My country’s delegation would like to respond to the false allegations in the statement by the representative of Qatar. They are erroneous, as usual. It appears that the representative of Qatar did not listen to what I said about humanitarian measures taken by the United Arab Emirates to ensure that…
My delegation would like to exercise its right to reply to the statement by the representative of Qatar regarding the decision by the International Court of Justice that requested both parties to refrain from any act that would exacerbate, perpetuate or make their dispute more difficult to settle. T…
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s meeting, and the speakers and authors of the report (E/2018/50/Rev.1) for their guidance and contributions. On behalf of the United Arab Emirates, I want to thank the Secretary- General for all his efforts on new devel…
My country’s delegation wishes to exercise the right of reply to address the allegations made by the representative of Iran in his statement.
The United Arab Emirates reaffirms that the three islands in the Arabian Gulf, namely, Lesser Tunb, Greater Tunb and Abu Musa, form an integral part of the t…
I find myself obliged to respond once again to the repeated allegations made by the representative of Qatar. As we have repeatedly stated, the allegations with regard to piracy and fabricated statements are completely erroneous. All four States reject the claim
that they participated in an alleged …
My country’s delegation would like to exercise its right of reply in response to the false accusations and allegations made by the representative of Qatar in his statement.
It is deplorable that as usual Qatar has chosen to engage in political manoeuvres aimed at exacerbating a crisis rather than r…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ireland and the Republic of South Africa for their tireless efforts in facilitating the consultations for the political declaration adopted at this summit on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela (resolution 73/1).
In his auto…
At the outset, I would like to thank the United Kingdom for its valuable efforts during its presidency
of the Security Council this month and for convening today’s important debate.
Nowhere are peaceful solutions and mediation efforts needed more than in the Middle East, which has been destabilize…
I congratulate Sweden on its presidency of the Security
Council and applaud its commitment to gender balance among the briefers of the Council this month. The United Arab Emirates supports Sweden’s dedicated focus on the issue of children and armed conflict, and its convening of today’s debate.
I …
I thank the President for convening the first formal General Assembly debate in nine years on the responsibility to protect. The United Arab Emirates welcomes the renewed focus on an important concept in our global foreign-policy toolkit. Today’s reinvigoration of the discussion of the responsibilit…
It is my pleasure to speak today on behalf of the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform.
At the outset, let me join delegations in expressing their appreciation to the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session for his guidance and leadershi…
At the outset, I would like to express the appreciation of the United Arab Emirates for the
sustained efforts made by the delegations of Jordan and Finland to facilitate the negotiations on the draft resolution related to the sixth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. We …
I thank Russia for its successful stewardship of the Security Council this month and, equally important, of the World Cup. As part of your presidency, Sir, we applaud your commitment to discussing the root causes of conflict plaguing the Middle East and North Africa. Russia has been a historic partn…
Allow me to express my appreciation to Secretary-General Guterres, Mr. Daccord and Ms. Edwar for their thoughtful briefings earlier today.
The Secretary-General rightly pointed out that the most effective way to protect civilians is to prevent and end conflicts. The failure of the Security Council …
I congratulate Poland on its presidency of the Security Council this month and for giving due attention to the critical question of respecting and upholding international law. The late hour this evening shows the membership’s high level of interest in this very important subject. We thank Chef de Ca…
The United Arab Emirates appreciates the deep dedication of the President of the General Assembly to peacebuilding and sustaining peace, and we are pleased to participate in today’s high-level meeting. The United Arab Emirates supports the Assembly’s forthcoming adoption of a draft resolution on pea…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate on youth and peace and security, and for your continued support for youth issues. We also thank the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth and the lead author of the progress study on youth and peace and security (see S/2018/86) for their b…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate on sexual violence in conflict. We join others in thanking
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed for her briefing. We also thank Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and offer our conti…
On behalf of the Arab Group, I would like to express my sincere thanks to you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important meeting, and to congratulate you on your presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to thank Mr. Nikolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Pr…
The United Arab Emirates takes pride in joining other Member States in co-sponsoring draft resolution A/72/L.24, entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”. We commend the efforts of the coordinator in navigating different perspectives wit…
