Mr. President, The serious developments in Ukraine undermine regional and international peace and security. Throughout this crisis, my country has consistently called for de-escalation and dialogue; we placed great hope in the various diplomatic initiatives and channels aimed at resolving the crisis. Those calls reflected our alarm at the consequences for civilians present in Ukraine,
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, Mr. President, I thank Ambassador Michael Gaffey, Chairman of the United Nations Compensation Commission, for his valuable briefing. I also welcome the participation of His Excellency Dr. Fouad Baki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq, and Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi, Permanent Representative of Kuwait, in this
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, Madam President, At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Mankeur Ndiaye, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of MINUSCA, His Excellency Mr. Bertino Matias Matondo, AU Special Representative and Head of the AU Office in C.A.R., and Mr. João Samuel Caholo, Executive Secretary of the ICGLR,
Mr. President, The UAE aligns itself with the statement delivered by Pakistan on behalf the G77 and China and Morocco on behalf of the Arab group. I would like to add few brief remarks in my national capacity, specifically on digital cooperation and the new agenda for peace. First, on digital cooperation. The UAE shares the
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, Mr. President, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Helen Lime for her valuable briefing. The past months have been trying times for Haiti. Recently hit by natural disasters, violence continues to rise across the country and political differences remains, in turn exacerbating the
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding, Mr. Mikko Kinnunen, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, and Mr. Yaşar Halit Çevik, OSCE Special Monitoring Mission Chief Monitor, for their comprehensive
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I thank both the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Martin Griffiths, and Mr. Ferit Hoxha, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140, for their valuable briefings. We have also listened to the briefing of the Special Envoy, Mr. Hans Grundberg. What we have heard today confirms the
Mr. President, The UAE aligns itself with the statement delivered by Pakistan on behalf the G77 and China, and Morocco on behalf of the Arab group. I would like to add a few remarks in my national capacity. As the Secretary-General mentioned in his statement earlier, we must put women and girls, and gender equality
10 February 2022 – The United Arab Emirates highlighted its ongoing efforts to help countries around the world recover from the COVID-19 pandemic during the 60th session of the United Nations’ Commission for Social Development. COVID-19 assistance that the UAE has provided includes more than 2,000 tons of supplies and nearly 200 medical assistance flights
