The United Arab Emirates thanks Viet Nam for organizing this open debate, as well as Special Representative Pramila Patten, and other briefers for their powerful insights. It has now been more than twenty years since the Security Council formally called on parties in conflict to protect women and girls from wartime sexual violence for the
NEW YORK – 7 April 2021 – The UAE invited the international community to share perspectives on action-focused commitments on the role of youth to implement the Sustainable Development Goals in a post-COVID-19 world and to maintain the ongoing dialogue between youth and decision-makers at the UN. Speaking to more than 10,000 participants via a
NEW YORK – 26 March 2021 – The UAE underscored its commitment to empowering women as partners and active contributors across all aspects of society during the 65th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The UAE delegation to the two-week hybrid meetings was led by Minister of Community Development H.E. Hessa
NEW YORK – 19 March 2021 – The United Arab Emirates reaffirmed its longstanding commitment to achieving gender equality and advancing the role of women at the sixty-fifth session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. H.E. Hessa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, delivered the statement on behalf of the UAE at the
Check against delivery Thank you Nihal. Excellencies, I am very pleased to join you today to celebrate the first International Day of Human Fraternity. It is heartening to see people coming together from across the globe to promote interreligious dialogue and speak up against religious bigotry and other forms of discrimination. I would also like
The Abrahamic Family House, a Symbol of Religious Inclusion Inspired by the visit of Pope Francis to the UAE in 2019 the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi will serve as a global beacon of religious tolerance, co-existence, and inclusion. This project of religious inclusion and interfaith dialogue was announced at a time when religious
NEW YORK – 21 December 2020 – The United Nations General Assembly has adopted by consensus a resolution proclaiming 4 February as “International Day for Human Fraternity.” The initiative was introduced by the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and as a result
NEW YORK – 11 November 2020 – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) launched a new Research Report and a UN Action Plan to advance women’s participation in post-conflict reconstruction, following a year-long series of high-level panel discussions on the subject. Key areas the discussions were
