The UAE thanks Norway for organizing this open debate. Thank you, Prime Minister, for your personal presence and for chairing this meeting. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Peter Maurer for their very insightful briefings. We have also listened carefully to the briefer in Sana’a, and of course, strongly reject the
NORWAY: Today, before the Council convenes for a briefing and consultation on the situation in Colombia – Norway, the UAE, and Albania come together under our shared commitments to prioritize the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda during our terms on the Security Council—to urge the full, equal, and meaningful participation of women leaders in
Madam President, The UAE thanks Norway for organising this open debate on such a critical subject, and thank you Minister Anniken Huitfeldt for chairing this meeting and High Commissioner Bachelet for your insightful briefing. We listened carefully to you Zarqa and Kaavya, and benefited from your insights, so thank you. As the Foreign Minister of
As delivered. Excellencies, colleagues, Today is a historic day for the United Arab Emirates as we return to the UN Security Council for the second time in our nation’s fifty-year history. It’s truly an honor to stand here alongside my fellow representatives from Albania, Brazil, Gabon, and Ghana, and it will be a privilege to
Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, we would like to thank Mexico for organising today’s open debate and directing our attention to preventative diplomacy. We also extend our thanks to the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and the President of the International
Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, the UAE would like to thank Mexico for organizing this meeting as well as President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for presiding over this debate. We also extend our thanks to Secretary-General António Guterres and Ms. Lourdes Tiban Guala for their important briefings. Addressing the root causes of
NEW YORK – 9 November 2021 – The UAE underscored the importance of preventative action at the UN Security Council’s open debate on exclusion, inequality and conflict chaired by Mexico’s President H.E. Andrés Manuel López Obrador. H.E. Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN, stressed that addressing the root
NEW YORK – 22 October 2021 – At the UN Security Council’s annual open debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the UAE underscored the urgent need for strengthened investment in women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts – particularly as crises continue to intensify around the word. H.E. Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs,
Check against delivery. Madame President, The UAE thanks Kenya for organizing this year’s Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security and welcomes the Secretary-General’s strong statement on the matter. We align our statement with the Group of Friends for Women, Peace and Security, and we commend Ireland, Kenya, and Mexico for spotlighting these important issues,
