UAE Statement in the Security Council Open Debate on Foreign Terrorist Fighters

Mr. President, On behalf of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, I would like to thank your Excellency for holding this important session and for allowing Member States to participate in this debate which adopted resolution No. 2178 on the flow of foreign fighters from around

UAE Statement at the Security Council Meeting on Iraq

Mr. President, Allow me at the beginning to express to you my appreciation and gratitude for convening this important meeting at this critical time, which requires quick response and co ordination of international efforts. I also would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Iraq for all his efforts. Mr. President, The

UAE Speech at the Third Int’l Conference on SIDS

Your Excellences, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here in Samoa, and I would like to thank our generous hosts and our tireless UN organizers.  It will come as no surprise that the UAE is not a small island developing state.  In our view, however, the issues under discussion at