UAE's Security Council seat a recognition of its principled position in facing global challenges

ABU DHABI: The UAE's win of a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the interval 2023-2023 on Friday signifies the outstanding standing the nation boasts on the regional and worldwide scene.

Nearly 35 years after serving on the Security Council in 1986-1987 for the primary time, the UAE is now taking over this duty at a time the world is experiencing unprecedented challenges.

"Following the same steps and principles on which it was founded, the UAE will pursue its efforts to maintain international peace and security in cooperation with the members of the council," affirmed H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, when the UAE introduced its candidacy for this two-year seat final 12 months.

The scale of the duty is nice, and the challenges are extra complicated and pressing. From points of peace, sustainability, local weather change, extremism and terrorism to an unprecedented pandemic that shattered all data.

However, the UAE has the experience and acutely aware understanding to assist discover extra sustainable options to many of these points that concern the world, based mostly on a nice legacy and shut relations with all international locations and worldwide organisations.

The slogan "Stronger with our Union" mirrored the depth of understanding of the significance of global cooperation and interdependence to construct up resilience and improve worldwide peace and safety.

During its membership in the UNSC, the UAE has a lot to current, foremost amongst which is its expertise in institutionalising gender equality, fostering tolerance and countering terrorism and extremism, addressing local weather change points, prioritising humanitarian aid, tackling global well being pandemics, and harnessing the potential of innovation for peace.

The UAE's coverage, which is impressed by and based mostly on cooperation, dialogue, diplomacy and tolerance, may have a sturdy presence throughout this two-year time period. The UAE will share its expertise with different council members to assist preserve peace and safety from conventional safety threats, in addition to from these posed by urgent global challenges reminiscent of local weather change.

Strengthening the multilateral strategy, working with all member states, constructing resilience, stimulating innovation, and securing peace for generations to come back are the priorities of the UNSC, which is identical strategy that the UAE believes in and can spare no effort to advertise throughout its time period in the council, in pursuance of the strategy established by the Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

The UAE will switch its expertise as a average pressure to the Council, a pressure that works to advertise tolerance, assist convey average voices, and promote cultural range.

The 15-nation council has 10 seats for momentary members however is dominated by its 5, veto-wielding everlasting members: Russia, China, the United States, Britain and France.