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Statement of the UAE at the UN Security Council Meeting on the Letter dated 13 April 2014 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/264)

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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

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on Yemen

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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

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts

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UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I would like to thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, and Mr. Weixiong Chen, the Acting Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate, for their valuable briefings. Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates places great importance on countering extremism and terrorism in

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on General Issues Relating to Sanctions: Preventing their Humanitarian and Unintended Consequences

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Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates would like to thank the Russian Federation for organizing this debate. A discussion about the potential humanitarian or other unintended consequences of sanctions is long overdue. I also thank Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Ms. Rosemary Di Carlo, and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr.

Joint Statement on the January 30 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Launch

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Good afternoon.  Thank you for being here today.  The DPRK’s January 30 (local time) launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) is a significant escalation in the DPRK’s recent violations of multiple Security Council resolutions and seeks to further destabilize the region. We condemn this unlawful action in the strongest terms.  This IRBM marks the

UAE Statement at the Security Council Meeting on the situation in Northeast Syria

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UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this important and urgent meeting. We also thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, for his valuable and comprehensive briefing. Madam President, The UAE strongly condemns the terrorist attacks carried out by

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria

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UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam President, I thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for his comprehensive briefing. I also thank Mr. Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council for his valuable insights. Madam President, The provision of aid to Syrian civilians remains a priority, particularly in