On behalf of the United Arab Emirates, I thank the French presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, and Mr. Mubin Shaikh for their briefi…
We regret the fact that the representative of the State of Qatar has once again sought to distract all of those gathered here from the international commitments that his country should be upholding. Four countries have taken entirely legitimate measures against the State of Qatar, which claims to be…
On behalf of the United Arab Emirates, I congratulate the United States on acceding to the presidency of the Council and appreciate its presiding over this quarterly debate. I want to thank Mr. Nikolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing earlier today.
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At the outset, I would like to express my thanks to Sweden for convening this open debate. The United Arab Emirates emphasizes the importance of today’s discussions.
We condemn the terrorist attack on the Kandahar Governor’s guest house, which injured the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the Isla…
The United Arab Emirates is grateful for Spain’s leadership on this critically important security issue. The United Arab Emirates thanks the briefers for their insight on the evolving challenges in and the opportunities for strengthening global non-proliferation efforts.
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I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on women and peace and security and for highlighting this priority issue. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your successful presidency of the Security Council this month. We join others in thanking the Execut…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this important debate on conflict-related sexual violence.
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Also allow me to thank the Arab Republic of Egypt for its efforts in the presidency of the Council last month.
We also wish to thank Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Repre…
The United Arab Emirates was one of the sponsors of resolution 70/234, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic”, based on our conviction that the tragedy of the brotherly Arab people of Syria should be put to an end. For the past five years, the Syrian people have been system…
At the outset, the United Arab Emirates recognizes the importance of solidarity in facing and combating terrorism in all its forms.
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The United Arab Emirates welcomes the report (see A/70/219) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and recognizes the central and crucial…
The United Arab Emirates reiterates its full support for the draft resolution before the General Assembly today on the situation in Afghanistan (A/69/L.20), and reaffirms its sponsorship of the draft resolution. The United Arab Emirates recognizes the importance of joining efforts to support the Rep…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Yukiya Amano. The United Arab Emirates would also like to announce its support for and sponsorship of draft resolution A/69/L.7, on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/69/255).
The United Arab Emirates recognizes the indispensa…
