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“In that regard, we stress that the scope ofthe women and peace and security agenda should be limited to countries in conflict and post-conflict situations. Third, we take note of the Secretary General's intention to focus his report (S/2017/861) on the participation of women in peace operations. Egypt calls for going beyond merely evaluating the level of participation to developing concrete recommendations aimed at ensuring a more effective participation of women. In that connection, Egypt seeks to increase the number of female peacekeepers as it deploys more Blue Helmets to peacekeeping missions. Fourth, it is not enough to only adopt action plans on women and peace and security, as such plans and their commitments need to be adequately funded.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“First, Egypt values and supports the new United Nations system-wide strategy for gender parity. We believe that the strategy is an integral part of the reform of the Organization. We stress the importance of ensuring women's effective participation and leadership, reinforcing gender-based knowledge and providing the required funding for promoting gender equality and the women and peace and security agenda. Second, we support visits by United Nations officials, focusing solely on women and peace and security, to conflict and post-conflict areas, such as the visit headed by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed to Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ms. Mohammed briefed the Council on the visit during Egypt's presidency last August (see S/PV.8022).”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women, for her valuable briefing, and I also thank the other briefers. Over the past two decades, the experience of the Security Council has demonstrated that women's participation in peacemaking and peacebuilding maximizes the benefits of achieving and sustaining peace, as well as preventing relapses into conflict. The recommendations of the 2015 Global Study on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 are of the utmost importance. However, they remain a dead letter and have not been implemented. In the context of the follow-up of implementing the recommendations of the global study, we would like to stress the following points.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“I renew our call to Security Council members to work on preserving the Mechanism and supporting and developing its working methodology. We stress the need to maintain the unity of the Council in that regard, which is in line with our interests and the interests of all our peoples.”
2017-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8073 (2017) · source
“Needless to say, conducting those visits, inspecting the sites under investigation, recording and collecting the evidence and available samples in a timely manner and examining all possible scenarios would no doubt contribute to creating a strong foundation for any findings to be issued by the fact-finding mission or the JIM. Despite the draft resolution not being adopted today, we believe that there is still an opportunity for the Security Council to renew the JIM. mandate. There is also a chance for the Security Council to improve the working methodologies of the JIM, because just as the Council created the Mechanism, it is also responsible for guiding and supporting it, without influencing its work or the outcomes of its reports, which must remain neutral, independent and out of the clutches of political manipulation.”
2017-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8073 (2017) · source
“However, we voted in its favour because we wanted to express our commitment to naming the perpetrators of chemical-weapon use in Syria and stress the need to improve the working methodologies of the JIM. In the past, the Security Council has discussed the methodology of the Joint Investigative Mechanism and the working methods of the OPCW fact-finding mission in the Syrian Arab Republic, of which the findings directly impact the Joint Investigative Mechanism. It has become clear to Egypt and many members of the Security Council that there is an urgent need to work to improve the methodologies of both mechanisms, especially with regard to visiting the sites in Syria where they must investigate the use of chemical weapons.”
2017-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8073 (2017) · source
“The use of chemical weapons in Syria and the growing proliferation and possession that we have seen is a threat to the security of the countries of the region and the world. While the international community has created a system that deals with the possession of that type of weapon by Governments, it has not yet established a system that is able to deter non-State groups from seeking to possess chemical weapons or acquiring the technologies for their production. That is exacerbated by the interconnectedness and coordination that exists between non-State groups, which are scattered throughout the Middle East, and their increased ability to transport and manufacture such weapons. Egypt voted in favour of the draft resolution regardless of the final outcome of the voting process.”
2017-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8073 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Egypt voted in favour of the draft resolution (S/2017/884) that was submitted today, because of our keen interest in ensuring that those involved in the use of chemical weapons in Syria are identified. That requires the continued mandate of the United Nations-Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)-Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), as it has been tasked by the Security Council to perform its work to the best of its abilities. Egypt's interest is based on the need to enhance the concept of accountability and uncover the facts of the Syrian crisis, which would also allow us to confront an urgent threat that the world has yet to deal with effectively.”
2017-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8073 (2017) · source
“Despite the success of our collective efforts to avert famine, the crisis is not yet over. Millions of people in those areas, especially women and children, still cannot meet their most basic needs. The famine crisis has shed light on the importance of improving the coordination of humanitarian assistance and scaling up United Nations early-warning mechanisms. Famines do not come out of the blue or happen by chance. They are actually avoidable.”
2017-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8069 (2017) · source
“In Nigeria, we commend the efforts of the Government to enhance its national response and scale up its efforts to address the humanitarian crisis in the north-eastern part of the country. The Government has facilitated humanitarian access to the affected areas, provided financial contributions in response to their need, managed large numbers of refugees and displaced persons and developed a comprehensive plan for its humanitarian response, the Buhari Plan for north-eastern Nigeria's reconstruction on the humanitarian, security and development fronts. We urge the international donor community to act rapidly to honour its pledges announced at the Oslo humanitarian conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, held earlier this year, so as to avoid exacerbating the humanitarian situation in north-eastern Nigeria.”
2017-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8069 (2017) · source
“Egypt is following the emergency food insecurity situation in Yemen with concern, especially given the added danger brought on by the cholera outbreak. These tragedies can be partly blamed on the Houthis' continued refusal to participate seriously in the efforts of the United Nations Special Envoy to reach a political settlement of the crisis. We reaffirm the importance of reaching a political settlement that can lead to sustainable solutions to the myriad humanitarian challenges in Yemen. The international contributions to the humanitarian response plan should be increased, and pressure should meanwhile be brought to bear on the Houthis to allow the safe passage of humanitarian goods throughout Yemen.”
2017-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8069 (2017) · source
“It is therefore the legal and ethical obligation of the parties to the conflict to cease all forms of violence, observe international law and the relevant international principles relating to civilians and facilitate the rapid, safe and unimpeded access of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to the affected areas. South Sudan needs the support of international donors and the international community as a whole, since the available resources for addressing the deteriorating humanitarian crisis are still inadequate. We believe that the humanitarian relief efforts cannot be a lasting solution to the crisis and that the only way to resolve the continued humanitarian plight of South Sudan's civilians will be through an inclusive political process that opens prospects for a solution based on the peace agreement.”
2017-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8069 (2017) · source
“We are also concerned about the obstacles to humanitarian access for those affected by the crisis in various parts of Somalia, especially those created by the Al-Shabaab terrorist movement. It will be important to redouble efforts to support Somali institutions, not only with regard to the mechanisms needed to address such humanitarian crises, but also in order to prevent those crises and provide early warnings and responses to them. In South Sudan, despite the fact that economic and climatic factors have colluded to exacerbate the humanitarian situation there, the direct and main reason for the worsening situation lies in the ongoing vicious circle of violence and armed conflict.”
2017-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8069 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on the international efforts to avert famine and to respond to its appearance in conflict- affected areas in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and north-eastern Nigeria. I also commend the efforts of the United Nations and the international community in response to the Secretary-General's early-warning call for action against famine earlier this year. In Somalia, this crisis is not one of famine alone but also has many political and security aspects, given the increasing number of displaced persons and the ensuing competition for scarce natural resources, which will ultimately threaten the recent but fragile political and security gains in Somalia.”
2017-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8069 (2017) · source
“We hope the Meeting will pave the way for a qualitative shift in our joint efforts to promote the credibility of United Nations peacekeeping operations.”
2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source
“Egypt contributes to the training and capacity-building ofnew TCCs. The Cairo Centre for Training in Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa hosts training courses for candidates from African and other countries. As part of our focus on training and readiness, Egypt hosted the meeting of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres in September. The meeting addressed future training needs holistically, in the light of the latest developments in the peacekeeping security field and the role of missions as part of an approach that is based on a continuum of response. In conclusion, in line with our continued support to peacekeeping operations, we announced at the Security Council, the General Assembly and in a formal letter to the Secretariat, our willingness to host the 2018 Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Meeting.”
2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source
“Those gaps must be urgently addressed to enhance the credibility of peacekeeping operations and protect personnel, who are the most important assets of those operations. Thirdly, with regard to capability gaps, I would like to note that Egypt has provided specialized units to the most difficult United Nations operations, as we pledged. As part of our support to peacekeeping operations, we have provided much-needed equipment to a number of underequipped missions, including the provision of 100 armoured vehicles. In addition, we pledged an advanced engineering unit as part of the rapid deployment force. In addition, Egypt upholds the highest standards in the training our military and police forces. We organize specialized predeployment training, in particular on sexual exploitation and abuse. In line with United Nations training standards.”
2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source
“Force-generation and TCC expansion must not come at the expense of performance standards, equipment availability, training and strict conduct and discipline standards, including combating sexual exploitation and abuse. Performance assessment must be based on clear parameters and peacekeeping policies, in close consultation with TCCs. The availability of training, capacity and equipment and the protection and safety of civilians must go hand in hand. Recent months have seen an increase in attacks against contingents - for instance, in the Central African Republic and Mali. Such incidents have served to expose gaps in protection capabilities, including in training, equipment, availability of information and risk assessment.”
2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source
“Such consultations are particularly important when it comes to adopting sequenced mandates - a welcome measure that would ensure the effectiveness of missions, rather than prolonging them for decades. That would allow the Council to make realistic and actionable decisions when renewing, reviewing and amending mandates. In that regard, Egypt fully supports the efforts of the United Kingdom and Pakistan. Secondly, as part of peacekeeping reform, significant efforts have been made to enhance training, strengthen compliance with the command and control chain and delegate authority to the field to make urgent decisions, which, in many cases, directly impact the effectiveness of missions and the reputation of the United Nations.”
2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source
“Those efforts have included developing the Peacekeeping Capability Readiness System and holding the 2015 and 2016 Ministerial Meetings in New York, London and Paris. It is now time for the Council to ensure that those efforts take shape and are in line with mandates. In that regard, I would like to make the following three points. First, Egypt believes that force-generation and capacity is contingent upon effective trilateral consultations among the Security Council, troop- contributing countries (TCCs) and the Secretariat. Such consultations contribute to a clear and comprehensive vision for mandate design and review that takes into account United Nations capabilities, political developments and the situation on the ground at every stage of conflicts, on a case-by-case basis.”
2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his comprehensive briefing and the efforts of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to reform and improve United Nations peacekeeping operations. I also thank the Ambassador of Bangladesh and the Ambassador of Canada for their insightful briefings, as well as the French presidency and the delegation of the United Kingdom for holding this meeting, which is an opportunity to harmonize United Nations peacekeeping reform efforts. Over the past two years, reform and review efforts have focused on operational and technical aspects, especially with regard to broadening the base of troop- and police-contributing countries and force generation.”
2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source
“Until that moment, we call upon the Council and the international community to take swift action to offer help and alleviate the suffering of those refugees and to protect their souls and their humanitarian rights.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8060 (2017) · source
“F ourthly, we express to the Government of Myanmar our readiness to host any national dialogue in an official governmental or non-governmental framework such as the umbrella of the Muslim Council of Elders under the leadership of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, which is the forum that already hosted a dialogue among Myanmar youth from different sects in January. In conclusion, I stress the need for an implementable United Nations road map and the need to speak in one unified voice so as to make the necessary impact. The refugee tragedy could go on for a long time, until calm returns and a fair and final settlement is explicitly reached that provides the right to citizenship to the Rohingyas.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8060 (2017) · source
“Secondly, through United Nations mechanisms, especially those providing relief and refugee protection, we must provide assistance to those affected on the borders between Myanmar and Bangladesh. In that regard, I would like to commend the people and the Government of Bangladesh for their patience and their efforts to overcome the repercussions of this humanitarian crisis. Thirdly, we once again call upon the Government of Myanmar to positively interact with the international community, to allow for a high-level United Nations delegation to visit Rakhine state and to consider ways to provide field humanitarian support. It must work to provide the Muslim Rohingyas with the right to a nationality and the right to return to their territories and their homes.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8060 (2017) · source
“Egypt has taken urgent international steps in that regard. Moreover, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif has condemned the crimes against the Rohingyas and called for the need to end the humanitarian tragedy as soon as possible. Those are the principles that we must adopt in order to address the crisis and its negative repercussions. Today, in view of the current situation, Egypt stresses the need to act along the following lines. First, it is urgent for the Myanmar Government to shoulder its moral and humanitarian responsibility and to swiftly address the crisis by ending all military actions by the Myanmar Army and by allowing refugees to return to their territories within Rakhine state, having fled the ongoing exacerbated crisis.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8060 (2017) · source
“It must embark on a dialogue with the relevant United Nations entities and neighbouring countries so as to ensure the return of refugees and displaced persons to their place of origin within Myanmar in line with the recommendations of Kofi Annan's Advisory Committee. Fourthly, our unconditional solidarity with the Rohingyas as human beings who have the right to live their lives in safety and security does not mean in any way that we support any organization or militia that chooses terrorism under the pretext of protecting the residents of Rakhine state. However, at the same time, we must ask ourselves what choice we are leaving to those innocent people other than to take up arms to defend themselves. The SecurityCouncilmustshoulderits responsibility with respect to this dangerous crisis.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8060 (2017) · source
“It does not take into account any of the legal or humanitarian principles that govern our modern world, as reflected in the Charter of the United Nations and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Secondly, hate speech, violence or the threat of the use of violence cannot be accepted by any party. We reject them totally, whether they are perpetrated by a party or a Government institution that bears the main responsibility for protecting individuals and ending violence by all possible means. Thirdly, the message we are sending to the Government of Myanmar today is a message from the entire international community, urging it to shoulder its responsibility and take immediate actions to end violence and allow for humanitarian access.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8060 (2017) · source
“Regional security in the crisis area has been dangerously threatened, which has created tensions and imposed a heavy burden on the neighbouring countries, in particular Bangladesh. Egypt believes that the international position on the crisis must be based on a set of principles that remain vital in the way we view the crisis, its root causes and the means to contain it. These principles include the following. First, the issue is humanitarian at heart and is based on the principle of the acceptance of others and on coexistence among religions without discrimination based on race or religion. Any belief that the forced displacement of a part of Myanmar's population to neighbouring countries could end the crisis is absurd.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8060 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to express my deep thanks to the Secretary-General for being present with us at today's important meeting and for his comprehensive briefing. We meet this afternoon to discuss the repercussions of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, which, with all its religious, ethnic, political and historic complications, is a humanitarian emergency that has imposed itself on the international community. During this crisis, hundreds of thousands of innocent people have been killed, persecuted and ethnically cleansed. Almost half a million people since 25 August have been forced to flee and become displaced from their towns and villages out of fear for their lives.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8060 (2017) · source
“The CTC and CTED will also cooperate closely with the Office of Counter-Terrorism, and will continue to promote the best international codes and standards, best practices and recommendations for countering terrorism and the violent extremism that can lead to terrorism. We hope that the Office of Counter-Terrorism and our other implementing partners will make full use of our assessments, analysis, recommendations and expertise in their work, including where the facilitation of technical assistance is concerned.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8059 (2017) · source
“I also wish to stress the need for CTED to be provided with the necessary resources, both human and financial, to effectively assist the Committee to monitor, promote and facilitate Member States' implementation of all relevant Council resolutions. In accordance with the relevant Council resolutions, the Committee and CTED will continue to cooperate closely with their key partners, including the Expert Group of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, through regular exchange of information, sharing of reports and the preparation of joint documents and joint statements of the three Chairs to the Council.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8059 (2017) · source
“With respect to international cooperation, for example, its mandate has expanded through the requirements to address biometrics and the downgrading of intelligence threat data. The addition of new tasks has also brought horizontal and conceptual expansion. In addition to its work of identifying gaps and challenges, CTED is also required to support the work of its key partners in many areas. Through its work on those issues, CTED supports the policy development of the CTC and the Council, assists the CTC in defining its priorities and promotes the Security Council global counter-terrorism policy. I wish to commend CTED for its readiness to engage proactively in those areas.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8059 (2017) · source
“Within a relatively short time period, the Council has adopted six new resolutions on counter-terrorism, addressing issues as diverse as strengthening international judicial and law enforcement cooperation, countering terrorist narratives, countering the use of information and communications technology for terrorist purposes, human trafficking for terrorism-financing purposes, terrorist threats to civil aviation, protecting critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks, building public- private partnerships and preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons. All those resolutions require the CTC and CTED to assist in their implementation and promotion, including through special meetings on themes, such as international cooperation and civil aviation security. The role ofCTED thus continues to expand thematically.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8059 (2017) · source
“Member States should also be reminded of their obligation to meet their international counter-terrorism obligations, for it is in their primary interest to protect their citizens' lives, their borders, and their institutions. Over the past decade, in response to the rapidly evolving terrorist threat and operational landscape, the Committee's country visits have become considerably more demanding and complex. As States increasingly request more focused assessments and follow-up visits, the Committee and the CTC must be able to provide needs-based and flexible responses.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8059 (2017) · source
“In order to be successful, the follow-up process must receive strong support from our implementing partners, including the Office of Counter-Terrorism. At the political level, successful follow-up depends in part on the Council's consideration of States' non-compliance with its counter-terrorism resolutions. With respect to practical follow-up action, I would recall that our visit assessments are shared with the visited State. CTED may also share the recommendations for further action with its implementing partners and share the assessment itself, in full or in part, with third parties, with the consent of the visited State. Member States are encouraged to give that consent, as it greatly enhances our ability to identify potential donors and technical assistance providers.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8059 (2017) · source
“In order to ensure that our assessments continue to serve a useful purpose, we must continue to build upon the dialogue that has been developed between the Council and Member States, through the CTC and CTED. Member States should be encouraged to strengthen their efforts to implement the Council's resolutions on terrorism, as well as the recommendations emanating from the Committee's assessment Visits. Our assessments and analysis show that many States lack the necessary capacity and resources to comply effectively with the Council's resolutions. Moreover, our follow-up assessments show uneven progress in implementing our recommendations. It is vital that our recommendations be taken up by our implementing partners and integrated into their work and technical assistance programmes.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8059 (2017) · source
“Regarded as the most comprehensive analytical documents on counter-terrorism in the United Nations system, the surveys identify where gaps remain, where the international community might most usefully focus its efforts, and where progress has been made. And Member States have made significant progress in many areas, assisted by an international counter- terrorism legal framework that has itself developed considerably - especially over the past decade - in response to the constantly evolving terrorist threat. However, many States continue to face significant challenges. Some States do not yet have all the necessary counter-terrorism measures in place. States also face challenges in their efforts to ensure that the measures that are in place are constantly reviewed and amended as terrorists develop new operational methods and techniques.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8059 (2017) · source
“The assessment visits enable the CTC and CTED to engage in constructive dialogue with the visited State; gather an accurate picture of its overall counter-terrorism capacity; and identify gaps, challenges, trends, good practices, and technical assistance needs. An essential part of the assessment process is to identify priority areas for further action, as well as priority technical assistance requirements. The information gathered during the visits is also used to produce global implementation surveys of the efforts of all Member States to implement not only resolution 1373 (2001), but also resolution 1624 (2005), on preventing incitement to commit terrorist acts.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8059 (2017) · source
“This month marks the sixteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 against the United States and the Council's adoption of resolution 1373 (2001), which also established the CTC to monitor the implementation of its provisions. Since 2005, the CTC has been supported by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), which works to implement the Committee's policy decisions, coordinate the monitoring of the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001), and assess Member States' implementation efforts. Acting on behalf ofthe Committee, CTED conducts assessment visits to Member States, with the consent of the host Government.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8059 (2017) · source
“In my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism (CTC), I have the honour to brief the Council on the topic of threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts. I wish to thank the Ethiopian presidency and the Russian Federation for supporting the inclusion of this item on the Council's agenda. I also wish to welcome the Secretary-General's recent counter-terrorism reforms, including his establishment of the Office of Counter- Terrorism, led by the Under-Secretary-General. I believe that those reforms will greatly enhance the coordination of counter-terrorism activities, both within and outside the United Nations system.”
2017-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8059 (2017) · source
“In that respect, the ICAO aviation audit team has given Egypt a positive assessment for its application of the standard security procedures set forth in the Chicago Convention. Egyptian authorities received a formal letter on 17 August from the Chair of the ICAO audit team, indicating the progress made by Egypt in reaching the highest standards of aviation security. To conclude, Egypt underscores the need to secure the financial resources required by ICAO to enhance its ability to carry out its functions and assist States in the implementation of the Chicago Convention and the Global Aviation Security Plan. We may also consider that the Fund for Counter-Terrorism finances the projects carried out by ICAO in different States to protect civil aviation from terrorist risks and threats.”
2017-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8057 (2017) · source
“Egypt is pursuing its close cooperation with friendly countries and ICAO. Recently, we conducted a comprehensive review of practices in Egyptian airports to ensure the implementation of global security standards, in accordance with the Chicago Convention. Additionally, Egypt is implementing effective measures to assess risks in Egyptian airports with a View to strengthening security screening and audits, as well as the security of facilities, and detecting and deterring terrorist attacks against civil aviation. Egyptian authorities conduct regular and comprehensive reviews and assessments of those measures to ensure that they manage evolving threats and that they are in line with the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices.”
2017-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8057 (2017) · source
“We underscore the need for States to comply with the implementation of resolution 2309 (2016), including all its provisions, such as guarding against the use of civil aviation as a tool to transport foreign terrorist fighters. It stresses the need for all States to protect the security of their nationals from terrorist attacks targeting civil aviation, in accordance with international law. We also reiterate the need for all States to do what it takes, in accordance with international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to prevent and combat terrorism, including terrorism that targets or uses civil aviation. In that regard, Egypt has been taking internal measures to protect its people and territory against any terrorist attack that could target civil aviation.”
2017-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8057 (2017) · source
“In that vein, I note the relevance of resolution 2309 (2016), which stresses the important and pivotal role of the International Civil Aviation Organization in the implementation of that resolution and in all areas related to civil aviation and in the implementation of the Convention on International Civil Aviation to protect civil aviation against terrorist risks and threats. The resolution welcomes the work of ICAO to protect civil aviation. It calls on ICAO, within its mandate, to continue and enhance its efforts to establish compliance with international aviation security standards through effective implementation on the ground, and to assist Member States in this regard.”
2017-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8057 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank the Ethiopian presidency of the Security Council for holding today's important meeting in response to paragraph 11 of resolution 2309 (2016). I should also like to extend my appreciation to Ms. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), forher briefing today. The meeting held on 7 July by the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism (CTC) on terrorist threats to civil aviation was one of the most important meetings held by the CTC in 2017, given the importance of the topic. As we have heard, that meeting resulted in an important outcome that should be fully respected and implemented.”
2017-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8057 (2017) · source
“It is my hope that the Office will fully utilize the assessment, analysis and expertise of the Committee and CTED in this area, including within the framework of technical assistance facilitation.”
2017-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8057 (2017) · source
“The Council and the CTC should encourage States to step up their efforts to populate INTERPOL databases, including by ensuring connectivity to and the active use of, and expanded access to its I-24/7 global police communications system. In conclusion, I encourage the Council and the CTC to continue to address aviation security-related issues, including by promoting the implementation of resolution 2309 (2016) by member States. This topic will continue to be considered by the Committee, including through regular briefings provided by CTED and ICAO. I also urge the Council and the Committee to continue to support closer cooperation between ICAO and the Committee. The CTC and CTED will continue to enhance their cooperation in that area with the Office of Counter-Terrorism.”
2017-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8057 (2017) · source
“States should be urged to address the use of information and communications technologies for malicious purposes, as well as the use of sophisticated IEDs. The Council and the CTC should urge States and industry actors to regard aviation security audits as an opportunity to identify best practices, as well as capacity-building and technical assistance needs. States should be urged to strengthen their capacity to identify low- and high-risk passengers, while taking into account the need to facilitate travel. Especially urgent, in that regard, is the introduction and effective implementation of both Advance Passenger Information systems and Passenger Name Record systems, as a means to identify terrorists and foreign terrorist fighters.”
2017-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8057 (2017) · source
“For example, States should be encouraged to take into consideration the provisions of Council resolution 2341 (2017) on protecting critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks, and incorporate them into their national civil aviation security programmes. There is also a need to increase understanding of that growing threat. The Council and the CTC should promote the establishment of risk-management processes at all airports, including risk assessment, the implementation of the relevant mitigation measures and efforts to ensure that such measures are effectively implemented by security personnel. The Council and the CTC should urge States to enhance the protection of airport landside areas. The new ICAO standards and guidance material covering the protection of landside areas should be taken into consideration.”
2017-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8057 (2017) · source
“They should urge States to make the relevant national agencies aware of those tools, including by ensuring the provision of appropriate training for all relevant actors, in particular the frontline staff responsible for implementing security controls. I would note in that regard that the CTC recently reviewed the updated Technical Guide to the implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2009) and other relevant resolutions so as to reflect the provisions of recently adopted resolutions, including resolution 2309 (2016), as well as the tools and instruments developed by ICAO. The Guide is intended as a comprehensive reference tool to help States assess the progress of their implementation efforts. The Council and the CTC should incorporate the relevant Council resolutions into the civil aviation security framework.”
2017-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8057 (2017) · source