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UAE Statement at UN Security Council Arria-formula Meeting on Ensuring Accountability for Atrocities Committed in Ukraine

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Delivered by Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mohamed Abushahab Madame Chair, I thank the Permanent Missions of Albania and France for organizing this Arria formula meeting as well as all the panelists for their participation and contributions. The UAE is deeply concerned by the continued fighting in Ukraine and the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation on

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region

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Delivered by H.E. Amiera Alhefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Huang Xia, for his detailed briefing and express my country’s appreciation for his efforts to support peace in the region.

UAE Statement at the Arria-formula Meeting on Conflict and Hunger

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Madam chair, I would like to thank Ireland for convening us today and focusing the Council on the impact of food insecurity and also thank the briefers for their comprehensive presentations. We agree that this is a topic where the Council has a clear stake and imperative to act, especially in concert with other parts

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on UNISFA

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UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, Let me begin by thanking Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, for his informative briefing. I also join my colleagues in welcoming Ms. Hannah Tetteh to the Council for her first briefing as the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa. You can count on our support

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Kosovo

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UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, At the outset, I welcome Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo and thank her for her first briefing to the Council as well as her tireless efforts alongside the Mission’s team. I also welcome the participation of

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

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Delivered by Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mohamed Abushahab Madam President, I would like to thank Director-General Antonio Vitorino and Deputy High Commissioner Kelly Clements for their valuable briefings. As we heard from today’s briefers, and in all our meetings on Ukraine since the conflict began almost two months ago, the human costs of the

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Yemen

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Madam President, I thank Mr. Hans Grundberg and Mr. Martin Griffiths for their briefings. We are pleased to see unprecedented consensus-building and positive momentum towards ending the war in Yemen and achieving peace, security, and stability. Countless efforts were made to reach this point, the most recent of which was the Yemeni-Yemeni consultations held under