Delivered by Deputy Permanent Representative Amiera AlHefeiti Mr. President, Lord Ahmad, I would like to begin by thanking you and welcoming you for chairing this important open debate. We are delighted that the UK has joined the shared Women, Peace and Security Presidency Commitments, and we welcome the growing number of signatories. I would also
NEW YORK – 11 April 2022 – The United Arab Emirates called for continued commitment from the United Nations Security Council to close the stark COVID-19 vaccination gap around the world. H.E. Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, delivered the UAE’s statement at a Council meeting on the implementation of two resolutions
Delivered by Minister of State for Advanced Technology Sarah Al Amiri Mr. President, The UAE is honored to partner with the United Kingdom and France in preparing today’s briefing, and I would like to thank Lord Ahmad for chairing. The UK’s leadership at the Council on vaccination in conflict and fragile settings remains deeply appreciated,
Delivered by Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mohamed Abushahab Thank you Mr. Chair, and thank you to the briefers. At the outset, I would like to reiterate the UAE’s longstanding position of support and commitment to the Biological Weapons Convention. Pursuant to the Convention, biological weapons must never be developed, produced, stockpiled, acquired, retained or
NEW YORK – 31 March 2022 – The United Nations Security Council adopted four resolutions and issued two presidential statements and four press statements during the United Arab Emirates’ month-long presidency in March, which ends today. “The UAE is convinced that diplomacy and dialogue are critical to solving the world’s complex challenges, and we worked
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. The UAE welcomes the unanimous adoption of the resolution, which endorses the African Union Peace and Security Council’s decision to reconfigure AMISOM into the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), while continuing its critical work in providing security assistance to Somalia. This resolution is a result of extensive and
Delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative Lana Nusseibeh I thank both the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Joyce Msuya, and the Executive Director of the World Food Program, Mr. David Beasley, for their valuable briefings. Each meeting and briefing that we hold on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine underscores the war’s devastating impact
