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UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Letter Dated 13 September 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Armenia S/2022/688

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Delivered By His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing. Like other Council members the United Arab Emirates is concerned with the recent heightening of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. We continue to stress the importance of de-escalation and restraint. All

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on adopting the MONUSCO resolution and lifting the notifications requirement

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Delivered by Mrs. Ameirah Alhefeiti Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Thank you, Madam President. The United Arab Emirates welcomes today’s unanimous adoption of two important resolutions relating to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We appreciate the flexibility shown by Council members during the negotiation process. The UAE voted in favor of

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting onthe situation in Afghanistan

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Delivered By: Mrs. Amiera AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam President, At the outset, I would like to thank SRSG Roza for her briefing and we affirm the UAE’s support for her efforts. I also thank Mr. Griffiths and Ambassador Kamboj for their briefings, as well as Mrs. Mahbouba Seraj for

UAE Statement at the Security Council Meeting on Non-Proliferation/2231

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His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Madam President, I thank our briefers for their remarks and for their valuable efforts under their respective mandates. The United Arab Emirates recognizes nuclear non-proliferation as a cornerstone of our collective security. We have long supported international efforts, including by this Council and

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 Madam President, I thank the Special Coordinator, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for his thorough briefing and his efforts in supporting peace in the region. Madam President, At this time in the Council last year, Mr. Wennesland expressed his concern about developments in the Occupied Palestinian

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on the Situation in Libya

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Delivered by His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Please check against delivery Madam President, I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily, for his valuable briefing, and I also thank Your Excellency, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, for the briefing. I would like to seize this opportunity to

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Threats to international peace and security resulting from terrorist acts: The Global Approach to Countering Terrorism – Principles and Future Prospects

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Delivered By: Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to join my colleagues in expressing our sincere condolences to Your Excellency, Simon Coveney, and to the family of the Irish Peacekeeper who was killed today in a callous attack

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on South Sudan

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Delivered by: Mrs. Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, At the outset, I thank the Special Representative, Mr. Haysom, and Maj. Gen. Gituai for their briefings on the latest political, security, and humanitarian situation in South Sudan, which my country has also been following closely. I also thank Gabon for updating the Council on