NEW YORK – 18 January 2022 – The United Arab Emirates submitted a letter to Norway, the United Nations Security Council President for the month of January, requesting a meeting of the Council to address the Houthi terrorist attacks in Abu Dhabi on 17 January. The letter condemns the Houthis’ targeting of civilians and civilian
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, Madam President, At the outset, I would like to thank the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Karim Khan, for the informative briefing, and I welcome him in his first briefing on Sudan in the Council. We continue to closely follow the work of the Court and
NEW YORK – 12 January 2022 – The UAE condemned the Houthis’ seizure of a UAE-flagged civilian cargo ship in the Red Sea as an act of piracy during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East. The civilian cargo vessel, known as the RWABEE, was seized by the Houthis
NEW YORK – November 24, 2021 – The United Arab Emirates stressed the importance of concerted, international efforts to combat human trafficking during the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on the appraisal of the Global Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The UAE praised the Plan as an important tool for unifying global
On “Terrorist-financing threats and trends and the implementation of Security Council resolution 2462 (2019)” Check against delivery. Madam Chair, Thank you for giving me the floor. I would also like to thank the briefers for their statements and the tremendous value they added to our discussion today. Despite the international community’s best efforts, the threat
NEW YORK – 22 October 2021 – At the UN Security Council’s annual open debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the UAE underscored the urgent need for strengthened investment in women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts – particularly as crises continue to intensify around the word. H.E. Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs,
Check against delivery. Excellencies, colleagues, I would like to thank Viet Nam and the co-organisers as well as the briefers for today’s important discussion. Sea-level rise presents an unequivocal threat to international peace and security, undermining the very existence of some small island developing states and coastal regions. It behooves the Security Council to take
