Mr. President, It is my pleasure to congratulate your Excellency on your election as President of the seventieth session of the General Assembly, and to affirm that the United Arab Emirates stands ready to provide the fullest support during your presidency. Mr. President, This year’s session is of particular significance as it marks the seventieth
The UAE Mission to the UN and the visiting UAE delegation advanced critical issues on the global agenda during UN General Assembly Ministerial Week this fall, as the UN celebrated its 70th anniversary and adopted ambitious new targets for achieving its global mandate. The UAE delegation consisted of five cabinet members and their teams. Ministers
New York, June 13: The UAE Permanent Mission to UN, in partnership with Pineda Foundation/World ENABLED, organized several activities to promote global coordination and cooperation on the human rights of persons with disabilities. On Wednesday a high-level event was convened under the title “Delivering Inclusion: Innovations in Local Practice from the UAE and the Broader
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is proud today to reaffirm its commitment to meeting the goals of Sustainable Energy for All, and to highlight significant international and domestic contributions. The UAE recognized early on that energy diversification would be the future, and this outlook has been resoundingly validated. Renewables and energy efficiency now offer an unprecedented
New York: On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates announced a wide range of initiatives to accelerate deployment of clean energy at the UN Sustainable Energy for All (SE4A) Forum, notably in support of the UN goal to double the global share of renewable energy by 2030. The country’s actions include major domestic policy reforms,
New York, May 5 2015: On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates mission to the United Nations hosted a panel discussion on “Gender Responsive in Humanitarian Intervention: eveloped Perspective”. The panel was the fifth part of a Panel Series on Women, Peace and Security hosted in partnership with UN Women as the Secretariat of the Global
On 8 March 2015, Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, delivered remarks at the Spring Meeting of the Women’s Leadership Board at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Massachusetts, USA. On the closing day of the meeting, Ambassador Nusseibeh delivered a briefing
Thank you so much Dr. Nawal (Al-Hosany) for your kind introduction, and the invitation to speak tonight. Masdar and the Zayed Future Energy Prize have been exceptional in both the Middle East and globally for their ability to focus attention on the most important discussion of our time: how to achieve sustainability and stop climate
On Wednesday, 15 April, Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, participated in the open debate held by the Security Council on the occasion of the release of the Secretary General’s Annual Report on Conflict-related Sexual Violence for the year 2015. In her speech, Ambassador Nusseibeh commended the
