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
NEW YORK – 29 October 2020 – The UAE reaffirmed its commitment to facilitating enabling environments for women and girls across the world to realize their full, equal and meaningful participation at the UN Security Council’s annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). The international community is observing the twentieth anniversary of the
Mr. President, The UAE thanks the Russian Federation for convening this year’s annual open debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), which continues to be one of our priority topics and thank the Secretary General for his recent report on the implementation of resolution 1325. We are observing the 20th anniversary of the landmark Security
NEW YORK – 14 October 2020 – The Permanent Mission of the UAE to the UN and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), in collaboration with the Department of Peace Operations, hosted a virtual high-level panel on championing gender-sensitive security sector reform. The meeting was the fourth and final in a series
