New York – The Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations in New York marked the International Day of Tolerance on 16 November. Tolerance is a fundamental pillar of the UAE’s foreign policy, which is reflected in the UAE’s deep commitment to the principles of mutual respect, dialogue, cooperation, non-interference in
Statement delivered by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the General Debate of the 71th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the General Assembly, Ministers and heads of delegations, At the outset, I am pleased to congratulate Your Excellency on assuming the presidency of this
New York, The Permanent Missions of the United Arab Emirates and the United States to the United Nations in partnership with UN Women and World Enabled convened an expert discussion on the empowerment of young women and girls with disabilities. Organized at the sidelines of the 9th Conference of State Parties to the Convention
New York, The United Arab Emirates has highlighted the success of its policy to empower and integrate people with disabilities into the community, creating equal opportunities to them and improving their conditions across the country. In a statement delivered yesterday at the United Nations by Hussain Saeed Abdulla Ahmad Al Shaikh, Assistant Under-Secretary
NEW YORK – With the support of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF) and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood and Rym al Falasi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the UAE engaged in a critical discussion
Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Let me begin by thanking our partners Norway and OCHA for providing their support in organizing today’s briefing. The last several years have seen a step-change in the way we value women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health, now recognizing it as a cornerstone of stable and prosperous societies. We are especially pleased that
New York – The UAE engaged in critical discussions as part of the 60th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, held from 14 to 24 March 2016. Topics of these discussions focused on gender equality and women’s empowerment, as well as the impact of women on justice, humanitarian aid delivery, information
Mr. Jeffrey Brez, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Madame Moderator, It is a pleasure to be with you all today to discuss the cross-cutting themes of gender equality and happiness. We are at an early stage in the new science of happiness and life satisfaction, but implications of research on public policy are enormous and that is
New York – On the occasion of the International Day of Happiness (March 20), Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, delivered remarks on the UAE’s efforts to foster happiness at home and abroad, as well as the planned work of the newly appointed Minister of State
