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
NEW YORK – 1 October 2020 – The UAE called UN Member States to uphold their obligations to promote and protect the fundamental freedoms and rights of women at the UN’s High-Level Meeting on Beijing+25, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. In her virtual address to the UN General
Today, the United Arab Emirates officially launched its campaign to secure an elected non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the term 2022-2023. The announcement was made during the UAE’s statement at the General Debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly delivered by H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al
New York, September 29, 2020 — Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande for his distinguished leadership of the previous session, and we look forward to working with the Office of the President of the General Assembly of this session. Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the
