At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for her briefing and for the efforts made by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in the light of the increasing challenges facing peacekeeping operations, both on the ground and at t…
At the outset, I would like to express my thanks to Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing on the report of the Secretary- General (S/2017/1025) on small arms and light weapons pursuant to resolution 2220 (2015). I would also like it to express the great importance that Egypt attaches to the issue of …
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to the Italian presidency for having convened this briefing. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the implementation of resolution 2347 (2017) (S/2017/969). And I thank all the briefers for their valuable statements. I woul…
I would like to thank Ms. Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, for her briefing to the Security Council. The delegation of Egypt would like to emphasize a number of points.
First, the three-year-long conflict in South Sudan and its economic, political and humanita…
At the outset, we welcome the holding of this annual meeting on these two important items on our agenda, namely, the implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations and the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. We would also like to express our congratulations and appreciation …
I should like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for his briefing.
The fifth report of the Secretary-General on the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (S/2017/467) covers many important aspects related to international counter-terrorism efforts. It includes specific proposals, but also r…
The delegation of Egypt is honoured to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States”, on behalf of the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritania, …
