In my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism (CTC), I have the honour to brief the Council on the topic of threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
I wish to thank the Ethiopian presidency and the R…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Ethiopian presidency of the Security Council for holding today’s important meeting in response to paragraph 11 of resolution 2309 (2016). I should also like to extend my appreciation to Ms. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organ…
In my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism, I have the honour to brief the Council, together with Ms. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), on the outcomes of the Committee’s spec…
I am delighted, at the outset, to thank the Under-Secretary- General for the briefing pursuant to resolution 2349 (2017). I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/764) and Ms. Imam for her briefing.
The Lake Chad basin region has witnessed genuine progress in the fight agai…
At the outset, I warmly thank Mr. Menkerios for the his outstanding briefing, which he delivered to the Security Council. I also thank the Secretariat for the comprehensive report (S/2017/744) on cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU).
The partnership described in the rep…
Egypt voted in favour of resolution 2375 (2017), based on its unwavering principled commitment to the credibility of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) regime and the credibility and role of the Security Council in maintaining international peace and security. Egypt wishes …
Egypt vehemently condemns the nuclear test that was
conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea early yesterday, 3 September, and, through our ongoing commitment to the importance of safeguarding the credibility of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, we stand by this position.
There i…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2369 (2017). I should like to make the following points.
First, Egypt reaffirms its principled position with regard to the question of Cyprus. We call on all parties to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus as an independent and full…
At the outset, I would like to seize the opportunity to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia to this historic meeting of the Council. We are honoured to be part of this event.
Resolution 2366 (2017), which was just adopted, is the outcome of collective efforts for peace in Colombia.…
At the outset, I should like to thank Bolivia for its initiative in convening a key discussion as we seek to strengthen international efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and to ensure that they do not fall into the hands of non-State actors, particularly terror…
I would like to thank Mr. Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), for his work towards implementing the Mission’s mandate. We also thank him for his informative and detailed briefing.
We commend the role of…
Mr. President, I should like to thank you and your country for your initiative of holding a meeting of the Security Council to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Arab territory, particularly Palestinian and Syrian territory. I thank Mr. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Secretary-General of…
I should like to begin by expressing my full appreciation to Bolivia for having organized this briefing, which is aimed at underscoring this very important issue.
Landmines and explosive remnants of war pose a serious threat to the life and safety of civilians in many countries throughout the world…
Egypt welcomes the adoption of resolution 2357 (2017). In that regard, I wish to stress the following points.
First, the resolution that we have just adopted addresses only one of the many challenges facing Libya, namely, the interception and inspection of ships bearing illegal shipments of weapons…
At the outset, I should like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing today before the Security Council on her twenty-fifth report pursuant to Security Council resolution 1593 (2005). In that regard, allow me to stress the following points.
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At the outset, let me thank you, Mr. President, and your country for the initiative of convening this important
meeting. Egypt believes that competition over limited resources, in particular shared water resources, may increase the chances of conflict, especially given the negative impact of climat…
At the outset, allow me to welcome His Excellency, Mr. Marcel Amon-Tanoh, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. I congratulate him on the well-deserved election of his country as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the period 2018-2019 earlier today, which is …
At the outset, allow me to express our full appreciation to the delegations of the United States and China for preparing and presenting resolution 2356 (2017), which was just adopted by the Security Council (resolution 2356 (2017)).
The unanimous adoption of resolution 2356 (2017) sends a clear mes…
My delegation has requested the floor before the by-election in order to state its position on this precedent.
We have trust in and support the candidate for the seat from among the Group of Western European and other States. Nonetheless, we would like to point out that the Charter of the United Na…
At the outset, I would like to express my thanks to Mr. O’Brien for his comprehensive briefing to the Security Council. I thank him in particular for focusing on children today. Millions of Syrians continue to suffer, whether it be upon the anvil of the war raging in Syria or because they were force…
