Mankind needs today, more than ever before, to make strenuous efforts to achieve harmony among peoples and international peace and security based on justice and equality in rights and duties.
In the context of this constant effort, we must have recourse to history to inform us and prove to us the p…
I wish to express the Egyptian delegation’s appreciation for the statement of Mr. ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The statement highlighted the Agency’s distinguished contribution to main activities during 2001-2002 and informed us of major future challe…
We stated a few minutes ago something about a very important issue — the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. This is closely related to what we are discussing now, which is the return of Cultural Property to its countries of origin or its restitution in case of illicit appropriati…
We thank the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for his statement on UNESCO’s activities during the course of the United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage last year.
I also thank UNESCO for all its efforts over the past decades to prot…
The General Assembly today is considering an item of great significance — the Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries.
Malaria’s socio-economic impact is not limited to the African continent. Studies have shown that malaria is endemic in more than 100 countries, whose populations repres…
At the last session of the General Assembly, we witnessed the launching of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) as an African initiative based on the realities, aspirations, needs and problems of Africa. The African countries asserted their ownership of the substance of this Partners…
I am convinced, Mr. President, that you, all the participants in this discussion, and all the other members of the international community, can grasp the dangers inherent in the situation in the Middle East today. We all believe that those dangers are a result of the stalemate in the peace process.
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Once again, for the eleventh consecutive year, the General Assembly is considering the issue of reforming the Security Council and expanding its membership. I do not wish to reiterate the positions that our statements have reflected over the past 10 years. Of course, certain parameters of the Egypti…
Undoubtedly, the report of the Security Council submitted to the General Assembly at the current session reflects the number of challenges that arose during the period that it covers. Although a number of events and developments tested the Council’s unity, effectiveness and credibility, other issues…
This meeting is taking place at a sensitive stage in the Council’s efforts to put an end to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There can be no doubt that the Security Council has done a great deal to analyse the various aspects of the conflict. It has had recourse to a number of m…
This meeting is being held at a very important time and addresses pressing international issues. The African continent is witnessing an outbreak of armed conflicts. Recent developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Côte d’Ivoire have been characterized by the excessive use of force,…
The question of the role of the United Nations in post- conflict situations is gaining increasing importance in light of the variables in international conflicts. This has put major responsibility on the shoulders of the international community, and we must all have the political will to address it.…
The delegation of Egypt is pleased to participate in this meeting on the Kimberley Process and Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for the international trade in diamonds on the basis of its appreciation of the efforts that have been made over the past two years to review an important issue that …
Once again the Security Council faces a new challenge in the discharge of its responsibilities with respect to the painful circumstances in the Middle East. Those challenges are posed by the ongoing aggression of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian people and their territory and the continuati…
Once again, for the third time in the past few months, the Security Council is taking up the issue of Iraq. The opportunity has been given to all Member States of the United Nations to express their points of view and opinions on this grave situation surrounding Iraq. This indeed underlines the grav…
There is no doubt that today’s meeting of the Council to follow up on the ministerial meeting of 20 January on combating terrorism is an affirmation of the increased importance the Council gives to international efforts to combat international terrorism. It is a question that imposes itself forceful…
Our meeting today marks the passage of more than a year since the start of a new phase in Afghanistan that began with the tragic events of 11 September 2001. At that time, the international community committed itself to correcting the situation in Afghanistan and to helping that country to overcome …
In the framework of the many social, political, economic and other issues of which the United Nations is seized,
questions concerning culture are of a particular nature because, given sometimes conflicting economic and diverse political interests, cultural dialogue among peoples can serve to find c…
I would like first to introduce the two draft resolutions under agenda item 36, contained in document A/57/L.44, entitled “Jerusalem”, and in document A/57/L.45, entitled “The Syrian Golan”. In this context, allow me to inform you that the following countries have also become sponsors of A/57/L.44: …
We are meeting here today at a time when the Palestinian intifada is entering its third year. During this time, thousands of Palestinians have died. They have died because of Israeli Government bullets and attacks and because of settler terrorists who are trying to deprive Palestinians of their prop…
