Check against delivery. Mr. President, Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a halt. We witnessed a resurgence of hate, xenophobia, scapegoating, and scare-mongering. The pandemic also highlighted existing inequalities in societies, especially in access to education, public health, and technologies. However, we also witnessed acts of overwhelming solidarity, global empathy and cooperation.
By H.E. Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Originally published by The Maجlis Eight years ago, I left my role as Director of the Policy Planning Department within the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to assume my
Madame President, The cost of conflict, as war too often demonstrates, is borne by the most vulnerable members of society. Children pay with their lives for the devastating economic and humanitarian consequences of war. Survivors of conflict, including children, are left with the burden of rebuilding destroyed communities. The unrelenting spread of COVID-19, particularly in
NEW YORK – 28 June 2021 – The UAE reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the rights of children in areas of armed conflict and rehabilitating survivors, including by working collectively with UN Security Council members during its term on the body in 2022-2023. In a written statement to the Security Council for its annual open
NEW YORK – 15 June 2021 – Addressing the UN membership at the general debate of the annual Conference of the State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities through a video message yesterday, H.E. Hessa Buhumaid, UAE Minister of Community Development, emphasized the importance of mainstreaming a disability perspective into
The UAE will assume its elected seat on the UN Security Council on January 1, 2022 NEW YORK – 11 June 2021 – Today, Member States of the United Nations gathered at the General Assembly and elected the United Arab Emirates to serve on the United Nations Security Council alongside Albania, Brazil, Gabon, and Ghana
NEW YORK/ABU DHABI – 27 May 2021 – Minister of State for International Cooperation H.E. Reem Al Hashimy and Assistant Minister for Public and Cultural Diplomacy Omar Ghobash met virtually with members of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) at the United Nations. The objective of the meeting was to introduce the
NEW YORK – 21 May 2021 – H.E. Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, called for increased dialogue and exchange about policies, best practices, and measures to strengthen creative economies at the United Nations. Through a video statement, Minister Al Kaabi addressed the UN General Assembly at its high-level event on culture and
NEW YORK – 20 May 2021 – The UAE stressed that it has been gravely concerned by the escalating spiral of violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The UAE welcomed the news of a ceasefire agreement and expressed hope that it is durable, lasting, and might contribute to the resumption of a credible
