NEW YORK – 21 December 2020 – The United Nations General Assembly has adopted by consensus a resolution proclaiming 4 February as “International Day for Human Fraternity.” The initiative was introduced by the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and as a result
NEW YORK – 11 November 2020 – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) launched a new Research Report and a UN Action Plan to advance women’s participation in post-conflict reconstruction, following a year-long series of high-level panel discussions on the subject. Key areas the discussions were
NEW YORK – 9 November 2020 – The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar have signed a Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the two countries. H.E. Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN, signed the Joint Communique on behalf of the
As the world celebrates 75 years of the United Nations, the UAE reaffirms its commitment to the principles of multilateralism and peace upon which the organization was founded. As a symbol of that commitment, the UAE lit the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, blue for UN Day. The UN came into existence on 24
NEW YORK – 3 November 2020 – The UAE underscored the importance of prevention, future preparedness and holistic approaches at the UN Security Council open debate on the contemporary drivers of conflict and insecurity. The UAE reflected on how the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have affected the conditions that lead to and amplify conflict
NEW YORK – 29 October 2020 – The UAE reaffirmed its commitment to facilitating enabling environments for women and girls across the world to realize their full, equal and meaningful participation at the UN Security Council’s annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). The international community is observing the twentieth anniversary of the
NEW YORK – 26 October 2020 – During the UN Security Council quarterly Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, the UAE underscored that the UN Security Council must use the opportunity created by the Peace Accord between the UAE and Israel to break the deadlock in the Middle
NEW YORK – 14 October 2020 – The Permanent Mission of the UAE to the UN and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), in collaboration with the Department of Peace Operations, hosted a virtual high-level panel on championing gender-sensitive security sector reform. The meeting was the fourth and final in a series
NEW YORK – 1 October 2020 – The UAE called UN Member States to uphold their obligations to promote and protect the fundamental freedoms and rights of women at the UN’s High-Level Meeting on Beijing+25, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. In her virtual address to the UN General
