I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her informative briefing and express my appreciation to you, Foreign Secretary Cleverly, for presiding over this meeting. I also welcome the other ministers and high- level representatives who have joined us today.
The toll that the war in U…
At the outset, I would like to thank the United Kingdom for organizing this important open debate and for its unwavering dedication to the cause of ending sexual violence in conflict once and for all. I would also like to thank Lord Ahmad for presiding over this meeting. I thank Special Representati…
By voting in favour of resolution 2692 (2023), the United Arab Emirates reaffirmed its full support for the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti and its role in assisting Haiti back onto the path towards peace and stability.
The ongoing and horrific violence, including abhorrent reports of sex…
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 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…
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 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 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…
I would like to thank High Representative Schmidt for his briefing, and I also welcome the participation in today’s meeting of Mrs. Željka Cvijanović, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and the European Union.
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I would like to thank Foreign Minister and Chairperson-in- Office Osmani for his insightful remarks.
The current situation on the European continent should encourage us all to reflect on what the international community has learned since the end of the Second World War. It should also lead us to re…
I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Ms. Lisa Doughten for their important briefings.
The political situation has long failed to show any signs of diplomatic progress that would suggest the possibility of ending the Syrian crisis, which has entered its thirteenth year. We therefore stress the need to step…
I thank Special Representative Bathily and Ambassador Ishikane for their comprehensive briefings. I also welcome Ambassador Elsonni to today’s meeting.
Since our last briefing on Libya (see S/PV.9270), we have seen the Libyan parties take some positive and encouraging steps in conjunction with inte…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his valuable briefing and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea in today’s meeting.
First and foremost, the United Arab Emirates condemns the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by the Dem…
I thank Mr. Hans Grundberg and Ms. Ghada Mudawi for their valuable briefings on the latest developments in Yemen. We reaffirm our support for the United Nations efforts in that context and also welcome the participation of the Ambassador of Yemen, His Excellency Mr. Abdullah Al-Saadi, in today’s mee…
At the outset, I would like to express sincere appreciation to Mozambique and to congratulate it on its successful presidency of the Security Council last month. I wish the same to the Russian Federation on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would like to than…
I would like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her informative briefing.
The conflict in Ukraine has shattered the lives of its citizens and heightened geopolitical tensions to levels not seen since the Cold War era. The countless lives lost and the worsening humanitarian crisis underscore…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative Keita for her briefing and welcoming the participation of the Permanent Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi in today’s meeting.
The Security Council’s visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo provi…
I thank Ambassador Pérez Loose for his briefing. I assure him of the unwavering support of the United Arab Emirates for the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and his chairmanship. We are grateful to the Group of Experts for its contribution in promoting the impleme…
I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Tareq Talahma for their important briefings.
Last week marked the twelfth year of the war in Syria. Syrians are still suffering from the horrendous consequences of that war. The recent earthquake exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Syria and added to the pain of…