Delivered by: Ahmed AlMahmoud, Security Council Affairs Adviser Thank you, Mr. President. I thank Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Edo, for his briefing. We have recently marked 600 days since the beginning of the war in Ukraine and the prospect of a just and lasting peace seems further away than ever.
Delivered by: Maha Harqoos, First Secretary Mr. President, I thank SRSG Rugwabiza for her informative briefing on the most recent developments in the Central African Republic. We also welcome the participation of Her Excellency Sylvie Valérie Baipo Temon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic, as well as the representative of the Republic
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, The UAE’s votes today were strictly on the merit of the draft resolutions submitted to this Council, and how they tangibly respond to the dire situation in Gaza. We know what the most pressing humanitarian needs are. The UN and NGOs have been
Delivered by: Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his important statement. I also thank the Special Coordinator, Mr. Tor Wennesland, and the Deputy Special Coordinator, Ms. Lynn Hastings, for their detailed
Delivered by: Mohammed Bastaki, Counsellor Mr. President, I thank SRSG Caroline Ziadeh for her valuable briefing today. I welcome the participation of Prime Minister Brnabić and President Osmani-Sadriu in today’s meeting. When the Council last met on this file in April, there was hope for greater stability and prosperity in the region. Indeed, in that
Delivered by: Ahmed AlMahmoud, Security Council Affairs Adviser UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I thank Special Representative Salvador, Executive Director Russell, Executive Director Waly, and Ms. Manigat for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of Haiti, Dominican Republic, as well as the representative of Jamaica. Mr. President, We deeply
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative I’d like to begin by thanking today’s briefers, SRSG Catriona Laing and Ambassador Mohammed El-Amine Souef, and we also welcome Somalia’s participation in this meeting. Over the past two decades, and against many odds, Somalia has proven to be a great example of resilience, and
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President, and I’d also like to thank our briefers, Martin and Tor, for their invaluable remarks and insights today, and to thank them for all the fantastic work they are doing in very difficult circumstances. This morning’s explanation of vote of the
Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, It is perhaps beyond me to put into words the abject horrors we are witnessing in Gaza. That is why the United Arab Emirates fully supported the Council to take action today, and we still support that the Council does take action on
