Priority: Regional Stability

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing, and I welcome the participation of the representatives of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The United Arab Emirates strongly condemns yet another launch of a military reconnaissance satellite

Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. I thank Executive Director Bahous, Executive Director Russell and Executive Director Kanem for their painful briefings. They highlight the critical turning point we have reached in Israel’s 47-day war on Gaza, that followed the October 7th attacks by Hamas on Israel,

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenca and Mr. Hollingsworth for their briefings, and I welcome Ukraine’s participation in today’s meeting. As we have heard from the briefers, the lives of civilians in Ukraine remain precarious, a situation set to worsen given the onset

Delivered by: Shahad Matar, Spokesperson and Alternate Political Coordinator UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Ilze Brands Kehris for her briefing and we take note of Mr. Kipshidze’s briefing. The UAE believes in the fundamental importance of promoting tolerance, peaceful co-existence and respect for cultures and religions. We have seen

Delivered by: Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Mr. President, At the outset, I thank Assistant-Secretary-General Pobee for her briefing and I welcome the participation of Ambassador Al-Harith Mohamed at today’s meeting. Mr. President, This week marks seven months since fighting erupted in Sudan, and life has been upended for the Sudanese people. As the conflict continues

Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, The UAE welcomes the adoption of today’s resolution, the first one on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since 2016. It is crucial that this body has come together today around the urgent need to protect civilians, especially children. We recognise that this vote, and this

Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President.  The war on Gaza has raged for 40 days. While we have held several meetings, heard devastating briefings, and seen heart-wrenching reporting, this Council has been unable to produce anything that would alleviate the suffering of the civilians in Gaza. Outside

Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President, and I’d like to also thank you in leading us in a moment of silence for the lives lost in Israel and the OPT. By now, we’ve all heard the heartbreaking acronym coined by healthcare workers in Gaza: “W C N