In responding to the statement by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the 25- year-long Iranian occupation of the three islands — Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa — which belong to the United Arab Emirates, I wish to state that since its establishment my country has pursued a…
It gives me pleasure, as Chairman of the Arab Group for this month, to extend to you, Mr. President, our sincere appreciation for your tireless efforts in following the developments of the continued and escalating Israeli aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our sister cou…
It is an honour for me, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates and in my capacity as Chairman of the Arab Group for this month, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. There is no doubt that your experience and diplomatic skill will help the Council ach…
The Security Council is meeting today for the second time, following the open debate held on the request of the Group of Arab States for an open meeting of the Council on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem. At this second meeting we are considering the complai…
It gives me pleasure to associate myself with the previous speakers in extending our thanks and appreciation to His Excellency the Secretary-General and to all those who participated in the elaboration of the Declaration and Programme of Action of the Copenhagen Social Summit.
The General Assembly’…
On behalf of the State of the United Arab Emirates, I am pleased to participate in this special meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the tenth anniversary of International Youth Year, which coincides with the celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations. That coincidence …
It is a great honour for me, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, to thank His Excellency Ambassador Kéba Birane Cissé of Senegal, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and the other members of the Committee for their sincere efforts in disc…
At a time when the end of the cold war raised hopes that international relations would be conducted in a climate based on peace, security, coexistence, development and the resolution of disputes between States by dialogue and peaceful means, we find that the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina conti…
Right now, while the General Assembly considers the situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbian and Bosnian Croat forces, supported by Serbia and Montenegro, continue to commit the most heinous crimes, acts of genocide, rape and "ethnic cleansing" against Muslims, in complete disreg…
I have the pleasure, on behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, of extending thanks and appreciation to Ambassador Kéba Birane Cisse,
The current session’s General Assembly debate on the question of Palestine follows the signing, by the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel, of…
The past few years have witnessed a great deal of international and regional interest in the role of the United Nations and, particularly, in the role of the Security Council, the United Nations organ which is directly
The "Agenda for Peace" presented by the Secretary- General of the United Nations…
The Iranian delegate has referred in his statement to the existing dispute between the United Arab Emirates and Iran over the three islands which belong to my country, namely Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa. On behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates and in reply to the statement…
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gives me pleasure, on behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, to
convey to Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Secretary-General of the United
Nations, our appreciation for his sincere efforts to consolidate international
peace and security. This is the ultimate objective of this Org…
The question of Namibia is an old one which has been debated in the United Nations since 1946. Although many years have elapsed since that time, we see that so far the United Nations has not succeeded in finding any solution to this problem.in spite of the many resolutions which have been adopted on…
I should like to begin my state- ment by expressing our gratitude to UNICEF for the sincere efforts it makes for the benefit of children, and for putting into operation programmes for the promo- tion of the well-being of children throughout the world.
203. The United Arab Emirates welcomed the deci…
