At the outset. I would like to thank the Kuwaiti presidency of the Security Council for the month of June for organizing today’s open debate on this important topic. The aim is to hear the views and proposals of countries, which is considered in itself a practical way to improve the working methods …
It is my pleasure, at the outset, to express our sincere thanks to the Republic of Indonesia for organizing this debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I would also like to express our appreciation to Her Excellency Mrs. Retno Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, for…
Thank you, Madam President, for giving my delegation the floor to explain our position on the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation, held in Argentina from 20 to 22 March.
Egypt affirms its belief in the principles of South- South cooperation, based on respect for n…
Let me start by thanking Germany for convening this important open debate in the Security Council today, and the Secretary-General and all the briefers for their useful and informative presentations today.
Moreover, my delegation supports the two statements that were delivered on behalf of the Afri…
Egypt endorses the statement made by the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and I would like to add a few remarks in my national capacity.
Today we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the oldest in the U…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
During this session, the Group of 77 and China submitted many draft resolutions for the consideration of the Second Committee under its various agenda items, with a view to ensuring substantive deliberations by the …
At the outset, I would like to thank your country, Mr. President, for organizing this important open debate, which deals with one of the highest priorities on the agenda of the international community, namely, the issue of conflict prevention and resolution. That topic is being discussed in the cont…
First of all, we welcome the convening of this annual meeting on two important agenda items, 122 and 123, one dealing with the implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations and the other with the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. I would also like to congratulate the Perm…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women, for her valuable briefing, along with the other briefers and all my colleagues on the Security Council and other relevant bodies. Over the past two decades, the experience of the Security Council has dem…
At the outset, I would like to join other speakers who have spoken before me and to commend and thank the United Kingdom presidency of the Security Council for convening today’s important debate.
The Charter of the United Nations has been the cornerstone of the global system since the end of the Se…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the Secretariat for organizing this meeting. I would also like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report (A/72/884) on the responsibility to protect and on the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes agai…
Since this is the first time the delegation of Egypt is participating in the work of the Security Council under your presidency, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of your duties. I would also like to express our sincere wish that you have every success at the helm o…
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his periodic briefing on developments on the Palestinian question and the peace process. We are coming together today for this periodic meeting in order to discuss the situation in t…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its deep condolences for the loss of our colleague, the Permanent Representative of Eritrea.
Egypt aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representative of the Niger on behalf of the Group of African States and by the representative of …
Allow me at the outset to thank the United Kingdom for having taken the initiative to convene an open debate of the Security Council on the issue of security, development and the
root causes of conflict. There can be no doubt that this is a key issue that must be considered by many United Nations b…
