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UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Non-proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his informative briefing, and I welcome the participation of both the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in today’s meeting. The United Arab Emirates strongly condemns yet another unlawful intercontinental ballistic missile

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on the Situation in the Middle East, Including the Palestinian Question

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Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. At the outset, I would like to extend our sincere condolences on behalf of the United Arab Emirates to the government and people of Kuwait on the passing of the late Emir, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. He

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Non-proliferation

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Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative I will begin by expressing my deep appreciation for Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, and Ambassador Skoog for their briefings today on the latest developments on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. I also extend my thanks to Ambassador Frazier for her role as the facilitator of

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on UNSMIL

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Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, I thank Special Representative Bathily for his valuable briefing and important efforts in supporting Libya. I also thank Mr. Osamu Yamanaka for his comprehensive briefing, and I welcome the participation of Ambassador Taher Al-Sunni to today’s session. I

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Small Arms: Addressing the Threat Posed by Diversion, Illicit Trafficking and Misuse of Small Arms and Light Weapons and their Ammunition to Peace and Security

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Delivered by: Major General Salem Al Kaabi, Chief of Military Judiciary of the Armed Forces UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, Thank you for chairing this meeting and I congratulate Ecuador on their successful presidency of the Council this month. I would also like to thank the USG Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, as well as

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on UNMISS

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Delivered by: Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, First, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his comprehensive briefing and to express our appreciation for the efforts he and his team are making to support peace in South Sudan, including his

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on UNOCA/LRA

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Delivered by: Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Mr. President, At the outset, I thank Special Representative Abdou Abarry for his comprehensive briefing. I would also like to reiterate the UAE’s support for UNOCA. We appreciate the Office’s critical role of coordinating with regional and subregional organizations as countries of the region seek to address the challenges

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

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Delivered by: Rashed Azzam, Attache Thank you, Mr. President, I would first like to thank Judge Gatti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Mr. Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor, for their valuable briefings. I also welcome the representatives from Croatia, Rwanda, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina to this session. I would like

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Threats to International Peace and Security

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Delivered by: Aysha AlMenhali, Second Secretary UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, First, I would like to thank the Deputy High Representative, Mr. Edo, for his briefing and we listened carefully to Ms. Mary’s statement. We welcome Ukraine’s participation in this meeting. Regarding the topic of discussion today, and as we mentioned in previous