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1. “Secondly, a peacebuilding contract is based on the fact that security and political cooperation in the post-conflict phase cannot be successful without a comprehensive framework for addressing the social and economic dimensions of the conflict. The establishment of such a comprehensive framework must begin at an early stage of a peacekeeping mission so as to allow the implementation of all its components and elements in a timely manner, as soon as relative security has been ensured, and with continuity and sustainability when the mission has fulfilled its mandate. It is therefore necessary to identify the coordinating role of the United Nations agencies and regional Powers concerned and to agree on a schedule for drawing down a peacekeeping mission and moving on to the phase of social and economic development.”

   2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source

2. “In that respect, I should like to offer certain thoughts as our contribution to this discussion on the dimensions and framework of the peacebuilding issue, particularly in its institutional manifestations. First, the United Nations has had notable successes in conflict situations, such as in Angola, Mozambique and Guatemala, not to mention its ever greater success in addressing such delicate and complex situations as those in Sierra Leone, Kosovo and Timor-Leste. That reflects the need for common political will among all parties to a conflict, the international community and regional Powers to overcome crises and meet the challenges of establishing peace and stability.”

   2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source

3. “Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to welcome you, Mr. Minister, in our midst here in New York as you preside over this meeting. The delegation of Egypt appreciates your timely initiative to convene this meeting, which will help strengthen constructive dialogue on the proposals for enhancing the United Nations role in peacebuilding and in addressing institutional gaps in the multilateral mechanisms that are needed following a peace agreement and during the transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding. It is our view that the Secretary-General's proposal in the context of United Nations reform to establish an intergovernmental Peacebuilding Commission reflects the realities and results of and changes in armed conflict, especially in Africa.”

   2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source

4. “Finally, I could not end my statement without emphasizing the need - even the inevitability - for the Council and the other main organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations to foster the role that the African Union could play in dealing with African issues, including the settlement of African conflicts, in an atmosphere of cooperation and partnership. We should make use of this general debate to elaborate an integrated vision that would enable us to overcome the root causes of African conflicts in a framework that offers a guarantee of benefit from all proposals and visions designed to reinforce the Council's future treatment of African issues.”

   2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

5. “This is in addition to the Council's consideration of the conflicts in Cote d'Ivoire and in Liberia in West Africa, and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi in Central Africa - an inclusive view that corresponds to the nature of these and other regional conflicts. Egypt stresses its full support for the Security Council's efforts in these regions, including through the growing participation in peacekeeping operations there, the most recent of which is that of peacekeeping in Sudan.”

   2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

6. “This is particularly evident after the success of the recent meetings held in Nairobi. Fourthly, the Council should increase the chances for the success of peacekeeping operations - in accordance with agreed checks and balances - by supporting the efforts to bring peace to the African continent. In this connection, the Council's adoption of a resolution to establish a peacekeeping force in the Sudan is a good initiative to help that brotherly country to overcome the present bitter stage of conflict. The same applies to the Council's discussion of the security challenges that Somalia faces, and supporting national reconciliation there is another milestone upon which the Council should build, given the progress made by the Somalis themselves.”

   2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

7. “This is particularly relevant, because since the establishment of the African Union Africa has made strides in fostering this role in an integrated endeavour that incorporates all political, security and socio-economic aspects. Thirdly, the Council needs to perform its role in a more integrated framework, one that includes the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Secretariat, the United Nations organs and specialized agencies. It should take into account the requisite phased approach, from preventive measures through conflict management, to achieve peaceful settlement of disputes and post-conflict peace-building in a sequential and continuous framework. The Council should enhance this approach by paying field visits and holding decision-making meetings away from United Nations Headquarters.”

   2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

8. “First, the Security Council should exert greater efforts to absorb the complexities of conflicts in the continent and accord more attention to dealing with the root causes of these conflicts, avoiding the narrow vision based on historic reasons or political relations. It should take into account socio-economic, cultural and ethnic dimensions as an integral part of efforts to tackle the problems of the African continent. Secondly, it is important for the Security Council to support the role of regional and subregional organizations in Africa as they grapple with the variety of problems there. It should also strengthen the role of regional gatherings as they seek to better understand the complexities of the African positions.”

   2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

9. “This fact, in addition to the meetings that you held with countries contributing troops to peacekeeping operations, shows your keen interest and that of the Council in following the rules of transparency and accountability and in enhancing the responsibility and representative character of the Council, along with the other main organs of the United Nations. This should improve their performance within a framework that achieves the desired efficiency and observes the requisite balance between their mandates, in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Charter. An in-depth look into the African issues that the Council discussed this month, and the measures it adopted in dealing with them, reveals a number of essential dimensions that the delegation of Egypt would like to focus on in this brief statement.”

   2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

10. “Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, at the outset I would like to express our appreciation for the initiative you have taken in calling this meeting at the end of your Council presidency. It demonstrates your interest in transparency and your desire to work efficiently with all members and non- members of the Council in the discharge of the Council's responsibilities for the maintenance of international peace and security. Sir, your choice of "the African dimension in the work of the Security Council" as a topic amply demonstrates the need for an objective discussion of the Council's performance when grappling with African issues.”

    2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

11. “Finally, we wish to reaffirm the importance of commitment by all parties in the international community to implement the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, including an effective international instrument that would enable States to identify and trace small arms and light weapons and would guarantee the participation of influential countries in carrying out its provisions. That would also be an essential contribution to achieving and affirming the political commitment of the international community in dealing with this issue.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

12. “We believe that the establishment of a committee to oversee that effort as proposed by the Secretary-General, despite its great importance, should be preceded by the steps necessary to achieve the required transparency in the work of the Security Council committees on arms embargoes against particular regions. As it plays its important role in the area of small arms and light weapons in carrying out its responsibility to maintain international peace and security under Article 24 of the Charter, the Security Council should also play a parallel role by enabling countries - particularly peoples under foreign occupation - to exercise their natural rights, individually or collectively, to self-determination.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

13. “We also emphasize the importance of continuity in providing the financing needed to prevent the outbreak of conflict anew, including in providing the necessary financial means through the international financial institutions, relief organizations and humanitarian and development efforts in conflict areas. In that connection, we support the Secretary- General's proposal to improve the exchange of information between the Security Council and the General Assembly by coordinating the strategies of both entities in the area of small arms and light weapons, taking into account the distinction between the mandate and role of the Security Council, on the one hand, and the more comprehensive role of the General Assembly, on the other.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

14. “The second element of the Security Council's activities is related to the mandates of peacekeeping operations and the clear provisions on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes through specific measures to collect and eliminate excess stocks of illicit small arms and light weapons within a comprehensive framework allowing for a factual assessment of peacekeeping operations once they have concluded. In that regard, we should like to highlight the importance of peacekeeping operations considering how the United Nations could promote efforts related to DDR programmes and providing special allocations from peacekeeping operations budget for that purpose.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

15. “The delegation of Egypt supports the Secretary-General's recommendation urging the Council to attach greater importance to the implementation of all provisions of resolutions that impose arms embargoes on regions or countries involved in or threatened by armed conflict, in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Charter and in the light of the need to undertake measures against countries that violate those embargoes. We also support the Secretary-General's recommendation that the links between the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and the illicit exploitation of natural wealth and resources be considered and identified. In addition, we stress the importance of tracing the monetary transactions related to that area.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

16. “The General Assembly's efforts to establish the conceptual framework by which the United Nations can address the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons were accompanied by a great effort on the part of the Security Council to carry out its role and responsibility to confront the new challenges to peace and security by addressing the issues involved and developing the means necessary to do so. Hence, the Council's recognition of the gravity of the illicit trade in and spread of small arms and light weapons and of the humanitarian consequences in many regions, particularly Africa. In that context, the Security Council's principal activities related to the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons are based on two main elements. The first is reflected in the imposition of arms embargoes in conflict areas.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

17. “The General Assembly has made progress in considering and developing the conceptual framework of its approach to the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons by adopting a number of resolutions and by establishing several expert groups. That has led to the holding of the United Nations conference on small arms, which in turn led to the establishment of the political framework governing the United Nations approach to small arms, reflected in the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. The delegation of Egypt looks forward to contributing to the implementation of international commitments under the Programme of Action by participating in the Second Biennial Meeting in 2005 and in the 2006 review conference.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

18. “Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): We should like to congratulate you, Sir, and your friendly country, Benin, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We congratulate you also on your initiative to hold this debate on an issue that affects the present and future of our African continent and of its peoples, thousands of whom fall victim to wars and conflicts that are exacerbated by the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. We also express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report (S/2005/69), which follows up on the recommendations in his 2002 report on small arms and light weapons (S/2002/1053).”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

19. “In this regard, we wish to thank the Secretary-General for his particular efforts, as well as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the other humanitarian institutions involved. We hope that the Security Council will be able to overcome its current difficulties and reassert its role in reaching a comprehensive political settlement of the situation in order to guarantee the return; security and well- being of all displaced persons and refugees under international control. In the meantime, we appeal to the international community to grant all possible assistance to displaced persons in Kosovo and the States that have suffered in the exodus. We hope that this clear message will meet with the wholehearted approval of the international community.”

    1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

20. “The clear message which the sponsors of the resolution - in particular the members of the OIC Contact Group on Bosnia and Kosovo, including Egypt - wish to send to the international community is that the lack of a defined role for the Security Council in the search for a peaceful settlement, engendered by its inability to discharge its responsibilities for international peace and security, cannot justify ignoring the urgent humanitarian situation in the region. Thus, the international community, especially the United Nations, must step up its activities to end the humanitarian suffering of the victims of the situation and of those States that have sheltered a large number of refugees and displaced persons, thereby assuming a significant additional material and logistical burden.”

    1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

21. “We are convinced that it will be supported by all Members of the United Nations. We believe that the resolution is exclusively humanitarian in its objectives. We wished to distinguish this issue from the current political problems and the various ways and means of solving them, although we made certain amendments aimed at globalizing the resolution so that it might be adopted unanimously. However, despite the urgent humanitarian nature of the resolution, it was delayed for political reasons, albeit without affecting the unanimity of the vote today.”

    1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

22. “Egypt is fully convinced that the provision of humanitarian assistance to refugees and displaced persons is within the competence of the Secretary-General. The deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Kosovo and its grave implications for international peace and security; the urgent need for the international community to provide timely humanitarian assistance to the victims of these events throughout the States of the region and to ensure that it reach those for whom it is intended; and the need for a comprehensive assessment by the mission which the Secretary-General has sent are all reasons that have compelled Egypt, together with other States members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Contact Group on Bosnia and Kosovo, to endorse the resolution which the Security Council has adopted today.”

    1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

23. “Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I begin my statement by extending my most sincere condolences to the Government of China for the casualties suffered in the bombing of its Embassy on 7 May. Faced with a serious escalation of the crisis in Kosovo and the Security Council's inability to take steps to strengthen its credibility in the maintenance of international peace and security that would allow us to achieve a political settlement to end the humanitarian tragedy and the acts of ethnic cleansing perpetrated by Serb forces against the inhabitants of that province, whatever their ethnic origin, there is an increasing need to support humanitarian action to ease the suffering of refugees and displaced persons, who have been provoked by these events to undertake an exodus.”

    1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source