Delivered by Mr. Mohamed Boausaibah, Second Secretary UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. In the context of our meeting on the chemical weapons file in Syria, I would like to reiterate the UAE’s firm position of explicitly rejecting and condemning the use of chemical weapons,
Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I would like to seize this opportunity to congratulate Ghana on their remarkable presidency of the Council last month. And we wish you, Madam President, a successful presidency of the Council this month. I also thank the Special Adviser,
Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam President, I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Martin Griffiths for their valuable briefings. Madam President, Over the past years, the issues surrounding the Syrian crisis have become more complex. They include refugees, internally displaced
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
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
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
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
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
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,
