Priority: Global Citizenship

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on the 1267/1989/2253 Committee, the 1373 Committee, and the 1540 Committee

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Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I would like to thank Ambassador Frazier, Ambassador Montalvo Sosa, and Ambassador Nusseibeh for their briefings of the Da’esh/Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, the 1540 Committee, and the Counter-Terrorism Committee. The United Arab Emirates has benefited a great deal from its time as Chair

Statement by the Chair of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee

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Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President.            Excellencies, distinguished participants, As Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 concerning counter-terrorism, I have the honour to brief the Council on key aspects of the work of the Committee, supported by its Executive Directorate (or

Joint Statement on Behalf of the Chairs of the UN Security Council 1267/1989/2253 Committee

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Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President.         Excellencies, distinguished participants, On behalf of the Chairs of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267, 1989 and 2253, concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; Security

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Combating Forced Separation and Illegal Exploitation of Children

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Delivered by: Reem AlAmeri, Attache Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the Permanent Mission of Russia for convening this Arria-formula meeting, and I also thank the briefers for sharing their perspectives on this issue. Forced separation of children, especially refugees and asylum seekers, from their families and their subsequent trafficking and exploitation continues to plague

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Contributions of Regional Mechanisms for Peace and Security

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Delivered by: Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State Mr. President, Thank you to our briefers today – Assistant-Secretary-General Khiari, President Bachelet, President Mbeki, and Ms. Alvarez – for their valuable statements. Peace-making is not the purview of the few alone, but a shared responsibility of the many. This Council has often spoken with

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Arria-formula Meeting on Preventing and Responding to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

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Delivered by: Shahad Matar, Second Secretary Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank the co-organisers for this meeting and the briefers for their valuable contributions to today’s discussion. The United Arab Emirates reaffirms its condemnation of all acts of conflict-related sexual violence. As a member of the International Alliance on Preventing Sexual

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Cooperation Between the United Nations and Regional and Subregional Organizations (AU)

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Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I’d like to begin by thanking Brazil for convening today’s meeting, and also for co-leading, along with Mozambique, this Council’s recent mission to Addis Ababa for the Annual Joint Consultative Meeting with the African Union Peace and Security Council. And I welcome

UAE Statement at the UN General Assembly Interactive Dialogue with Volker Türk, High Commissioner for Human Rights

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Delivered by: Reem AlAmeri, Attache UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. Chair, Thank you for facilitating this interactive dialogue, and we extend our appreciation to the High Commissioner for his briefing today. The United Arab Emirates has a long record of achievements in the promotion and protection of human rights. Our Constitution guaranteeing civil liberties