Mr. President, I would like to thank you for organizing this open VTC on children and armed conflict. I also thank Special Representative Virginia Gamba, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, and civil society representative Mariam for their insightful briefings today. The COVID-19 pandemic is having broad-reaching and long-term impacts on lives and livelihoods. For children
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for organizing this open VTC on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and thank the briefers for their statements. These are difficult times for civilians in conflict-affected areas around the world. In addition to the existing threats they face—violence, food insecurity and displacement, among others—the COVID-19
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for organizing this open VTC on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and thank the briefers for their statements. These are difficult times for civilians in conflict-affected areas around the world. In addition to the existing threats they face—violence, food insecurity and displacement, among others—the COVID-19
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for organizing this virtual open debate on Security Council working methods. The task of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions is crucial to ensuring that the Security Council functions in a transparent, effective and efficient manner. I wish to commend the current and
Presenter: United Arab EmiratesLocation: United Nations Mr. President, We thank you for convening this Open Debate on Youth, Peace and Security. The UAE attributes special importance to the constructive role that youth play in the development of our young and fledgling country and we are therefore pleased to participate in this meeting today. Today, more importantly than
Presenter: United Arab Emirates Mr. President, I have the honour to submit this statement on behalf of Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in my capacity as chair of the OIC Group. At the outset, I thank the Dominican Republic for its stewardship of the Security Council in these difficult times. I would
Presenter: United Arab EmiratesLocation: United Nations Mr. President, We thank you for convening this Open Debate on Youth, Peace and Security. The UAE attributes special importance to the constructive role that youth play in the development of our young and fledgling country and we are therefore pleased to participate in this meeting today. Today, more importantly than
Mr. President, I thank the Republic of South Africa for convening today’s annual open debate on women, peace and security, a topic of the utmost priority for the UAE. [We take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his annual report on the implementation of resolution 1325, as well as Madam Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive
Mr. President, I should like at the outset to thank the friendly Republic of Peru for convening this important debate and to express our thanks to Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding, for her thorough briefing this morning. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by Uganda on behalf of the
