Ani |Updated on: September 28, 2024 23:41 IST
new york [US]September 28 (ANI/WAM): The UAE delegation continued to participate in several important high-level meetings on the third day of the 79th United Nations General Assembly.
Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, participated in a high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), where Member States unanimously approved a political declaration on AMR. He also participated in an event on “Addressing the Challenge of AMR, Including Immigrants and Refugees.”
During the meeting, he praised the significant progress underway in tackling AMR and pledged to work closely with partners to address this global challenge.
Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy met with Catherine Russell, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Mr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate Change, and Mr. Abdullah Ahmed Barallah, Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Energy and Sustainability), participated in the COP Presidency Troika event hosted by the UAE. The COP29 President and Brazil also attended.
Sheikh Salem Al Qasimi, Minister of Culture, addressed the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) panel on “Promoting peaceful and inclusive societies towards sustainable development through intercultural and interreligious dialogue” Participated in the discussion.
Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, participated in the 2024 Global Adaptation Center UNGA Leaders Dialogue: Global Partnership to Double Adaptation Action.
She also held meetings with several United Nations and government officials related to energy and the environment.
Sheikh Shakboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, participated in a roundtable on “Accelerating investment in African markets: new objectives, partnerships and projects”. He also participated in the U.S. Investor Symposium “Africa at an Inflection Point,” sponsored by the Milken Institute and Invest Africa. He held discussions with Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mange, Vice President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. and several foreign ministers.
Minister of State Ahmed Al Sayegh participated in the Asian Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting. He also made the statement at the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which was also attended by Saeed Al Hajeri, Undersecretary for Economic Affairs and Trade.
Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar attended the Libyan high-level meeting. He and Sultan Al Shamsi, Assistant Foreign Minister for Development Affairs and International Organizations, also attended a ministerial meeting on the situation in Gaza and the implementation of the two-state solution as a path to a just and inclusive peace. Organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Gaza Ministerial Committee, the European Union and Norway.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary Rana Nuseibeh met with UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous and Ambassador Wolfgang Brullard, Switzerland’s Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process and the Gulf.
Salem Saeed Al Jaberi, Undersecretary for Security and Military Affairs, participated in the high-level meeting on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
Razan Al Mubarak, President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and UN High-Level Champion on Climate Change at COP28, will lead the Sustainable Ocean Economy, including Tom Pickerell and Stephanie Ockenden from the UN Secretariat. He met with a high-level panel for the He participated in the Ocean Panel with co-chairs Georg Bolsting and Ilana Said.
The discussion, which marks the UAE’s first participation as a full member of the Panel, focused on the UAE’s efforts in ocean conservation and the Panel’s continued priorities, particularly the integration of sustainable ocean planning. She also participated in an event on “Direct access to finance for indigenous peoples from COP28 to COP30”.
Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan Al Nahyan, President and CEO of UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators, participated in Project Everyone’s event ‘Game Changers in Education’. (Ani/Wham)
