Delivered by: Shahad Matar, Spokesperson UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, First, I would like to thank the briefers for their detailed statements. The war in Ukraine is approaching its second-year anniversary soon, without any sign of reaching a peaceful solution that would end the suffering of the Ukrainian people and put an end
Delivered by: Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan, Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Thank you, Mr. President, I also thank the Special Adviser, Mr. Christian Ritscher, for his comprehensive briefing, and I welcome the participation of the representative of the Republic of Iraq in this meeting. Mr. President, The UAE
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. President, I would like to thank the United Kingdom again today for its tireless and effective efforts in its capacity as penholder that has steered this resolution to its adoption. As the Council terminates UNITAMS in response to Sudan’s request, I would also like
Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to begin by thanking China for its stewardship as President of the Security Council for the month of November. In a month that proved to be exceptionally challenging, China helped steer our discussions on critical issues with wisdom
Delivered by: His Excellency Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I thank Secretary-General António Guterres and Special Envoy Tor Wennesland for their critical briefings. We greatly appreciate the efforts of the UN and the sacrifices made by its staff to provide assistance to the Gaza Strip during
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Najat Rochdi and Ms. Edem Wosornu for their important briefings. The war on Gaza, which started more than 50 days ago, has led to rising tensions in our region, including the military strikes in
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing, and I welcome the participation of the representatives of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The United Arab Emirates strongly condemns yet another launch of a military reconnaissance satellite
Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. I thank Executive Director Bahous, Executive Director Russell and Executive Director Kanem for their painful briefings. They highlight the critical turning point we have reached in Israel’s 47-day war on Gaza, that followed the October 7th attacks by Hamas on Israel,
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenca and Mr. Hollingsworth for their briefings, and I welcome Ukraine’s participation in today’s meeting. As we have heard from the briefers, the lives of civilians in Ukraine remain precarious, a situation set to worsen given the onset
