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UAE Statement of the United Arab Emirates at the Security Council Meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question

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Delivered By: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I thank the Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Khaled Khiari for his comprehensive briefing.  During this Council’s last monthly meeting on this topic, we heard several warnings about the deteriorating security situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. At that time, the

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on the Maintenance of Peace and Security in Ukraine

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Delivered by: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing. The destruction and damage to Odesa is a further reminder of the material and intangible costs of the war on civilians, civilian objects, and cultural heritage. Since February 2022, there have

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

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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.

UAE Statement at the UN General Assembly Meeting on the UN Youth Office

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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

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on UNOWAS

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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

UAE Explanation of Vote Following the Adoption of UN General Assembly Resolution

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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

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

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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