The UAE and Senegal, as Co-Hosts of the 2026 UN Water Conference, convened a virtual high-level meeting with ministers and senior representatives of the twelve Co-Chairs of the six Interactive Dialogues for the conference. This marked the second high-level meeting, following the High-Level Preparatory Meeting held in Dakar, Senegal, on 26–27 January 2026.

Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan: Using maritime routes as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail constitutes economic warfare, piracy, and unacceptable behavior

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has strongly denounced and condemned the terrorist plots that sought to undermine security, incite chaos, and carry out acts of sabotage within the State of Kuwait.