Mr. President, I am pleased to represent the United Arab Emirates today in the annual event for announcing the pledges of member states to finance and support UN-Women. At the outset, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the UN Women for its achievements and its continued progress in the areas of implementing
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is proud today to reaffirm its commitment to meeting the goals of Sustainable Energy for All, and to highlight significant international and domestic contributions. The UAE recognized early on that energy diversification would be the future, and this outlook has been resoundingly validated. Renewables and energy efficiency now offer an unprecedented
Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, High Representative of the Alliance of Civilizations, Excellencies, Distinguished guests – On behalf of the United Arab Emirates let me express our thanks to the President of the General Assembly and High Representative Al-Nasser for convening this meeting on an issue of global importance. Secretary-General, thank you for your statement today,
Thank you so much Dr. Nawal (Al-Hosany) for your kind introduction, and the invitation to speak tonight. Masdar and the Zayed Future Energy Prize have been exceptional in both the Middle East and globally for their ability to focus attention on the most important discussion of our time: how to achieve sustainability and stop climate
Thank you, Mr. President, for chairing this important debate. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Ban and High-Commissioner Zeid for their remarks and for their efforts to promote and protect human rights—which is at the heart of this issue. Today the international community has come together in the Security Council to discuss the situation
Thank you for the introduction, Kieran. I’m pleased to be here amongst fellow diplomats and humanitarian actors, during what has been an incredible two weeks of programming around the 59th Commission for the Status of Women. This event is one of over 100 events taking place during CSW59, and I would like to thank
Thank you Mr. President [FM Wang Ji] for presiding over this important debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. As we approach the 70th anniversary of the founding of this universal and indispensable Organization, the UAE reaffirms our commitment to the core principles of the Charter and takes this opportunity
Thank you, Mr. President. At the outset, I would like to congratulate you on your election as President of the Executive Board of UN Women. We are confident that, with your abilities, you will successfully conduct the work of the board and we wish you and the member of the Bureau every success. I would
Madam Chair, Thank you for bringing us together today. You have been an invaluable partner to the UAE and our region as we all respond to the rising pressure to provide aid in very challenging circumstances. I would also like to take this opportunity to offer our sincere thanks to your team, and the UN staff around
