• Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, delivers a speech before the 76th session United Nations General Assembly. Photo: UAE Mission to the UN
    Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, delivers a speech before the 76th session United Nations General Assembly. Photo: UAE Mission to the UN
  • Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, delivers a speech before the 76th session United Nations General Assembly. Photo: UAE Mission to the UN
    Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, delivers a speech before the 76th session United Nations General Assembly. Photo: UAE Mission to the UN
  • Yemen's Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. EPA
    Yemen's Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. EPA
  • Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani, minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session. Photo: United Nations
    Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani, minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session. Photo: United Nations
  • Syria's foreign minister Faisal Mekdad addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. AP Photo
    Syria's foreign minister Faisal Mekdad addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. AP Photo
  • Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz speaks in a prerecorded video during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Bloomberg
    Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz speaks in a prerecorded video during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Bloomberg
  • Luis Abinader, the Dominican Republic's president, also speaks via live stream. Bloomberg
    Luis Abinader, the Dominican Republic's president, also speaks via live stream. Bloomberg
  • A sign informs United Nations employees of coronavirus protocols. AFP
    A sign informs United Nations employees of coronavirus protocols. AFP
  • Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during the scaled-back meeting. Bloomberg
    Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during the scaled-back meeting. Bloomberg
  • Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president, speaks in a prerecorded video. Bloomberg
    Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president, speaks in a prerecorded video. Bloomberg
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the UN General Assembly. AP Photo
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the UN General Assembly. AP Photo
  • Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sent a recorded message. AP Photo
    Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sent a recorded message. AP Photo
  • South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-sook outside the UN headquarters in New York. Reuters
    South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-sook outside the UN headquarters in New York. Reuters
  • Peruvian President Pedro Castillo speaks at the assembly. AP Photo
    Peruvian President Pedro Castillo speaks at the assembly. AP Photo
  • Poland's President Andrzej Duda leaves the stage after delivering his speech. Reuters
    Poland's President Andrzej Duda leaves the stage after delivering his speech. Reuters
  • US President Joe Biden addresses the session. AP Photo
    US President Joe Biden addresses the session. AP Photo
  • A member of the New York City Fire Department outside the UN headquarters. AP Photo
    A member of the New York City Fire Department outside the UN headquarters. AP Photo
  • Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso speaks during the meeting. Reuters
    Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso speaks during the meeting. Reuters
  • Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev addresses world leaders by video. Reuters
    Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev addresses world leaders by video. Reuters
  • Qatari ruler Sheikh Tamim addresses the session. AP Photo
    Qatari ruler Sheikh Tamim addresses the session. AP Photo
  • Streets near the UN headquarters in New York were closed ahead of the meeting. AFP
    Streets near the UN headquarters in New York were closed ahead of the meeting. AFP
  • Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih gets ready to address the annual UN General Assembly. AP Photo
    Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih gets ready to address the annual UN General Assembly. AP Photo
  • Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, addresses the UN General Assembly. Bloomberg
    Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, addresses the UN General Assembly. Bloomberg
  • Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to world leaders. AP Photo
    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to world leaders. AP Photo
  • Delegates listen to speeches. AP Photo
    Delegates listen to speeches. AP Photo
  • President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces Turkey's willingness to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change. EPA
    President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces Turkey's willingness to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change. EPA
  • Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attended the session by video from Tehran. AFP
    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attended the session by video from Tehran. AFP
  • UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks. AFP
    UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks. AFP
  • US President Joe Biden and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meet at the UN General Assembly. AFP
    US President Joe Biden and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meet at the UN General Assembly. AFP
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. AP
    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. AP
  • UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez. AP
    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez. AP
  • China's President Xi Jinping addresses the UN General Assembly session in a recorded video. AP
    China's President Xi Jinping addresses the UN General Assembly session in a recorded video. AP
  • UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to meet Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. AP
    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to meet Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. AP
  • Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, centre, walks outside his hotel while in New York for the UN General Assembly. Reuters
    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, centre, walks outside his hotel while in New York for the UN General Assembly. Reuters
  • Protesters block 2nd Avenue near the UN's headquarters, calling on US President Joe Biden and the international community to help provide wider access to Covid-19 vaccines. EPA
    Protesters block 2nd Avenue near the UN's headquarters, calling on US President Joe Biden and the international community to help provide wider access to Covid-19 vaccines. EPA
  • UN staff remove British flags from a podium after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the media at the UN General Assembly. AP
    UN staff remove British flags from a podium after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the media at the UN General Assembly. AP
  • President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, speaks during the General Debate in the UN General Assembly Hall. EPA
    President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, speaks during the General Debate in the UN General Assembly Hall. EPA
  • Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS appear at a Sustainable Development Goals meeting during the UN General Assembly. AP
    Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS appear at a Sustainable Development Goals meeting during the UN General Assembly. AP
  • UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at a Sustainable Development Goals event. Reuters
    UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at a Sustainable Development Goals event. Reuters

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Nickname: Mama Nadia to children, staff and parents

Education: Bachelors degree in English Literature with Social work from UAE University

As a child: Kept sweets on the window sill for workers, set aside money to pay for education of needy families

Holidays: Spends most of her days off at Senses often with her family who describe the centre as part of their life too

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