NEW YORK (WAM)
The United Arab Emirates’ delegation continued its participation in several key high-level meetings during the fourth day of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA79).
The UAE and the Republic of the Gambia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing mutual exemption of entry visa requirements between the two countries.
The agreement was signed by Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, and Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gambia.
As part of the extensive participations conducted by the UAE delegation, Sheikh Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi, Minister of Culture, participated in a high-level meeting of the UN Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC) Group of Friends.
Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, participated in an event entitled "Global River Guardians: A Prelude to the G20 in Brazil".
Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan also participated in the launch event for Liberia's UN Security Council campaign. In addition, he met with Robinah Nabbanja, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda, and several foreign ministers of states participating in UNGA79.
Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State, also joined the G77 and China ministerial meetings.
Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, participated in the Joint Ministerial Meeting between the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
He also participated in the joint meeting between Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), along with the GCC joint meeting with China.
Furthermore, Al Marar met with Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.
Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs, engaged in discussions with Dr. Christos Christou, International President at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and Rina Amiri, US Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights.
Omran Sharaf, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Advanced Science and Technology, met with Ayaka Suzuki, Director of the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit in the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General (EOSG).
Dr. Maha Barakat, Assistant Minister for Medical Affairs and Life Sciences, participated in the Ministerial Meeting of the Foreign Ministry Channel for Global Health Security.
Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, met with Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Executive Director of the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).
For her part, Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, participated in an event entitled “From Dubai to Cali: Accelerating the climate-nature agenda for people and planet.”
She also met with María Susana Muhamad, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development for the Republic of Colombia.