Priority: Global Citizenship

UAE Statement At the General Assembly Plenary Meeting on Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council

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Delivered By: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, Thank you for convening this debate, and for the commitment to advancing the Security Council reform process. The United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Kingdom of Bahrain on behalf of the Arab Group. I congratulate Ambassador AlBanai and

UAE Statement At the Annual Security Council Open Debate on Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment

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Merci, Madame President. I congratulate Switzerland on assuming the Presidency of the Security Council for this month, and thank President Amherd for presiding over this important meeting. I am grateful to Secretary-General Guterres for his report and Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed for her presentation. I also thank Executive Director Bahous for her briefing and commend her

UAE Statement at the UN General Assembly Meeting on the Use of the Veto in the UN Security Council

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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

Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab Appointed Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN, Presents Credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres

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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

UAE Statement at the UN General Assembly Meeting on the Adoption of a Resolution on the Role of Diamonds in Fueling Conflict

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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,