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Nusseibeh

lines on the record: 1,026
first: 2014-04-25
most recent: 2023-12-29
sittings or episodes: 151
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“We hosted the first-ever visit by the Pope to the Arabian peninsula, welcomed more than 24 million visitors from around the world to Expo 2020 and won the bid to host the 2008 Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Our domestic development journey has continued to make enormous strides, with leaps in the area of artificial intelligence and innovation across fields as diverse as climate change, the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and the empowerment of youth and women. Most significantly, and as part of his political empowerment programme, the Federal National Council — our Parliament — held its first elections in 2005, and today 50 per cent of its representatives are women.”
2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source
“He was a strong advocate for diplomacy, multilateralism and mediation, and he made brave decisions that opened up opportunities for peace in a region that has witnessed great turmoil. Sheikh Khalifa was also a true champion of the most vulnerable, ensuring that humanitarian aid and support were always extended to those most in need, regardless of their race, colour or creed. Under his guidance, the United Arab Emirates further promoted its values of tolerance, empathy and compassion globally. At home, Sheikh Khalifa was a true force for change. During his tenure as President, a young country on its development journey sent its first astronaut to the International Space Station and an orbiter to the atmosphere of Mars and began exploring the possibilities of space.”
2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source
“I thank you, Madam President, for allowing me to say a few words at a time of deep mourning in my country. And I would like to thank all Council members for their heartfelt condolences and solidarity with the Government and the people of the United Arab Emirates on the passing of our late President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan last Friday. I would also like to thank the United States for holding this moment of silence under its presidency to honour his life and work. The United Arab Emirates has lost a distinguished leader and a visionary man. Sheikh Khalifa devoted his life to his people and country and inspired his nation with his dedication, wisdom and humility. He was a man of action who leaves behind an extraordinary legacy in his country, the wider region and around the world.”
2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source
“We are encouraged by the Secretary- General’s efforts in that regard, as well as the feedback of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the Council that recent efforts to evacuate hundreds of civilians in Mariupol have shown the goodwill that exists on both sides and are grounds to build upon. We must build on that opportunity and double-down our efforts to support such initiatives.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“We further underline that the protection of children and all civilians can be assured only through a cessation of hostilities throughout Ukraine and the reaching of a diplomatic solution to this conflict. That is essential not only for the children of Ukraine, but also for all children globally living through years of armed conflict. None of those children should be neglected by the Security Council. The reverberating impact of this conflict, including through the rise in food and commodity prices, will fall the heaviest on the health and development of children. In that vein, we call on both sides to remain committed, despite the difficulties, to dialogue and for the international community and the Security Council to support efforts to end the conflict and establish a process for peace.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“Thirdly, providing psychosocial services is critical to ensuring children’s well-being during and after the war. Children have been uprooted from their homes and separated from caregivers. Many children have witnessed or experienced violence, including reported sexual violence, and all credible reports should be investigated. We commend the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF for their support for the provision of psychosocial services to children, as well as their efforts to particularly help children with disabilities. Finally, we reiterate our call on all parties to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“Secondly, facilitating access to education, particularly for refugee children, is imperative to supporting children’s development and maintaining a sense of stability in their lives. We commend the neighbouring host countries, as well as UNICEF and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, for facilitating the continuation of education services, including by providing equipment that supports online teaching, in addition to expanding digital education platforms. Such efforts are invaluable and must be supported by the international community. Furthermore, distance learning can mitigate some of the disruptive effects of the conflict, and we noted that 12,600 schools providing education to nearly 4 million students are now operating remotely.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“As UNICEF recalled, children will have a much better chance of recovering if they can quickly return to school and to some form of normalcy in their lives. In the light of all those difficult realities, I would like to focus on the following points. First, we remain deeply concerned by reports of the ongoing damage and destruction of civilian infrastructure, including health and educational facilities. The bombing of the school in Bilohorivka over this past weekend is one disturbing example. UNICEF has noted that at least one in every six UNICEF-supported schools in eastern Ukraine has been damaged in the course of the conflict. We underline the importance of protecting educational facilities and ensuring continued access to education.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“The children of Ukraine could face that same fate while this armed conflict continues, and we therefore, like others, urge that all diplomatic efforts be made to end it. It is crucial that we redouble our commitment to ensure educational access in Ukraine, where the conflict has already significantly disrupted children’s access to education, which comes on top of the coronavirus disease pandemic-related disruptions, which had negatively impacted children’s lives before the conflict had even begun. As the international community responds to the urgent humanitarian needs in Ukraine, education must be a priority. It is also critical to ensuring that future generations have the skills necessary to effectively contribute to their communities. We must think about the period after the conflict as much as the period of its duration.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“This conflict is no exception, and there is a dire need for essential services such as education and health care to be provided urgently and to continue throughout the course of the conflict. We know only too well from our own region and beyond the costs of conflict for children and their education — from children in Syria who have been denied an education for more than a decade, to Palestinian children facing continued disruptions to their schooling, to girls in Afghanistan who have been denied secondary education since August 2021, to children in Yemen, Libya, the Horn of Africa and the Sahel, as well as countless additional examples from around the globe. There is a lost generation of children and youth who simply will never regain a meaningful opportunity to learn.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“I, too, should like to join others in thanking the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Joyce Msuya, and the Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Mr. Omar Abdi, for their valuable briefings. As we have heard from today’s briefers, the extent of the devastation due to the war in Ukraine does not appear to have reached its limits, and its impact is disproportionately affecting children. Well over half of Ukraine’s 7.5 million children have been displaced as a result of the conflict. There are also deeply disturbing reports of hundreds of children having been killed and maimed since the conflict began that should be investigated. War is always deeply traumatizing, particularly for children.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“In addition, we emphasize the need to systematically take into account needs based on gender, age and disability in providing humanitarian assistance, not least as it also supports longer-term recovery efforts. Finally, we reiterate that the protection of civilians can only be ensured with a cessation of hostilities and a diplomatic solution to the conflict. We call on both sides to remain committed, despite the difficulties, to direct dialogue and for the international community and the Security Council to create the conditions to help halt the war and ultimately bring about a lasting peace in Europe and stability to our international order. The alternative — increasing polarization and the resulting ruptures — are in no country’s interest, neither today nor in future. We must step back from this brink.”
2022-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9027 (2022) · source
“The Secretary-General’s proposal to create a contact group is a welcome starting point to implement additional measures supporting the implementation of international humanitarian law, and we hope to hear more details about the proposal in the near future. As the conflict continues, we join others in emphasizing the critical importance of increased humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and to the neighbouring countries hosting refugees. As part of our ongoing support, the United Arab Emirates most recently dispatched a plane, on 28 April, carrying 30 additional tons of food supplies to support refugees from Ukraine and Moldova, and we are committed to continuing to work with international partners on relief efforts.”
2022-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9027 (2022) · source
“We appreciate the efforts of international actors to provide tools and mechanisms to operationalize this framework, and we call on the parties to engage in the design of urgently needed solutions, including for safe and voluntary passage. We are encouraged by the recent progress with regard to safe passage from Mariupol through coordinated action by the United Nations, the authorities of both Ukraine and the Russian Federation, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and we are hopeful that it can be built upon. However, as we have underscored before, initiatives like corridors do not alter the obligations of the parties to uphold international humanitarian law.”
2022-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9027 (2022) · source
“It is imperative to underline once again that all parties must abide by their obligations under international human rights law and international humanitarian law. This necessarily includes respect for the fundamental international-humanitarian-law principles of necessity, proportionality and distinction. The Council has built a framework to strengthen the protection of civilians and civilian objects, including its unanimous adoption of resolution 2573 (2021) just over a year ago. Attacks on civilian infrastructure can undermine the provision of essential services to the civilian population and have horrifying knock-on effects.”
2022-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9027 (2022) · source
“The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees now believes that more than 8 million Ukrainians could end up fleeing the country — double the initial estimates. At the same time, the United Nations Development Programme forecasts that the war will soon erase nearly two decades of progress in the development of Ukraine. And we have not yet fully absorbed how the impact of this war is reverberating globally, although there are already clear repercussions being felt — through rising commodity prices and supply disruptions, and disruptions to the global financial system on which we are all dependent for shared stability and development. We remain deeply concerned by reports of rising civilian casualties and the ongoing destruction of civilian infrastructure.”
2022-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9027 (2022) · source
“At the outset, let me thank Ambassador Barbara Woodward, and the delegation of the United Kingdom for their able stewardship of the Security Council in April, and I wish the United States success in its presidency this month and offer our full support. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and updates on his visit to Russia and Ukraine, as well as for his exercise of his good offices in this conflict. We fully support his continued effort and engagement. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths, High Commissioner Bachelet and Ms. Luzan for their briefings. As the Secretary-General noted last week, civilians always pay the highest price in war. As the conflict moves into its third month, its repercussions have far exceeded many worst-case projections made at the start of hostilities in February.”
2022-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9027 (2022) · source
“We hope that the Council will be able to adopt an integrated and substantive draft resolution that responds to the future course of events in Libya. We underscore the importance of the Council continuing to speak with one voice to support Libya in achieving the aspirations of its people.”
2022-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9025 (2022) · source
“Mrs. Nusseibeh (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): The United Arab Emirates welcomes the adoption of resolution 2629 (2022) to extend the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). We thank the United Kingdom, as the penholder, for its efforts in facilitating the negotiations that led to the adoption of the resolution, which reaffirms the Security Council’s support for a Libyan- led and Libyan-owned comprehensive political process. We look forward to the Mission continuing to implement its mandate effectively in the light of the Council’s endorsement of the recommendations of the strategic review, including returning the Mission to its previous configuration. We also encourage UNSMIL to intensify its efforts to advance the political process as well as the security and economic tracks.”
2022-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9025 (2022) · source
“Let us not forget that the effects of this war are hitting communities that are still reeling from the global coronavirus disease pandemic. These vulnerabilities are further exacerbated by reduced domestic food production due to the rising costs and scarcity of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The knock-on effects, including global conflicts, will be grave and the Council must stay focused on all of them. Unless we do something to end this conflict now, it will continue to drive suffering and instability worldwide in the coming months and years. The world simply cannot afford that. The Security Council should do its part to stop this conflict and to help parties reach a peaceful solution.”
2022-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9011 (2022) · source
“Before I end, allow me to take a moment to reflect on what others have commented on, including the Secretary-General — the devastating impact of the conflict on food security worldwide. We are alarmed by the figures shared just now by the Secretary-General on how the war is affecting some of the most vulnerable communities around the world — 1.2 billion people in 47 developing countries are at risk due to rising food prices. Food shortages are aggravating situations already on the Council’s agenda, and those shortages are felt in other settings where high prices of basic commodities can lead to further unrest and instability, not just in this part of the world but around the globe. We look forward to seeing the United Nations Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance address those issues and offer it our full support.”
2022-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9011 (2022) · source
“However, we should not forget the impact that war has on a nation’s cultural heritage and identity. We are concerned by UNESCO’s recent reports on the dozens of cultural sites that have been damaged in Ukraine since the conflict began. We know from our experience in the Middle East that the protection of cultural sites is critical to rebuilding peace. In moments of violence and turmoil, cultural sites are essential cornerstones for collective memory and a foundation for future reconciliation. We therefore call on all parties to refrain from the unlawful destruction of cultural heritage and to think about what comes next after the war concludes for the people living there and how they go about building peace.”
2022-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9011 (2022) · source
“Thirdly, as the International Committee of the Red Cross has noted, false narratives and disinformation have the potential to cause real harm for humanitarian organizations on the ground. The use of digital technologies that amplify the spread of harmful information, including misinformation, disinformation and hate speech, is a true challenge in conflict zones. Those phenomena are not new, but technology has greatly increased the scale and speed at which harmful information reaches target audiences online. That is particularly concerning in crisis settings where information can influence the dynamics and behaviour on the ground and can put communities and humanitarian responders at risk. Fourthly, at a time of conflict, protecting civilians, of course, must be our top priority.”
2022-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9011 (2022) · source
“First, as others have done, we all need to continue to reaffirm the need for all parties to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law, in particular with regard to the protection of civilians and respect for the principles of distinction and proportionality, which are paramount in conflict. Secondly, the difficulties in providing relief and humanitarian access need to be addressed immediately and can be addressed quickly. It is critical to find either local or broad-based agreements for security guarantees so as to allow for the safe provision of humanitarian assistance and for civilians to voluntarily evacuate safely. Those are initial confidence-building measures that can be developed down the line and should also be encouraged, including the proposals left by Mr. Griffiths with the Government in Moscow.”
2022-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9011 (2022) · source
“Griffiths on his meetings with senior Russian officials, as well as his upcoming meetings with Ukrainian officials. Establishing a viable humanitarian ceasefire could be a stepping stone for broader negotiations and, eventually, a sustainable peace. However, until a cessation of hostilities is achieved, the priority must be to work towards protecting and alleviating the suffering of civilians. In addition to the points we made during the most recent Council meeting on Ukraine on 29 March (S/PV.9008), I want to focus here on four additional points for the Council’s consideration.”
2022-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9011 (2022) · source
“We acknowledge the Secretary-General’s call for that independent investigation as well as last week’s appointment of the members of the Human Rights Council’s independent, international commission of inquiry on Ukraine. As we enter the sixth week of conflict, we believe that an immediate cessation of hostilities throughout Ukraine is imperative in order to move towards a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine. We take note of efforts to reach a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, and we see the ongoing negotiations — several rounds of negotiations — between Russia and Ukraine as a very positive development. We remain hopeful that those efforts at the negotiating table can urgently translate into de-escalation on the ground, and we urge others to support those efforts. We also welcome the readout from Mr.”
2022-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9011 (2022) · source
“With every meeting, the Council is reminded of the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation on the ground in Ukraine — one quarter of the country’s population have fled their homes, and the rising death toll and the destruction of critical civilian infrastructure are a grim reflection of the tragic human cost of war. The images coming out of Bucha and other towns and cities are shocking. The alleged crimes they entail are of the utmost gravity. First and foremost, as others have said, we must establish what happened there, with the cooperation of all parties. It is imperative that we do not get caught up in a war of narratives in addition to the conflict that is ongoing. Indeed, we need to allow for the existing mechanisms to investigate facts on the ground impartially so that justice for all victims can be served.”
2022-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9011 (2022) · source
“I would like to join others in congratulating you and your team, Madam President, for assuming the presidency and wishing you a productive month. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the Under-Secretary- General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator for their helpful briefings. We also thank President Zelenskyy for his address to the Security Council. We have once again heard in the Council deeply sobering and concerning reports from the ground, including from Martin Griffiths and Rosemary DiCarlo.”
2022-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9011 (2022) · source
“Indeed, it has been a busy and challenging month, in which we grappled with several important issues on the Council’s agenda. We have been able to reach consensus several times and have delivered achievements that we can build upon. We must continue our efforts to fulfil the mandate of the Security Council and to speak in one voice. What we achieved this month would not have been possible without the hard work, support and positive contributions of every delegation and the representatives of the Secretariat, as well as that of the interpreters and administrative and security staff. As we end our presidency, I know I speak on behalf of the Council in wishing the delegation of the United Kingdom good luck in the month of April. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2022-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9010 (2022) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council has before it the text of a statement by the President on behalf of the Council on the subject of today’s meeting. I thank Council members for their valuable contributions to this statement. In accordance with the understanding reached among the members of the Council, I shall take it that the members of the Security Council agree to the statement, which will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2022/2. Before adjourning the meeting, as this is the last scheduled meeting of the Council for the month of March, I would like to express the sincere appreciation of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates to the members of the Council and to the secretariat of the Council for all the support they have given to us.”
2022-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9010 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, we would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the efforts and sacrifices of AMISOM, which contributed with its personnel over the previous 15 years to making Somalia more secure and stable. We join colleagues in the Security Council in stressing our shared commitment to achieving peace in Somalia. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of Somalia.”
2022-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9009 (2022) · source
“In that context, we would like to stress the commitments by Member States to prevent any activities by the Al-Shabaab movement or other terrorist groups and to fight them wherever they are in line with other counter-terrorism resolutions where those commitments apply, even if those groups are not listed on the sanctions regime list concerning the Da’esh and Al-Qaida organizations. For its part, the United Arab Emirates supports promoting the capacities of the security institutions of Somalia to address the Al-Shabaab movement and other challenges. We hope that, with the adoption of this mandate, ATMIS will be able to provide the necessary support for Somalia in order to better address the security challenges and achieve stability in line with the needs and aspirations of the people.”
2022-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9009 (2022) · source
“In that regard, we would like to commend the quartet for its steadfast commitment and participation in the reconfiguration of AMISOM. We also commend the efforts by the United Kingdom, as the penholder, and thank all the members of the Security Council for proposing this resolution and adopting it. However, we note the many security challenges facing Somalia, mainly the recurrent attacks by the terrorist Al-Shabaab movement, which also constitutes to be a cross-border threat for the entire region. Therefore, the reference in today’s resolution to the main Security Council resolutions on counter-terrorism, including resolution 1337 (2001), is important.”
2022-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9009 (2022) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates welcomes the Security Council’s unanimous adoption of today’s resolution 2628 (2022), which supports the resolution by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union to reconfigure the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) into the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), while maintaining its important work of providing security support to Somalia. This resolution, which is the result of intense consultations among the Somali Government, the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union, reflects significant consensus on the need to reconfigure AMISOM so as to focus on supporting the process of enabling the security transition in Somalia.”
2022-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9009 (2022) · source
“The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2628 (2022). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”
2022-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9009 (2022) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Somalia to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2022/277, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Albania, Brazil, China, France, Gabon, Ghana, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America”
2022-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9009 (2022) · source
“We also reiterate the importance of constructive Security Council engagement in alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and, more broadly, in helping to encourage an urgent diplomatic resolution of the conflict. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. The representative of the United States has asked for the floor to make a further statement.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“As he noted, Ukraine and Russia together are a critical breadbasket for the world. The increasing food insecurity is wreaking havoc on pandemic recovery, particularly for developing, least developed and small island developing States. In the Middle East and Africa, the conflict jeopardizes significant sources of wheat, including for many countries on the Security Council’s agenda. That could lead to further unrest and instability around the world. In conclusion, the United Arab Emirates reaffirms its commitments to the humanitarian response, to which we have contributed both bilaterally and through the United Nations flash humanitarian appeal for Ukraine.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“We further emphasize the importance of securing temporary ceasefire agreements in specific areas in order to allow civilians to evacuate to safety, securely deliver aid to civilians in need and ensure the protection of humanitarian workers. Thirdly, we call for intensifying diplomatic contacts between the two parties to find a peaceful solution, and we fully support all mediation efforts in that regard. We took note of the positive reports from the talks conducted in Istanbul today, as well as other ongoing mediation efforts. It is our sincere hope that they will lead to a diplomatic solution. In that context, we also stress the important role of women in conflict resolution and peace negotiations, including to ensure their sustainability and durability. We should all be alarmed by the WFP Executive Director’s briefing today.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“We would also like to see work done building on the United Nations coordination with Ukraine and the Russian Federation, which has led to humanitarian convoys delivering aid to Sumy and, most recently, to Kharkiv. Secondly, the United Arab Emirates reiterates the importance of all parties complying with international humanitarian law, especially to protect civilians, limit military operations to exclusively military objectives and take every precautionary measure. We stress the need to keep lines of communication open among all parties in order to coordinate the safe delivery of aid in a practical and effective manner, as well as to follow through on proposals for the dignified treatment of the dead so that they can be identified, their families informed and their bodies returned on all sides.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“We strongly support aid agencies as they uphold the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence and coordinate with all parties to ensure safe and unhindered access for humanitarian workers. In the light of the dire situation, the United Arab Emirates believes that it is important to focus on the following key points in order to help those in need most effectively. First, we commend the role of humanitarian organizations and OCHA in rapidly responding under extreme pressure to the needs of civilians. Their efforts during the conflict have made it possible to provide aid to nearly 1 million people. We also commend the push to develop an integrated system of aid operations throughout the country. We support OCHA’s efforts to create a humanitarian notification mechanism for the safe delivery of aid.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“In particular, we deplore the rate of displacement, which has seen nearly one quarter of Ukraine’s population — more than 10 million internally displaced persons and refugees, most of whom are women and children — flee their homes in just one month of fighting. We reiterate the importance of the immediate cessation of all hostilities throughout Ukraine. We also welcome yesterday’s request from the Secretary-General that Martin Griffiths work with the parties involved to explore the possibility of a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine, and we were pleased to hear today from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) that there was a positive response on both sides.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Arab Emirates. I thank both the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Joyce Msuya, and the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Mr. David Beasley, for their valuable briefings. Each meeting and briefing that we hold on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine serves to underscore the war’s devastating impact on the lives of civilians and the failure of the international community to alleviate their suffering. We are deeply concerned about the increasing casualties, destruction and damage to civilian infrastructure.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“I thank Mr. Beasley for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Ukraine to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator; and Mr. David Beasley, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Ms. Msuya.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 11.55 a.m.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9007 (2022) · source
“According to the World Health Organization and the most recent reports, infections are on the rise and the number of people fully vaccinated is far less than 1 per cent of the population. We call on the international community to intensify its efforts in supporting the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic to alleviate the burden on the country’s health system. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9007 (2022) · source
“With regard to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), we are encouraged by its continued cooperation with the Government in the implementation of the 2021-2023 transition plan. We join others in acknowledging the important role that MONUSCO plays in supporting the Government’s efforts, including through the promotion of women’s full, meaningful and equal participation in the political process, as well as their continued empowerment. In conclusion, as part of our presidency’s commitment to bringing attention to the implementation of resolution 2565 (2021), I want to take this opportunity to highlight the ongoing challenge that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) still poses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9007 (2022) · source
“Additionally, special attention must be paid to the situation of women in areas of heightened violence to ensure that they have access to adequate protection and support. Furthermore, it is important to build on the existing cooperation between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its neighbours and regional partners, including the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the Economic Community of Central African States. Having an integrated regional approach is key to addressing common security challenges, strengthening diplomatic relations and economic cooperation. A combination of these factors could contribute to the security and stability of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the entire region.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9007 (2022) · source
“Key among these challenges is the persistence of intercommunal violence, the spread of hate speech, the rise of sexual and gender-based violence, the illicit trade in natural resources, and cross- border crime, which have all unfortunately exacerbated the already fragile humanitarian situation. The United Arab Emirates emphasizes the importance of upholding international humanitarian law and mitigating the impact of violence on the most vulnerable. In addressing security challenges, the protection of civilians needs to remain front and centre in all stakeholders’ considerations. We are also concerned about continued attacks against United Nations personnel, including those working to protect civilians. It is important to ensure the protection of humanitarian workers.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9007 (2022) · source