At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to Bosnia and Herzegovina for convening this important debate on the theme of “Post-conflict peacebuilding: institution-building”, emphasizing the consistent priority that has always been stressed by Governments in post-conflict cou…
I have the pleasure to address the Security Council today on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). I would like to start by expressing the Movement’s appreciation for the briefing given today by Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs.
The Non-Aligned Movement believes t…
The delegation of Egypt would like to explain its position on resolution 65/162, just adopted, concerning the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on its eleventh special session. Egypt welcomes the adoption of the resolution, which requests, in paragrap…
At the outset, I wish to express our full support for the statements made earlier by the representatives of the Group of 77 and China, the African Group and the Group of 15.
The High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development of the General Assembly is the main forum in which we review the progres…
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to express Egypt’s appreciation for your decision to include the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly in the main priorities and as an essential element of the Assembly’s theme at its sixty-fifth session, "Reaffirming the central role of the U…
The General Assembly is today taking up agenda item 36, “The situation in the Middle East”, emphasizing its inherent role in addressing the conflict and constant tension in the Middle East resulting from Israel’s illegal occupation of Arab occupied territories since 1967, and its refusal to accept t…
I have the pleasure to address the General Assembly today on behalf of the 118 States members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on agenda item 37, entitled “Question of Palestine”. Today is a very important day in that it coincides with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People…
I would like to express Egypt’s appreciation for the convening of this meeting to discuss the challenges of realizing the right to safe drinking water and sanitation. We welcome His Excellency Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and thank him for his initiative to …
I have the pleasure to address the Security Council on behalf of the Non- Aligned Movement, and to start by expressing the Movement’s appreciation to you, Sir, for having organized this debate. I also wish to thank Baroness Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Alain Le…
I wish to begin by expressing the appreciation of the delegation of Egypt to Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his presentation of the key elements of the report of the Agency on its activities in various fields. The report reflects the continue…
At the outset, I would like to express Egypt’s appreciation for the statement made by the President of the Human Rights Council before the General Assembly, following the statement he made yesterday at the general debate of the Third Committee on the report of the Council (A/65/53), which was submit…
Let me begin by expressing the deep condolences of Egypt to the people and Government of Barbados on the enormous loss of the late Prime Minister of Barbados, The Honourable David John Howard Thompson.
I would like to also take this opportunity to express the appreciation of Egypt to Mr. Hisashi Ow…
At the outset, I would like to express Egypt’s appreciation to the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for submitting the report under consideration today (see A/65/313). I would also like to thank the Court for playing an important role in the development of international
criminal …
At the outset, I have the pleasure of aligning myself with the statement made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and with that to be made by Malawi on behalf of the African Group.
Our meeting today comes less than a month after the High-level Plenary Meeting on t…
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to the sisterly country of Uganda for organizing this important debate on peacebuilding in post-conflict situations. I would also like to welcome the report (S/2010/386) of the Secretary-General on United Nations efforts in peacebuilding, inclu…
I take the floor in the exercise of the right of reply to respond to the false allegation made in the statement that was delivered by the representative of Sweden, which included baseless claims about the situation of the freedom of expression in my country, among other countries.
The representativ…
The beginning of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly coincides with the preparations of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), chaired by my country, to celebrate 50 years of achievements. During those years, the Movement has greatly helped to reinforce international and multilateral action und…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at this important meeting. The Non-Aligned Movement is composed of 120 countries, and if I take eight minutes for each of them, it will take up about one day to deliver my statement, but I am not going to do that.
This meeting, …
At the outset, on behalf of Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, allow me to express our deep appreciation for the initiative of the Secretary-General and the President in convening a meeting at this critical point to reaffirm the importance of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 10 yea…
I take the floor in explanation of vote on resolution 64/292, entitled “The human right to water and sanitation”, just adopted as orally revised.
Egypt believes that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, and must be treated globally in a fair and equal manner…
