Madam President, Thank you for allowing me to say a few words at a time of mourning in my country. And I would like to thank you all for your heartfelt condolences and solidarity with the UAE’s government and people over the passing of our late President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative Lana Nusseibeh UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION. Check against delivery. Mr. President, First, I would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Africa and Peacebuilding, Ms. Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, for her comprehensive briefing and tireless efforts, and Dr. Solange Bandiaky-Badji, for highlighting the serious security challenges the Sahel region is facing
Delivered by Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mohamed Abushahab UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, for her valuable briefing and for her efforts. I also thank Ms. Hanaa Edwar for briefing the Council and welcome the participation of the Permanent
Delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative Lana Nusseibeh Mr. President, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Joyce Msuya and Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Mr. Omar Abdi, for their valuable briefings. As we heard from today’s briefers, the extent of devastation due to the war in Ukraine does not appear
Delivered by Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mohamed Abushahab Madam President, I thank Mr. Christian Schmidt for his briefing. I also welcome the participation of Mr. Sefik Dzaferovic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in today’s meeting, as well as the participation of Croatia, Serbia, and the European Union. Madam President, This year
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, I thank the Assistant-Secretary-General, Mr. Khaled Khiari, for his valuable briefing. We also welcome the participation of the Republic of Korea and Japan in today’s meeting. The UAE condemns the latest series of further missile tests by the DPRK, in addition to the missiles launched since September, including
Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the briefers for their participation and would like to make brief remarks. First, I would once again underline that it is civilians who bear the highest cost of war. We are concerned by the scale of disinformation and hate speech that has been amplified by technology and
Please check against delivery Madam President, At the outset, let me thank Ambassador Barbara Woodward and the delegation of the United Kingdom for their able stewardship of the Security Council in April. I wish the United States success and offer our full support for its presidency this month. I would like to thank the Secretary-General
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATIONCheck against delivery. Madam President, At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. As has been pointed out by previous speakers, today marks the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ entry into force. This convention is a global achievement that has contributed
