At the outset, I would like to thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. I would also like to reiterate the United Arab Emirates’ firm position of rejecting and explicitly condemning the use of chemical weapons under any circumstances, by anyone, anywhere. Their use constitutes a flagrant v…
At the outset, I congratulate the Republic of Mozambique on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and wish His Excellency the Ambassador and his team success in leading the work of the Council. The United Arab Emirates will provide them with full support. I also thank Malta …
We thank Mr. Pedersen and Mr. Griffiths for their important briefings. We also thank Ms. Muhrez for her touching briefing and express our sincere condolences to her and all who have been affected by the earthquake.
Our brother people of Syria suffered devastating tragedy this month. After 12 years …
At the outset, we thank the Special Representative, Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily, for his informative briefing and welcome Ambassador Elsonni to today’s meeting.
We would also like to stress the support of the United Arab Emirates for the proposal of the Special Representative in relation to the High Leve…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and I welcome the participation of Ukraine’s Foreign Minister in this meeting today.
We cannot begin without expressing our deep sorrow for the lives lost and shattered in the war in Ukraine. We mourn the deaths of at least 8,000 civilians and share in…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Minister Borg, for presiding over this important meeting. I would also like to thank High Representative Borrell Fontelles for joining us today.
Almost 25 years ago, hundreds of Emirati troops were deployed to Kosovo to support stabilization efforts there. …
I thank Deputy Special Representative Gbeho, Special
Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission for Somalia Souef and UN-Women Executive Director Bahous for their comprehensive briefings. We also welcome Somalia’s participation in this meeting.
Over the past six decades…
I would first like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Rugwabiza for her comprehensive briefing. I also thank Ambassador Hilale for briefing us and for Morocco’s notable contribution as Chair of the Central African Republic configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), w…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing, and we listened carefully to Mr. Sachs and Mr. McGovern.
Acts of sabotage against energy infrastructure, such as the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last September, are unacceptable. They pose …
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his thorough briefing and his constant efforts in pursuit of peace between Israel and Palestine. I also thank Deputy Commissioner-General Stenseth for her valuable remarks. The United Arab Emirates is grateful to the Council members for their constructive a…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing. I welcome the participation of the Republic of Korea in today’s meeting.
Two nights ago, the people of Hokkaido were put in grave danger by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s most recent illegal intercontinental ballistic missile…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča and Am bassador Martin Sajdik for their informative briefings.
It is profoundly unfortunate that we are meeting today to discuss the lessons learned from the Minsk agreements in the shadow of the very war that we had all hoped they would prevent. …
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Mr. Minister, and Malta for convening this important debate. I also want to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, for his consistent leadership on this issue. I am grateful to Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, Mr. Bogdan Aurescu and Ms. Coral Pasisi for their insightf…
I would like at the outset to thank you, Madam President, for keeping the children and armed conflict
agenda a priority for the Security Council, and for choosing prevention for our discussion today. We look forward to working with you as Chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. I…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov and Acting
Executive Director Chen for their valuable briefings. I also took note of the informative briefing by Ms. Praxl of the Global Center on Cooperative Security.
In January alone, 10 attacks by Da’esh in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Co…
We too thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her informative briefing. We listened carefully to
Mr. Waters, and I welcome Ukraine’s participation in today’s meeting.
The United Arab Emirates reiterates its long- standing position that it is vital to safeguard weapons during their transfer, s…
I thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu and Mr. Fernando Arias for their briefings today. We welcome the participation of Mr. Arias in this meeting. We also listened to the thorough report by Mr. Santiago Oñate Laborde.
Before addressing the subject of today’s meeting, I would like to express our sincere cond…
I begin by extending the heartfelt condolences of the United Arab Emirates to Syria and Türkiye over the devastating earthquake this morning; We have dispatched search and rescue teams and field hospitals to both countries and offer our full support at this difficult time. I also thank Under-Secreta…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and to wish you every success. I also express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to our colleagues in the delegation of Japan for their outstanding efforts and profe…
I thank Special Representative El-Ghassim Wane for briefing us today. We recognize the work that the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is doing in extremely difficult circumstances. I thank Ms. Aminata Cheick Dicko for her contribution, and I welcome …
