Delivered By: Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, The irrational hatred of any group is an exercise in closing the mind. It strips away empathy at a time when understanding is most needed. I want to make three points in this regard. First, the UAE has consistently taken a strong stance against intolerance
Delivered by Mrs. Ameirah Alhefeiti Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, We thank you for holding this important session to commemorate the International Day to combat Islamophobia. We commend Pakistan for spearheading, on behalf of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation, the efforts that led to the adoption of the resolution establishing
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative I thank you for the floor, Mr. President Mr. President, I thank you.
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr President, At the outset, I’d like to thank SRSG Roza Otunbayeva for her updates, and also today’s briefer, Ms Akbar, for her powerful testimony. The Security Council last met in this setting in December. While in the chamber, we received news of the Taliban’s
Delivered By: Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State Please check against delivery. Madam President, We thank Mozambique for organizing this open debate on the eve of International Women’s Day and Foreign Minister Dlhovu for chairing today’s meeting. Throughout your country’s history, Mozambican women have proven time and again that we should not underestimate
Ms. Maisoon AlDah, First Secretary Mr. President, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. I would also like to reiterate the UAE’s firm condemnation and rejection of the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere, under any circumstances. Their use constitutes a flagrant violation of the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention and
Delivered by: Mrs. Ameira Al Hefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Thank you, Mr. President. At the outset, I congratulate the Republic of Mozambique on the assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and wish His Excellency the Ambassador and his team success in leading the work of
Delivered By: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Please Check Against Delivery. Mr. President, We thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Martin Griffiths for their important briefings today. We also thank Ms. Rasha Muhrez, for her touching briefing and we express our sincere condolences to her and all those affected by the
Delivered By: H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam President, At the outset, we would like to thank the Special Representative, Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily, for his thorough briefing and we welcome Ambassador Al-Sunni in our meeting today. We would also like to affirm the UAE’s support to the Special
