil society representative, Ms. Ola Al-Aghbary, for highlighting numerous critical issues. I would like to reiterate,
Thank you, Mr. President. The United Arab Emirates is grateful to Niger, and President Mohamed Bazoum in particular, for bringing the Security Council’s attention to the critical interplay between climate change, terrorism, and extremism. We would also like to thank the briefers for their helpful input. The nexus between climate change and terrorism and extremism
Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, we would like to thank Mexico for organising today’s open debate and directing our attention to preventative diplomacy. We also extend our thanks to the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and the President of the International
Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, the UAE would like to thank Mexico for organizing this meeting as well as President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for presiding over this debate. We also extend our thanks to Secretary-General António Guterres and Ms. Lourdes Tiban Guala for their important briefings. Addressing the root causes of
Check against delivery. Madame President, The UAE thanks Kenya for organizing this year’s Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security and welcomes the Secretary-General’s strong statement on the matter. We align our statement with the Group of Friends for Women, Peace and Security, and we commend Ireland, Kenya, and Mexico for spotlighting these important issues,
