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Abdelaziz

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first: 1999-05-14
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“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, I wish to thank you for organizing this open debate on post-conflict peacebuilding. Egypt hopes it will further enhance the interaction and integration of the roles played by the principal organs of the United Nations in order to achieve the stability and development that the States emerging from conflict aspire to, and that it will accomplish the desire of the international community to help prevent those States from relapsing into conflict. I wish to express my full support for the statement on this issue made by the ambassador of Jamaica on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Finally, Egypt agrees with the assessment contained in part VII of the report, on the role and activities of the child protection advisers, especially the ideas expressed in paragraph 132 on proposals to improve their work with the aim of protecting children in situations of armed conflict, including by adopting effective policies supported by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and including them in all peacekeeping mandates.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“For the Security Council to ignore the need to achieve a political settlement, to the extent of using the veto power against draft resolutions calling on parties to achieve political settlements, while the United Nations is at the same time asking those parties to draw up action plans to protect children, is a contradictory and ineffective action that defies sound logic. The Security Council should not proclaim itself the only player and as solely responsible for children in armed conflict. The report deals with situations that should be dealt with by the General Assembly and its Third Committee, not the Security Council, since such situations are not on the agenda of the Council and do not constitute a threat to international peace and security.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In that regard, despite our appreciation for the achievements accomplished with regard to the situations in Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda, we must note that the report before us does not refer to any effective efforts to implement action plans in Liberia, Myanmar, Palestine or Lebanon and other areas. That raises questions as to the criteria used for selecting situations to be addressed. Here, Egypt would like to highlight the close link between the elaboration by the United Nations of effective action plans for conflicts, on the one hand, and achieving comprehensive political settlements for those conflicts, on the other, particularly in situations involving child exploitation.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“With regard to the preparation and implementation of action plans to put an end to the violations committed against children in situations of armed conflict, which is addressed in part VI of the report, Egypt would like to stress that the preparation of such plans should not be left up to the parties concerned, because that makes implementation a voluntary matter, undermines the comprehensive approach required for the implementation of such plans and fails to attain the desired objectives.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In addition, a special mechanism should be established to ensure that the multinational force abides by the same code of conduct and moral standards that apply to United Nations peacekeeping missions, particularly in dealing with children and combating their sexual exploitation, abuse, killing or maiming and all other forms of violence against them, as detailed in section C of the report. That section should be expanded to ensure that the multinational force bears responsibility for all violations its personnel commit against children in Iraq.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Furthermore, it is urgent that the United Nations play a significant role in dealing with the ever-growing number of Iraqi child victims, regardless of whether they have been victimized as a result of sectarian violence or of excesses by the multinational force, whose mandate is regularly extended by the Security Council. Accordingly, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General should undertake a field mission to Iraq to identify the causes underlying the deteriorating situation of children there and prepare a separate report on that subject.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Therefore, Egypt stresses the need to give a broad mandate to the fact-finding mission to be sent to the Palestinian territory pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/ES-10/16 - which was adopted at the Assembly's tenth emergency special session after the Security Council had failed to take action in that regard- to prepare a detailed report on violence against Palestinian children and to determine Israel's responsibility for the situation. We also call on the Secretary-General to send his Special Representative to Lebanon on an urgent mission to report on the deteriorating situation of Lebanese children as a result of the most recent Israeli military aggression. We look forward to receiving detailed information on both important situations in the next report on children and armed conflict.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In contrast, such mechanisms have been established to follow up on progress made in the seven other designated conflict areas, despite the fact that the situations in Palestine and Lebanon figure on the Security Council's agenda. Those two situations are no less important than other conflict situations for which the Council has established monitoring and reporting mechanisms, although they are not included on its agenda and are thus outside the Council's purview, such as the situations in Nepal and Sri Lanka.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Despite the fact that the report acknowledges the escalation of violence against children in the Middle East, including in Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel, which has resulted in thousands of child victims, mostly as a result of the ceaseless Israeli aggression against Lebanon and Palestine, the report makes no reference to any measure taken by the United Nations to put an end to that shameful situation. To the contrary, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General has not yet had the opportunity to visit Lebanon and Israel to assess the situation on the ground and to submit a report to the Working Group of the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict. Moreover, no monitoring and reporting mechanism has been established to monitor the deteriorating situation there.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Permit me at the outset to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on children and armed conflict (S/2006/826), which was submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1612 (2005). We also thank Ms. Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, for their insightful presentations today. In addition, we thank the Security Council for its efforts, in cooperation with the relevant United Nations bodies, to put an end to the suffering of children in armed conflict, as well as violations and exploitation perpetrated by parties to conflicts.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We emphasize that the Arab countries, in their peace initiative of 2002, set out a strong position that still awaits support from the Security Council and needs to be reflected in practical initiatives and procedures to achieve the security, peace and stability to which the people of the region aspire.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“Seventh, immediate and effective action and measures should be taken by the international community, including the Security Council and the members of the Quartet, to address the Palestinian issue and the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. It must not be content to issue statements that do not reflect definitive positions vis-a-vis flagrant violations. In conclusion, we condemn the aggression, which cannot be justified under any pretext or label, and reiterate our call on Israel to refrain from using force to impose a de facto situation and to return to the negotiating table. We also reiterate our call on the Security Council, the Quartet, and all Members of the United Nations to strive earnestly to end the occupation and establish the foundations of peace in the Middle East, which has long suffered from conflict.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“Fifth, the Security Council has to assume the responsibilities that it has abandoned, achieve an immediate and mutual ceasefire between the two sides through an international monitoring mechanism to be established under the auspices of the Security Council, and ensure the cessation of aggression and the non- resumption of actions by Israel against Palestinian civilians. Sixth, if Israel is to be made to understand that it cannot continue to violate the human rights of Palestinians and to occupy their lands with impunity, its practices in the occupied Palestinian territories must be investigated and it must be assigned criminal responsibility for the destruction that has resulted from its aggression.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“Third, Israel should abstain from unilateral measures that contribute to the protraction of the conflict and prevent a final settlement from being reached. It should also make serious efforts to build confidence and resume negotiations in a context of simultaneous parallel commitments from the Palestinian side to stop the launching of rockets from the Palestinian territories towards Israel and the cessation of all Israeli military operations. Fourth, the need to create an atmosphere conducive to a return to negotiations should be recognized through the release of the abducted Israeli soldier, and of the Palestinian prisoners, officials and parliamentarians arrested by Israel, taking into account the importance of such a step to the re-establishment of calm.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“First, Israel, the occupying Power, has to immediately cease its aggression against the defenceless Palestinian people, stop the killing of civilians in the occupied lands, withdraw from the areas that it entered in the Gaza Strip, and return to the boundaries of 28 June 2006. Second, Israel should lift the blockade imposed on the Palestinian lands and take definitive confidence- building measures, including by refraining from targeting civilians and halting all forms violence and collective punishment; by addressing the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza and the West Bank; by discontinuing the construction of the separation wall; and by implementing the Agreement on Movement and Access to ease the movement of Palestinians and allow the delivery of international humanitarian assistance to resume.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“Events of the past few months in Palestine and Lebanon have proven the failure of hostile policies and unilateral measures, and confirmed that a solution can be attained solely at the negotiating table, the only way to achieve peace and security between the Arabs and the Israelis. On that basis, the mere condemnation of the hostilities is not sufficient to make Israel comply and refrain from its aggression. The international community must therefore take a firm stand in order to put an end to the ongoing political and humanitarian tragedy and to provide the bases and necessary guarantees to halt the ongoing disregard of United Nations resolutions, international law, the road map, and the role of the Quartet. In that context, the following urgent measures should be taken.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“The warning delivered by the Arab Group's foreign ministers during the Security Council ministerial meeting of 21 September has become a reality. It has been reinforced by the Security Council's silence and unwillingness to assume its responsibilities in maintaining international peace and security and in enhancing world supervision of the peace process so as to avoid a further deterioration of the situation and limit the possibility of further escalation in the region. Accordingly, it is incumbent on the Council to act and to refrain from condoning Israel's violations and illegal practices in the occupied lands, particularly in the Gaza Strip, where the killing, the blockade, closures, and the bloodshed of innocent unarmed civilians continue unabated.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council is meeting today at a time when the Palestinian territories are experiencing a continued escalation by the Israeli occupying forces and an intensification of Israeli military attacks against the Gaza Strip. Tens of civilians - mostly women and children - were killed and injured yesterday in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, in blatant violation by Israel of all international laws and norms and of its commitments as an occupying Power under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War. That has undermined the credibility of Israel's commitment to the goal of reaching a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East based on international legitimacy and to refraining from imposing de facto policies.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“We believe that the Action Plan should become a complete United Nations strategy, with clearly defined objectives, whose implementation the Secretariat must ensure.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The report of the Secretary- General's High-level Panel on United Nations System- wide Coherence in the Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance and the Environment will be crucial in focusing our discussions on whether we centralize or decentralize how women's issues are addressed within the Organization. Our efforts at this stage should concentrate on widening the scope of consultations to include all States Members of the United Nations as well as the new organs, in particular the Peacebuilding Commission. That will provide a solid foundation for redrafting the System-wide Action Plan to reflect what States Members of the Organization would like to see done, and to allocate the necessary funds for its implementation from the regular budget.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In addressing the institutional gaps and challenges, we must admit that the spread of uncoordinated activities through 39 entities in the United Nations system and beyond, coupled with a weak system of accountability and a lack of resources from the regular budget - with almost full dependence on voluntary contributions that are earmarked to certain countries - all constitute a recipe for failure. We must admit that the main question under consideration should be whether the advancement of women and efforts aimed at gender equality should be dealt with in all entities of the Secretariat, with a closely coordinated mechanism that ensures achieving results, or whether that should be centralized in certain sections of the Secretariat.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source
“But the underlying theme, which we fully support, is that efforts exerted to enhance the links between women and peace and security should be carried out at the national level, and that the role of the United Nations is to support those efforts, thereby codifying national ownership of such efforts according to the capacity of the country concerned and taking into consideration the specificities of each country in conflict or in the peacebuilding process.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Furthermore, classifying Member States as friends or non-friends of the resolution establishes an artificial divide that leads to misunderstanding and that should be deleted from the report. We all support enhancing the role of women in the areas of peace and security. There are no friends or enemies of resolution 1325 (2000). The report addressed a wide range of activities that are being dealt with by the United Nations, revealing many gaps and challenges.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The two focus group discussions that took place in the process leading to the preparation of the report limited their scope only to members of the Security Council and the so-called Friends of resolution 1325 (2000), on the one hand, and to the Non-governmental Organization Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, on the other. It did not include the wider membership of the General Assembly. This subject is interlinked with the original mandate of the General Assembly and the treaty bodies established to monitor these important issues - foremost among which is the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Such principal organs and treaty bodies should have a say in formulating such a strategy.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We would appreciate further clarification in that regard. In the meantime, it was surprising to my delegation to read, in paragraph 38 of the report, of the clear acknowledgment that the System-wide Action Plan is established not as a United Nations system- wide strategy, but rather as a compilation of planned or ongoing activities by United Nations entities in those areas for action where expertise and resources are available. That serious statement clearly indicates that States Members of the United Nations are not leading the process of the advancement of women, which should be done by defining specific mandates that the Secretariat must implement to the best of its ability, in particular in areas related to the issue of women and peace and security.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source
“I would like to start by commending Japan for its decision to convene this meeting and by expressing our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report (S/2006/770) on women, peace and security. I would like also to thank all the speakers who made introductory statements today. As we review today the first progress report on the implementation of the System-wide Action Plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), we have some mixed feelings of achievement coupled with confusion. The questionnaire that was addressed to 39 United Nations entities on the status of the implementation of the resolution and the Action Plan resulted in responses from only 29 entities. The report does not indicate whether the rest of the entities refused to cooperate with the study or just neglected the subject.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with Africa is one important mechanism in that area and is currently preparing to support the reintegration programme in Liberia through small projects aimed at providing employment opportunities to demobilized elements and to contribute to security sector reform and capacity-building for the Liberian national police. Egypt remains prepared to support the efforts of its sisters and brothers in West Africa in their quest to build and consolidate comprehensive and sustainable peace that would fulfil their aspirations."”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"All such measures would also require strong support from the United Nations, the international financial institutions and the donor countries through the provision of technical and financial assistance, as well as other necessary expertise and support, to the African Union and ECOWAS in order to enable both organizations to discharge their roles in that sphere. "Egypt maintains high-profile relations with all West African States and is committed to enhancing their capacity to achieve their national priorities and interests through existing bilateral mechanisms.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We believe that such measures must also include the initiation of an early warning system capable of containing conflicts by capitalizing on regional good offices, the completion of ongoing efforts to establish a stand-by force for the purposes of peacekeeping and rapid deployment, and enhancing cooperation in the area of exchange of information and experience on lessons learned from the management of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes. Other measures aimed at encouraging trade and facilitating movement across borders for the purpose of social and commercial exchange are also of immense significance.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"Moving to the second tier of the integrated strategy, aimed at meeting subregional requirements for peace consolidation, we believe in the importance of further enhancing the roles played by the African Union and ECOWAS in the establishment of a system of security and integration based on respect for the sovereignty of States over their own territory, including measures to secure borders against the illicit trafficking of arms and other illegal commercial activities. In that respect, in cooperation with the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa, from 17 to 19 June 2006, Egypt hosted a meeting of an international working group on combating the illicit exploitation of the non-natural resources in Africa.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"I wish to emphasize, in that context, that the success of any regional or international effort is linked to the degree to which such efforts correspond to the nature and specificities of the country under consideration and to which they avoid the imposition of uniform models, concepts, approaches and ideas that do not take those specificities into account and that could be interpreted as an attempt to impose trusteeship on those countries, thus rendering all such efforts counterproductive to the objective of sustainable peace. Egypt insists that any approach to addressing the needs and requirements of countries emerging from conflict must reinforce national ownership of all peacebuilding activities and related concepts.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We expect the Peacebuilding Commission to play a lead role in ensuring such coordination. Moreover, past experience has shown that the point of departure for achieving sustainable peace is the institutional, human and legislative capacity-building of the country emerging from conflict, in parallel with the rehabilitation of public services, such as education, health and security. We need to ensure parallel progress on both tracks of peacebuilding.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The first tier should focus on the direct and individual needs of the countries under consideration, while the second tier should address the needs of West Africa from a subregional perspective aimed at enhancing cooperation among the West African States in the areas of security and economic development and at supporting the pioneering role of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in those areas. "As for the direct needs of individual countries, the proposed peacebuilding strategy must emanate from a national vision presented by the country under consideration, depicting its own priorities in a manner that would allow for the most efficient coordination among the various contributing actors, with the aim of capitalizing on the existing political momentum and available resources.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"Equally important is the need to address cross-border issues with implications for regional stability, such as the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and its links to the illegal exploitation of natural resources; the recruitment of mercenaries; improved settlement of the status and future of refuges; the settlement of land ownership disputes; and other issues that could fuel conflicts and wars in the subregion. "To that end, we need to adopt a two-tiered integrated strategy for peacebuilding and peace consolidation.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“All those developments prove that West Africa is set to take a major political, security and economic leap, supported primarily by the firm resolve and resilience of its peoples and their aspirations to own their future and to espouse a spirit of tolerance and reconciliation, together with their efforts to reinforce the rule of law and the foundations of democracy and to expand their political and economic participation.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The achievement in Sierra Leone in the past few years is a model for the convergence of the will of its people, together with their neighbours in other West African States, the African Union and the international community, as represented by the United Nations, the European Union and other partners. Equally encouraging are the confident steps taken by Liberia on the same path to peace and national reconciliation, which will enable it to achieve the required peace and stability. "Moreover, we believe that with more international economic and technical support, Guinea-Bissau should witness increasing political stability and sustainable development. We are also confident that the wisdom and the will of the united people of Cote d'Ivoire will enable it to transcend its temporary plight with the help and support of the African Union.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Egypt, as the coordinator for the African Group in New York on that issue, supported the initiative and contributed to all stages of its realization. I am confident that the substance and conclusions of our discussions today will enrich the prospective discussions of the Peacebuilding Commission on Sierra Leone in particular, as well as its future thematic discussions relevant to peace consolidation in Africa in general. "Allow me now to lay out Egypt's views on the elements proposed by you, Sir, as the focus of our discussions today, as contained in the valuable concept paper that was distributed earlier and on which I congratulate you. "West Africa has undoubtedly entered a new phase in the settlement of the conflicts that hampered its potential over the past decade.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"Despite the important role of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security, experience has shown that there are limits to the capacity and role of the Council in addressing the requirements of the transition from conflict to comprehensive development, particularly as it has repeatedly hesitated to open channels of genuine and effective coordination with the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the relevant regional and subregional organizations. "Consequently, the establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission as an advisory intergovernmental forum for coordinating the efforts and roles of the organs and actors capable of contributing to peace consolidation was an important achievement for the United Nations and for Africa.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"However, in order to ensure the success of such institutional relationships and to increase its potential to achieve its objectives, the requisite partnership must be based on a comprehensive vision for peace consolidation that addresses the concept of peace in an integrated manner, including the security, political, development, cultural, social, and human dimensions and ensuring the coordination of the efforts and roles of all influential actors. All that should be founded on the principles and purposes enshrined in the United Nations Charter and the principles of international law. Such a comprehensive approach to peace is the only sure way to prevent conflict and relapse into conflict, as well as to ensure security, stability and development in Africa.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"Egypt is strongly committed to working with its brothers and sisters in Africa to achieve peace, stability and development. As a current member of the African Union's Peace and Security Council and the Organizational Committee of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, Egypt attaches great importance to reinforcing the regional approach in addressing peace consolidation. To that end, Egypt believes in the need to develop and strengthen the institutional partnership between the African Union and the African subregional organizations on the one hand, and the United Nations on the other.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“President, I wish to express to you personally and to the Government of sisterly Ghana my gratitude and appreciation for your initiative in calling for this important meeting of the Security Council at the ministerial level to debate peace consolidation in West Africa, which is a significant component of our efforts to achieve peace and stability in the African continent and of the maintenance of international peace and security. This initiative, taken together with that of the United Republic of Tanzania last January on peace, security and development in the Great Lakes region, testifies to the importance that African countries attach to assuming a leading role in the settlement of their regional and subregional problems and to contributing effectively to meeting the aspirations of both Africa and the international community.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): It gives me great personal pleasure, Sir, to see you presiding over the Security Council today as head of Ghanaian diplomacy and to read out to the Security Council a statement by His Excellency Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, who, due to the situation in the Middle East, is unfortunately unable to participate in this important meeting in person, in response to your kind invitation. His statement reads as follows. "Mr.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Egypt requests the Council to take the necessary effective measures to guarantee equality between the Arab children in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, African children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Sudan, Cote d'Ivoire and Burundi, who are duly protected by the Council and the United Nations from such inhuman acts. Egypt requests that all measures be taken at the level of both the Security Council and the General Assembly to prevent Israel from attacking children and to ensure that it respects, as an occupying Power, its legal commitments, as well as to guarantee that a comprehensive and just solution to the Middle East crisis is achieved exclusively through the final status negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations as soon as possible.”
2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In addition, other Lebanese children are suffering from severe humanitarian crises and tragedies as a result of the military operations and blockade that have led to the lack of food, water, medicine and other essential needs of life. I was delighted to see Ms. Coomaraswamy interviewed this morning on an Arab television station, where she reaffirmed her readiness to make all necessary efforts to protect children in Lebanon. I hope that we will soon see practical steps in that regard. Egypt demands that the Security Council immediately take a decision to broaden the scope of the work of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict to include the children in the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon.”
2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The most recent such incident was the killing of a large number of children who were spending their summer vacation on the beach of Gaza, by bombarding them from the sea. There is no doubt that the Security Council's neglect of the suffering of the Palestinian children under occupation has encouraged Israel to widen and expand the scope of its military operations to include the children in Lebanon, within the context of its current ongoing military operations. Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland stated to the Council last Friday, and reaffirmed during his subsequent visit to Lebanon, the magnitude of the humanitarian tragedy confronting one million Lebanese, due to the disproportionate and arbitrary Israeli military attacks that have resulted in a huge number of children losing their lives or being maimed or disabled.”
2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494Resumption1 (2006) · source
“They are punished for the mere expression, with their faint voices and stones, of their refusal of the occupation of their lands, the imprisonment of their families and the blockade and prevention of access to supplies and humanitarian assistance that is leading to the denial to them of all means of a decent life. Last Friday, Mr. Nambiar, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, briefed the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East. Among other things, he correctly stated that the latest military actions by Israel had resulted in the killing of 147 Palestinians thus far, at least 15 of whom were children killed in their houses and villages as the result of a series of attacks.”
2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The Group is considering, inter alia, the situations in the Sudan, Sri Lanka, Cote d'Ivoire and Burundi, after considering the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last June and submitting its report. While we reiterate our support for all the Council's efforts to promote ways and means of protecting children in the above-mentioned armed conflicts, as an expression of our African and our international responsibilities, Egypt is astonished at the Council's exclusion of a group of most unfortunate children, those under foreign occupation and in particular the children in the occupied Palestinian territories. Those children are killed every day due to the oppressive and inhuman acts committed by Israel against them.”
2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494Resumption1 (2006) · source
“I take this opportunity to reiterate Egypt's support for all of their efforts and the efforts of the United Nations and its entities to achieve the objectives. Since 1999 the Security Council has given special attention to the issue of the protection of human rights during armed conflicts, in particular as that issue concerns refugee and internally displaced children and the children killed in armed conflicts. Since then the Council has convened several open debates and adopted six resolutions, the most recent of which is resolution 1612 (2005) of 26 July 2005. That resolution created the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict.”
2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I wish to express to the President the appreciation of my delegation for convening this important meeting. In addition we thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his report on children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2006/389). My delegation expresses its appreciation to the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, for her tireless efforts to promote and protect the rights of children in armed conflict. I also express our appreciation to Ms. Ann Veneman, the Executive Director of UNICEF, as well as the other speakers in the Council today.”
2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494Resumption1 (2006) · source