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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS - UN-UAE-STATEMENTS
 Academics: UNESCO approves UAE award in Paris
Posted on 11/10/2008
Paris -The Executive Council of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has approved unanimously the establishment of the international branch of the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Outstanding Academic Performance on Friday at the UNESCO's headquarters in Paris.
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 UAE calls for cooperation in strategic weapons disarmament
Posted on 09/10/2008
The United Arab Emirates Tuesday evening called for serious efforts by the international community towards strategic weapons disarmament by showing great respect for international law and UN Charter.
The UAE also reiterated the need to ensure peaceful use of nuclear energy and cited its peaceful nuclear programme as a good example in transparency in the provision of nuclear-driven energy requirements without the need for uranium enrichment and which, if needed, must be done under the close
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 Abdullah bin Zayed meets UN Secretary General
Posted on 30/09/2008
New York - HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs met here yesterday with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
Sheikh Abdullah's meeting with the UN chief touched on a number of international and regional issues being discussed by the UN General Assembly, notably Iraq, Palestine, the Middle East and Afghanistan. The humanitarian role of the UAE in many troubled hotspots in the world was also discussed.
The UN Secretary General commended the UAE move to open its
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 UAE Foreign Minister addresses United Nation General Assembly's 63rd ordinary session
Posted on 28/09/2008
UAE Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has called for a full compliance with the principles of the UN Charter and international legitimacy to tackle the enormous challenges that currently face the international community.
Addressing the 63rd Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday in New York, Sheikh Abdullah also outlined country's position and views with regards to a number of regional and international issues.
In his speech, Sheikh Abdullah
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 UAE FM Abdullah Bin Zayed meets EU officials, Abbas, Blair, Karzai, counterparts and leaders in New York
Posted on 27/09/2008
New York - Bilateral relations between the UAE and respective countries and issues of mutual concern were at the centre of meetings which brought together UAE Foreign Minister H.H Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and leaders and counterpart foreign ministers of other countries.
The separate meetings took place in New York on the sidelines of the 63rd sessions of the United Nations General Assembly.
Sheikh Abdulla and Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority (PNA), at one of
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![]() US, GCC, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt voice support for full exercise of navigational rights in the Strait of Hormuz
Posted on 26/09/2008
Washington - The Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and the United States called on Iran to honour its promise of cooperating with the IAEA, its commitment to develop peaceful nuclear power, and its assurance that it is not seeking production of nuclear weapons.
In their joint statement issued jointly today by participating Foreign Ministers after the GCC, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and United States meeting on September 24, 2008, in New York City, the Ministers
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 UAE urges UN to tackle obstacles hindering the war against terror
Posted on 07/09/2008
The United Arab Emirates yesterday urged the international community to boost joint efforts to willfully and strongly tackle the obstacles hindering the total eradication of terror. The country also called for systematic, objective, balanced and transparent review of the definition of terrorism to facilitate international consensus on the definition of the phenomenon.
In a statement delivered by Anwar Othman Barout Saleem Al-Barout, Acting Charge d'Affairs at the UAE Mission at the UN
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 Dubai Police Chief receives UN official
Posted on 24/08/2008
Dubai Police Commander General, Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, received at his office in Dubai yesterday, Counsellor at the UN Security and Safety Department, Faisal Mustapha. They discussed ways to boost cooperation between Dubai Police Headquarters and the UN Security and Safety Department. They also discussed some issues of common interest to the two sides. At the end of the meeting, which was held in the presence of the Administrative officer at the UN Security and Safety Department,
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![]() UAE's efforts hailed in record heroin seizure
Posted on 24/08/2008
New York — The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has hailed the efforts of the UAE authorities in seizing 202kg of heroin, worth some US$11 million, in what is being called the largest-ever heroin bust in the Arab world.
The police also arrested 19 Afghans in last week's seizure, which took place in Sharjah, where the suspects ran a fruit and vegetable business as a cover.
UNODC's representative for the Middle East and North Africa, Mohammed Abdul-Aziz, called the seizure "a
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 UN Secretary receives credentials GCC delegations' head
Posted on 02/08/2008
New York - The Secretary General of the United Nations H. E. Mr. BAN Ki- moon, received today in his office, Ambassador Dr. Abdullah bin Salim bin Hamad Al- Harthy, who presented to him his letter of credentials as the Permanent Observer of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to the United Nations.
After presenting the Letter of Credentials, which were signed by H.E. Mr. Abdulrahman Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council, Ambassador Al-Harthy
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![]() UN hails creation of UAE's Aid Coordination Office
Posted on 09/07/2008
The establishment of the UAE's Aid Coordination Office, prepared in close collaboration with UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is a very important and appreciated initiative, according to the United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Response Coordinator, John Holmes.
"A lot of work has gone into developing this Office and ensuring that it is in line with international standards of accountability and transparency, Holmes said in
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 Gargash receives President of UN GA
Posted on 07/07/2008
HE Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, met here yesterday with Sergian Kerim, the President of the General Assembly of the UN who is currently visiting the UAE as part of a regional tour. Dr Gargash welcomed Kerim and reviewed with him aid and relief assistance offered by the UAE to the third world countries. They also discussed the situation in the Middle East, as well as security and stability of the Gulf region. – Emirates News Agency, WAM
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![]() UAE Ambassador to UN office in Geneva reiterates Palestinian people's rights
Posted on 19/06/2008
UAE Permanent Representative to United Nations office in Geneva Ambassador Obaid Salem Al Zaabi, underlined support of the UAE to the Arab group and Organisation of Islamic Conference statements on the humanitarian rights of Palestinian people. He also thanked John Dogard, former human rights rapporteur in the occupied Palestinian territories, who reported the humanitarian suffering underwent by the Palestinian people to the international community despite pressures no to do so.
Speaking
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 UAE participates at UN meeting on AIDS
Posted on 11/06/2008
The UAE will participate at a high-level meeting on AIDS, which will take place here on June 10th. The meeting will review progress made in implementing the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS.
The UAE delegation will be headed by Humaid Mohammed Al Qatami, Minister of Health. Other Members of the delegation include Ambassador Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jerman, UAE Permanent Representative at the UN and Dr. Mahmoud Fikri, Executive Director of
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 Ghobash attends ILO conference in Geneva
Posted on 05/06/2008
Minister of Labour Saqr Ghobash is attending the 97th session of the International Labour Conference, currently being held in Geneva, Switzerland. Over 3 000 delegates from 181 Member States are participating in the Conference, which runs from 28th May to 13th June. The conference will discuss a number of pertinent issues including the rights of employment and the world food crisis. Meanwhile, a member of the UAE business delegation to the conference, Khaleefa Matar Al Ka'abi was elected to
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