President Sheikh Khalifa has confirmed the appointment of Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh as a minister.
He issued a federal decree granting her the title, state news agency Wam reported.
Ms Nusseibeh is the UAE's Permanent Representative to the UN and holds the role of Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation for Political Affairs.
She took on the position of UN envoy in 2013 and has since built up a wealth of experience in international diplomacy, including a stint as president of the UN Women Executive Board in 2017 and acted as co-facilitator of a working group set up to revitalise the UN General Assembly for its 71st session.
She received master's and bachelor's degrees in history from the University of Cambridge in the UK, and an master's with distinction in Israeli and Jewish diaspora studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in 2003.
In October, she set out the UAE's strong stance on climate change.
Ms Nusseibeh issued a call for UN member states to take more steps to mitigate climate change, deliver on their commitments under the Paris accord and boost multilateral spending on climate adaptation.
“We also see that the timeline is getting shorter and shorter,” Ms Nusseibeh said during the online Atlantic Council panel detailing the UAE’s climate strategy.
The UAE was one of five countries elected to join the UN Security Council for a two-year term beginning next year.
Each candidate needed two thirds of the votes in the 193-nation UN General Assembly’s secret ballot held in June. The UAE received 179 votes.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, said that the Emirates was ready to "shoulder its share of responsibility for the world's most pressing challenges".
Ms Nusseibeh is the latest addition to the country's ministerial ranks.
New UAE Cabinet ministers were named in September after a reshuffle approved by President Sheikh Khalifa.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai unveiled the line-up, including several new ministers.
Fixture and table
UAE finals day: Friday, April 13 at Rugby Park, Dubai Sports City
- 3pm, UAE Conference: Dubai Tigers v Sharjah Wanderers
- 6.30pm, UAE Premiership: Dubai Exiles v Abu Dhabi Harlequins
UAE Premiership – final standings
- Dubai Exiles
- Abu Dhabi Harlequins
- Jebel Ali Dragons
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- Dubai Sports City Eagles
- Abu Dhabi Saracens
Common OCD symptoms and how they manifest
Checking: the obsession or thoughts focus on some harm coming from things not being as they should, which usually centre around the theme of safety. For example, the obsession is “the building will burn down”, therefore the compulsion is checking that the oven is switched off.
Contamination: the obsession is focused on the presence of germs, dirt or harmful bacteria and how this will impact the person and/or their loved ones. For example, the obsession is “the floor is dirty; me and my family will get sick and die”, the compulsion is repetitive cleaning.
Orderliness: the obsession is a fear of sitting with uncomfortable feelings, or to prevent harm coming to oneself or others. Objectively there appears to be no logical link between the obsession and compulsion. For example,” I won’t feel right if the jars aren’t lined up” or “harm will come to my family if I don’t line up all the jars”, so the compulsion is therefore lining up the jars.
Intrusive thoughts: the intrusive thought is usually highly distressing and repetitive. Common examples may include thoughts of perpetrating violence towards others, harming others, or questions over one’s character or deeds, usually in conflict with the person’s true values. An example would be: “I think I might hurt my family”, which in turn leads to the compulsion of avoiding social gatherings.
Hoarding: the intrusive thought is the overvaluing of objects or possessions, while the compulsion is stashing or hoarding these items and refusing to let them go. For example, “this newspaper may come in useful one day”, therefore, the compulsion is hoarding newspapers instead of discarding them the next day.
Source: Dr Robert Chandler, clinical psychologist at Lighthouse Arabia
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