At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council, Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan, for her briefing (see A/76/PV.24).
The United Arab Emirates acknowledges the important work of the Council and its pivotal role in the United Nations system. In that regard, we commend the Counc…
I would like to exercise my country’s right of reply in response to the statement by my colleague from the delegation of Iran.
My country would like to stress that the three islands of the Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa in the Arab Gulf are part and parcel of the territories of the United Ar…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his election as President of the of the General Assembly at its seventy- sixth session. We are confident that, together, we will
make further progress in addressing urgent international issues and building a safer and …
I should like to begin by aligning my country’s delegation with the statement delivered by the representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (see A/75/PV.88).
The United Arab Emirates welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 75/291, on the s…
The United Arab Emirates welcomes the presentation of the Security Council’s annual report to the General Assembly (A/75/2), and we thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to discuss its findings.
We all know that this annual report plays a critical role in improving the transparency and legi…
The United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Algeria on behalf of the Group of Arab States (see A/75/ PV.67). I would also like to thank the Niger, Algeria, and Azerbaijan for requesting the convening of this important meeting on behalf of the…
At the outset, I would like to thank the
President for holding this important meeting, which could not take place last year owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic. The pandemic, which we are still dealing with, has brought rapid changes to the nature of the challenges facing the international co…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/75/L.52, entitled “International Day of Human Fraternity”, on behalf of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The draft resolution expresses deep concerns at those acts that adv…
At the outset, I wish to express my gratitude for the holding of this important meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. We hope that draft resolution A/75/L.45, which reflects continued international efforts to restore peace and stability in Afghanistan and end the long suffering of the Afghan peop…
At the outset, my country, the United Arab Emirates, appreciates the efforts of the United Nations, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and the Division for Palestinian Rights to support our brother Palestinian people.
The Middle East is the scene of ma…
In my capacity as Chair of the group of members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in New York, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/75/L.27, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation”.
At the outset, I would like to than…
At the outset, I would like to say what a privilege and interesting challenge it was to co-Chair the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform during the seventy-second, seventy-third and seventy-fourth sessions of the General Assembly. I am pleased to see my co-Chair from last year,…
At the outset, I would like to express the appreciation of the United Arab Emirates for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). I would also like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation and thanks to the Director General of the Agency, Mr. Grossi, who has led the IAEA’s work agai…
My delegation wishes to exercise its right of reply with regard to the regrettable, unfounded and unreal claims made by the representative of Qatar against my country today, which we categorically reject.
Qatar claims to be willing to resolve its crisis, but has taken no tangible steps to that end …
At the outset, it is my pleasure to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for his statement today before the General Assembly to present the report (A/75/4) on the activities of the Court.
I will now make a statement on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of…
On behalf of the member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), I express our heartfelt and sincere condolences to the honourable Al-Sabah family and to the Government and the people of Kuwait, following the passing on 29 September of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-S…
The representative of Iran continues to claim that the three islands under discussion belong to Iran, whereas we wish to stress that the three islands are Emirati islands under occupation. We have repeatedly requested that negotiations be held, whether directly or by resorting to the International C…
At the outset, we would like to offer our condolences to Kuwait and its people following the death of Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. May God rest his soul in peace and bring patience and solace to his people and the Arab and Islamic nations.
My delegation would like to respond to the statem…
It is my honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by His Excellency His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates.
I take this opportunity to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this plenary meeting on agenda item 30, “The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict”.
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to India, the outgoing Chair of the Kimberley Process, for its distinguish…
