NEW YORK – 12 August 2020 – The UAE underscored that the UN and its Member States must take a holistic approach to peace and security as the impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continue to highlight the need for a strong international response. “It is already abundantly clear that the pandemic is worsening
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) would like to thank Indonesia for ensuring the Security Council’s continued focus on COVID-19 and its effect on the most vulnerable people. It is already abundantly clear that the pandemic is worsening conditions that both lead to and amplify conflict and violence, from hunger to disruption of basic services to
NEW YORK – 10 August 2020 – The UAE reaffirmed its support for the people of Lebanon during a virtual briefing on the humanitarian situation in the country in the wake of the tragic Beirut explosion on 4 August 2020. “Our hearts go out to the people of Lebanon,” Mrs. Amiera Alhefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative
The United Arab Emirates would like to thank Germany for organizing today’s open debate and bolstering the Security Council’s work on climate change. We would also like to thank the briefers for their presentations. In the years since Germany and other Member States first addressed the topic of climate security in the Council, we have
NEW YORK – 20 July 2020 – The UAE made the case for future preparedness, emphasizing the role of forecasting and anticipation of global trends, in order to strengthen resilience and address emerging global challenges, during the UN’s annual High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. In the face of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the
The UAE aligns itself with the Group of 77 and China. The 2020 High Level Political Forum has, to a large extent, focused our attention on the current and future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the crisis persists, we collectively are trying to identify opportunities
NEW YORK – 17 July 2020 – The UAE reaffirmed its commitment to addressing conflict-related sexual violence at the UN Security Council’s meeting on sexual violence in armed conflict. In a written statement to the Council, the UAE emphasized the importance of collaboration in enhancing compliance measures and dismantling structural barriers to effectively address the
The United Arab Emirates would like to thank Germany for organizing today’s open debate and maintaining the Council’s focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. We would also like to thank the briefers for their presentations. The UAE has long viewed health and security as part of a nexus, with one affecting the other and requiring close
NEW YORK – 29 June 2020 – The United Arab Emirates was endorsed by consensus by the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) for its candidacy for a seat on the Security Council for the 2022-2023 term during the June 2020 meeting of the APG chaired by H.E. Zhang Jun, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of China to the
