Allow me to express our ap- preciation and gratitude to the Special Committee against Apartheid for its efforts to bring into the open the dangers of apartheid not only in South Africa but in other parts of the world. Discussion of this item in the plenary meeting shows the special interest which th…
Mr. President, allow me first, on behalf of the Arab Group, over which I have the honour to preside, to extend to you our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We are confident that your expertise and thorough knowledge of international relations will greatly …
Given the problems and challenges of today’s world, the United Arab Emirates is concerned about strengthening the role of the United Nations. We therefore support the relevant draft resolutions relating to the financing of peacekeeping operations. The increase in our country’s assessments is very si…
I should like to extend my thanks and gratitude to Ambassador Ibra Deguène Ka, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and to the members of the Committee, for his valuable report and for the statement he has just made, which reflected very clea…
I should like at the outset to express our gratitude to the Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group and to his two Vice-Chairmen for their tireless efforts aimed at reaching conciliatory solutions to strengthen the role of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security.…
Allow me at the outset to express our appreciation for the efforts of the Secretary-General in his management of the work of the United Nations. We also wish to offer our thanks for his report, contained in document A/55/1, and for the valuable information it contains, which clearly reflects this Or…
Mr. President, allow me to express our appreciation to your predecessor, the Chairman of the Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Related Matters, and his two Vice-Chairmen on the efforts they made to reach a co…
I would like to join previous speakers in welcoming the report of the Secretary-General, which contains extremely important proposals and suggestions on the agenda item concerning dialogue among civilizations. The General Assembly debate on this item coincides with the coming of the third millennium…
This afternoon my colleague, the representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, expressed his support for the position of the United Arab Emirates on the Iranian occupation of the three islands of the United Arab Emirates — Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa. It
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It is a pleasure to thank Ambassador Ibra Deguène Ka, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, for his report and for his tireless efforts, along with the members of the Committee, in informing the international community about the question of Pa…
Allow me at the outset to express my appreciation and gratitude to you, Mr. President, for holding this open debate on the role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflicts. Allow me also to express our thanks to the Secretary-General for the role he has played in the maintenance of …
I am particularly pleased to express my thanks to the Secretary-General for the outstanding report he has submitted to us. The report clearly sets out all the numerous humanitarian activities undertaken by the United Nations and its specialized agencies in responding to the growing needs of people w…
My delegation expresses its support for the statement by the representative of Guyana regarding the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action. The political will of the international
Despite the positive results achieved in some countries in accordance with the commitment…
The representative of Iran made a statement in response to the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates on the question of his country's occupation of our three islands. This statement has not added to the positions of Iran, which continue to threaten peace and stability in the region. They run …
I wish to respond to the statement made by the representative of the friendly Islamic Republic of Iran with respect to the statement that had been made earlier by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. That statement does not reflect the legal and
We sincerely hope that the n…
It gives me pleasure, on behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, to join preceding speakers in expressing thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development. The valuable informat…
My colleague the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran referred to the statement by the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates this morning on the question of the Iranian occupation of the three islands of the United Arab Emirates — Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa. I should adv…
It gives me pleasure on behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates to extend our thanks and appreciation to Ambassador Ibra Deguène Ka,
The General Assembly debate on the question of Palestine coincides with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This is a remind…
It gives me great pleasure to extend, on behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, sincere thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report relating to the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations,…
On behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, I wish to express our gratitude to the Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council, as well as…
