United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee, 80th Session Agenda Item 80: Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its seventy-sixth session statement delivered by the United Arab Emirates on Cluster I

Mr. Chair, The United Arab Emirates thanks the International Law Commission for its dedicated work during the 76th session, despite time constraints resulting from the reduction of the session. We regard the Commission’s contributions as indispensable to the fulfilment of the General Assembly’s mandate to encourage the progressive development and codification of international law.  The importance

Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the Thematic Debate of the UNGA First Committee on “Outer Space”

Delivered by: HE Ibrahim Hamza Al Qasim, Deputy Director General – UAE Space Agency  Mr. Chair,  At the outset, the United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the statements delivered by the Arab Group and the Non-Aligned Movement. The UAE underscores the importance of preserving outer space as a global common domain that offers vast prospects and unlimited potential

Statement by the United Arab Emirates Before the Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly 80th Session – Agenda Item: The Scope and Application of the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction

Mr. Chair, At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction and to Member States for their continued engagement on this important topic.  The United Arab Emirates reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of

Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the Security Council Open Debate on “The United Nations Organization: Looking into the Future”

Delivered By: HE Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Madam President,  I want to begin by thanking the Russian Federation for organizing this timely discussion and Secretary-General Guterres for his inspiring remarks this morning.  Madam President,  Since its creation eighty years ago, the United Nations has made important contributions to unlocking significant progress in development,

Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the Thematic Debate of the UNGA First Committee on “Nuclear Weapons”

Delivered by: Mr. Mohammed Rashid AlBeek Mr. Chair,  At the outset, the United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the statements delivered by the Arab Group and the Non-Aligned Movement and underscores the importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as the cornerstone of the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime.  In this regard,