Mr. President of the General Assembly, Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka, Excellencies, Distinguished panelists, Madame Moderator, Thank you, Mr. President, for championing this platform, and for your commitment to women’s empowerment and gender equality. And thank you, Phumzile, for your steadfast support in defending the rights of women and girls everywhere. Let me begin by offering my thanks
Thank you, Madame President for holding this timely debate, and we thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. In order to provide more focused remarks, I will confine the UAE’s comments to the Middle East region, where there is a profound perception that the United Nations is failing to implement its primary purposes as defined in
Mr. Chairman, I would like to state at the outset that the UAE delegation aligns itself with the statement given by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. I would further like to thank the Secretary-General for his important initiative, and welcome the adoption of the resolution that takes note of the Secretary-General Plan of Action to
Mr. President, Excellencies, Mr. President, let me express my delegation’s deep thanks for your stewardship of the WSIS+10 review, and for the support of the Secretary-General throughout the process. Today’s high-level meeting is a clear affirmation of the important role of the United Nations in our collective global efforts to achieve the WSIS vision. Mr.
Mr. President, The United Arab Emirates recognizes the central and crucial role of the IAEA, in regards to the peaceful use of nuclear technology, which serves both the advancement of national nuclear power programs and other non-power applications. We believe that the Agency maintains a fundamental role in supporting the exchange of scientific knowledge and
Your Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Let me also express my deep appreciation to Minister Figueiredo, Minister Pansera, Governor Coutinho, Ambassador Fonseca and the Government of Brazil for the kind invitation to join you today in this beautiful country. My team and I have been overwhelmed by the hospitality and warm generosity of your people. I address
Mr. President, It is my pleasure to congratulate your Excellency on your election as President of the seventieth session of the General Assembly, and to affirm that the United Arab Emirates stands ready to provide the fullest support during your presidency. Mr. President, This year’s session is of particular significance as it marks the seventieth
Mr. President, It is my pleasure to congratulate New Zealand on behalf of the Arab Group at the United Nations for the assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month and I thank his Excellency Murray McCully for chairing this open debate. I wish also to seize this opportunity to express our thanks and
Co-facilitators, Excellencies and distinguished colleagues, The UAE delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered earlier by South Africa on behalf of G77 and China. The UAE appreciates the opportunity to share its perspectives on the General Assembly’s ten-year review of the implementation of outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society. As both a
