Priority: Regional Stability

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question

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Delivered by His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, I thank Mr. Tor Wennesland for his valuable briefing. We meet today at a time when the Middle East Peace Process is going through a delicate phase that requires undivided attention from the international

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

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Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank President Zelenskyy for addressing us today and also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.  Since our last meeting on Ukraine, temperatures have indeed started to drop as the first snow falls across the country. We’ve repeatedly shared our grave concern that the

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on the situation in Yemen

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His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Thank you, Mr. President, I would also like to thank Mr. Hans Grundberg and Ms. Reena Ghelani for their briefings. Mr. President, Yemen has reached a critical phase since the truce ended as the Houthi terrorist militia continues its aggressive approach with

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

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Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. I’d like to thank Ghana for convening today’s meeting on this important topic and I’d also like to add my thanks to all the briefers for their invaluable insights. Mr. President, The UAE welcomes the ongoing international cooperation against piracy and

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing and welcome the participation of Japan and the Republic of Korea in today’s meeting. The DPRK launched its eighth intercontinental ballistic missile in 2022, and it’s reported to have fallen just 125 miles off the

UAE Explanation of Vote on Somalia Sanctions Resolution Adoption

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Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Madame President. I’d like to start by thanking the United Kingdom as penholder for its tireless efforts in facilitating the negotiations around this important resolution. The UAE welcomes the adoption of this resolution, which is focused on neutralizing the threat posed by Al-Shabaab,

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Arria Meeting on Preventing Economic Collapse and Exploring Prospects for Recovery and Development in Afghanistan

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Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you to the Russian Federation for convening us today to discuss the state of the Afghan economy and thank you to the really excellent briefers for very sobering updates but that were also very detailed and practical in terms of the asks and the

Statement by His Excellency Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates before The General Debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly

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Please check against delivery Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to congratulate His Excellency Abdulla Shahid on his presidency of this session. We are confident that we will collectively make further progress in addressing urgent international issues and building a safer and sustainable world. A world in which our peoples can look to

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

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Delivered by: Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr President. First, the United Arab Emirates extends its heartfelt condolences to Poland for the two civilians killed in yesterday’s incident. The news of missiles hitting Polish territory, and the increases in strikes across Ukraine, seemed to signal the frightening escalation many of us have talked