UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on Yemen

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I thank both the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Martin Griffiths, and Mr. Ferit Hoxha, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140, for their valuable briefings. We have also listened to the briefing of the Special Envoy, Mr. Hans Grundberg. What we have heard today confirms the

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on Somalia

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. James Swan, and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and the Chair of AMISOM, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, and the Head of the European Union Delegation to the United Nations, Mr.

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I would like to thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, and Mr. Weixiong Chen, the Acting Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate, for their valuable briefings. Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates places great importance on countering extremism and terrorism in

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council on General Issues Relating to Sanctions: Preventing their Humanitarian and Unintended Consequences

Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates would like to thank the Russian Federation for organizing this debate. A discussion about the potential humanitarian or other unintended consequences of sanctions is long overdue. I also thank Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Ms. Rosemary Di Carlo, and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr.

Joint Statement on the January 30 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Launch

Good afternoon.  Thank you for being here today.  The DPRK’s January 30 (local time) launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) is a significant escalation in the DPRK’s recent violations of multiple Security Council resolutions and seeks to further destabilize the region. We condemn this unlawful action in the strongest terms.  This IRBM marks the

UAE Remarks at Event Marking the International Day of Human Fraternity

Excellencies, colleagues, friends, It is a pleasure to join you all today to celebrate the second-ever International Day of Human Fraternity. Today’s gathering is a display of our shared commitment to a peace founded on friendship, humility, and co-existence. This is human fraternity in action. In 2020, together with Bahrain, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, we

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

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam President, At the outset, I would like to thank Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, for her informative briefing. Madam President, The UAE is closely monitoring recent developments. In the context of our discussion today, I would like to focus on the following aspects: First, the UAE

UAE Statement at the Security Council Meeting on the situation in Northeast Syria

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this important and urgent meeting. We also thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, for his valuable and comprehensive briefing. Madam President, The UAE strongly condemns the terrorist attacks carried out by