Delivered By: Ms. Dana Al Wheibi UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam President, At the outset, I would like to congratulate Her Excellency Mrs. Egriselda López, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of El Salvador, on assuming the presidency of the Fifth Committee of the 79th Session of the General Assembly. I would also like
Delivered by: His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank His Excellency Dennis Francis for his outstanding leadership of the previous session. I also congratulate His Excellency Philemon Yang on assuming the presidency of the 79th session
Delivered by: Ms. Ghasaq Shaheen Deputy Permanent Representative & Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, I would like to begin by thanking His Excellency Timothy Kabba, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone, for convening this important meeting. I also appreciate the valuable statements made by the briefers.
Delivered by: Ms. Fatema Yousuf, First Secretary UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Thank you, Mr. President. I also thank the briefers for their important statements at our meeting today making the 25th anniversary of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the General Assembly resolution on the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture
Delivered By: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, Let me start by thanking H.E. Sergey Lavrov for chairing this important discussion. I also thank Mr. Courtenay Rattray for his briefing on behalf of the Secretary-General, and I also wish to associate with the statement delivered by the representative of the Republic
Delivered By: HE Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, I want to begin by thanking Foreign Minister Lavrov and the Russian Presidency for the invitation to participate in this Open Debate on multilateral cooperation. Mr. President, We need to respond to global challenges with more international cooperation and collective action, not less. The
Mr. Mohammad Bastaki, Counsellor I would like to thank Slovenia, Guyana, Republic of Korea, and Sierra Leone for convening this meeting. I’d also like to thank the briefers for their thoughtful contributions. This debate could not have been more timely. Countries on the frontlines of climate-related disasters are facing immense challenges in managing their effects.
Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Permanent Representative Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates welcomes today’s timely debate following the recent publication of the Secretary-General’s report on the Responsibility to Protect. This provides an opportunity to take stock of the progress we have made collectively on upholding our commitment to the principle of R2P
The 10 June 2024 letter from the Sudanese representative is, once again, littered with mischaracterizations and outright fabrications against the United Arab Emirates (UAE). We wish to fully address those spurious allegations, but at the outset, we reaffirm our support for efforts to de-escalate tensions, implement a ceasefire and advance negotiations leading to the
