NEW YORK – 15 February 2021 – At the 59th Session of the Commission for Social Development at the UN today, the UAE underscored the importance of digital technologies, universal accessibility, and affordable connectivity to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and promote social development at the UN. In a recorded video statement, H.E. Hessa Tahlak,
First joint meeting on the United Nations’ two Summit processes on food and energy held as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, world’s largest annual sustainability gathering. Ministers, executives, and youth delegates proposed targets, policies, initiatives, and other outcomes for the Summits that have simultaneous food, energy, and climate benefits. ABU DHABI – 20 January
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
