UAE Explanation of Vote at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. The referenda held over the last week amidst the ongoing armed conflict and the announcement made earlier today regarding the incorporation of four regions into the Russian Federation are serious developments in this conflict. They make finding a peaceful resolution more difficult, and

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Delivered by: Mrs. Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Keita and Ambassador Biang for their valuable briefings. We also listened carefully to Mr. Emery Mudinga and we welcome the participation of the Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,

UAE Statement at the Security Council on Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic

Delivered by: Mr. Saod AlMazrouei, Alternate Political Coordinator UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing. In the context of today’s discussion, we reiterate the UAE’s explicit rejection and condemnation of the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere, under any circumstances. And we all agree that the

UAE Statement at the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East

Delivered By Mrs. Amierah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative Please check against delivery. Mr. President, I thank the Special Coordinator, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for his briefing and for presenting the Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of resolution 2334, which paints a bleak picture of the current situation on the ground. Mr. President, The Middle East region

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her updates.     Having just concluded this year’s high-level week of the General Assembly, a resounding message we heard from many world leaders remains at the forefront of our minds: the world wants peace in

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Afghanistan

Delivered by Mrs. Amiera AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative Please Check Against Delivery. Madam President, I thank our briefers for their statements. Once again, they have confirmed the bleak picture of the situation in Afghanistan. The discrimination against women and girls, the collapse of the economy, and the lack of liquidity, not to mention the continued

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Haiti

Delivered by Mrs. Amiera AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Please Check Against Delivery. Madam President, At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Helen La Lime, Mrs. Ghada Waly, and Ms. Valerie Guarnieri for their thorough briefings and providing a detailed picture of the developments in Haiti, which the UAE continues to follow

Statement by Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, of the United Arab Emirates Before the General Debate of the 77TH Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Please Check Against Delivery Mr. President, I would like to thank His Excellency Abdullah Shahid for his distinguished leadership of the previous session. I would also like to congratulate His Excellency Csaba Kőrösi on assuming the presidency of this session and wish him success in this role. At the precipice of a new era for

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

Delivered by: Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation Madam President, At the outset, I would like to thank you for organizing this important meeting. I would like to also thank His Excellency, the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, and His Excellency, Mr. Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International