Delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative Lana Nusseibeh I thank both the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Joyce Msuya, and the Executive Director of the World Food Program, Mr. David Beasley, for their valuable briefings. Each meeting and briefing that we hold on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine underscores the war’s devastating impact
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Bintou Keita, for her comprehensive briefing and her work. I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to this Council meeting, and congratulate his country on joining the East African community. In the aftermath
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Volker Perthes, for his briefing on the latest updates and developments in Sudan, including the UN initiative to facilitate a Sudanese-led dialogue. I also welcome the representative of Sudan to this meeting, Mr. Ammar Mohammed. The UAE welcomes the efforts made by
The following is a joint statement delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, on behalf of Albania, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the United Arab Emirates (in its national capacity), the United Kingdom, and the United States. Albania, Australia, Brazil, Canada,
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, for her valuable briefing. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continues to demonstrate its disregard for international law by resuming missile tests since last September. DPRK has launched 13 ballistic missiles since the beginning of this year alone,
NEW YORK – 23 March 2022 – The United Arab Emirates expressed hope for continued cooperation between the United Nations Security Council and the League of Arab States to address outstanding Arab issues, especially those that have imposed a heavy political, economic, and humanitarian cost on the region. The UAE emphasized the importance of using
I would like to thank both Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Martin Griffiths for their important briefings. I also welcome the participation of Mr. Hossam Zaki, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, and thank him for his briefing, which highlighted the impact of the Syrian crisis on neighboring Arab countries. We would like
Delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative Lana Nusseibeh All of us here acknowledge the necessity of addressing the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. In less than a month, more than 3.5 million people fled to neighbouring countries, such as Moldova, Romania, and Poland, and whose generosity we must recognize and appreciate. Furthermore, amid the continued fighting
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. I thank both the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, His Excellency Ahmed Aboul Gheit, for their valuable briefings on the status of cooperation between their respective organizations. We also thank the civil society representative, Ms. Razan Al-Aqeel, for
