At the outset, I thank Ms. Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for her comprehensive briefing and offer her our full support for her efforts and those of her team.
Haiti is at a crossroads in its history. Over the past few months, the Haitian people have faced immense ch…
I would like to thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his very informative briefing on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I would also like to welcome Mr. Ivica Dačić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign A…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s important meeting on the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674) and the Secretary- General for preparing his report.
Violent extremism leading to terrorism is one of…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and to thank you and your delegation for your efforts this month, culminating in the adoption of the historic resolution 2261 (2016), which will consolidate peace in Colombia on a solid foundation and with the strong support of the international community. In t…
Egypt voted in favour of resolution 2260 (2016), concerning the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI). We had hoped that the resolution would highlight the request of the Government of Côte D’Ivoire for the sanctions imposed against it to be lifted. However, given the importance of the r…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Family in New York.
This high-level plenary meeting is a timely event as we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development and the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Develop…
There are more than 7.5 million internally displaced persons and more than 4 million refugees. The death toll has reached almost 250,000, with many more wounded. Those are not mere figures and numbers. They are human beings who have lost their lives or lost their parents, sons or daughters, human be…
At the outset, I wish to express deep appreciation to the representative of Brazil for introducing draft resolution A/70/L.8 and to Mr. Yukiya Amano for his comprehensive briefing on the 2014 annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (see A/70/219).
There can be no doubt that the Inte…
Egypt aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Sierra Leone, on behalf of the Group of African States, and by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
At the outset, I would also like to welcome Ambassador Joachim…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom for presenting the annual report of the Security Council (A/70/2). I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of New Zealand for having prepared the report’s introduction.
Egypt aligns itself with t…
Egypt fully associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
I thank the President for convening this important meeting on agenda items 119 and 120. I am also pleased by the reappointment of the Permanent Representatives of Croatia an…
I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea for introducing the excellent report of the Economic and Social Council (A/70/3).
Egypt attaches special importance to the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits …
At the outset, allow me to thank the President for convening this timely debate.
Egypt aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the African Group (see A/70/PV.34).
Egyp…
At the outset, I would like to express the appreciation of my delegation for the efforts of the President of the General Assembly in support of successfully concluding the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda. I would also like to congratulate the two co-facilitators of…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on the assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of May and to thank you for convening this important meeting to discuss a topic that is of great concern to the international community.
Today, the international community …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on the Chinese New Year, and to thank you for having convened this very important debate of the Security Council on the theme “Maintenance of international peace and security: reflect on history, reaffirm the strong commitment to the purposes and…
Egypt aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Mauritania on behalf of Group of African States. At the outset, I wish to welcome Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella, President of the Human Rights Council, to
this debate on the report of the Council (see (A/69/53), in accorda…
Egypt aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Malawi on behalf of the Group of African States (see A/69/PV.26) and welcomes the Secretary-General’s three reports on African issues under agenda item 62, “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation …
I would like to express my appreciation to the President of the Council for holding this debate on a topic that is of paramount importance.
Egypt, as a founding Member of the United Nations, has always been a strong proponent of the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, which c…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the countries of the Non-Aligned Movement. I would like to begin by congratulating the Russian Federation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for June and for organizing this open debate on a very important and timely topic. I would also like to…
