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
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
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
Delivered by: Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Mr. President, I would like to thank Mr. Grandi for his valuable briefing and efforts. Today we are discussing a very important issue. The number of displaced people around the world is constantly increasing, all while many of them lack protection and basic services. The international community is required
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
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
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
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
Delivered by: Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. Chairman, At the outset, I would like to congratulate you on assuming the presidency of the First Committee, and wish you all success. I also thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka, for his successful leadership the work of this Committee
