Foreign affairs minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan is slated to addresses the session on September 24
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Kuwait calls for abstaining from vetoing humanitarian issues
Kuwait currently chairs the Security Council Informal Working Group
Abu Dhabi
UAE backs UN talks between warring Yemen sides: minister
United Nations envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, told the Security Council that ‘a political solution’ to end the war in Yemen was ‘available’ and that the warring sides would be invited to talks on September 6 in Geneva
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Antonio Guterres
Kuwait at UN seeks backing for Palestinian protection
The council could hold a vote on Thursday on the draft resolution that is expected to face a US veto
Donald Trump
Kuwait wants draft Gaza resolution, US defends Israel
UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting on Tuesday on the violence in Gaza
Arab League
Arab ministers to meet in February on Trump’s Jerusalem move
Trump’s decision in December to relocate the US embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv sparked deadly clashes in Palestinian territories
Donald Trump
Sweden warns against cutting US aid to Palestinians
US administration reportedly withheld $125m in funds due on January 1 for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians
Mansour Al-Otaibi
Kuwait takes seat on the UN Security Council
The country is replacing Egypt as the Arab Group’s representative on the council
Donald Trump
UN to vote Monday on measure rejecting US Jerusalem decision
Diplomats said they expected the United States to use its veto power to block the measure