Good morning everyone. I call to order the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly. Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, As you are aware, in his letter dated 24 October 2016, the President of the General Assembly appointed Ambassador Drobnjak and myself as co-chairs of this Ad
Thank you, Madam President, At the beginning I would like to thank the Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, for her statement, and we commend her steadfast efforts and dedication in coordinating and leading the international efforts to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls around the world. I am also
4th Thematic Session on the Global Compact for Migration Contributions of migrants and diaspora to all dimensions of sustainable development, including remittances and portability of earned benefits Panel 3: Remittances and portability of earned benefits With nearly one million temporary migrant workers coming every year to the UAE, we have a particular story to share
Thank you, Ambassador. I would first like to thank His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Permanent Representative of Tunisia, for his committed leadership and excellent contributions during his term as President of the Board for 2016. I am grateful to the Executive Board members for electing me President of the UN-Women Executive Board for 2017.
The United Arab Emirates is alarmed and deeply concerned by ongoing reports regarding Iranian shipments of weapons to the Houthi militia in Yemen. Such activity would be a flagrant violation of UN Security Council Resolutions 2216 (2015) and 2231 (2015), and the UAE calls on the Security Council to take all measures necessary to demand
We meet today to mark the UAE’s second annual Commemoration Day. On this important national occasion, we observe a moment of silence in honour and respect for our martyrs. We stand to express our pride and gratitude for all the sacrifices made by our armed forces and by the members of the Ministry of Interior
The Deputy Permanent Representative of the UAE Mission requested the right of reply in response to the representative of the Islamic republic of Iran during the first committee meeting on Regional disarmament and security Cluster: Mr. Chairman, My delegation would like to exercise the right of reply in response to the unfounded allegations expressed by
Mr. Chairman, I would like at the outset to align the United Arab Emirates statement with the statement of the Non-Aligned Movement, and the statement of the Arab League on the “United Nations Agency for Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).” I am also pleased to express our sincere
Mr. Chairman, I would like at the outset to align the United Arab Emirates statement with the statement of the Non-Aligned Movement, and the statement of the Arab League. I am also pleased to extend our sincere appreciation to the President and members of the United Nations Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the
