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“In that context, we again we wish to commend the United Kingdom and the other European Union members of the Security Council for their initiative in proposing this resolution. Thirdly, achieving success in countering terrorism in Libya requires a comprehensive approach in addressing the threat. Therefore, no form of support for terrorists, including weapons, must be allowed to reach Libya. At the forefront of this effort should be the halting of the flow of terrorists to the country, as well as curbing their flow from the country through the Mediterranean to Europe. It is noteworthy that today's resolution requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the threat posed to Libya and its neighbours by Da'esh and other terrorist groups.”
2016-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7715 (2016) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Egypt voted in favour of resolution 2292 (2016). We wish to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for all its efforts leading to the adoption of this important resolution. In addition, my delegation wishes to highlight the following points. First, we reiterate our full support for the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord in Libya and its efforts to restore stability in that fellow Arab State. Secondly, enforcing the arms embargo in Libya and preventing illicit arms from reaching extremists and terrorists there are indeed vital goals. In fact, they are central to efforts to eradicate the terrorist threat in Libya.”
2016-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7715 (2016) · source
“Peacekeeping operations are merely a tool to protect civilians and should therefore be used in the framework of a more comprehensive strategy aimed at settling conflicts and preventing their resurgence.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“That might be the central message emanating from the reports of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (S/2015/682) and of the Advisory Group of Experts on the Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture (S/2015/490), in addition to the need to accord greater attention in the future to the new challenges and difficulties that threaten civilians, which, apart from armed conflicts, consist mainly of the spread of international terrorism as a nefarious phenomenon. Any effort to promote only material or physical protection will end up being only a marginal effort that tackles the symptoms and not the source of the problem. It will not ensure a genuine and sustainable protection of civilians.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“However, the increasing number of conflicts and gross violations, including the resort to Violence, forced displacements and cutting access to humanitarian aid, are factors that we need to take into account in order to promote a better role for the United Nations in the framework of peacekeeping operations, in particular with regard tor the protection of civilians. Here I would like to refer to the fact that ending conflicts is the only sure way to sustainably protect civilians. The effective protection of civilians in armed conflict should not be limited to physical or material protection. It should focus, first and foremost, on providing political solutions aimed at ending conflicts and preventing their resurgence. It should also address the root causes of such conflicts so as to prevent their recurrence.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Thirdly, troop-contributing countries must include a component on the protection of civilians in their predeployment training so that they can inform their troops of the scope of their duties. Fourthly, the Secretariat should be encouraged to initiate better communication on the social level, have an early-warning system, report any attack against civilians and ensure a prompt response from the peacekeeping operations. Fifthly, peacekeeping missions should be provided with the necessary expertise and components so as to enable them to provide protection to civilians, and the Secretariat must regularly provide a report on all United Nations missions on the extent to which they have implemented their mandate. Indeed, there have been great advancements in the capability of peacekeeping operations to provide protection to civilians.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Therefore, efforts to develop the capabilities of peacekeeping operations must stress the following: First, operations should standardize the concepts regarding the protection of civilians and set policies that accurately define the duties demanded of the peacekeeping operations, including clarifying the rules of engagement that the forces must adhere to while undertaking their duties. Secondly, troop-contributing countries should be involved in establishing the mandates of the peacekeeping operations and a planning process aimed at ensuring the presence of a common vision and common objective with regard to the tasks that the operations should carry out.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“First, as a political tool that enables them to play a central role in providing a conducive environment to end conflicts and reach a peaceful settlement and in providing support to the parties to the conflict in the implementation of the peace agreements reached among them. Secondly, those missions play a role in providing physical and material protection to civilians through the military and police forces in cases where the State is unable to provide protection and the peacekeepers establish refugee camps or counter the attacks of armed groups. Thirdly, the missions can provide a safe environment through the implementation of a number of measures, including promoting and developing relevant national institutions in the country concerned, such as the justice and security sectors.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“It also does not expand its protection to the hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk beyond the gates of United Nations camps. In addition, they face overcrowding in such camps, particularly the ones that impose security inside those walls. We should first stress that States and Governments shoulder the primary responsibility for the protection of civilians. The objective of peacekeeping operations is to promote the capabilities of States to meet their obligations, while respecting the principles of sovereignty, national ownership and the cultural specificity of the host country. In that context, we can look at the role ofpeacekeeping operations in providing protection to civilians in terms of three main pillars.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“In that context, Egypt pays tribute to the Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians in armed conflict. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was granted an active mandate in the field of cooperation, in particular with the Force Intervention Brigade, which was an offensive component. Despite its relative success, that mandate did not succeed in providing enough protection to civilians in eastern Congo, where they are still the Victims of atrocities at the hands of armed groups. Turning to South Sudan, the Organization provided direct protection to civilians in the United Nations camps. However, despite those efforts, that style of direct protection - notwithstanding its moral imperative - is still extremely costly and not sustainable.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Such atrocities particularly impact women and children, the groups most vulnerable to such violations. Despite the great advancements on the conceptual level in the protection of civilians since the adoption of resolution 1265 (1999), which established the protection of civilians as a key priority for the Security Council and made it one of the major pillars of the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping operations, the continued plight of civilians in many armed conflicts has clearly exemplified the degree of failure of our efforts to provide protection on the ground. The most appropriate way for peacekeeping operations to undertake a role in protecting civilians is still unclear. There is no agreement yet among Member States on the effectiveness of the use of force by United Nations missions to protect civilians.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in French): Allow me at the outset to warmly thank France for organizing this very important ministerial debate on the protection of civilian populations during peacekeeping operations. I also wish to welcome your presence here with us today, Mr. Minister, and that of His Excellency Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic. I also thank Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, for his statement. (spoke in Arabic) The atrocities that civilians endure in the many conflicts raging around the world today, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, represent an unprecedented challenge to the basic pillars of international law, international humanitarian law and the enforcement of the principle of protecting civilians in times of conflict.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“We reject any measure against States that have not arrested or delivered President Al-Bashir to the ICC, especially since African countries must respect their obligations stemming from resolutions and decisions of the African Union summit as well as the Constitutive Act of the African Union.”
2016-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7710 (2016) · source
“Furthermore, in the light of the reservations expressed by the countries of the African Union with regard to the Rome Statute, the ICC must refrain from taking measures that would affect the peace, security, stability, dignity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries of the African continent. In addition, the ICC must respect the provisions of international law with respect to the immunities granted to heads of State and sitting officials. In conclusion, we reject any measure taken against African States on the pretext that these States do not respect or assume their responsibilities under the Rome Statute or that they are not upholding resolution 1593 (2005).”
2016-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7710 (2016) · source
“As provided for in these decisions, Africa is firmly committed to fighting impunity in accordance with the Constitutive Act of the African Union. We therefore call for the suspension of the procedures undertaken by the ICC against President Omar Al-Bashir, the President of the Sudan. The aforementioned decisions of the African Union summits urge the Security Council to put an end to the referral of the Darfur situation to the ICC. We therefore express our dissatisfaction at the fact that the Security Council has not acceded to the requests of the African Union in this area over the past two years.”
2016-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7710 (2016) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): First of all, I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing today to the Security Council on the twenty-third report published pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). The report of the ICC Prosecutor examined a number of challenges and puts forth comments concerning the Court's performance with respect to the situation in Darfur. I would now like to highlight the following points. There is a common African position when it comes to the way in which the ICC deals with certain African matters. This position is reflected in, for example, Decisions 547, 586 and 590, of the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth and twenty-fifth African Union summits, respectively.”
2016-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7710 (2016) · source
“Achieving the objectives for which the two Tribunals were established depends on the Council's support and the full cooperation of all Members of the United Nations, including in tracking the three fugitives from the ICTR, who have now become the responsibility of the Residual Mechanism. The international community should continue to track them until they are brought to justice. Also, there is the important issue of the relocation of those who have either been acquitted or whose sentences have been served. In that context, I would like to underline that Egypt fully supports the work of the Residual Mechanism and highlights the importance of the optimum utilization of financial and administrative resources to facilitate its work in the best possible manner.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“Such individuals should know that they will never be safe from punishment and that such crimes will not be subject to any statute of limitations and will not be tolerated. Despite all that, many horrific crimes continue to take place throughout the world. Our work is therefore far from finished. The international community must address with attention, impartiality and justice all those horrors without regard for their narrow political interests, because respect for humanity is above any other priority. We must send a single unambiguous message with regard to grave violations of international humanitarian law that tells perpetrators that their deeds will not go unpunished and that the rights the victims will be protected.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“Therefore, the Residual Mechanism, with its two branches in The Hague and Arusha, would receive the pending cases from those two Tribunals. In that context, we would like to underscore our appreciation and satisfaction with all the efforts undertaken to ensure a smooth transition. The international community must realize that accountability is not just a duty to respect the rights of the victims and hold criminals accountable for their crimes. Those two elements are extremely important, but it should also be a preventive mechanism to ensure that deplorable crimes against humanity are not repeated. It should be a message of warning to all those who might believe that human life and dignity can be taken lightly.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“The Security Council, when it established the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the ICTY, wished to underline the importance of the rule of law, to show that the international community was serious about countering war crimes and crimes against humanity, to ensure accountability for the perpetrators of such crimes and to underline the importance of fighting impunity at the international level. The two Tribunals have done an excellent job in completing their tasks of tracking the accused, protecting witnesses and ensuring compensation for the victims, as well as fair trials. The ICTR concluded its work at the end of last year, and it is expected that the ICTY will also conclude its work at the end of next year.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to welcome Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Judge Carmel Agius, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). I would also like to welcome Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). I would also like to thank them for all their efforts and for their comprehensive briefings.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“A political message should be addressed to the European Union requesting assistance for rebuilding State structures, in particular the Somali army, as well as support for the African Union Mission in Somalia and for ongoing efforts to respond to piracy. In the Sahel region, complex challenges include a security vacuum, the expansion of terrorist groups, obstacles to development, including economic development, and the spread of organized crime. We hope that European support for the Mali Peace Agreement of June 2015 will be maintained in order that the Agreement's timeline can be implemented. A lasting solution to the crisis continues to depend on the rebuilding of State structures and institutions, the extension of State authority throughout the territory of the country, and the fight against terrorism.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“Focus must given to the security-related, political and economic root causes of the illegal migration crisis in order to find lasting solutions and put an end to a human tragedy that is unfolding in the Mediterranean. Fifthly, in recent years there has been effective cooperation among the European Union, the African Union and the United Nations in dealing with the series of crises that have arisen in Africa. In Somalia, a strong, clear message must be directed to all Somali stakeholders so that they will continue to build on the achievements of 2012. The Somalian presidency recently adopted an electoral model that opens the way to the holding of elections in accordance with the agreed timeline. We must make the most of this opportunity.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“International efforts should not simply be confined to the security and political dimensions of the fight against terrorism, but must also send a message that counters the narrative of terrorist organizations that operate under the guise of religion to attract funds and attention. We applaud the European Union's steps to establish a public outreach centre to counter extremism, and we hope that collaboration with institutions of higher learning such as Al-Azhar University in Egypt will be undertaken in support of coexistence, tolerance and dialogue. Fourthly, various crises have led to the worsening of illegal immigration towards Europe. The European Union is undertaking major operational efforts to counter this phenomenon, in particular Operation Sophia, but the human dimension must also be dealt with.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“Any delay in this area could increase the possibility of failure of the Libyan political process and strengthen the hand of terrorist groups, thereby worsening the problems stemming from flows of refugees and illegal migration. Thirdly, the collapse of State structures in some areas of the Middle East region have led to the growth of terrorist groups as a non-traditional danger that undermines the stability ofStates and internationalpeace and security. International and regional cooperation is needed in this context to counter terrorist financing, the scourge of foreign terrorist fighters and the use of modern technology.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“Secondly, Libya is going through a critical political phase, which calls for coordinating international efforts, represented by the Security Council, Special Representative Martin Kobler and regional efforts, to strengthen and bolster the establishment of the Government of National Accord. However, that will not be the end of the road. A major challenge is to build State infrastructure such that the Government will be able to respond to the major political and economic challenges it faces. International and regional assistance is needed to re-establish a unified Libyan army that is able to protect Libya's territory and citizens and counter the danger brought by terrorism. We hope that the European Union will be able to play an effective role in this regard.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“Today more than ever, the international community needs to exert greater efforts to revive the peace process, based on a two-State solution, the Arab Peace Initiative and international resolutions. That cannot be done if the Israeli and Palestinian sides refuse to respond to calls for negotiation and the Israelis continue to illegally annex Palestinian territory. The European Union has made many efforts in that direction. It has many tools at its disposal to encourage Israel to return to the negotiating table. We hope that the international conference on the Middle East peace process to be hosted by France and the upcoming report of the Middle East Quartet will be major factors in influencing the status and a return to the negotiating table.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank Ms. Mogherini for her very comprehensive briefing. The partnership between the United Nations and the European Union is among the most important partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations. The effective strategic partnership covers a number of conflicts and crises that go beyond the immediate geographic neighbourhood of the European Union. I would like to touch on various problems. First, the escalation of certain crises has led the international community to put aside the Palestinian question to a certain degree. That of course heightens tensions in the region.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“I would be remiss ifI were to fail to thank you, Mr. President, for your kind words to the Egyptian presidency of the Council. In return, I wish you Godspeed and success during your own presidency.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Egypt also supports the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, including the meeting to be held in October 2017. Various reports and studies have also shown that there is a very close link between human trafficking and terrorism. Egypt therefore calls for concerted international efforts in support of the Plan of Action and the valuable efforts made by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to ensure that the actions of the various United Nations bodies will not be duplicated or fragmentary. In conclusion, Egypt expresses its full commitment to the development and implementation of the women and peace and security agenda during its membership of the Security Council. Egypt looks forward to continued cooperation and full coordination with Ms. Bangura and her Office on various issues under her mandate.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Egypt emphasizes the importance of States raising awareness of sexual violence as a tactic of terror and to recognize officially that victims of sexual violence are victims of terrorism, so that we can develop counter-narratives and strategies against terrorism and compensate victims. We must not forget the important and vital role played by religious leaders in turning the stigma endured by victims against perpetrators in order to ensure that terrorism and extremism do not have the upper hand in the intellectual battle, including attempts by extremists to justify rape via religion. With regard to human trafficking, I would like to note the conclusions drawn by the Special Representative today. Egypt was among the first States to join the Belarus initiative of the Group of Friends United against Human Trafficking.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Egypt attaches great importance to unity of purpose and believes that we should not touch upon issues that would fragment our focus on core issues related to sexual violence in armed conflict. Egypt believes that this issue should be included in every United Nations mandate. In that regard, we must provide human and material resources for the implementation of such mandates. Egypt appreciates the role played by the Peacebuilding Fund in promoting programmes on women's empowerment. We believe that it is extremely important to discuss the women and peace and security agenda from the perspective of women under foreign occupation, in particular with regard to the status of Palestinian women.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Egypt stresses the importance of limiting the report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence to the nature and the mandate given it under the Security Council resolutions establishing this mandate. It was noted this year that the report of the Secretary-General focuses on issues that are outside the context of these mandates. In the same context, Egypt believes it important for future reports of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence to focus only on conflict-affected regions and not touch upon controversial ideas that are not agreed on internationally, so that we can implement the letter and the spirit of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Egypt also attaches particular importance to issues related to training and capacity-building. The Cairo regional training centre has held seven workshops, two of them to train the trainers, as well as a workshop dedicated to training personnel and exchanging experiences on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) from 2013 to 2015. This will be complemented by the convening of five additional training courses in the same field until June 2016. We stress our commitment to the initiative of the Secretary-General not to be lenient with regard to sexual crimes, and we will continue to cooperate with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Security Council to eliminate all forms of violence against women in the context of peacekeeping operations.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“I would like in this context the stress the following. Egypt has supported the efforts made to include women at all levels of efforts to achieve peace and security since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) and the agenda on women and peace and security. This is reflected in the many efforts made at the national and regional levels. The national women's council of Egypt developed a national policy to follow up the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000); Egypt is one of 17 African States that have developed similar national plans. Egypt, in the 15 years since the adoption of the resolution, has organized a number of relevant activities, including two regional workshops in cooperation with the United Nations and the League of Arab States.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“This year's report has particular importance, as it is the first report to be issued following the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2242 (2015), which recognizes sexual violence as a tactic of war and terror, as well as the inseparability of the strategies for dispute settlement and the combat against terrorism from efforts to protect and empower women and girls and combat sexual violence in armed conflict. Today's meeting also has particular importance because of the inaugural commemoration by the General Assembly on 19 June of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Egypt co-sponsored resolution 2242 (2015) on the basis of its conviction that the settlement of disputes cannot be separated from efforts to protect and empower women and girls and eliminate conflict- related sexual violence.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me, at the outset, to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate early on in the French presidency of the Security Council focusing on the crime of human trafficking, which is intrinsically linked to sexual violence, particularly that perpetrated by terrorists and armed groups. I should like also to thank the Secretary-General and Ms. Zainab Bangura for their briefings on the annual report on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2016/361).”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Finally, as this is the last meeting under the Egyptian presidency in the month of May, I would like to express my appreciation for the outstanding efforts on the part of my colleagues in the Egyptian delegation to making our presidency a success. I would also like to express my thanks to all delegations for the support provided to the Egyptian delegation during its presidency. I cannot forget to thank in particular the Council's secretariat and the entire team of interpreters for their excellent, professional work, which was a direct reason for our smooth operations during the month of May. I wish every success to His Excellency Ambassador Francois Delattre and his delegation during France's presidency in June. We assure them of our support in successfully carrying out their tasks. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“The in-depth discussions during the meetings reflected the common desire to develop joint cooperation towards a deeper and more effective partnership, the advantages of informal meetings between the two sides and the possibility of holding them regularly, when the situation allows, to permit regular dialogue between the two sides and form a common understanding of the challenges in the continent. The meetings also raised important issues about how to best use the annual consultations as a way to coordinate efforts and positions between the two sides and draw lessons to be applied within the broader sphere of promoting the role of regional organizations.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“That was the first such meeting with the Arab League, in which we held a frank dialogue about the challenges in the region, including terrorism. We also discussed the means to support the process in Somalia and the peace process in the Middle East, which encompassed the Arab League's perspective on the French initiative and the existing consensus on a number of principles that allow for the return to direct negotiations between the Israeli and Palestinian sides. Fifthly, the joint meetings between the members of the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union were an opportunity for a strategic review of the state of our partnership on the tenth anniversary of the first such consultations.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“In that context, and coinciding with the political and security developments in Somalia and the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, the Council's visit and its meeting with the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, provided a good opportunity to hear the perspectives of an important actor in the Horn of Africa and to listen to his views on the challenges facing regional efforts to securing peace and security in Somalia and the possible means for strengthening cooperation between the Security Council and the important regional players in confronting the crises in those areas. Based on the Council's interest in soliciting the views of regional actors, the Council concluded its visit with a meeting with the Permanent Representatives to the League of Arab States in Cairo.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“The visit coincided with the tension related to the stalemate in the Somali Parliament in adopting the electoral model for 2016, thereby allowing the Council to send a powerful message to all Somali parties about the importance of building on the achievements made since 2012 and the fact that the Council will not tolerate anything that hinders the political process. Days following our visit to Mogadishu, the Somali President exercised his executive powers to adopt the electoral model, paving the way for taking the necessary measures to complete the election process in time.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“The main principles that bring us together - in line with international law, international humanitarian law and our resolutions, without selectivity - are sufficient to enable us to agree upon the main principles for resolving the situation in Syria and ending the suffering of the Syrian people. In that regard, I would like once again to reiterate Egypt's support for the International Syria Support Group and to encourage the Group to lead the crucial, necessary coordination between the United States and the Russian Federation under their joint leadership. Fourthly, the time chosen for the Council's visit to Somalia, Kenya and Egypt in May reflected the importance of timing of the Council's field visits.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“Interventions by Member States, which included the participation of the Syrian delegation, revealed points of both convergence and divergence with regard to violations of the ceasefire by Syrian and regional parties. While that does not represent the ideal manner for the Council to act, it nevertheless serves to highlight the clarity and realism with which the crisis and its magnitude are described. Despite that - or perhaps as a result of it - the Council was able to issue two press statements in which it reaffirmed its rejection and condemnation of the targeting civilians and civilian structures and its call for a cessation of all hostilities against humanitarian and medical personnel. We also reaffirmed our condemnation of terrorism.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“In that regard, we call upon the Counter-Terrorism Committee, which Egypt is honoured to chair, to begin immediately implementing the task mandated to it and to consult closely with States, organizations and the relevant parties to allow the Security Council to consider the framework in all its aspects after the Committee has finalized it. That will enhance the credibility of the Security Council and its resolutions and illustrate the international consensus on the issue. Thirdly, many briefings and consultations were held this month on the situation in Syri. The most important one was the briefing held on 4 May (see S/PV.7687), which was unique because it did not include the adoption of a draft resolution on the situation in Syria, as had been previously agreed.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“The summary in presidential statement S/PRST/20l6/6, which was the outcome of the open debate, requests the Counter-Terrorism Committee to submit a proposal to the Security Council by 30 April 2017 for a comprehensive international framework to counter the narratives by extremists. That fact constitutes an affirmation of the Council's seriousness and of its political will to build on the broad interest in the topic in a practical manner. That is a challenge to Member States to work in a unified manner and to show their commitment in fulfilling that task.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“It is no longer enough or effective for international efforts to focus on security aspects alone, for this is a phenomenon that has gained ground in all societies, regardless of their level of development. The participation of representatives from the Al Azhar Islamic Research Academy and the Microsoft Corporation reflected the importance of the Council's openness to the perspectives of the real actors and players in the area of countering the narratives of terrorists. In addition, the participation of more than 70 speakers in the open debate reflected the extreme importance and concern that the international community attaches to the topic.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“It was the first time that five members of the Council collectively developed a draft resolution in a measured way, with openness, transparency and inclusivity in dealing with all members of the Council, all interested parties and actors that are not Council members, all with the aim of enriching the content and in reaching unanimity. That is different from the usual practice, whereby a single member presents a draft resolution without enough time to hold consultations on it. Secondly, the open ministerial debate (see S/PV.7690) on the theme of countering the narratives and ideologies of terrorism reiterated the importance of expanding our approach to combating terrorism.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“That initiative, which was launched by five elected members of the Council - Japan, Spain, New Zealand, Uruguay and Egypt - addressed the increased attacks against health-care facilities and health-care workers in conflict. The broad support for the resolution, with the sponsorship of 85 Member States, reflects the ability of the Council to reach new heights in facing emerging challenges that threaten international peace and security. It also indicates the Council's ability to mobilize support for relevant resolutions that enjoy legitimacy and acceptance in the international community. Accordingly, that improves the credibility ofthe Council and points to its seriousness in addressing and dealing with the perpetrators of such attacks. I would also like to draw attention to the unique way in which we shaped that initiative.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“In that regard, the Egyptian presidency distributed an informal concept paper in which we proposed focusing on a limited number of issues during this meeting and addressing them in both their procedural and substantive aspects. The aim of this exercise was to affirm the important relation between those two aspects in increasing the effectiveness of the Council's work. Accordingly, I will now focus on the following topics. First, the unanimous adoption of resolution 2286 (2015), with its focus on health care in armed conflict, is an indicator of the important and constructive role that the elected members of the Council can play.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source