20 January 20211:00-2:45 PM (Gulf Standard Time) Co-hosts: H.E. Mariam Almheiri, UAE Minister of State for Food & Water Security H.E. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the UN H.E. Dr. Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit H.E. Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Energy for All, Co-Chair of
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
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) would like to thank Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for bringing the Council’s attention to the need for holistic approaches to conflict and insecurity, integrating the three pillars of the United Nations. The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change illustrate that silos do not apply in the field, as both affect
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
NEW YORK – 28 September 2020 – The governments of the United Arab Emirates, Norway, and Somalia, in coordination with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today convened nearly 1,000 delegates to assess and expand commitments to
NEW YORK – 17 September 2020 – Reaffirming its firm commitment to global cooperation, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has outlined the seven objectives that will guide its participation during the 75th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. In the face of growing global challenges, the UAE remains a strong proponent of a results-driven multilateralism
NEW YORK – 08 September 2020 – The UAE reaffirmed its commitment to supporting cooperation between the regional and international mechanisms to achieve a shared goal of global peace, security and prosperity at the UN Security Council. In a written statement for the Open Debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations,
NEW YORK – 29 June 2020 – The United Arab Emirates was endorsed by consensus by the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) for its candidacy for a seat on the Security Council for the 2022-2023 term during the June 2020 meeting of the APG chaired by H.E. Zhang Jun, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of China to the
