The United Arab Emirates has welcomed today’s adoption of the UN General Assembly Resolution on the modalities for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference. Co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Senegal, the Conference will be held in the UAE in 2026, and aims to provide a platform for the international community to focus on accelerating
Delivered by: HE Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Ambassador Jose Blanco, for hosting today’s important discussion. Thank you, Executive Director Russell. We are grateful to UNICEF for its vital work in ensuring that we take steps to protect children from the impacts of climate change and amplify their voices for climate action.
On Monday, Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, the newly-appointed Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, succeeding Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh in this role. In their meeting following the credentials ceremony, Ambassador Abushahab and Secretary-General Guterres discussed common priorities and ways to enhance cooperation between
Delivered by Tahreer Al Marzooqi, Third Secretary Chairperson, I congratulate you and the members of the bureau on your election and on your assumption of the chair of the Committee. I assure you of my delegation’s cooperation and support throughout the work of the Committee. The UAE aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf
Delivered By Mr. Rashed Azzam, Attaché UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam President, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. I would like to reiterate the UAE’s its 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
NEW YORK — 18 July 2023 — His Excellency Omran Sharaf, Assistant Minister for Advanced Science and Technology at the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called on the international community to utilize the technological possibilities offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) while responsibly assessing the threat it poses to the maintenance of international peace
NEW YORK — 14 June 2023 — The United Nations Security Council today adopted a historic resolution, co-penned by the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, on tolerance and international peace and security that recognises for the first time that hate speech and extremism can contribute to the outbreak, escalation, and recurrence of conflict.
Security Council Press Statement on the Situation in Somalia 7 June 2023 The members of the Security Council reaffirmed their full respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia. The members of the Security Council expressed concern about the ongoing violence in Laascaanood, situated in the Sool region of Northern Somalia,
Overview The United Arab Emirates holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for June 2023. Throughout the month, the UAE will work to elevate the priorities that have guided its term on the Council to this point, including championing the values of human fraternity in promoting and sustaining peace, addressing the impacts of
