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Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the Security Council Open Debate on “The United Nations Organization: Looking into the Future”

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Delivered By: HE Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Madam President,  I want to begin by thanking the Russian Federation for organizing this timely discussion and Secretary-General Guterres for his inspiring remarks this morning.  Madam President,  Since its creation eighty years ago, the United Nations has made important contributions to unlocking significant progress in development,

Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the Thematic Debate of the UNGA First Committee on “Nuclear Weapons”

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Delivered by: Mr. Mohammed Rashid AlBeek Mr. Chair,  At the outset, the United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the statements delivered by the Arab Group and the Non-Aligned Movement and underscores the importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as the cornerstone of the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime.  In this regard,

Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the Security Council Open Debate on “The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question”

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Delivered By: HE Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Madam President,  I thank the Russian Federation for presiding over today’s meeting and I am grateful to Mr. Ramiz Alakbarov for his sobering briefing.  Madam President,  For the last two years, we have witnessed untold suffering and destruction in the Gaza Strip. But now diplomacy has

Statement of the United Arab Emirates Before the Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on the Item “Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization.” 

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Delivered by: Mrs. Maryam Al Nuaimi  Mr. Chair, At the outset of our discussion today on the “Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the strengthening of the role of the Organization”, The United Arab Emirates emphasizes the importance of fully upholding the principles and purposes of the

Statement of the United Arab Emirates Before the Second Committee of the General Assembly on Agenda Item 60: “Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.”

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Delivered by: Ms. Reem Al Hashimi  Mr. President. At the outset, I would like to align my statement with the statement of the Group of 77 and China, as well as the statements of the Gulf and Arab groups.  Mr. President. Permanent sovereignty over natural resources is a fundamental right of peoples and an indispensable

Statement of the United Arab Emirates Before the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on the item “Protection of persons in the event of disasters”

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Delivered by: Maryam Al Nuaimi  Mr. Chair,  At the outset, the United Arab Emirates is pleased to express its gratitude to the International Law Commission for its efforts within the agenda item entitled “Protection of Individuals in the Event of Disasters.” We also appreciate the continued cooperation among Member States to strengthen legal and institutional

Statement of the United Arab Emirates Before the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on the item “Crimes against humanity” 

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Delivered by: Ms. Eman Al Menhali  Mr. President,  The UAE renews its appreciation for the work of the International Law Commission on the Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity. Those Draft Articles, together with the various proposals and comments from Governments to date, constitute a starting point in our next

Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the General Debate of the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security

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Delivered by: Ms. Fatema Yousef, Acting Deputy Permanent Representative   At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Maurizio Massari on his election as Chair of the First Committee during the 80th session of the General Assembly, and we wish him every success in leading the Committee’s work. We also express our sincere appreciation to his

Statement of the United Arab Emirates At the General Debate of the Fourth Committee On Items from 54 to 58  

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Delivered by: Mr. Basil Al-Mashharawi, Diplomatic Attaché  Mr. President,  Out the outset, I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations to you on your election and your assumption of the Chairmanship of the Fourth Committee for this session, wishing you all success and looking forward to achieving our shared aspirations. I also extend my thanks