I would like to start by thanking the co-facilitators, the Permanent Representatives of the United Arab Emirates and of Latvia, for their wise and efficient steering of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) review process, as well as to express our deep appreciation to them for making i…
Despite numerous humanitarian achievements in which we take pride; despite the international community’s awareness of the need to address the root causes of humanitarian crises throughout the world; and despite the Organization’s focus on the promotion of respect for human rights, for a variety of r…
Our meeting under this agenda item today, just as our meetings in previous years, comes at a time when we are experiencing regrettable events in the Palestinian territories. Once again, we are witnessing confusion in defining principles and concepts. Some try to equate those who are unjust with thos…
I would like at the outset to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this annual plenary meeting on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council. I wish in this connection…
I should like, at the outset, to express our appreciation for the efforts of the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Sam Kutesa, as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session to advance the process of Security Council reform as an integral element of the reform of the United…
Egypt recognizes the initiative taken by New Zealand in organizing this open debate as the first open debate addressing the specific challenges faced by a group of 37 countries and territories with a combined population of 15 million.
Egypt believes that small island developing States (SIDS) remain…
I should like to congratulate you, Madam President, your delegation and the New Zealand Minister for Foreign Affairs on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We trust that, under your presidency, the Council’s work will be crowned with success du…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Malaysia on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and I align Egypt’s statement with that delivered by the Permanent Representative of Kuwait on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. We take note of the report of the …
At the outset, please allow me to congratulate Minister Nasser Judeh and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for its presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I would also like to thank the President for convening this meeting at this crucial stage of the history of the Middle East, whe…
At the outset, allow me to pay tribute to Jordan for taking the initiative to convene this meeting. We would also like to express our appreciation to Ms. Zainab Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and her team for the preparation of the informativ…
I would like to pay tribute to your initiative, Sir, in convening this important Security Council debate on the victims of persecution based on their religious or ethnic identity in the Middle East, especially those suffering from the crimes being committed by Daesh and other extremist groups.
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Allow me at the outset to express my gratitude to the members of the Security Council for having adopted resolution 2214 (2015) on combatting terrorism in Libya. Specifically, I wish to thank the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Arab member of the Security Council, for having submitted the resolutio…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate France on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month, and I thank the French Mission for its timely choice of this topic.
The latest world events have shown that children are the most affected by the consequences of armed conflict, a situa…
At the outset, I would like to seize this opportunity to salute the exceptional leadership of the President and commend him for convening this important plenary meeting to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Today represents …
Allow me first to express our sincere thanks to President Michelle Bachelet Jeria of Chile for presiding over today’s Security Council meeting. We also express appreciation for the initiative to hold this important meeting on inclusive development for the maintenance of international peace and secur…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I would like to say how much I appreciate the constructive positions of Chile with regard to the situation in the Middle East.
Today we are discussing once again the situation in the Middle Eas…
We would like to express our appreciation for Chad’s initiative in organizing this important debate, which enables us to reflect on the challenges facing the international community in combating terrorism. We would also like to pay tribute to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Chad for presiding ov…
Allow me, at the outset, to express my Government’s sincere condolences to the State of Pakistan over the cowardly terrorist attack that led to more than 140 victims. We condemn that criminal act in all its aspects, which can be described only as a crime against humanity.
In the context of today’s …
Egypt believes that the traditional family is the natural and fundamental core unit of society. The family has the primary responsibility for nurturing and protecting children, ensuring that they grow up in a family environment and enabling them to fully and harmoniously develop their personalities …
We are about to usher in the second half of the second decade of the twenty-first century. We are proud of humankind’s many achievements, especially those that have contributed to the well-being of the human race. However, the international community can no longer ignore one of the most unjust pract…
