My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2298 (2016) because we are convinced of the need for the international community to come together to prevent non-State actors, and in particular terrorist groups like Da’esh, from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. Egypt, as a neighbour of Libya, insis…
I have the honour to deliver this joint statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council: Angola, Senegal and my country, Egypt. I would like to begin by making two generals remarks.
First, today’s open debate bears testimony to the genuine interest of all United Nations Mem…
I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his highly valuable briefing. I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Spain, Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi, for his work as facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), and for his exhaustive repo…
It is extremely difficult to think of any arguments that are compatible with the conscience of humankind when we look at the failure of the international community to deal with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. We cannot remain silent when the Palestinian people are not enjoying the freedom they des…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2297 (2016), reauthorizing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as we believe in the important role it plays in support of the peace and reconciliation process in Somalia through the efforts and sacrifices its personnel have made since 2007. My d…
I should like at the outset to welcome Minister Dioup. I reiterate that Egypt stands ready to cooperate with Council members to provide assistance and support to the people of Mali so as to overcome the current challenges at this critical juncture of Mali’s history. We will spare no effort to streng…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2296 (2016) on the renewal and extension of the African Union-United
Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) because we believe that it is very important for the Security Council to give its full support to the Mission so it can discharge its mandate,…
Egypt voted in favour of resolution 2292 (2016). We wish to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for all its efforts leading to the adoption of this important resolution. In addition, my delegation wishes to highlight the following points.
First, we reiterate our full support for the Presiden…
Allow me at the outset to warmly thank France for organizing this very important ministerial debate on the protection of civilian populations during peacekeeping operations. I also wish to welcome your presence here with us today, Mr. Minister, and that of His Excellency Mr. Faustin Archange Touader…
First of all, I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing today to the Security Council on the
twenty-third report published pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). The report of the ICC Prosecutor examined a number of challenges and …
At the outset, I would like to welcome Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Judge Carmel Agius, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). I would also like to welcome Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecuto…
I would like to thank Ms. Mogherini for her very comprehensive briefing.
The partnership between the United Nations and the European Union is among the most important partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations. The effective strategic partnership covers a number of conflicts…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate early on in the French presidency of the Security Council focusing on the crime of human trafficking, which is intrinsically linked to sexual violence, particularly that perpetrated by terrorists and armed gro…
Egypt voted in favour of resolution 2285 (2016), extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a full year, convinced as we are of the importance of the role played by United Nations peacekeeping forces in maintaining international peace and s…
The Security Council is meeting today to discuss and hear the diverse positions and opinions on the Palestinian question. I can assure the Council that what we will hear and say will not differ very much from what we have heard and reiterated over the past 10 years.
The indivisible rights of the Pa…
Allow me at the outset to thank China for having convened this very important debate at a time when the world and humankind as a whole are facing the very serious challenge posed by the threat of abject terrorism.
Egypt has had broad experience in fighting terrorism since the 1920s, and we therefor…
I would like, at the outset, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to extend our thanks to Ambassador Ismael Gaspar Martins, Permanent Representative of Angola, for his prudent presidency of the Council last…
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Georges Rebelo Chikoti, Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Angola, for presiding over our meeting today. I commend the important initiatives launched by Angola during its Council presidency, foremost among them this open debat…
I would first like to thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), for his useful and detailed briefing. We
would also like to express our appreciation to the Spanish delegation for its efforts i…
At the outset, I would like to express my unequivocal condemnation of all crimes of sexual exploitation and abuse and to emphasize that States must take all the measures necessary to combat and eradicate such crimes as a deterrent to potential offenders. I would also like to stress how important it …
