My delegation supported and voted in favour of resolution 2320 (2016), for we are aware of how important it is to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU). Such cooperation is one of the cornerstones of the maintenance of international peace and security, which i…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Senegalese presidency
for having chosen the topic of cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union for the November programme of work, owing to the importance of the issue in implementing in practice Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United N…
Allow me at the outset to thank the delegation of Senegal for convening this important briefing on the issue of improving the strategic partnership between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for confronting the violent extremist ideologies leading to terrorism. I should l…
As my first order of business, I would like to convey my thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his very comprehensive and detailed briefing and update on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo report (S/2016/901). We would like to o…
I would like briefly to explain the reasons that prompted my delegation to abstain in the voting on resolution 2317 (2016), concerning extending the sanctions regime on Somalia and Eritrea and on prolonging the mandate of the Monitoring Group.
We would have liked the wording used in the resolution …
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to the Senegalese presidency for holding such an important debate on the role of peacekeeping operations in confronting asymmetric threats. The changing security environment and the changing nature of conflicts in which United Nations missions are …
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the Russian delegation and wish you a successful presidency of the Security Council during this month.
At the outset, with regard to the issue of Yemen, I would like to underscore the aspects that Egypt, the Arab member of the Council, considers …
I speak on behalf of the co-penholders on the humanitarian situation in Syria, namely, Spain, New Zealand and Egypt, and I will deliver my statement in English instead of my national language.
We are deeply concerned by the continuing deterioration of the humanitarian situation throughout Syria, an…
The Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory has continued for almost a century. Instead of learning lessons from the protracted history, the complexities of the Palestinian question have increased with time, just as have the efforts aimed at entrenching the occupation and deeming it an irrevocab…
I find myself at a loss for words to express our deep sorrow at the scene we are witnessing today — the military escalation that compelled the Security Council to convene before the entire world in order to convey a message of failure to the Syrian people. Regrettably, the Council, which was create…
I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross; and Ms. Joanne Liu, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières, for their very comprehensive briefings. We pay tribute to the role of those two organizations in conflict areas…
We meet again today to make our statements and stress our various positions on the Syrian crisis, which has lasted for over five years. Regrettably, this meeting is being held against the backdrop of continued differences between regional and international Powers with influence on the ground, which …
Two days ago, on 13 September, we celebrated the twenty- third anniversary of what is known as the Oslo Accord between Palestinians and Israelis, by virtue of which it was agreed to temporarily manage Palestinian affairs for a period of no more than five years, as of 1993, provided that negotiations…
Allow me to begin by thanking Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, for his important introduction of the Secretary-General’s quarterly report (S/2016/768). I thank him for all his efforts since he as…
It is an honour for me to participate in today’s historic meeting, which crowns the work that has been done to achieve peace in Colombia with the Council’s adoption of resolution 2307 (2016), which moves the peace process into a new stage, on the basis of a solid foundation and the support of the Un…
At the outset, I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to you, Sir, for the urgency you have attached to addressing the issue of sexual exploitation and abuse, at the behest of Egypt on behalf of a number of troop-contributing countries.
This debate was convened under agenda item 122, “St…
I should like to make the following clarification. As I said in my explanation of vote, resolution 2303 (2016) does not refer to the African Union’s monitors. My delegation had proposed including such a reference in the draft, but one of the penholders objected to its inclusion.
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2302 (2016), extending the mandate of the United Mission in South Sudan, which was due to expire at the end of this month. Given the Mission’s critical role, I take this opportunity to thank its personnel for their actions to protect civilians, sometimes a…
Egypt shares the concern of the other members of the Security Council with regard to the current situation in Burundi. Egypt is fully convinced that the Security Council must play an active and effective role, in cooperation with African and regional partners, in supporting Burundi’s efforts to rest…
In the five years since the beginning of the conflict in Syria and its consequences, caused in part by the involvement of outside parties, the country has suffered immeasurably and the international community has been unable to end the carnage, which cannot be achieved until reconciliation takes pla…
