UAE Encourages International Community to Recommit to the Palestinian People

NEW YORK – At the UN General Assembly General Debate on the Question of Palestine and the Situation in the Middle East, the UAE called on the international community to fulfill its obligations in accordance with international law and the UN Charter to end the suffering of the Palestinian people. The statement was delivered by Mr. Saud Al Shamsi, Deputy Permanent

First UAE nationals to join UNICEF under new partnership

NEW YORK – The United Arab Emirates and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding today that will allow UAE nationals to join the agency as full-time staff. Under the Junior Professional Officers (JPO) programme, the first-ever Emiratis in the UN agency’s global operations will take up positions later this year. Among

Ambassador Nusseibeh Encourages UN to Address SDG Gaps

NEW YORK – H.E. Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the United Nations (UN), called on the international community to drive commitments into action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at the UN High-Level Political Forum in New York.   The Ambassador drew some optimism from the results

UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy Meets with Leadership of United Nation Humanitarian Agencies

“We welcome the Special Envoy’s efforts to facilitate the Houthis’ peaceful handover of Hodeida to the legitimate government of  Yemen, consistent with UN Security Council Resolution 2216,” said Minister Al Hashimy.  “We share the concerns of the international community about the Houthis’ laying of mines and the positioning of snipers and heavy weapons in residential