This meeting is especially important because of its subject. The World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen in March 1995 was the crowning of the international commitment towards the achievement of comprehensive development. The Declaration and the Programme of Action adopted at the Sum…
The Middle East region is in transition. It is leaving behind an era of war and conflict to start an era of just and comprehensive peace between the peoples of this important region. Because of this period of transition, all the parties concerned with the stability and prosperity of the region bear …
It is my pleasure, while we consider agenda item 44, “The situation in the Middle East”, to introduce draft resolution A/50/L.38, entitled “The Syrian Golan”, on behalf of its sponsors: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, the United Arab Em…
Once again the General Assembly considers the item entitled “Question of Palestine”, which has been on the United Nations agenda for about 50 years — the lifetime of the international Organization. Ever since, this question has taken up a considerable portion of the activities and deliberations of t…
The Charter stipulates that the Security Council is required to present annual as well as special reports to the General Assembly on its activities so that such reports may reflect the nature of the relationship between the two bodies, a relationship the Charter wanted to be institutionalized and co…
As Egypt is the Chairman of the Group of Arab States for the month of November, I have the honour of introducing draft resolution A/50/L.21 on the question of cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States.
The existing ties between the United Nations and the League of Arab St…
It gives me great pleasure to introduce the draft resolution on agenda item 150 entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter- Parliamentary Union”. It is contained in document A/50/L.20.
Recent developments in contemporary international relations have shown increased involvement o…
I just would like to announce that, before we introduced the draft resolution, we were informed that Croatia, Gabon, Ireland and Turkey had already become co-sponsors of this draft resolution in addition to those just mentioned.
At the outset, it gives me great pleasure to convey to the President of the General Assembly the special appreciation of the delegation of Egypt for the effective manner in which he has been conducting the work of the Assembly since the beginning of the fiftieth session. He has demonstrated the outs…
I would just like to make reference to the statement made a few moments ago by the Ambassador of South Africa in his capacity as Chairman of the African Group for the month of November. I would like also to refer to the letter received by you, Sir, on 31 October from the representative of Sierra Leo…
We meet today to commemorate the tenth anniversary of International Youth Year — in confirmation of the interest of our Governments in the issues of youth who are the core of the social movement in each society.
Youth are the leaders of the future and they are the focus of our hope in achieving a s…
It gives me great pleasure to extend to the President, and to his friendly country, Portugal, our congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly for this historic session, which crowns 50 years of international work under the banner of the United Nations in the service of human…
Let me at the outset, Sir, convey to you my most sincere congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the Council this month. The Egyptian delegation is confident that your wisdom and your well-known qualities of leadership will lead the Council to concrete results in addressing the delica…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We are sure that, through your wisdom and skill, the work of the Council will be crowned with success as it considers the issues before it.
I should also like to congratulate your predecessor, the…
Mr. President, I take pleasure in conveying to you at the outset my congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council during the month of May. I am sure that, under your presidency, and with your long experience as a diplomat, the Council will be able to discharge its respo…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of office. The delegation of Egypt is confident that your able leadership will benefit the Security Council in its deliberations on this important issue.
I should also like to pay tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Li Zhaoxing…
Mr. President, I have pleasure at the outset in commending your wise leadership, which reflects your judgement and your lengthy diplomatic experience. I am also happy to extend my thanks to Ambassador Emilio Cárdenas for his excellent leadership last month.
This is not the first time the Security C…
The delegation of Egypt would like, at the outset, to thank and congratulate the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mozambique, Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, for his very thorough statement, during which he referred to the political developments in his country as well as his Government’s efforts to initiat…
At the outset, Sir, allow me to express our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are confident that with your wisdom and well-known leadership qualities you will guide the Security Council to fruitful results in its consideration of the impo…
At the outset, the delegation of Egypt wishes to declare that it is in full agreement with the statement made on this agenda item by the representative of Tunisia, the current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, and with the statement of the representative of Algeria, the current Chairman…