I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his informative briefing, and I welcome the participation of both the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the representative of the Republic of Korea in today’s meeting.
The United Arab Emirates joins the Secretary- General …
At the outset, I thank Mr. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his briefing and welcome the participation of the representative of the Sudan in our meeting today.
We are concerned about what we have been witnessing in the Sudan as the fighting has escalated and has…
At the outset, I thank Special Representative Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his valuable briefing and continued work in Colombia. We listened carefully to Ms. Diana Salcedo López, and I welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán in today’s meeting. I would like to focus on three main…
I thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo for his briefing.
I would also like to reiterate the firm position of the United Arab Emirates whereby we reject and explicitly condemn the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances. Their use constitutes a flagrant violation of the provisions o…
The United Arab Emirates reaffirms its unequivocal condemnation of September’s acts of sabotage targeting the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Such attacks threaten international security, stability and prosperity. They are dangerously disruptive to global energy markets, which depen…
I thank Mr. Hans Grundberg, Ms. Joyce Msuya and Mr. David Gressly for their valuable briefings. I welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Jaap Slootmaker, Vice-Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and His Excellency Ambassador Abdullah Al-Saadi, …
I would like also to begin by thanking Under-Secretary- General Di Carlo and Ambassador Skoog for their comprehensive briefings. I would also like to thank Ambassador Frazier for her work and for her briefing today in her capacity as Security Council Facilitator for the implementation of resolution …
At the outset, I wish to thank Ms. Salvador, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Ambassador Biang, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) concerning Haiti, His Excellency Mr. Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, and Ms. Gilles for…
I would like to begin by welcoming the consensus adoption of resolution 77/298, “The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: eighth review”. I thank the co-facilitators, the Permanent Representatives of Canada and Tunisia, for their tireless efforts during the negotiations. The United Arab…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s important meeting on the culture of peace. This issue is extremely important in the light of the growing challenges and crises that undermine peace efforts around the world, foremost of which are the spr…
I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Ms. Ghada Mudawi for their valuable briefings. I also thank Ms. Aveline for her briefing.
Over the past several weeks we have witnessed important steps taken by Arab States to end the suffering of the Syrian people caused by the protracted crisis. That includes the ret…
I would like to thank Director General Grossi for his valuable briefing today. I extend my gratitude to him and his team at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for their efforts since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. The United Arab Emirates welcomes their ongoing engagement with all re…
I too would like to start by thanking the penholder, the United States, for facilitating the consultations on resolution 2683 (2023). The United Arab Emirates affirms its commitment, alongside all the other members of the Security Council, to supporting all efforts towards peace and stability in Sou…
I want to begin by thanking Your Excellency Ms. Amherd for presiding over this important meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, African Union Commissioner Adeoye and Ms. Tadesse for their comprehensive briefings.
As this meeting coincides with Africa Day and the commemoration of the…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his comprehensive briefing and for his continued efforts to de-escalate the situation, especially in recent months. I also thank Ms. Tania Hary for her briefing, in which she shed light on the challenging situation in the Gaza Strip.
Our meeting today …
I thank our briefers for their insightful remarks today, and I thank the Swiss presidency for convening this important open debate.
The United Arab Emirates welcomes the report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/345) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. It is a vital resource for underst…
I would like to begin by thanking our briefers today for their very comprehensive updates on the developments in the Sudan, and I welcome the participation of the Ambassador of Sudan in this meeting.
The United Arab Emirates welcomes the short- term ceasefire and humanitarian arrangement agreed and…
Since the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the world has experienced a number of natural disasters, which are becoming ever more acute. It is more difficult to overcome them than ever, and no country is safe from them. Yet the most vulnerable groups in the most…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, for her thorough briefing. We welcome the participation of the representative of Iraq in this meeting. We also listened closely to Ms. Khanim Latif’s briefing.
I welcome the Secretary-General’s visit to Ira…
We also thank the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Ebo, for his informative briefing, and I welcome Ukraine’s participation in today’s meeting.
The development of security and defence capabilities is integral to the right of self-defence. Engaging in such activities al…
