Delivered by: Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo for his briefing. Mr. President, The United Nations was established following World War II with an objective to save humankind from the scourge of war. Ensuring that weapons of mass destruction of any kind are never used is at the very
Delivered By Mrs. Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative Please check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I welcome the adoption of today’s resolution, which renews MINURSO’s mandate for another year. It also reflects the Mission’s critical and effective role in supporting stability in the region. We extend our sincere thanks to the United States,
Delivered by: Saod AlMazrouei, Alternate Political Coordinator Mr. President, Let me begin by thanking Assistant-Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Special Envoy Hannah Tetteh for their informative briefings and tireless work in the Abyei Area. I also welcome the representatives of Sudan and South Sudan to this meeting. Mr. President, Promoting dialogue and peaceful coexistence is a
Delivered by: Ms. Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank Special Envoy Mr. Huang Xia for his thorough briefing, and his endeavors to support peace efforts in the region. We welcome the participation of the representatives of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the
Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares for his briefing to the Security Council today. I would like to begin by addressing the most important element of this discussion for all of us today: the preservation of Article 100 of the
Delivered By: Ms. Shahad Matar, Spokesperson Mr. President, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. In the context of today’s meeting on the chemical file, the UAE reiterates its explicit rejection and condemnation of the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere, under any circumstances. Their use constitutes a flagrant violation of both
Delivered by: Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Ms. Reena Ghelani for their thorough briefings today, and we appreciate their work on this file. Mr. President, It is unfortunate that, despite the ongoing developments to the humanitarian and security situation in Syria, the
Delivered by: Mrs. Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, At the outset, we welcome Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of UNSMIL. We thank him for his valuable briefing and wish him all the success in his new duties. We also assure
Delivered by His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative Please Check Against Delivery. Mr. President, I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Resident Coordinator Denise Brown for their briefings. As we heard today, a significant percentage of critical civilian infrastructure, including power stations and water supply infrastructure, has either been
