The delegation of Egypt would never have accepted or gone along with resolution 60/180 on the operationalization of the Peacebuilding Commission were it not for our deep sense of belonging to Africa and our conviction that millions of Africans in countries emerging from or relapsing into conflict ar…
Allow me at the outset to convey to you, Madam President, my delegation’s appreciation for responding positively to the request of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) that a debate be held on post-conflict peacebuilding following the open debate held in the Security Council.
The delegation of Egypt asso…
We are meeting today to discuss the question of the Middle East — a hotbed of tension where conflict has continued for decades as a result of the Israeli occupation of Arab territories. That occupation has led to instability and in security, not only in the Middle East, but throughout the world. The…
The General Assembly is meeting once again to discuss the question of Palestine, an international issue that the
international community has failed to settle over more than half a century.
Our discussion today is of special importance, coinciding as it does with our observation of the Organization…
Allow me to begin by expressing our sympathy and solidarity with the Government and people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan over the heinous terrorist attacks that occurred in Amman yesterday. They underscore the urgent need for a decisive role for the General Assembly in drafting and implementing…
On the national level, sport and physical education play an important part in economic and social development and in the improvement of public health, and they bring local communities together. On the international level, sport and physical education can have a long-term positive effect on the devel…
Having joined the consensus to adopt the resolution without a vote, my delegation would like to express its reservations with regard to operative paragraphs 2 and 6, as well as to
some of the procedural aspects surrounding its adoption.
We fully share and understand the feelings of the sponsors wi…
Allow me at the outset to join you, Sir, in expressing our sympathy and solidarity with India in the face of yesterday’s heinous terrorist attacks there.
On behalf of the members of the League of Arab States, I extend our sincere appreciation to Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei for his important introduction …
Allow me, Sir, to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for his detailed briefing and introduction to the report of the Court for this year. It reflects the great importance of the role it plays in promoting international law in international relations.
Egypt wishes to welcome t…
A number of international events have stressed the importance of the culture of peace, which consists of the thought, the values, the codes of conduct that are based on respect for peace and human rights and other fundamental values that we have adopted as a way of life. The culture of peace is no l…
At the outset, let me express our appreciation for the reports of the Secretary-General on the agenda items under discussion. We endorse the statements made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Namibia on behalf of the Group of African …
Ten years after its adoption, we meet today to evaluate the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, which identifies 10 vital priority areas to promote the welfare of youth. In our opinion, perhaps the most important of those areas is employment. Given the time constraints, …
At this session we celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations. We also begin, actively and seriously, our effort to revitalize this strong Organization, which humankind decided to establish after it experienced two devastating wars during the first half of the twen…
It gives me pleasure to deliver the statement of Mr. Hosni Mubarak, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, to the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary.
In September 2000, we identified our common vision for the future of the United Nations…
Today’s meeting is especially important given the urgent need to assess what has actually been achieved by way of national and international commitments in the sphere of financing for development. For developing countries, development is a basic condition for emerging from hunger, poverty, disease a…
My delegation is pleased to participate in the submission of the African draft resolution on reform and expansion of the Security Council, which encapsulates the vision and wisdom of the African leaders who arrived at this common position at the Sirte summit of African States held at the beginning o…
Permit me at the outset, Mr. President, to express my sincere appreciation for your efforts to give priority to overcoming the obstacles confronting us all in addressing international development issues in the context of both the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development and the General Assem…
The Security Council is continuing its discussion of the protection of civilians in armed conflict with a view to creating a more effective and more inclusive vision to be implemented by the international community in an atmosphere of assiduous collective action and commitment and in a manner corres…
I have the pleasure to address the General Assembly today on behalf of the 120 Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement.
I would like first to extend our deep condolences to the Government and people of Turkey for the tragic loss of life as a result of the devastat…
It is with great pleasure that I address the General Assembly today on behalf of the 118 Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement, and to start by extending a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, and expr…
