Archives: Statements

UAE Statement at the International Court of Justice Meeting on the Legal Consequences Arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem

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Delivered by: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs, Ambassador, and Permanent Representative I. Introduction II. The Two-State Solution III. Escalating Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory IV. Israel’s Violations in East Jerusalem V. Israel’s Occupation is Illegal VI. Legal Consequences VII. Conclusion

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security – The Impact of Climate Change and Food Insecurity

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Delivered by: Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative At the outset, allow me to thank Guyana for convening this important debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his remarks and the briefers for their contributions. Madam President, For today’s meeting, we have been asked to reflect on the interlinkages between climate change,

UAE Statement at the UN Women Executive Board Meeting

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Delivered by: Myan Tantawy, Third Secretary Excellencies, distinguished colleagues, The UAE would like to congratulate you, Madame President, for your new role as President of UN Women’s Executive Board in 2024, as well as the newly elected Bureau. We look forward to cooperating with you closely in the upcoming year.  We also thank the previous

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Arria Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace through Comprehensive Approaches – Investment in People, including Empowerment of Women

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Ms. Aysha Almenhali, Second Secretary Madam and Mister Chairs, the UAE would like to thank Japan, Guyana, and Mozambique for convening us today to discuss this topic. Investing in peacebuilding, and as such in resilient societies, can avoid the hefty price of responding to armed conflict once its erupted. More importantly, when done efficiently, peacebuilding

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

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Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing. We are meeting for the second time in twenty-four hours following a series of air strikes in Ukraine and Russia. Today’s drone attacks reportedly targeted several regions in Russia, killing 14 and injuring more

UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

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Delivered by: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative I join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Khaiari for his second briefing today. We meet today following one of the largest waves of airstrikes across Ukraine since the start of the war nearly two years ago. These deadly strikes have killed scores and left

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: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. [In response to remarks made by the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations]: I’d like to say at the outset that there hasn’t been a Council meeting on this subject when the Council hasn’t collectively demanded the urgent release