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
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Mr. President, I’d like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her informative briefing and express my appreciation to you, Foreign Secretary Cleverly, for presiding over this meeting. I also welcome the other distinguished ministers and high-level representatives who have joined us today.
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank the United Kingdom for organising this important debate and its unwavering dedication to the cause of ending sexual violence in conflict once and for all. I would also like to thank you,
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, By voting in favour of Resolution 2692, the United Arab Emirates reaffirms its full support for BINUH and its role to assist Haiti back on the path towards peace and stability. The ongoing and horrific violence, including abhorrent reports of sexual and gender-based
(The following is a joint statement delivered by Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Acting Deputy Representative to the United Nations, on behalf of Albania, Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.) Albania, Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Arab
Delivered by: Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary General Khiari for his informative briefing, and I welcome the participation of boththe Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea in today’s meeting. The United Arab Emirates joins the Secretary General in his strong condemnation
