Priority: Cooperation, Opportunity & Innovation

UAE Statement at the UN General Assembly Informal Interactive Dialogue On Accelerating the Global Energy Transition: Advancing Renewables and Mobilizing Investment

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Delivered by: HE Ambassador Ghasaq Shaheen, Deputy Permanent Representative Thank you, Madam President. The United Arab Emirates welcomes this timely dialogue and commends your leadership in placing implementation at the center of the international agenda. We also thank the distinguished panelists for their insights this morning and we were pleased to hear the consistent recognition

UAE Statement At the UN Security Council High-Level Open Debate on Natural Resource Governance, Conflict Prevention and Sustainable Peace

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Delivered By: HE Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability Madam President, Excellencies, Colleagues, I thank the Democratic Republic of the Congo for convening this timely debate during its Presidency and His Excellency Mr. Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for calling this meeting. I also

UAE Statement At the UN General Assembly High-level Meeting on Global Road Safety

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Delivered By: Major Fahed Balalaa, Deputy Police Advisor Madam President,      The UAE welcomes the adoption of the Progress Declaration and reaffirms its commitment to the Decade of Action for Road Safety and to halving road traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. We particularly welcome its focus on governance, financing, implementation and accountability. Globally, each

UAE Statement At the Opening Segment of the Annual Session of the UN Women Executive Board  

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Delivered By: HE Ghasaq Shaheen, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Madam Executive Director, colleagues, I thank you for your statements and Executive Director Bahous for presenting the final report on the implementation of the UN Women Strategic Plan 2022–2025. The report underscores that progress toward gender equality remains fragile and cannot be assumed. Despite persistent

Remarks of the United Arab Emirates At the Dialogue with the Co-Chairs of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence

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Madame President, thank you for coordinating this dialogue and it is truly a great privilege to hear from Professors Ressa and Bengio. As you both highlighted, we are greatly in need of more neutral, accurate information and expertise on AI which you and the fellow panelists are providing, and we are very proud that one

UAE Statement At the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security – Peace is Decided with Women: Emerging from Conflict by Enhancing their Participation

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Delivered By: HE Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Minister Villavicencio for having chaired this important debate on the Women, Peace and Security agenda. I also thank Executive Director Bahous and the civil society briefers for their valuable insights. Mr. President, It is a fact that women and girls remain disproportionately

UAE Statement At the Briefing by the COP31 President-Designate, H.E. Mr. Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye

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Delivered By: Ms. Reem AlAmeri, Third Secretary Thank you, Ambassador Yıldız, for convening this meeting, and thank you Mr. President-designate for the briefing. Once again, the United Arab Emirates extends congratulations on your appointment. We are of course very familiar from COP28 with the responsibilities that the role entails, as well as the unique opportunities