No one in this Hall is in any doubt about the urgent need for reform. That need has been evidenced by recent events and crises in the world and the failure of the international order to carry out its responsibilities in an effective manner so as to ensure that the foundations of this international O…
The General Assembly today is considering an item of great significance — the Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries.
Malaria’s socio-economic impact is not limited to the African continent. Studies have shown that malaria is endemic in more than 100 countries, whose populations repres…
Egypt would like to reaffirm the importance of the General Assembly’s assuming a leading role in following up and evaluating humanitarian assistance activities. Egypt calls on the United Nations, its organs and its specialized agencies to help those States that need to build their national instituti…
At the last session of the General Assembly, we witnessed the launching of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) as an African initiative based on the realities, aspirations, needs and problems of Africa. The African countries asserted their ownership of the substance of this Partners…
I am convinced, Mr. President, that you, all the participants in this discussion, and all the other members of the international community, can grasp the dangers inherent in the situation in the Middle East today. We all believe that those dangers are a result of the stalemate in the peace process.
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Once again, for the eleventh consecutive year, the General Assembly is considering the issue of reforming the Security Council and expanding its membership. I do not wish to reiterate the positions that our statements have reflected over the past 10 years. Of course, certain parameters of the Egypti…
Undoubtedly, the report of the Security Council submitted to the General Assembly at the current session reflects the number of challenges that arose during the period that it covers. Although a number of events and developments tested the Council’s unity, effectiveness and credibility, other issues…
I wish, at the outset, to sincerely congratulate the President on his election to preside over the fifty- eighth session of the General Assembly. I wish him every success as he conducts the work of this session of the Assembly at this important time.
The Secretary-General was absolutely right when …
The Security Council is meeting following the attack, which means that the Council must now carry out its responsibilities, strongly condemn that act of aggression and take steps to ensure that it does not recur.
I should like to read out a statement issued today in Cairo by our Minister for Foreig…
At the outset, Sir, I should like to convey to you, both personally and in your capacity as a representative of your country, Saint Lucia, my sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session. I am confident that you will lead its work wit…
This meeting is taking place at a sensitive stage in the Council’s efforts to put an end to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There can be no doubt that the Security Council has done a great deal to analyse the various aspects of the conflict. It has had recourse to a number of m…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of my delegation, to thank you, Sir, for your efforts to achieve today’s important result.
We joined the consensus adoption of this resolution. We are fully aware of the difficulties that arose before we reached today’s conclusion and of all the efforts you made to…
This meeting is being held at a very important time and addresses pressing international issues. The African continent is witnessing an outbreak of armed conflicts. Recent developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Côte d’Ivoire have been characterized by the excessive use of force,…
The question of the role of the United Nations in post- conflict situations is gaining increasing importance in light of the variables in international conflicts. This has put major responsibility on the shoulders of the international community, and we must all have the political will to address it.…
The delegation of Egypt is pleased to participate in this meeting on the Kimberley Process and Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for the international trade in diamonds on the basis of its appreciation of the efforts that have been made over the past two years to review an important issue that …
Once again the Security Council faces a new challenge in the discharge of its responsibilities with respect to the painful circumstances in the Middle East. Those challenges are posed by the ongoing aggression of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian people and their territory and the continuati…
Once again, for the third time in the past few months, the Security Council is taking up the issue of Iraq. The opportunity has been given to all Member States of the United Nations to express their points of view and opinions on this grave situation surrounding Iraq. This indeed underlines the grav…
There is no doubt that today’s meeting of the Council to follow up on the ministerial meeting of 20 January on combating terrorism is an affirmation of the increased importance the Council gives to international efforts to combat international terrorism. It is a question that imposes itself forceful…
I should like to explain our vote on the draft resolution
contained in document A/57/L.72 on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
After giving full consideration to the draft resolution, the delegation of Egypt concluded that, f…
It is customary for the United Nations General Assembly to adopt annually a number of resolutions related to the cooperation between the United Nations and certain regional organizations, among which is the draft resolution this body is about to consider today.
Throughout the years, these resolutio…
