At the outset, I would like to thank the Italian presidency for convening today’s meeting. I thank you, Sir, for honouring the Council with your presence and for leading today’s meeting.
The Mediterranean is in a strategically unique geographic location. It is the heart of the old world. It is the …
I did not intend to take the floor again, but I must express my deepest regret about what has transpired in the Council today and about how it has been transformed from an
organ responsible for maintaining international peace and security into a media show.
I reiterate that we abstained in the vot…
Egypt reiterates its complete rejection of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, based on our firm position against the use of any kinds of weapons of mass destruction and their ownership, development or attempts to acquire such weapons. We continue to safeguard and care about the well-being of the …
First of all, we commend you, Sir, as Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, for presiding over this important Security Council meeting at an important historical juncture for our brother country of Libya. I would like to thank Mr. Skoog for his statement in his capacit…
Egypt welcomes the Council’s unanimous adoption today of resolution 2387 (2017), renewing the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). It affirms the important role of a Mission that continues to represent the core con…
Allow me to explain the reasons for which my delegation abstained in the voting on resolution 2385 (2017), on the renewal of sanctions against Somalia and Eritrea and the extension of the mandate of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea.
We would have preferred greater balance in the drafting…
I would first like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing today on the latest report of the Prosecutor of the ICC to the Security Council in accordance with resolution 1970 (2011).
At the outset, Egypt would like to commend the efforts of…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his comprehensive briefing on his latest report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2017/922, annex). Egypt stresses its full support for the mandate of …
Since 2011, Egypt has been following with interest the rapidly evolving developments in the Syrian crisis. From the very beginning, Egypt has adopted a firm position in support of the aspirations of the Syrian people to freedom and democracy, as well as the maintenance of that State’s institutions a…
My country aligns itself with the statements delivered by the Permanent Representatives of Sierra Leone and Kuwait on behalf of the Group of African States and the Group of Arab States, respectively (see A/72/PV.41). I would like to add the following points in my national capacity.
At the outset, I…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Police Commissioners for their briefings and express my deep appreciation for the efforts and sacrifices that they and police personnel make in peacekeeping operations with a view to promoting peace and stabilization.
Our annual meeting is an important occas…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Italy on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish Italy every success.
I would also like to thank Mr. Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for his comprehensive briefing to the Council. I also like t…
We gather here every year in the Security Council to discuss the ongoing suffering of children in armed conflict. They are the group most affected by conflicts, and we have yet to find a radical solution to ending their suffering and supporting the children who are its victims.
This year’s report o…
At the outset, I would like to sincerely thank the Secretary- General for his valuable briefing, his comprehensive and excellent report (S/2017/869) and the various and ambitious options he has put forward. I would also like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali in his capacity as Chair …
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women, for her valuable briefing, and I also thank the other briefers.
Over the past two decades, the experience of the Security Council has demonstrated that women’s participation in peacemaking and peacebui…
Egypt voted in favour of the draft resolution (S/2017/884) that was submitted today, because of our keen interest in ensuring that those involved in the use of chemical weapons in Syria are identified. That requires the continued mandate of the United Nations-Organization for the Prohibition of Chem…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on the international efforts to avert famine and to respond to its appearance in conflict- affected areas in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and north-eastern Nigeria. I also commend the efforts of the United Nations and the int…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Sandra Honoré for her briefing. I would also like to express our deep gratitude to her and her team and, through her, to all the personnel of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), whose mandate is ending in a few days. I especially tha…
I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his comprehensive briefing and the efforts of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to reform and improve United Nations peacekeeping operations. I also thank the Ambassador of Bangladesh and…
At the outset, I would like to express my deep thanks to the Secretary-General for being present with us at today’s important meeting and for his comprehensive briefing.
We meet this afternoon to discuss the repercussions of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, which, with all its religious, ethnic, pol…
