Priority: Regional Stability

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates is deeply disappointed with the outcome of today’s vote. Regrettably, and in the face of untold misery, this Council is unable to demand a humanitarian ceasefire. Let me be clear. Against the backdrop of the Secretary-General’s grave warnings,

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, The draft resolution tabled by the United Arab Emirates, which in less than 24 hours garnered the co-sponsorship of at least 97 UN Member States, is clear in its intention: An immediate humanitarian ceasefire. It reiterates the Council’s demand that all parties

Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General António Guterres, thank you for your briefing. We are profoundly grateful for your steadfast moral leadership. By taking the rare step of invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter, you are compelling us to confront the enormity of

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