On behalf of the His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for holding this important meeting and for inviting representatives of Member States to participate in the debate, at which the Coun…
My delegation welcomes the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty. We voted in favour of resolution 67/234 B, for we believe in the importance of the Treaty’s universality. The Treaty provides the international mechanism needed to regulate and improve the arms trade while respecting the right of States t…
The annual report of the Secretary-General on
agenda item 70 (A/67/492) reveals the growing number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in many areas of the world, due to the increasing number of disasters caused by natural phenomena, climate change and continued conflicts and violence. Des…
At the outset, on behalf of the Government and people of the United Arab Emirates, I would like to congratulate Palestine today on being accorded non-member observer State status in the United Nations. Our sponsorship and support of the historic resolution 67/19, adopted today, represents our firm c…
The United Arab Emirates supports the draft resolution before the General Assembly on the situation in Afghanistan (A/67/L.16). We reiterate our support for all Afghan national efforts to expand the process of constructive and inclusive Afghan-led dialogue and reconciliation, including all segments …
I welcome this important meeting, which allows us to review the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. I also welcome the report of the Secretary-General (A/66/762) on United Nations efforts to implement the Strategy.
While my country is pleased with the positive results achieved so far …
As Chair of the Arab Group for this month, I would like to thank Mr. Pascoe for his update.
The monthly briefings that the Secretariat provides to the Security Council on the latest developments in the Palestinian and Arab territories under occupation since 1967 reflect, in one way or another, the …
During the past two years, the international community has witnessed a significant increase in the incidence of devastating natural disasters, along with ongoing and emerging conflicts. Together, that has resulted in the doubling of the number of displaced persons and people needing immediate and lo…
At the outset, I would like to say that despite the great efforts made by the international community over the past years to achieve security and stability in Afghanistan, that country still faces challenges resulting from the continued violence and insecurity that have inflicted severe damage on al…
We welcome the holding of today’s open meeting, which we consider a valuable opportunity to review the achievements of the international community so far in the area of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, particularly at this time when many regions are facing new forms of violence and tur…
The number of persons in need of immediate relief and long-term humanitarian assistance continues to rise, especially in developing and poor countries, which lack the necessary national preparedness capacities and the inability to respond effectively to sudden disasters. The international community …
The delegation of the United Arab Emirates would like to make the following statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States. The Arab Group joined consensus on resolution 65/137, which we have just adopted, on the role of diamonds in fuelling armed conflict.
My country believes that the Kimberley P…
I am pleased that we meet each year at this time to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and to renew our commitment to
the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, in particular their right to self-determination and their right to establish a…
The discussions of the General Assembly today on the two items relating to the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations and the Culture of Peace take on particular importance at a time when humankind continues to face growing trends of inequality, occupation, oppression, conflict, violations o…
The outcomes of the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development and the 2008 Doha Declaration constitute an integrated international mechanism for financing for development and for combating global poverty. They also provide a comprehensive way of addressing the increasing challenges …
At the outset, I should like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this important meeting, which the General Assembly organizes every year in conjunction with the world’s celebration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to renew the commitme…
As Chairman of the Group of Asian States, I would like to extend my thanks to the President of the General Assembly for organizing this special meeting to pay tribute to His Excellency President Omar Bongo Ondimba, late President of Gabon, who died on 8 June 2009.
On behalf of the Asian Group, I wi…
On behalf of the United Arab Emirates, I have the honour to thank His Excellency Ambassador Paul
Badji, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, for the statement he made yesterday. I would also like to associate myself with the statement also d…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, to convey to the President of the General Assembly our deep gratitude and appreciation for his efforts in steering the work of this session; we wish him every success. I would also like to associate myself with the stat…
We have carefully read the report of the Secretary-General, which presents a broad overview of how the United Nations would contribute to addressing the climate change problem that threatens the safety and security of people all around the world.
In commending the efforts of the Intergovernmental P…
