Priority: Regional Stability

UAE Statement at UN Security Council High-Level Open VTC on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Turning Commitments into Compliance

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I would like thank Minister Maas and Germany for convening this meeting, and Special Representative Pramila Patten and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie for highlighting many important points today. Mr. President, This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 1325, and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and

Statement Submitted by the UAE on Behalf of the OIC Group at the VTC of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, Including the Palestinian Question

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Mr. President, I have the honour to submit this statement on behalf of member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in my capacity as chair of the OIC group. At the outset, I thank France for its successful presidency of the Security Council this month, and for providing the opportunity for the OIC

UAE Statement at the Open VTC Meeting of the UN Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict

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Mr. President, I would like to thank you for organizing this open VTC on children and armed conflict. I also thank Special Representative Virginia Gamba, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, and civil society representative Mariam for their insightful briefings today. The COVID-19 pandemic is having broad-reaching and long-term impacts on lives and livelihoods. For children

UAE Statement at Open High-Level VTC of the Security Council on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

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Mr. President, I would like to thank you for organizing this open VTC on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and thank the briefers for their statements. These are difficult times for civilians in conflict-affected areas around the world. In addition to the existing threats they face—violence, food insecurity and displacement, among others—the COVID-19

Statement of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation at the Open Debate of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question

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Presenter: United Arab Emirates Mr. President, I have the honour to submit this statement on behalf of Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in my capacity as chair of the OIC Group. At the outset, I thank the Dominican Republic for its stewardship of the Security Council in these difficult times. I would

UAE Expresses Support for UN Call to Stop Escalation in Middle East

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NEW YORK – 10 January 2020 – During the UN Security Council Open Debate on the upholding of the UN Charter to maintain international peace and security, the UAE supported the call made by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to stop escalation in the Middle East and renew international cooperation.  “Our meeting comes at a time when the Middle East is going through a critical

UAE Renews Longstanding Commitment to Afghanistan

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During the General Assembly plenary meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, the UAE renewed its longstanding commitment to the government. Speaking on behalf of the UAE, Mr. Saud AlShamsi, Deputy Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN, expressed concern for the continuous attacks in the country, noting that it claimed over 8,200 lives in