Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, and Chair of the Arab Group for the Month of May UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, Thank you for your swift response in convening this emergency special session of the General Assembly at the request of the Arab Group, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation,
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, Thank you for convening this important meeting. The United Arab Emirates deeply regrets that the Security Council was unable to adopt its first-ever resolution on weapons of mass destruction in outer space. By failing to adopt this resolution, the Council missed an important
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Madam President, I’d like to begin by thanking Malta for organising this open debate and Deputy Prime Minister Fearne for presiding over this meeting. I also thank Special Representative Patten for her briefing. As a survivor of the Darfur Genocide, Ms. Ahmadi exemplifies the resilience
Delivered by Mr. Mohamed Bouassiba, Second Secretary Mr. President, I would like to thank you for convening this important annual debate on the use of the veto in the Security Council, which we consider as an opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue on situations in which the veto is used. We would like to express
Delivered By: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam president, I thank His Excellency Ian Borg for presiding over this meeting and we congratulate Malta for assuming the presidency of the council for this month. I also thank the Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, for his participation and important brief.
Delivered by: Shahad Matar, Spokesperson and Acting Political Coordinator UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I thank you for convening this meeting on the item related to the use of the veto by a Permanent Member of the Security Council. This is the second meeting in four days under this
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates wishes to extend its thanks to the Permanent Mission of Zimbabwe for facilitating the negotiations on this important resolution, as well as their exemplary hosting of the Kimberley Process plenary in Victoria Falls last November. As Vice Chair,
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Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Madam President, I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, His Excellency Ambassador Sérgio França Danese, and all briefers for their informative remarks delivered at the opening of this debate. Madam President, The Security Council has heard time and again of the suffering unleashed on conflict-affected societies.
