I want to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for presiding over today’s meeting, and the Ecuadorian presidency for bringing this salient topic to the Security Council for discussion. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres for his remarks, as well as Executive Director Waly, Ms. Cammett and Ms. N…
At the outset, I would like to thank the briefers for their detailed statements.
The war in Ukraine will soon be approaching its second anniversary, and there is no sign of a peaceful solution that would put an end to the suffering of the Ukrainian people and to the severe humanitarian crisis cause…
At the outset, it is my pleasure to sincerely thank the Secretary-General for his reports (A/78/67 and A/78/339).
My country’s delegation joins in the discussion of this important agenda item at a time when the world is trying to preserve oceans and their essential role in supporting the global eco…
I would like to thank Special Adviser Christian Ritscher for his comprehensive briefing, and I welcome the participation of the representative of the Republic of Iraq in this meeting.
The United Arab Emirates values the progress achieved in the past six months by the United Nations Investigative Te…
I would like to thank the United Kingdom again today for its tireless and effective efforts in its capacity as a penholder that has steered resolution 2715 (2023) to its adoption.
As the Council terminates the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS) in respons…
I would like to begin by thanking China for its stewardship as President of the Security Council for the month of November. In a month that proved to be exceptionally challenging, China helped to steer our discussions on critical issues with wisdom and skill. I also wish to congratulate Ecuador and …
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres and Special Envoy Tor Wennesland for their important briefings. We greatly appreciate the efforts of the United Nations and the sacrifices made by its staff to provide assistance to the Gaza Strip during this difficult time.
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At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Rochdi and Ms. Wosornu for their important briefings.
The war on Gaza, which started more than 50 days ago, has led to rising tensions in our region, resulting among other things in military strikes on Syrian territory. In that regard, I want to reiterate th…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing. I welcome the participation of the representatives of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in this meeting.
The United Arab Emirates strongly condemns yet another launch of a military reconnaissance satellit…
I thank Executive Director Bahous, Executive Director Russell and Executive Director Kanem for their painful briefings. They highlight the critical turning point we have reached in Israel’s 47-day war on Gaza, which followed the 7 October attacks by Hamas on Israel, and the grave choices that lie be…
I would like to thank the President for convening this meeting on this important topic. We support the draft resolution (A/78/L.9) introduced at the General Assembly today, which the United Arab Emirates co-sponsored based on our support for the principle of sports for peace. We wish the Republic of…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Mr. Hollingworth for their briefings, and I welcome Ukraine’s participation in today’s meeting.
As we just heard from our briefers, the lives of civilians in Ukraine remain precarious, a situation that is set to worsen, given the onset of winter and a r…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Rousseff and Mr. Sachs for their invaluable briefings today. The United Arab Emirates thanks China for bringing this important topic to the Security Council’s attention. China’s leadership on sustainable development and its
impact on peace and securi…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Brands Kehris for her briefing. We also took note of Mr. Kipshidze’s briefing.
The United Arab Emirates believes in the importance of promoting tolerance, peaceful coexistence and respect for cultures and religions. Our region has suffered from the consequen…
At the outset, I thank Assistant Secretary- General Pobee for her briefing and welcome the participation of Ambassador Mohamed in today’s meeting.
This week marks seven months since fighting erupted in the Sudan, during which the lives of the Sudanese people have been upended. While the conflict co…
The United Arab Emirates welcomes the Council’s adoption of resolution 2712 (2023) today — its first on the Israeli- Palestinian conflict since 2016. It is crucial that the Council has come together around the urgent need to protect civilians, especially children. We recognize that the vote and its …
I would like to thank Ambassador Frazier, Ambassador Montalvo Sosa and Ambassador Nusseibeh for their briefings as the Chairs of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism; the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (19…
The war on Gaza has raged for 40 days. While we have held several meetings, heard devastating briefings and seen heart-wrenching reporting, the Council has been unable to produce anything that would alleviate the suffering of the civilians in Gaza.
Outside this building and in our region, in partic…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Police Adviser Shahkar, Police Commissioners Fossen and Bizimungu, and Ms. Landgren for their briefings today.
Around the world, we are seeing an increase in the number of conflicts, a deterioration of the rule of law and eroding trust in Unite…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for leading us in a moment of silence for the lives lost in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.
By now we have all heard the acronym coined by health workers in Gaza: “WCNSF”, which stands for “wounded child, no surviving family”. I just want to …
