UAE Statement on the Application of the NGO Fondation Alkarama for Consultative Status with ECOSOC

As Delivered: Excellencies, colleagues, Thank you for the opportunity to introduce draft decision E/2017/L.35, entitled “Application of the non-governmental organization Fondation Alkarama for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council”. The decision proposes that the Economic and Social Council decide not to grant special consultative status to the NGO “Fondation Alkarama”. Civil society participation

UAE Elected Vice-President for 72nd Session of UN General Assembly

NEW YORK – The United Nations General Assembly unanimously elected Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, UAE’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, as one of its 21 Vice-Presidents for the 72nd session. Ambassador Nusseibeh will represent the Asia-Pacific Group of Member States. The General Assembly also unanimously elected Ahmad Al Mahmoud, Second Secretary

Opening Remarks at Gathering Storm: Women’s, Children’s, & Adolescents’ Health in Climate-Induced Settings (Every Woman Every Child Everywhere Series)

Your Excellencies, colleagues, Thank you so much for joining us.  This morning marks the third panel in the Every Woman Every Child Everywhere series.  Inspired by the leadership of Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid as co-chair of Every Woman Every Child Everywhere, the series is jointly organized by Norway and the UAE to turn

UAE Intervention on Day 2 of 4th Thematic Session on the Global Compact for Migration

4th  Thematic Session on the Global Compact for Migration Contributions of migrants and diaspora to all dimensions of sustainable development, including remittances and portability of earned benefits Panel 3: Remittances and portability of earned benefits With nearly one million temporary migrant workers coming every year to the UAE, we have a particular story to share