Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Ms. Lisa Doughten for their briefings today. As this is our last meeting on the Syrian political and humanitarian file during the UAE term at the Security Council, allow me to
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Special Representative Otunbayeva for her invaluable briefing; and since this is our last meeting as co-penholders on this file, allow me to also recognize your tireless commitment to Afghanistan and to its people, and your steady leadership of UNAMA. I assure
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his informative briefing, and I welcome the participation of both the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in today’s meeting. The United Arab Emirates strongly condemns yet another unlawful intercontinental ballistic missile
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
