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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

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on MONUSCO

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Delivered by: Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank the special representative, Mrs. Keita, for her briefing and appreciate her and her team’s efforts to support peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I also welcome the participation of the representatives

UAE Explanation of Vote After the Vote 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 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,

UAE Explanation of Vote Before the Vote 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 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

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, 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