Priority: Regional Stability

Ms. Aysha Almenhali, Second Secretary Madam and Mister Chairs, the UAE would like to thank Japan, Guyana, and Mozambique for convening us today to discuss this topic. Investing in peacebuilding, and as such in resilient societies, can avoid the hefty price of responding to armed conflict once its erupted. More importantly, when done efficiently, peacebuilding

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing. We are meeting for the second time in twenty-four hours following a series of air strikes in Ukraine and Russia. Today’s drone attacks reportedly targeted several regions in Russia, killing 14 and injuring more

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative I join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Khaiari for his second briefing today. We meet today following one of the largest waves of airstrikes across Ukraine since the start of the war nearly two years ago. These deadly strikes have killed scores and left

Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. [In response to remarks made by the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations]: I’d like to say at the outset that there hasn’t been a Council meeting on this subject when the Council hasn’t collectively demanded the urgent release

Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, On behalf of the United Arab Emirates and Japan, I want to express our deep gratitude for today’s adoption. I want to thank all Council Members for reinforcing, over the past year, our shared and enduring commitment to Afghanistan. I’d like to also

Delivered by: Ms. Reem Al Ameri, Attaché UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, I thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo for his briefing today.  I would like to reiterate the UAE’s explicit rejection and condemnation of the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere, under any circumstances. Their use constitutes a flagrant violation of the provisions

Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, I’d like to reflect on the vote we just held, and what it says, though, about this conflict and this body.  We welcome its adoption, and we’re grateful for this Council’s support. We believe that the resolution begins to unblock life-saving aid whose

Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, Last week a group of Security Council members travelled to the Rafah border. We saw firsthand the dire challenges that we have been discussing in this chamber for over two months now, and we met victims who endured and survived the hell unleashed

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Ms. Lisa Doughten for their briefings today. As this is our last meeting on the Syrian political and humanitarian file during the UAE term at the Security Council, allow me to