Mr. President, At the outset, we would like to thank you for holding this important meeting, and we would also like to express our gratitude to the President of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, for his efforts, in addition to the Member States and UN agencies that are actively promoting the profile of water in
NEW YORK – During the plenary meeting of the 62nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the United Arab Emirates reiterated its commitment to achieving gender equality and empowering women, by strengthening its partnership with the Commission and meeting the objectives of the Session. The UAE’s national statement was delivered by
Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen, I am pleased to speak to such a diverse group from the Abu Dhabi business community today. I would especially like to thank our hosts at the International Business Women’s Group, as well as the other business councils here this evening. The UAE believe that business – and its contributions to
Excellencies, The UAE agrees with the general framework proposed by the co-facilitators, with commitments structured around objectives, in a setup that is similar to the SDGs. However, we believe that the number of objectives could be reduced, in order to avoid overlaps. We will be making specific suggestions on restructuring at a later stage. On
Thank you, Your Excellency. The United Arab Emirates is honored to announce a multi-year contribution to the CERF, starting with 1.5 million dollars in 2018 and increasing in 250,000 increments to 2 million dollars in 2020. This year marks our 11th consecutive year of contributing to the CERF. Our experience has led us to view
The United Arab Emirates is proud to join other Member States in co-sponsoring this resolution, and we congratulate our coordinator for navigating many different perspectives in order to produce a vision that is both ambitious and universally acceptable. Especially in the context of so many humanitarian crises, the resolution is an important reminder of all
NEW YORK – Lana Nusseibeh, the UAE’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, has submitted her credentials as Non-Resident Ambassador to Grenada to the country’s Governor-General, Dame Cecile La Grenade, at her residence in the Grenadian capital, St. George’s. Nusseibeh conveyed the greetings of the President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
NEW YORK – The UAE called on the international community to address the root causes of trafficking in persons in conflict situations at the UN Security Council’s open debate on trafficking in persons in conflict. In her statement, Mrs. Amiera Obaid AlHafeiti, Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of the UAE to the UN, stressed
Your Excellencies, Thank you for convening this event and for the opportunity to add the United Arab Emirates’ support – as well as our condolences – to the countries and communities devastated by the recent hurricanes. As announced during the UNGA, the UAE is honored to commit 10 million US dollars to recovery and prevention
