I would like to thank you, Madam President, as well as the Swedish presidency of the Security Council, for having convened this important meeting on an issue that we deem of great interest and high priority. My thanks also go to Ms. Virginia Gamba for her valuable briefing on the annual report of th…
At the outset, allow me to thank Ambassador Bahous, Permanent Representative of Jordan, and Ambassador Sauer, Permanent Representative of Finland, for their efforts
to facilitate the sixth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
Egypt, along with other like-minded countries…
At the outset, I would like to thank the delegation of the Russian Federation for convening this important debate. I would also like to express our appreciation to the Secretary- General for his briefing.
We have carefully listened to the statements made during this important debate, which comes at…
I thank and welcome the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Under-Secretary-General.
I have the pleasure of delivering this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (G-77).
The reform of the United Nations development system has now become a matter of necessity that can…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Polish presidency for the month of May for having proposed this very
important topic for open debate in the Security Council. I should also like to thank the briefers for their highly significant presentations.
In the wake of humankind’s painful experiences…
I am honoured, Mr. President, to deliver my second statement in a week in the Security Council under your presidency: a few days ago I delivered a statement on youth, peace and security (see S/PV.8243), and now I am speaking on the situation in the Middle East. I would like to begin by thanking Mr. …
At the outset, I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened today’s important meeting. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his very important report (A/72/707).
The adoption of two identical resolutions (resolution 70/262 and Security Council resolution 2282 …
First and foremost, I wish to thank the Peruvian presidency of the Security Council for convening this important debate. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth and the other briefers for providing us with valuable information.
Egypt has duly taken note of the Secretary- General…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Dutch presidency of the Security Council for its outstanding efforts during the month of March and for convening today’s debate, which contributes to coordinating efforts towards improving peacekeeping operations.
Over the past few years, we have seen how pe…
I take the floor in explanation of vote on resolution 64/292, entitled “The human right to water and sanitation”, just adopted as orally revised.
Egypt believes that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, and must be treated globally in a fair and equal manner…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of African States on the consideration by the General Assembly of the appointment of Ms. Carman Lapointe of Canada as Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services for one fixed term of five years to succeed Ms. Inga-Britt Ahlenius of Swede…
I have the pleasure to address the Security Council today on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, including the Arab Group, which Egypt has the honour to chair this month.
I would like to start by expressing appreciation for the convening of this debate to address the situation in the Middle East, i…
I would like to start by thanking you, Madam, and everyone else.
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At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation for the efforts undertaken by the General Assembly to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Transnational O…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. I would like at the outset to convey the Movement’s appreciation to the Japanese presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate to discuss the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures set out in…
Despite the convening of the Annapolis Conference to revive the Middle East peace process, new hopes for achieving a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and realizing the objective of establishing an
independent sovereign and viable Palestinian State before the end of 2008, this object…
I would like at the outset to express our appreciation for the statement by the President of the Human Rights Council before the General Assembly, which comes following his valuable statement in the Third Committee this past week at the opening of the general debate on the report of the Council. The…
I would like at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for introducing earlier today his report on human security (A/64/701), which will undoubtedly assist Member States in fulfilling the commitment they made in the 2005 World Summit
Outcome (resolution 60/1) to discuss and define human security…
I should like at the outset to thank the members of the Caribbean Community for introducing the draft resolution adopted in the last session (resolution 61/19) to commemorate 25 March 2007 as the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. I also wish to thank them f…
Egypt attaches special importance to the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, which have made major contributions to the agenda for action on international developmen…
