I thank Ms. Giovanie Biha for her valuable briefing and efforts in leading the important work of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). I take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to Mr. Saleh Annadif for his tireless efforts during his tenure. I also thank…
At the outset, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new colleagues, Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland, to the Security Council. We wish you, Mr. President, success during your presidency of the Council this month. I also thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Deputy High Representati…
At the outset, I thank Ms. Helen La Lime for her briefing and efforts as well as the efforts of the
United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). I also thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, for her introductory remarks. We also congratulate Gabon on chairing the Security Cou…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Abdou Abarry, for his first
briefing of the Council since his assumption of his new post. I also thank the Chairperson of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Mr. Gilberto Da Piedade Veríssimo, f…
At the outset, I thank Special Envoy Huang Xia for his thorough briefing and appreciate his endeavours to support peace efforts in the region. We also welcome the participation of the representatives of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and South Africa in today’s meeting.
The G…
At the outset, I thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his thorough and detailed information on the developments on the ground. We also listened with interest to the briefing by Ms. Lilian Riziq and welcome the participation of the representative of Sout…
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Karim Khan, for his comprehensive briefing. I also welcome the representative of the Sudan to today’s meeting. The United Arab Emirates continues to follow the work of the Court and its activities within the context of today’s discussio…
I thank Mr. Tor Wennesland for his thorough briefing and significant efforts.
Five years ago, the Security Council adopted resolution 2334 (2016), with a view to reaffirming the position of the international community demanding an end to all Israeli settlement activities as an imperative to salvage…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-Genera1 for the Central African Republic, Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza, for her first briefing before the Security Council since assuming her post. We reiterate our support for her endeavours and the efforts of the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilizat…
I would like to thank Ms. Martha Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, His Excellency Mr. Gilberto Da Piedade Veríssimo, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States, and Ms. Jeanne-Danielle Nlate, Vice-President of the Coalition des organisations de la so…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for all its efforts. We commend its role in supporting the peace process in Libya, which is led and owned by our Libyan brothers. The United Arab Emirates also values the efforts made by UNSM…
At the outset, I wish to express my gratitude for the holding of this important meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. We hope that draft resolution A/75/L.45, which reflects continued international efforts to restore peace and stability in Afghanistan and end the long suffering of the Afghan peop…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this important meeting on the responsibility to protect (R2P) and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. I also wish to note that the United Arab Emirates wel…
The United Arab Emirates welcomes the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos
archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 (see A/73/773). We urge the parties to the conflict to take the necessary measures to reach a settlement in accor…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate the newly elected members of the Human Rights Council. I also congratulate those members who were re-elected to the Council. We stress the importance of our country’s commitment as a member of the Council to participate effectively and cooperate construct…
