Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. At the outset, I would like to extend our sincere condolences on behalf of the United Arab Emirates to the government and people of Kuwait on the passing of the late Emir, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. He
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative I will begin by expressing my deep appreciation for Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, and Ambassador Skoog for their briefings today on the latest developments on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. I also extend my thanks to Ambassador Frazier for her role as the facilitator of
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, I thank Special Representative Bathily for his valuable briefing and important efforts in supporting Libya. I also thank Mr. Osamu Yamanaka for his comprehensive briefing, and I welcome the participation of Ambassador Taher Al-Sunni to today’s session. I
Delivered by: Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, First, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his comprehensive briefing and to express our appreciation for the efforts he and his team are making to support peace in South Sudan, including his
Delivered by: Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Mr. President, At the outset, I thank Special Representative Abdou Abarry for his comprehensive briefing. I would also like to reiterate the UAE’s support for UNOCA. We appreciate the Office’s critical role of coordinating with regional and subregional organizations as countries of the region seek to address the challenges
Delivered by: Aysha AlMenhali, Second Secretary UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, First, I would like to thank the Deputy High Representative, Mr. Edo, for his briefing and we listened carefully to Ms. Mary’s statement. We welcome Ukraine’s participation in this meeting. Regarding the topic of discussion today, and as we mentioned in previous
Delivered by: Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank the special representative, Mrs. Keita, for her briefing and appreciate her and her team’s efforts to support peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I also welcome the participation of the representatives
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates is deeply disappointed with the outcome of today’s vote. Regrettably, and in the face of untold misery, this Council is unable to demand a humanitarian ceasefire. Let me be clear. Against the backdrop of the Secretary-General’s grave warnings,
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, The draft resolution tabled by the United Arab Emirates, which in less than 24 hours garnered the co-sponsorship of at least 97 UN Member States, is clear in its intention: An immediate humanitarian ceasefire. It reiterates the Council’s demand that all parties
