Egypt aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Minister of Health of Zambia on behalf of the Group of African States (see A/70/PV.98).
Egypt attaches great importance to regional and international efforts aimed at putting an end to HIV/ AIDS, a disease that continues to pose a challenge th…
First of all, I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing today to the Security Council on the
twenty-third report published pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). The report of the ICC Prosecutor examined a number of challenges and …
Egypt would like to thank the co-facilitators of the international consultations, the representatives of Switzerland and Zambia, who expended much effort in reaching consensus on the Political Declaration just adopted (resolution 70/266, annex).
My country joined the consensus on the 2016 Political…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Judge Carmel Agius, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). I would also like to welcome Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecuto…
I would like to thank Ms. Mogherini for her very comprehensive briefing.
The partnership between the United Nations and the European Union is among the most important partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations. The effective strategic partnership covers a number of conflicts…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate early on in the French presidency of the Security Council focusing on the crime of human trafficking, which is intrinsically linked to sexual violence, particularly that perpetrated by terrorists and armed gro…
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Egypt.
The drafters of the Charter of the United Nations revealed their forward-looking vision when they included Chapter VIII, which provides the necessary basis for the establishment of a partnership between the United Nations, …
Egypt voted in favour of resolution 2285 (2016), extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a full year, convinced as we are of the importance of the role played by United Nations peacekeeping forces in maintaining international peace and s…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, as well as Ambassador Apakan and Ambassador Sejdik for their comprehensive briefings to the Security Council on the developments in Ukraine and on the implementation of the Minsk agreemen…
Resolution 70/262, adopted this morning, on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, constitutes a new chapter in the efforts to promote peacebuilding as a major target and goal of the United Nations in terms of maintaining, promoting and sustaining international peace and securi…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Chinese presidency and the delegations of Senegal and Angola for convening this important open debate. I would also like to express my appreciation to the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Zerihoun, for his briefing.
It is important to remind the internationa…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important meeting. I would like to welcome Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of
the Federal Republic of Somalia; Mr. Téte António, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations; and Mr. Michael Keating…
The Security Council is meeting today to discuss and hear the diverse positions and opinions on the Palestinian question. I can assure the Council that what we will hear and say will not differ very much from what we have heard and reiterated over the past 10 years.
The indivisible rights of the Pa…
Allow me at the outset to thank China for having convened this very important debate at a time when the world and humankind as a whole are facing the very serious challenge posed by the threat of abject terrorism.
Egypt has had broad experience in fighting terrorism since the 1920s, and we therefor…
I would like, at the outset, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to extend our thanks to Ambassador Ismael Gaspar Martins, Permanent Representative of Angola, for his prudent presidency of the Council last…
I would like to welcome Ms. Maria Filomena Lobão Telo Delgado and to thank Angola for having convened this extremely important debate on women and peace and security in Africa. I would also like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General, the Executive Director of UN-Women, the Chair of the Peacebuild…
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Georges Rebelo Chikoti, Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Angola, for presiding over our meeting today. I commend the important initiatives launched by Angola during its Council presidency, foremost among them this open debat…
At the outset, I thank Ms. Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for her comprehensive briefing and offer her our full support for her efforts and those of her team.
Haiti is at a crossroads in its history. Over the past few months, the Haitian people have faced immense ch…
I would first like to thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), for his useful and detailed briefing. We
would also like to express our appreciation to the Spanish delegation for its efforts i…
At the outset, I would like to express my unequivocal condemnation of all crimes of sexual exploitation and abuse and to emphasize that States must take all the measures necessary to combat and eradicate such crimes as a deterrent to potential offenders. I would also like to stress how important it …
