At the outset, I would like to thank your country, Mr. President, for organizing this important open debate, which deals with one of the highest priorities on the agenda of the international community, namely, the issue of conflict prevention and resolution. That topic is being discussed in the cont…
The world today faces many humanitarian crises that are unfortunately concentrated in the Middle East, a region that has recently been plagued by increasing instability. We must bear in mind that one of the underlying causes of that instability is the decades of injustices done to the Arab people du…
The Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories has been going on for 51 years. Despite the fact that occupations are by nature temporary, that particular occupation is slowly but surely becoming semi-permanent and perpetuating the oldest and most serious conflict in the Middle East, and as su…
At the outset, I should like to express my condolences to Malawi and Tanzania on the deaths last week of their nationals in peacekeeping operations.
United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa have achieved considerable successes over the course of the Organization’s history in terms of mainta…
My country’s delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Sierra Leone, on behalf of the Group of African States, and Kuwait, on behalf of the Group of Arab States (see A/73/PV.36). I would also like to make some points in my national capacity.
At the outset, I t…
First of all, we welcome the convening of this annual meeting on two important agenda items, 122 and 123, one dealing with the implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations and the other with the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. I would also like to congratulate the Perm…
(spoke in Arabic): I would like to begin by thanking the delegation of the People’s Republic of China for having convened today’s important meeting on ways to strengthen multilateral action and for inviting Member States to take part in this debate. I also thank the Secretary-General and the represe…
Egypt welcomes the General Assembly’s imminent adoption by consensus of draft resolution A/73/L.19, of which it is a co-sponsor, on the annual report (see A/73/315) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We commend the efforts of the Director General of the Agency and the Jordanian delega…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on agenda item 43, entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the ite…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women, for her valuable briefing, along with the other briefers and all my colleagues on the Security Council and other relevant bodies. Over the past two decades, the experience of the Security Council has dem…
At the outset, I would like to thank Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice, for presenting the report of the Court on its work and activities between 1 August 2017 and 31 July 2018 (A/73/4). We associate ourselves with the statements delivered by the representa…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
At the outset, I wish to express our appreciation for the valuable analysis, information and policy recommendations contained in the Secretary-General’s reports (A/73/269, A/73/270 and A/73/273), which contribute to…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing today and for his ongoing efforts to achieve a settlement to the Palestine question. I also thank Mr. Hagai El-Ad for his participation in today’s meeting and his comprehensive and detailed briefing.
I do not believe that a…
I would like at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for giving us the opportunity today to address the Council and to clarify the Egyptian position at this important stage in the Syrian crisis. I would also like to express our appreciation to Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura and thank him for hi…
Since its inception, the Group of 77 (G-77) and China has been championing multilateralism and global solidarity, as they are among the key means for fostering cooperative and harmonious relations towards the achievement of equity, equality and prosperity for all. On that basis, we have strived to p…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China.
Allow me, at the outset, to welcome the successful convening of the first high-level meeting of the
General Assembly on tuberculosis, which took place on 26 September. The meeting garnered high-level participation and result…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China.
At the outset, allow me to commend the successful convening of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which was held on 27 September. The meetin…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. We offer the support of the Arab Republic of Egypt for all of your work.
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My delegation takes the floor in explanation of t…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the following countries: Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, Jordan, Morocco, Nigeria and Pakistan, as well as my own country, Egypt.
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important and timely meeting, and the …
I have the honour to deliver the following statement on behalf of the Group of 77 (G- 77) and China, introducing draft resolution A/72/L.59/ Rev.1, on the implementation of the recommendation contained in the report (A/72/223) of the Secretary- General on the causes of conflict in Africa and the pro…
