It is my pleasure, at the outset, to express our sincere thanks to the Republic of Indonesia for organizing this debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I would also like to express our appreciation to Her Excellency Mrs. Retno Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, for…
It is a pleasure to participate in today’s General Assembly debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its twelfth session (A/73/724) and on the report of the Secretary- General on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) (A/73/829).
The report of the PBC reflects the rapid evolution of the …
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, and to thank Her Excellency Mrs. Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, for convening today’s open debate of the Security Council on the theme “Investing in peace: improving safety and performance of United Nation…
I wish at the outset to thank the German presidency as well as Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. I also thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for the efforts he is making regarding the peace process in the Middle East and to preserve the parameters …
At the outset, I would like to welcome today’s high-level meeting to commemorate, for the first time in the
history of the United Nations, the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, in line with resolution 73/127, which was adopted by consensus in September 2018.
My delegati…
At the outset, I would like to join others in expressing my sincere appreciation to the German presidency of the Security Council for April and to thank it for attaching such importance to the women and peace and security agenda, especially the issue of sexual violence in conflict that we are discus…
Thank you, Madam President, for giving my delegation the floor to explain our position on the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation, held in Argentina from 20 to 22 March.
Egypt affirms its belief in the principles of South- South cooperation, based on respect for n…
Let me start by thanking Germany for convening this important open debate in the Security Council today, and the Secretary-General and all the briefers for their useful and informative presentations today.
Moreover, my delegation supports the two statements that were delivered on behalf of the Afri…
Egypt endorses the statement made by the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and I would like to add a few remarks in my national capacity.
Today we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the oldest in the U…
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to France for its initiative and for having submitted the draft resolution that was adopted today, which Egypt (resolution 2462 (2019)). The issue of preventing and combating the financing of terrorism is of great importance in general, and for Egy…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Equatorial Guinea and his brotherly country for having convened today’s meeting on silencing the guns in Africa by 2020, which complements Equatorial Guinea’s commendable presidency of the Security Cou…
First of all, allow me to offer my sincere congratulations to you, Mr. President, and to your brotherly country on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We are confident that your country and your Mission here in New York will be able to successfully discharge th…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate and thank you, Mr. President. I also thank Mr. Nikolay Mladenov for his briefing and ongoing efforts to promote the peace process in the Middle East and maintain its terms of reference, as well as his attempts to contain the deteriorating humanitarian situ…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
During this session, the Group of 77 and China submitted many draft resolutions for the consideration of the Second Committee under its various agenda items, with a view to ensuring substantive deliberations by the …
Egypt considers that the International Court of Justice — as reflected in Articles 92 and 94 of the Charter of the United Nations — is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and that every Member State should undertake to comply with the decisions of the Court in any case to which it is …
Egypt aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Namibia and Comoros on behalf of the Group of African States. Egypt voted in favour of resolution 73/195, endorsing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. We would like to congratulate the international …
My country’s delegation would like to explain its vote on resolution 73/137, which was just adopted. We wish to note the extreme importance that my delegation attaches to the issue of humanitarian assistance and its commitment to being constructively engaged in all intergovernmental negotiations on …
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I have the honour to introduce to the General Assembly the draft resolution entitled “International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development”, as contained in document A/73/L.18/Rev.1.
As we present …
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Graduation of countries from the least developed country category”, contained in document A/73/L.40/Rev.1.
The draft resolution pertains to the graduation of the Kingdom of Bhutan, Solomon Islands …
At the outset, I commend the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative group, in particular the delegation of Brazil and its expert, for the effective management of this important issue. I also express my appreciation to the Secretariat, the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture O…
