The United Arab Emirates welcomes today’s timely debate following the recent publication of the Secretary- General’s report on the responsibility to protect (A/78/901). This provides an opportunity to take stock of the progress we have collectively made on upholding our commitment to the principle o…
I thank President Francis for convening this meeting to discuss the annual report on the work of the Security Council (A/78/2). I also thank those who prepared and introduced the report, as well as the Secretariat for its valuable contributions.
I welcome the fact that the Council adopted the repor…
I thank His Excellency Mr. Cho Tae-yul, Minister for Foreign Affairs, for presiding over this open debate and commend the Republic of Korea for its stewardship of the Security Council this month. I also thank the Secretary-General and the other briefers for their insightful contributions.
As we hea…
We see this as a shameful abuse of the Council by one of the warring parties of the Sudan, using this platform to spread false allegations against the United Arab Emirates to distract from the grave violations that are happening on the ground.
There will be no military victory or military settlemen…
I thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor to respond to the ludicrous allegations made by the representative of the Sudan, who represents the Sudanese Armed Forces, one of the warring parties in the Sudan.
At the outset, the United Arab Emirates expresses its deep concern about the tragic…
I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States.
I thank Special Coordinator Mr. Tor Wennesland for his briefing, which highlighted the catastrophic situation caused by Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip.
The attacks that we have seen since the beginning of this week …
The United Arab Emirates is delivering this statement in explanation of vote before the voting on draft resolution A/78/L.67/Rev.1, entitled “International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica”.
In 2012, the remains of a baby girl were identified in Potočari. She h…
The United Arab Emirates deeply regrets that the Security Council was unable to adopt its first-ever draft resolution on weapons of mass destruction in outer space (draft resolution S/2024/302). By failing to adopt the draft resolution, the Council missed an important opportunity to take an initial …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States.
The Arab Group expresses its deep regret and disappointment over the United States use of the veto against the historic draft resolution S/2024/312, submitted in April to the Security Council by Algeria on behalf of …
We thank the President, for convening this important annual debate on the use of the veto in the Security Council, which we regard as a favourable opportunity to have a constructive dialogue on situations in which the veto is used.
We would like to express our grave concern about the sharp increase…
At the outset, I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting on agenda item 63, pertaining to the use of the veto in the Security Council.
This is the second meeting convened under that agenda item within four days only, highlighting the increased frequency of the use of the veto by a pe…
The delegation of the United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Group of Arab States (see A/78/PV.66).
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting following the Sec…
The United Arab Emirates wishes to extend its thanks to the Permanent Mission of Zimbabwe for facilitating the negotiations on this important draft resolution (A/78/L.54), as well as its exemplary hosting of the Kimberley Process plenary in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, last November. As Vice-Chair, the…
At the outset, my country’s delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered on behalf of the Group of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Gulf Cooperation Council (see A/78/PV.59).
In a little more than a month, we will mark half a year since the start of the war in …
On behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States, it is with a profound sense of loss and deep respect that we gather today to pay homage to the memory of His Excellency Mr. Hage Gottfried Geingob, the late President of the Republic of Namibia.
President Geingob was a visionary leader, who fought for …
We have all heard today how the scale of suffering in Gaza competes with some of the darkest periods in our history. This moment can be an inflection point, or it can be the point of no return.
We are seeing the conflict spill over in the Middle East. The Houthis are holding maritime trade hostage …
At the outset, the United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the
statement delivered by the representative of Bahrain on behalf of the Group of Arab States (see A/78/PV.51).
We are here today to discuss the veto of a Russian draft amendment that was originally part of resolution 2720 (2023), submitt…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
We are meeting for the second time in 24 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 than 100. Particularly alarming are …
I would like to say at the outset that here has not been a Security Council meeting on the subject when the Council has not collectively demanded the urgent release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip. In fact, the resolution adopted by the Council last week (resolution 2720 (2023)), penned by th…
I join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his second briefing today.
We meet today following one of the largest waves of air strikes across Ukraine since the start of the war nearly two years ago. These deadly strikes have killed scores and left more than 150 people injured. …
