Delivered by: Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Mr. President, I would like to thank Mr. Gregorian for his informative briefing, and we listened carefully to Mr. Chaulin. Eighteen months into the war, there is no sign of it abating. We reiterate our deep concern with the continuing conflict and its impacts on civilians, including those in
Delivered By: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I thank the Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Khaled Khiari for his comprehensive briefing. During this Council’s last monthly meeting on this topic, we heard several warnings about the deteriorating security situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. At that time, the
Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing. The destruction and damage to Odesa is a further reminder of the material and intangible costs of the war on civilians, civilian objects, and cultural heritage. Since February 2022, there have
Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Mr. President, Throughout the more than five hundred days since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, this Chamber has heard discussions on impeded humanitarian access, violations of international humanitarian law, and the reality of this conflict on civilians and communities.
Delivered by His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Mr. President, I want to begin by extending sincere congratulations to SRSG Simão on his appointment and express deep appreciation to Deputy SRSG Biha for her engagement with the Council. The UAE remains steadfast in its support to the SRSG’s important
Delivered by His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham for their briefings today. In light of the developments that we have witnessed over the past two weeks and the repercussions on the Syrian people, I would like to begin
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their informative briefings, and we listened carefully to Mr. Mikhail Khazin. I also welcome the participation of Ukraine in this meeting. Earlier this week, the Council convened shortly
Delivered By: Ms. Sarah Al Awadhi, Second Secretary At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the solid and innovative policy briefs submitted to inform the Summit of the Future next year. The UAE welcomes the New Agenda for Peace and looks forward to the consideration of its many recommendations. Today, I
Delivered by: Shahad Matar, Spokesperson Mr. President, Our meeting today follows the inability of the Security Council to adopt a resolution to extend the cross-border aid delivery mechanism to Syria. As you all know, the weeks leading up to the voting session were marked by several rounds of consultations facilitated by the penholders, Brazil and
