(New York) – The United Arab Emirates has renewed its commitment to international and regional cooperation to combat terrorism at the United Nations in New York. In a statement before the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations, UAE Mission delegate H.E. Eissa Mohammed Alhammadi highlighted the UAE’s contributions to global counterterrorism efforts and underscored the need to counter violent extremism in all of its forms. The Sixth Committee, which considers legal issues, took up its work in New York this week.
Alhammadi noted the UAE enforces strict anti-terrorism laws and coordinates actively with regional and international partners to combat money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the illicit trafficking of weapons and drugs.
He emphasised the UAE’s leadership in creating the Hedayah Centre of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism in Abu Dhabi, which aims to build capacity and share best practices to counter violent extremism in all of its manifestations.
