Delivered by Mr. Mohamed Bouassiba, Second Secretary Mr. President, I would like to thank you for convening this important annual debate on the use of the veto in the Security Council, which we consider as an opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue on situations in which the veto is used. We would like to express
Delivered by: H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam president, I thank His Excellency Ian Borg for presiding over this meeting and we congratulate Malta for assuming the presidency of the council for this month. I also thank the Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, for his participation and important brief. The UAE
Delivered by: Shahad Matar, Spokesperson and Acting Political Coordinator UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I thank you for convening this meeting on the item related to the use of the veto by a Permanent Member of the Security Council. This is the second meeting in four days under this
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Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs, Ambassador, and Permanent Representative I. Introduction II. The Two-State Solution III. Escalating Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory IV. Israel’s Violations in East Jerusalem V. Israel’s Occupation is Illegal VI. Legal Consequences VII. Conclusion
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Madam President, We have all heard today how the scale of suffering in Gaza competes with some of the darkest periods of our history. This moment can be an inflection point, or it can be the point of no return. We are seeing the conflict
Ms. Aysha Almenhali, Second Secretary Madam and Mister Chairs, the UAE would like to thank Japan, Guyana, and Mozambique for convening us today to discuss this topic. Investing in peacebuilding, and as such in resilient societies, can avoid the hefty price of responding to armed conflict once its erupted. More importantly, when done efficiently, peacebuilding
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing. We are meeting for the second time in twenty-four hours following a series of air strikes in Ukraine and Russia. Today’s drone attacks reportedly targeted several regions in Russia, killing 14 and injuring more
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative I join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Khaiari for his second briefing today. We meet today following one of the largest waves of airstrikes across Ukraine since the start of the war nearly two years ago. These deadly strikes have killed scores and left
