Delivered by Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mohamed Abushahab Madam President, I would like to thank Director-General Antonio Vitorino and Deputy High Commissioner Kelly Clements for their valuable briefings. As we heard from today’s briefers, and in all our meetings on Ukraine since the conflict began almost two months ago, the human costs of the
Madam President, I thank Mr. Hans Grundberg and Mr. Martin Griffiths for their briefings. We are pleased to see unprecedented consensus-building and positive momentum towards ending the war in Yemen and achieving peace, security, and stability. Countless efforts were made to reach this point, the most recent of which was the Yemeni-Yemeni consultations held under
Delivered by H.E. Amiera Alhefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, we thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Mr. Carlos Massieu, for his valuable briefing. I would like to express welcome the participation of the President
Delivered by Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mohamed Abushahab Mr. President, Lord Ahmad, I would like to begin by thanking you and welcoming you for chairing this meeting. I would also like to thank Ms. Bahous, Mr. Fontaine, and Ms. Cherepakha for their briefings and insights shared. Mr. President, When this Council adopted the Women,
Thank you, Chair. I also thank our briefers today for enlightening us with their expertise. The UAE shares the same concerns expressed today over the evolution of the threat posed by Da’esh on the stability and security in Africa. As reported by the UN, there are seven different affiliate groups in eleven countries on the
Delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative Lana Nusseibeh Thank you, Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates reiterates again our forceful condemnation of all violations of international humanitarian law committed in Ukraine. Civilians are bearing the brunt of this conflict. And this must end, and they must be spared, and parties must comply with their obligations
Delivered by H.E. Amiera Alhefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I would like to thank Mr. El-Ghassim Wane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, for his comprehensive briefing. We also listened carefully to Ms. Bintou Samake, and we welcome
Delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative Lana Nusseibeh Thank you, Madam President. I would like to join others in congratulating you and your team for assuming the presidency and wishing you a productive month. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. The UAE welcomes the unanimous adoption of the resolution, which endorses the African Union Peace and Security Council’s decision to reconfigure AMISOM into the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), while continuing its critical work in providing security assistance to Somalia. This resolution is a result of extensive and
