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,

Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the Security Council Open Debate on “The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question”

Delivered By: HE Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Madam President,  I thank the Russian Federation for presiding over today’s meeting and I am grateful to Mr. Ramiz Alakbarov for his sobering briefing.  Madam President,  For the last two years, we have witnessed untold suffering and destruction in the Gaza Strip. But now diplomacy has

Statement of the United Arab Emirates Before the Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on the Item “Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization.” 

Delivered by: Mrs. Maryam Al Nuaimi  Mr. Chair, At the outset of our discussion today on the “Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the strengthening of the role of the Organization”, The United Arab Emirates emphasizes the importance of fully upholding the principles and purposes of the

Statement of the United Arab Emirates Before the Second Committee of the General Assembly on Agenda Item 60: “Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.”

Delivered by: Ms. Reem Al Hashimi  Mr. President. At the outset, I would like to align my statement with the statement of the Group of 77 and China, as well as the statements of the Gulf and Arab groups.  Mr. President. Permanent sovereignty over natural resources is a fundamental right of peoples and an indispensable