Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Mr. President, Throughout the more than five hundred days since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, this Chamber has heard discussions on impeded humanitarian access, violations of international humanitarian law, and the reality of this conflict on civilians and communities.
Delivered by: Reem AlAmeri, Attache Thank you, Mr. Chair. Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his briefing as well as for the transitional report on the UN Youth Office. The UAE acknowledges the significant progress that has been made since January 2023 through the efforts of the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on
Delivered by His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Mr. President, I want to begin by extending sincere congratulations to SRSG Simão on his appointment and express deep appreciation to Deputy SRSG Biha for her engagement with the Council. The UAE remains steadfast in its support to the SRSG’s important
Delivered by: Sarah AlAwadhi, Second Secretary Thank you, Mr. Chair, The United Arab Emirates takes the floor in an explanation of vote after the vote on the amendment on preambular paragraph 13 in the resolution entitled “Promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech” which was adopted by consensus today. It is regrettable
Delivered by His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham for their briefings today. In light of the developments that we have witnessed over the past two weeks and the repercussions on the Syrian people, I would like to begin
Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their informative briefings, and we listened carefully to Mr. Mikhail Khazin. I also welcome the participation of Ukraine in this meeting. Earlier this week, the Council convened shortly
Delivered By: Ms. Sarah Al Awadhi, Second Secretary At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the solid and innovative policy briefs submitted to inform the Summit of the Future next year. The UAE welcomes the New Agenda for Peace and looks forward to the consideration of its many recommendations. Today, I
Delivered by: Shahad Matar, Spokesperson Mr. President, Our meeting today follows the inability of the Security Council to adopt a resolution to extend the cross-border aid delivery mechanism to Syria. As you all know, the weeks leading up to the voting session were marked by several rounds of consultations facilitated by the penholders, Brazil and
Delivered by: Nasra Al Rahma, First Secretary Madam Chair, Allow me to begin by expressing the UAE’s appreciation to you and the co-organizers for convening this meeting. I wish to thank President Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi for participating in today’s meeting. I have also listened carefully to the other briefers. Twenty-five years on, the conclusion
