Delivered By: Ms. Nora Alawadhi, Third secretary Thank you Mr. President for hosting this important session, which of course is of special importance for the UAE this year as we prepare to convene the 2026 UN Water Conference, co-hosted by the UAE and Senegal, in Abu Dhabi from December 8-10. Located in one of the
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
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
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
Delivered by: Mr. Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chair of the Kimberley Process Madam President, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning. Twelve months ago, I stood before this Assembly to present the outcomes of the United Arab Emirates’ Chairmanship of the Kimberley Process under the theme “Year of Delivery”. Today, I return to reflect on the
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
Delivered By: HE Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Ambassador Hikmat. Foreign Minister Muhriddin, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Republic of Senegal and the United Arab Emirates, I thank the Republic of Tajikistan for its leadership in organizing this World Water Day celebration, which we are delighted to co-sponsor. As
Delivered By: Ms. Reem AlAmeri, Third Secretary Madam Chair, At the outset, please allow me to express the United Arab Emirates’ appreciation to Ukraine as the Chair of the 64th session of the Commission for Social Development in guiding our work. Building off of our collective energy at the Second World Summit for Social Development
Delivered By: Ms. Fatema Yousuf, Acting Deputy Permanent Representative Excellencies, Mr. President, Thank you to Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway, Pakistan, UN DESA and UNDP for co-organizing this event. Having helped establish the International Day of Clean Energy in 2023, it remains close to our hearts. 2025 saw the revelation of increasingly alarming data on the climate
