Sheikh Abdullah leads UAE delegation to UN

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, will lead the UAE delegation at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The delegation will start its week at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit today. Sheikh Abdullah will address the assembly on Saturday.

The 107-member delegation includes Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future; Dr Abdul Rahman Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention and Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs; Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Co-operation; Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment; Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State; Shamma Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, and other officials, state news agency Wam reported.

The UAE has organised several events at the assembly, including a forum on “Building a Better World for Entrepreneurs” in which Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and World Bank president Jim Yong-kim will take part.

Other events include a panel discussion with Emirati and US women leaders in business and sustainability industries, and a debate on investment in routine health services and new models to reduce the risk of outbreaks, held in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the global vaccine alliance Gavi, the World Health Organisation and donor countries.

UAE officials will attend meetings on the Yemen situation and on the growing role of Arab women in the military and in peacekeeping.