UAE Explanation of Vote at the UN Security Council

Mr. President, The serious developments in Ukraine undermine regional and international peace and security. Throughout this crisis, my country has consistently called for de-escalation and dialogue; we placed great hope in the various diplomatic initiatives and channels aimed at resolving the crisis. Those calls reflected our alarm at the consequences for civilians present in Ukraine,

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on the Situation in Iraq

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I thank the Special Representative Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her comprehensive briefing and express our full support for the efforts of UNAMI. Today we are participating in a briefing on UNAMI for the first time since we joined the Security Council. Therefore, I would like to take this

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on “Letter dated 28 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/136)”

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General and Under-Secretary-General for their remarks. This is the fourth meeting of the Security Council on Ukraine in less than a month. In light of the recent and alarming tensions, my country’s position has been to call for de-escalation

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, Including the Palestinian Question

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I would like to thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his comprehensive briefing. What we heard today about the fragile humanitarian, security, and political situation in the occupied Palestinian territory underscores the necessity of actively relaunching a credible peace process that

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on the Situation Between Iraq and Kuwait

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, Mr. President, I thank Ambassador Michael Gaffey, Chairman of the United Nations Compensation Commission, for his valuable briefing. I also welcome the participation of His Excellency Dr. Fouad Baki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq, and Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi, Permanent Representative of Kuwait, in this

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on the Central African Republic

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, Madam President, At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Mankeur Ndiaye, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of MINUSCA, His Excellency Mr. Bertino Matias Matondo, AU Special Representative and Head of the AU Office in C.A.R., and Mr. João Samuel Caholo, Executive Secretary of the ICGLR,

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on “Letter dated 28 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/136)”

Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, for her updates and briefing this evening. I would like to refer to the statement that the UAE delivered in this Chamber on 17 February on the same subject. I would like to emphasize once again