UAE Statement at the Arria-formula Meeting on the 25th Anniversary of the Rome Statute: The Contribution of the International Criminal Court to the Maintenance of International Peace and Security

Delivered by: Nasra Al Rahma, First Secretary Madam Chair, Allow me to begin by expressing the UAE’s appreciation to you and the co-organizers for convening this meeting. I wish to thank President Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi for participating in today’s meeting. I have also listened carefully to the other briefers. Twenty-five years on, the conclusion

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Artificial Intelligence

Delivered by: His Excellency Omran Sharaf, Assistant Minister for Advanced Sciences and Technology I will begin by thanking Secretary-General Guterres for his attentive remarks today. Thank you to Foreign Secretary Cleverly and the UK Presidency for bringing such a salient topic to the Council for discussion, and I would also like to thank our other

UAE Calls on International Community to Implement Balanced Approach to Artificial Intelligence

NEW YORK — 18 July 2023 — His Excellency Omran Sharaf, Assistant Minister for Advanced Science and Technology at the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called on the international community to utilize the technological possibilities offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) while responsibly assessing the threat it poses to the maintenance of international peace

UAE Statement at the Introduction of the “International Day of Clean Energy” to Members of the General Assembly

Delivered by: Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative Colleagues, the draft resolution before you is a testament to the importance of clean energy and the role that it has played and will continue to play in ensuring universal energy access and transforming our energy systems. Before I continue, I wanted to briefly reflect on how

The UAE’s June 2023 Presidency of the UN Security Council

Overview The United Arab Emirates holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for June 2023. Throughout the month, the UAE will work to elevate the priorities that have guided its term on the Council to this point, including championing the values of human fraternity in promoting and sustaining peace, addressing the impacts of