At the beginning of its statement, the delegation of Egypt wishes on behalf of the presidency of the Organization of African Unity, to extend thanks and appreciation to the Special Committee against Apartheid and in particular to its President, Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari, for the efforts the Committ…
Our debate on the situation in the Middle East takes place at an important juncture in the region’s history. The peace process that started in Madrid has borne fruit, in that it has led to a nascent agreement between the Palestine Liberation
The fact that direct negotiations have begun and that suc…
The delegation of Egypt is pleased that the General Assembly is considering the question of Palestine at this time, when Egypt is hosting the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on implementing the agreed Declaration of Principles signed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel in Wash…
The last few years have been characterized by rapid, far-reaching developments. As a result, the form and the substance of our contemporary world have drastically changed. These changes have created opportunities for cooperation, while confronting the United Nations with new challenges.
The Securit…
The Egyptian delegation, which requested, in its capacity as the current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the inclusion on the agenda of the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly of an additional item entitled "Building a peaceful and better world through sport", takes ple…
The Assembly has before it a very thoughtful and comprehensive report of the Preparatory Committee for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations. The report reflects, and in depth, the discussions in the Preparatory Committee, which was successfully steered by its very able Chairman, Ambassador…
I am honoured to speak here today, on behalf of the President of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), on this important new agenda item, which entails a preliminary evaluation of the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s.
The exacerbation of …
On behalf of the Government of Egypt, I would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mrs. Sadako Ogata. Her unanimously approved nomination to a further term of five years is a tribute to the efforts she has been exerting over the past thre…
The chairman of the Egyptian delegation pre- sented Egypt's statement in the general debate on I October [15th meeting]. In his statement Egypt's posi- tion was clearly set forth with respect to the Arab- Israeli conflict and the just cause of the peoples' strug- gle and their liberation.
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