Delivered by Deputy Permanent Representative Amiera AlHefeiti Mr. President, Lord Ahmad, I would like to begin by thanking you and welcoming you for chairing this important open debate. We are delighted that the UK has joined the shared Women, Peace and Security Presidency Commitments, and we welcome the growing number of signatories. I would also
Delivered by H.E. Amiera Alhefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, we thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Mr. Carlos Massieu, for his valuable briefing. I would like to express welcome the participation of the President
Delivered by Minister of State for Advanced Technology Sarah Al Amiri Mr. President, The UAE is honored to partner with the United Kingdom and France in preparing today’s briefing, and I would like to thank Lord Ahmad for chairing. The UK’s leadership at the Council on vaccination in conflict and fragile settings remains deeply appreciated,
Delivered by Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mohamed Abushahab Mr. President, Lord Ahmad, I would like to begin by thanking you and welcoming you for chairing this meeting. I would also like to thank Ms. Bahous, Mr. Fontaine, and Ms. Cherepakha for their briefings and insights shared. Mr. President, When this Council adopted the Women,
Thank you, Chair. I also thank our briefers today for enlightening us with their expertise. The UAE shares the same concerns expressed today over the evolution of the threat posed by Da’esh on the stability and security in Africa. As reported by the UN, there are seven different affiliate groups in eleven countries on the
Delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative Lana Nusseibeh Thank you, Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates reiterates again our forceful condemnation of all violations of international humanitarian law committed in Ukraine. Civilians are bearing the brunt of this conflict. And this must end, and they must be spared, and parties must comply with their obligations
Delivered by H.E. Amiera Alhefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I would like to thank Mr. El-Ghassim Wane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, for his comprehensive briefing. We also listened carefully to Ms. Bintou Samake, and we welcome
Delivered by Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mohamed Abushahab Thank you Mr. Chair, and thank you to the briefers. At the outset, I would like to reiterate the UAE’s longstanding position of support and commitment to the Biological Weapons Convention. Pursuant to the Convention, biological weapons must never be developed, produced, stockpiled, acquired, retained or
Delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative Lana Nusseibeh Thank you, Madam President. I would like to join others in congratulating you and your team for assuming the presidency and wishing you a productive month. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
