Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates would like to thank you for organizing this open debate on children and armed conflict, and wishes also to thank Special Representative Virginia Gamba and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore for their insightful briefings today. The United Arab Emirates takes this opportunity to renew its commitment to the implementation
The UAE thanks the delegation of Niger for organizing today’s meeting on the important topic of the role of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF). The UAE is proud that its status was elevated from observer member to associate member by a unanimous decision of the Member States at the Summit of the OIF
NEW YORK – 08 September 2020 – The UAE reaffirmed its commitment to supporting cooperation between the regional and international mechanisms to achieve a shared goal of global peace, security and prosperity at the UN Security Council. In a written statement for the Open Debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations,
NEW YORK – 10 August 2020 – The UAE reaffirmed its support for the people of Lebanon during a virtual briefing on the humanitarian situation in the country in the wake of the tragic Beirut explosion on 4 August 2020. “Our hearts go out to the people of Lebanon,” Mrs. Amiera Alhefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative
NEW YORK – 6 August 2020 – The UAE called on the international community to bolster its efforts to tackle the linkages between terrorism and organized crime, including through strengthening legal frameworks and the implementation of relevant UN resolutions. “The UAE co-sponsored [Security Council resolution 2482 in 2019] because we strongly believe that our efforts
Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates would like to thank Indonesia for organizing today’s open debate. We also thank the briefers for highlighting several critical points related to today’s discussion. The UAE remains concerned about the growing link between organized crime and terrorism, especially in this difficult time. As highlighted in the twenty-sixth report of
Mr. President, The UAE thanks Germany for convening this meeting today. We meet at an important moment for Afghanistan, following the historic signing earlier this year of “The Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan”. This is a positive development that paves the way for intra-Afghan negotiations. The United Arab Emirates reiterates its hope that this
NEW YORK – 21 July 2020 – On behalf of the Group of Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in its capacity as Chair, the UAE urged the international community to salvage the prospects of peace between Palestine and Israel during the UN Security Council quarterly open debate on the situation in
Mr. President, I have the honour to submit this statement on behalf of the member states the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, in my capacity as chair of the OIC Group. At the outset, I thank Germany for its successful presidency of the Security Council this month. I would also like to thank the Special Coordinator
