As Chair of the Arab Group for this month, I would like to thank Mr. Pascoe for his update.
The monthly briefings that the Secretariat provides to the Security Council on the latest developments in the Palestinian and Arab territories under occupation since 1967 reflect, in one way or another, the …
During the past two years, the international community has witnessed a significant increase in the incidence of devastating natural disasters, along with ongoing and emerging conflicts. Together, that has resulted in the doubling of the number of displaced persons and people needing immediate and lo…
Allow me at the outset to extend to President Al-Nasser our thanks and appreciation for his efforts in guiding the work of this important meeting. The United Arab Emirates reaffirms the importance of implementing the recommendations of the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development a…
At the outset, I would like to say that despite the great efforts made by the international community over the past years to achieve security and stability in Afghanistan, that country still faces challenges resulting from the continued violence and insecurity that have inflicted severe damage on al…
I find myself compelled to exercise my right of reply in response to the representative of Iran, who spoke a few minutes ago, misleading the Assembly about his country’s occupation of three islands belonging to the Emirates: the Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa. I will also address the false, v…
I am honoured to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). At the outset, I would like to offer the President our thanks and appreciation for convening this important meeting, and to the Secretary-General for his report on this subject (A/66/83), whose recommendat…
At the outset, on behalf of the people and Government of the United Arab Emirates, allow me to extend our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for having invited us to participate in this important meeting. I would also like to express our gratitude for the significant efforts made by the Secretary-G…
We welcome the holding of today’s open meeting, which we consider a valuable opportunity to review the achievements of the international community so far in the area of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, particularly at this time when many regions are facing new forms of violence and tur…
The number of persons in need of immediate relief and long-term humanitarian assistance continues to rise, especially in developing and poor countries, which lack the necessary national preparedness capacities and the inability to respond effectively to sudden disasters. The international community …
The delegation of the United Arab Emirates would like to make the following statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States. The Arab Group joined consensus on resolution 65/137, which we have just adopted, on the role of diamonds in fuelling armed conflict.
My country believes that the Kimberley P…
I am pleased that we meet each year at this time to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and to renew our commitment to
the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, in particular their right to self-determination and their right to establish a…
The discussions of the General Assembly today on the two items relating to the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations and the Culture of Peace take on particular importance at a time when humankind continues to face growing trends of inequality, occupation, oppression, conflict, violations o…
I thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor to comment on the remarks by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
My delegation expresses its regret at the repeated position of Iran, which has rejected the numerous peace initiatives my country has announced to resolve the conflic…
The outcomes of the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development and the 2008 Doha Declaration constitute an integrated international mechanism for financing for development and for combating global poverty. They also provide a comprehensive way of addressing the increasing challenges …
At the outset, I should like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this important meeting, which the General Assembly organizes every year in conjunction with the world’s celebration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to renew the commitme…
The United Arab Emirates supports the Millennium Declaration (resolution 55/2) out of its conviction that the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is a main factor for the maintenance of peace and security and the realization of prosperity throughout the world. Today, we renew o…
I would like to thank the President for having organized this meeting. Today, we are talking about what we can expect from the General Assembly at moments such as this. I would like to convey our sincere condolences to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan following the terrible material and …
The Secretary-General’s reports (A/64/84, A/64/327 and A/64/331) indicate that the challenges facing the United Nations in the field of humanitarian assistance have doubled in the past few years, owing to an increase in natural disasters caused by climate change, as well as the growing numbers of pe…
I wish at the outset to apologize for having requested the floor at this late hour. However, I am obliged to exercise my right of reply after hearing the comments of the representative of Iran about the three
occupied islands of the United Arab Emirates. My delegation would like once again to expre…
As Chairman of the Group of Asian States, I would like to extend my thanks to the President of the General Assembly for organizing this special meeting to pay tribute to His Excellency President Omar Bongo Ondimba, late President of Gabon, who died on 8 June 2009.
On behalf of the Asian Group, I wi…
