Delivered by: Nasra AlRahma, First Secretary Mr. President, I thank Special Envoy Xia for his informative briefing. I also thank Mr. João Samuel Caholo, the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, and Ms. Joséphine Malimukono for their contributions to today’s discussion. I welcome the participation of the representatives of the
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I thank the Special Representative, Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily, and Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane for their valuable briefing. I also welcome the participation of Ambassador Taher Al-Sunni to this meeting. I wish to reiterate, once more, the UAE’s condolences
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, Long before the unjustifiable Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October, Gaza was already one of the most desperate places on Earth to live. All Council members have rightly condemned the indiscriminate murder of innocent Israeli civilians and the taking of 199 of
Delivered by: Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Mr. President, I thank Deputy High Representative Ebo for his valuable briefing, and I welcome the participation of the representative of Ukraine in today’s meeting. Essential to the right to self-defence that all member states possess is the ability to develop defence capabilities. With such activities come certain risks,
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I’d like to begin by thanking Brazil for convening today’s meeting, and also for co-leading, along with Mozambique, this Council’s recent mission to Addis Ababa for the Annual Joint Consultative Meeting with the African Union Peace and Security Council. And I welcome
Delivered by: Myan Tantawy, Third Secretary Thank you, Mr. President. We thank Special Representative Ruiz-Massieu for his valuable briefing. Your work and that of your team has been critical to providing this Council with the necessary and much-needed insights on the developments in Colombia. We also thank Mr. Botero for his briefing and for shedding
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassador Kamboj and the Mission of India for convening us today at this important event. I would also like to thank [Shri] Suresh Prabhu for chairing this panel, and my fellow panelists for their insightful contributions. The
Delivered by: Reem AlAmeri, Attache UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. Chair, Thank you for facilitating this interactive dialogue, and we extend our appreciation to the High Commissioner for his briefing today. The United Arab Emirates has a long record of achievements in the promotion and protection of human rights. Our Constitution guaranteeing civil liberties
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank Special Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her valuable briefing, and we are grateful for the intervention delivered by Ms. Dhefaf Al-Jarahi. I also welcome the representative of Iraq in our
