Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, Thank you for convening this important meeting. The United Arab Emirates deeply regrets that the Security Council was unable to adopt its first-ever resolution on weapons of mass destruction in outer space. By failing to adopt this resolution, the Council missed an important
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Madam President, I’d like to begin by thanking Malta for organising this open debate and Deputy Prime Minister Fearne for presiding over this meeting. I also thank Special Representative Patten for her briefing. As a survivor of the Darfur Genocide, Ms. Ahmadi exemplifies the resilience
On Monday, Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, the newly-appointed Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, succeeding Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh in this role. In their meeting following the credentials ceremony, Ambassador Abushahab and Secretary-General Guterres discussed common priorities and ways to enhance cooperation between
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates wishes to extend its thanks to the Permanent Mission of Zimbabwe for facilitating the negotiations on this important resolution, as well as their exemplary hosting of the Kimberley Process plenary in Victoria Falls last November. As Vice Chair,
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Madam President, I wish to congratulate Japan on its assumption of the Presidency of the Security Council this month and thank Guyana for their efforts and professionalism during their Presidency last month. I would also like to thank Japan for organizing this important open
Delivered by His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President, and I thank Ambassador Mauricio Lyrio and Brazil for ensuring that the General Assembly is kept informed on the latest developments in the G20. I also thank you, Mr. President, as well as Under-Secretary-General Junhua for your remarks. I’d like
Delivered by: Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative At the outset, allow me to thank Guyana for convening this important debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his remarks and the briefers for their contributions. Madam President, For today’s meeting, we have been asked to reflect on the interlinkages between climate change,
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, At the outset, the United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the statement delivered by Bahrain on behalf of the Arab Group. We’re here today to discuss the veto of a Russian amendment that was originally part of the UAE’s draft resolution 2720 to
Delivered by: Major General Salem Al Kaabi, Chief of Military Judiciary of the Armed Forces UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, Thank you for chairing this meeting and I congratulate Ecuador on their successful presidency of the Council this month. I would also like to thank the USG Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, as well as
