Egypt abstained in the voting on resolution 2304 (2016), extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in view of our reservations concerning the growing tendency of the Council to overstep the established principles governing United Nations peacekeeping operations. A …
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your presidency of the Council during the month of August. I wish you and your delegation every success.
I would also like to start by welcoming the efforts of the delegation of Malaysia to address the question of children in armed conflict in the…
I should like to make the following clarification. As I said in my explanation of vote, resolution 2303 (2016) does not refer to the African Union’s monitors. My delegation had proposed including such a reference in the draft, but one of the penholders objected to its inclusion.
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2302 (2016), extending the mandate of the United Mission in South Sudan, which was due to expire at the end of this month. Given the Mission’s critical role, I take this opportunity to thank its personnel for their actions to protect civilians, sometimes a…
Egypt shares the concern of the other members of the Security Council with regard to the current situation in Burundi. Egypt is fully convinced that the Security Council must play an active and effective role, in cooperation with African and regional partners, in supporting Burundi’s efforts to rest…
I would like to begin by expressing the gratitude of the delegation of Egypt to the presidency for organizing this important debate on peacebuilding in Africa, which is indeed a very relevant topic and one that goes to the heart of the mandate of the Security Council and peacekeeping. We also welcom…
Today’s briefings, in addition to that held in May under the Egyptian presidency (see S/PV.7699), based on the Spanish initiative regarding the challenges facing the Sahel region and Africa, have demonstrated the multifaceted and multidimensional nature of the crisis in the Lake Chad Basin and the S…
In the five years since the beginning of the conflict in Syria and its consequences, caused in part by the involvement of outside parties, the country has suffered immeasurably and the international community has been unable to end the carnage, which cannot be achieved until reconciliation takes pla…
Egypt welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2299 (2016) on the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, given the pivotal role played by the Mission in supporting the stabilization of Iraq and helping the Government to create a better future for the Iraqi p…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2298 (2016) because we are convinced of the need for the international community to come together to prevent non-State actors, and in particular terrorist groups like Da’esh, from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. Egypt, as a neighbour of Libya, insis…
I have the honour to deliver this joint statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council: Angola, Senegal and my country, Egypt. I would like to begin by making two generals remarks.
First, today’s open debate bears testimony to the genuine interest of all United Nations Mem…
I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his highly valuable briefing. I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Spain, Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi, for his work as facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), and for his exhaustive repo…
It is extremely difficult to think of any arguments that are compatible with the conscience of humankind when we look at the failure of the international community to deal with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. We cannot remain silent when the Palestinian people are not enjoying the freedom they des…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2297 (2016), reauthorizing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as we believe in the important role it plays in support of the peace and reconciliation process in Somalia through the efforts and sacrifices its personnel have made since 2007. My d…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Einar Gunnarsson, Permanent Representative of Iceland, and Mr. Martín Garcia Moritán, Permanent Representative of Argentina, and their team for their efforts to facilitate the review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
This year’s review…
I should like at the outset to welcome Minister Dioup. I reiterate that Egypt stands ready to cooperate with Council members to provide assistance and support to the people of Mali so as to overcome the current challenges at this critical juncture of Mali’s history. We will spare no effort to streng…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2296 (2016) on the renewal and extension of the African Union-United
Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) because we believe that it is very important for the Security Council to give its full support to the Mission so it can discharge its mandate,…
At the outset, allow me to extend our deepest gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his detailed and useful briefing and his unrelenting efforts during his ma…
Egypt voted in favour of resolution 2292 (2016). We wish to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for all its efforts leading to the adoption of this important resolution. In addition, my delegation wishes to highlight the following points.
First, we reiterate our full support for the Presiden…
Allow me at the outset to warmly thank France for organizing this very important ministerial debate on the protection of civilian populations during peacekeeping operations. I also wish to welcome your presence here with us today, Mr. Minister, and that of His Excellency Mr. Faustin Archange Touader…
