Ministry News

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone call with Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, the bilateral relations between the two countries and mechanisms to support and enhance them across various fields.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed cooperation between the UAE and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as well as ways to enhance it across various fields, during a phone call with IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.

A delegation from the UAE, led by His Excellency Mahash Saeed Al Hameli, UAE Ambassador to South Africa and the UAE Sous Sherpa, participated in the Third G20 Sherpa Meeting, held in South Africa.

The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that targeted a military convoy in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries.

The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the United Republic of Tanzania over the victims of a bus collision in the Kilimanjaro region, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries.

The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of India over the victims of an explosion at a factory in the southern state of Telangana, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries.

The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the families of the victims and the brotherly Sudanese people following the collapse of a gold mine in the town of Houeid, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere sympathy and wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of congratulations to President Wavel Ramkalawan of Seychelles, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day, observed on 29th June.

The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the signing of the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda in Washington, commending it as a significant step towards reinforcing peace, security, and stability across the African continent.

The United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan convened the second round of political consultations in Abu Dhabi. The session was co-chaired by Reem Ketait, Deputy Assistant Minister for Political Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Shehryar Akbar Khan, Additional Foreign Secretary at Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the attack targeting the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), near the town of Birao, which resulted in the death of a Zambian peacekeeper and the injury of another.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed bilateral relations and ways to boost them with Simon Harris, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Minister of Defence of Ireland, during a phone call.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Andry Rajoelina of the Republic of Madagascar on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.

The United Arab Emirates reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to principled humanitarian action during the 2025 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS), which was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

The United Arab Emirates expressed its solidarity with the Central African Republic following the deaths and injuries of dozens of students in a school fire caused by the explosion of an electrical generator.

The United Arab Emirates has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attacks by Israeli settlers on cities and villages in the occupied West Bank, the latest of which resulted in the killing and injury of a number of Palestinians in the village of Kafr Malik near Ramallah.

During the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Reem Al Salem, praised the United Arab Emirates for its significant progress in promoting gender equality and protecting women from violence.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Support Group unanimously endorsed the appointment of His Excellency Ambassador Jamal Jama Al Musharakh, UAE’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, as Chair of the Support Group for the 2025–2026 term, as of August 2025.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has awarded Ambassador of the Republic of Lebanon to the UAE, Fouad Chehab Dandan, the Order of Independence (First Class).