The UAE discussed how to improve the performance of the Security Council and its usual procedures in light of the exceptional circumstances of the Covid 19 pandemic, during the open debate held by the Security Council on strengthening its working methods.
In its written statement, the country indicated "the unexpected challenge facing the Security Council due to the Corona virus, and that the founders of the United Nations never imagined that the Council would be able to operate remotely", which is the way in which non-members of the Council participate in its public discussions. The Security Council under the current circumstances. The State’s statement also indicated that “the amendments introduced by the Security Council under the new circumstances enabled the Council to perform its basic functions, and that there is an opportunity to demonstrate to the world that the Security Council is able to perform its primary function quickly and flexibly while at the same time adhering to the principles of efficiency, effectiveness and transparency” .
In its statement, the State also stressed the need for the Council to act quickly and flexibly in light of the "new reality" witnessed by the world after the Covid-19 pandemic, and urged the Council to inform all members of the United Nations of its evaluation on how the organization adapted to work remotely and the possibility of using this evaluation in emergency situations Future when meetings cannot be attended in person.
As for the broader framework of the Council's working methods, the State encouraged the Council to divide the work in a balanced manner among its members, and called for improved interaction between the Council and the troop- and police-contributing countries in United Nations peacekeeping missions to ensure greater effectiveness and inclusiveness of the Council.
It is worth noting that the permanent representative of the state to the United Nations, Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, has served as a co-chair of the intergovernmental negotiations process on Security Council reform over the past three years, a role that has enabled the country to work with all members of the United Nations on proposals to strengthen the working methods of the Security Council.