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lines on the record: 68
first: 2015-11-17
most recent: 2019-06-06
sittings or episodes: 9
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“In conclusion, I would like to once again thank the State of Kuwait for highlighting the topic under discussion today, as it has since the beginning of its membership in the Security Council and its chairmanship of the related committee. This open debate is important and will surely contribute to improving the performance and efficiency of the Security Council and its subsidiary organs.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“There should be a conviction that improving the Council's methods will enhance the added value of the Council and its subsidiary organs and committees, and increase its credibility before the wider membership, and, of course, vice versa. In this regard, we call on members of the Security Council to study note 507 and its relevant updates and implement any procedures set forth therein that might improve the working methods of the Council and its subsidiary organs and committees. We stress that States elected as non-permanent members ofthe Security Council must be fully informed about the procedures contained in the note and its update. During their membership in the Council, they must seek to implement those procedures, especially when they preside over the Council.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“Furthermore, the sanctions list must be translated into all six official languages of the United Nations, and the information published on the websites of related organs and committees updated. The technical bodies and expert panels ofthe Security Council organs and committees should consult States concerned when preparing reports related to those States. It is important for the Chairs of the subsidiary organs and committees to invite the States concerned to participate in their meetings whenever such States are being discussed, in accordance, inter alia, with paragraphs 101 to 110 of the annex to note 507. Proposals for developing the working methods of the Security Council and its subsidiary organs and committees are numerous. What matters the most, however, is having the political will to implement them.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“Seventh, the role of the subsidiary organs of the Security Council in general, and the Sanctions Committees in particular, is extremely important and sensitive because they follow up on the implementation of sanctions regimes and monitor compliance. It is therefore important that the working methods of those organs and committees be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are able to carry out their functions in an effective and transparent manner. In this regard, Egypt calls for increasing the number of open briefings by the Chairs of those organs and committees, and for regular sharing of the summaries of their meetings with States that are not members of the Security Council.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“Countries should be consulted so as to allow the wider membership the opportunity to share their Views and proposals on these drafts with members of the Council. Fifth, it is important that the Security Council consult with States and relevant regional and subregional organizations, especially the African Union and the League of Arab States, on conflicts covered by the Council or any of its subsidiary organs or committees. Sixth, consultation between the Security Council and the troop-contributing countries to United Nations peacekeeping operations should be improved, in accordance with paragraph 91 of note 507.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“Let us not forget that the Security Council represents the wider membership, so its meetings and work must not as a general rule be kept from the wider membership, unless they concern matters related to the national security of a State and the State has made a request to that end. Third, it is important to ensure that the documents and reports of the Security Council be made available to the wider membership and in all six official languages of the United Nations unless they include information related to the national security of States that do not wish to make this information available to the public. Fourth, draft resolutions and presidential statements that come before the Security Council should be shared with the wider membership.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“In this regard, we would like to make seven observations that we deem necessary for improving the working methods of the Security Council and its subsidiary organs and Committees. First, periodic briefings should be made to the wider membership on the monthly programme of work of the Security Council in order to give an overview of the most important meetings, activities and visits to be carried out by the Council for a given month. Furthermore, the chairs of the subsidiary organs and Committees should also present periodic briefings before the wider membership. Second, the frequency of public meetings, whether of the Security Council or its subsidiary organs and Sanctions Committees, should be increased.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“Mr. Gad (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset. I would like to thank the Kuwaiti presidency of the Security Council for the month of June for organizing today's open debate on this important topic. The aim is to hear the views and proposals of countries, which is considered in itself a practical way to improve the working methods of the Security Council. I would also like to thank Ms. Karin Landgren and Mr. James Cockayne for their valuable briefings this morning. The delegation of Egypt aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of New Zealand. Egypt welcomes the points set forth in document S/2017/507, as well as other additional points and proposals that could contribute to further enriching note 507.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“The goal of peacekeeping operations is to strengthen the ability of States to fulfil their commitments. At the same time, peacekeeping operations must respect the principles of sovereignty, national ownership and the culture of the host State. In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that our meeting today constitutes an opportunity to assess the scale of progress made with regard to the implementation of the agenda related to the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We strongly stress promoting the noble values and principles of international humanitarian law on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, in particular the most vulnerable, including women and children, without politicization or selectivity.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“As well, it must address the root causes of conflict and take a more comprehensive approach that addresses the challenges of eradicating poverty and socioeconomic marginalization, while promoting the role of national institutions and mechanisms involved in preventing and managing conflicts, regardless oftheir nature, as well as promoting stability and ensuring that all parties to a conflict comply with the rules and provisions of international human rights law and international humanitarian law and ensuring that violators are held accountable. In addition, more attention is needed in future to address new challenges that threaten civilians, above all the spread of international terrorism. We also stress that the primary responsibility for the protection ofcivilians lies with States and Governments.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“All that requires a comprehensive approach that takes into account the specific characteristics of each conflict and prioritizes above all the protection of civilians, particularly women, children and the most vulnerable. In order to be effective, the protection of civilians in armed conflict cannot be limited to material or physical protection. It also must focus basically on finding political solutions to end a conflict and prevent its recurrence.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Moreover, at the March Ministerial on Peacekeeping, Egypt pledged to hold training sessions on comprehensive protection for civilians, which are currently being developed. It is no secret that peacekeeping operations face serious challenges in implementing the protection of civilians mandate in armed conflict. There has been a significant qualitative and quantitative change in the nature of conflicts. Contemporary conflicts are usually characterized by the phenomenon of non-State armed actors systematically targeting civilians as a military strategy. Furthermore, conflicts are increasingly taking place in densely populated areas where explosive weapons with indiscriminate effects on civilians are used.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“The purpose was to introduce a draft resolution on medical protection in armed conflict, which was later adopted as resolution 2286 (2016) at the very beginning of Egypt's presidency of the Security Council in May 2016 Also, based on Egypt's belief in the importance of promoting the frameworks and governing principles of peacekeeping operations, in particular with regard to the protection of civilians, we acceded to the Kigali Principles, in November 2018, as well as to the voluntary compact on combating sexual exploitation and abuse. Egypt has also taken a number of national measures and actions in support of the agenda of protecting civilians in peacekeeping operations.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“The tragedies of civilians in many of today's world conflicts, in particular in the Middle East and Africa, pose an unprecedented challenge to the fundamental pillars of international humanitarian law and the enforcement of the principle of protecting civilians in armed conflict, especially women and children, who are the most vulnerable to violations. Egypt recognizes its responsibility to prevent such violations. That is why we have made tireless efforts to advance the agenda of protecting civilians within the United Nations system, including the initiative in which we participated along with four other non-permanent members of the Security Council at the time.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“This year also coincides with the twentieth anniversary ofthe Council's adoption ofresolution 1265 (1999) and the inclusion of the protection of civilians as an item on its agenda. There has been major development at the conceptual level with regard to the protection of civilians, in particular since the adoption of resolution 1265 (1999), which placed the issue of protecting civilians at the top priorities of the Security Council and as one of the fundamental pillars of the peacekeeping mandates. However, it is a source of grave concern that that conceptual development was not accompanied by progress in translating it into concrete measures to protect civilians on the ground. Civilians continue to bear the brunt of conflicts and constitute the vast majority of their victims.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“They were also the result of a painful humanitarian experience caused by the scourge of the Second World War. The international community drew many lessons from those experiences, which in turn were translated into a number of principles, purposes and fundamental norms that were enshrined in the Conventions. They now form the cornerstone of the rules of international law. The Conventions guaranteed protection for people from the scourge of war and its destructive effects, in particular for those not involved in acts of aggression, including the wounded, the sick, prisoners and civilians, as well as civilians living under occupation. The Conventions called for the protection of their lives and dignity without discrimination.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Mr. Gad (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): It is my pleasure, at the outset, to express our sincere thanks to the Republic of Indonesia for organizing this debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I would also like to express our appreciation to Her Excellency Mrs. Retno Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, for presiding over this meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Executive Director of the Center for Civilians in Conflict for their thorough briefings to the Security Council. This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the four Geneva Conventions, following the end of the Second World War. The Conventions were not merely legally binding international instruments.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Likewise, Member States and the Secretariat are invited to advance the implementation of the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, with its victim-centred approach, and jointly assess the effectiveness of the measures undertaken thus far in eradicating sexual exploitation and abuse crimes in peacekeeping operations. Moreover, the Secretariat is invited to incorporate that assessment into the upcoming report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly, pursuant to its resolution 71/278, of 10 March 2017. Once again, we thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting today, and we look forward to further discussions on this important matter.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Furthermore, we believe that it is important, in that regard, that Member States and the Secretariat consider targeted training support for women serving in uniformed components and encourage innovative partnership arrangements, such as the Elsie Initiative on Women in Peace Operations, to reach the targets set by the United Nations for women's participation at 15 per cent in military positions and 20 per cent among police deployments. It is necessary that Member States and the Secretariat adopt concrete strategies beyond targets and incentives to support the increased deployment of uniformed women in military and police roles, including leadership positions, while placing greater emphasis on women's contributions to capability and operational effectiveness, thereby ensuring the deployment of trained and qualified women peacekeepers.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Withregardtowomen'sparticipationinpeacekeeping operations, last month Egypt pledged to reach 10 per cent of women in each deployed formed police unit in all United Nations peacekeeping operations. Ten women have been already included in every deployed formed police unit. Likewise, the Cairo Roadmap highlights the need for the international community to guarantee that the Secretariat will consider commissioning a study on the trends and factors affecting women's full and meaningful participation in peacekeeping missions to enable effective and sustainable reforms.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“The final version of the Cairo Roadmap has also benefited from comments received during extensive consultations with other Member States, the Secretariat and leading practitioners and subject-matter experts, including during three events organized in New York in December 2018 and February and March 2019. The Roadmap aims to advance ongoing reform efforts by presenting concrete and actionable recommendations for the implementation of the Action for Peacekeeping initiative. They take into consideration the primary objective of the initiative with a view to enhancing the performance and, consequently, the effectiveness of United Nations peacekeeping.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“At the outset, I would like to highlight the role of the Cairo Roadmap for Enhancing the Performance of Peacekeeping Operations from Mandate to Exit on the international issue of women and peacekeeping, and especially the fact that the Roadmap is partially based on the outcome of the Cairo High-level Regional Conference on Enhancing the Performance of Peacekeeping Operations: From Mandate to Exit, organized by the Government of Egypt and the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding in November 2018. That Roadmap also draws upon outcomes of other key policy documents of the United Nations, most notably the three strategic reviews of 2015 and Security Council presidential statement S/PRST/2017/27, of December 2017.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Let me start by thanking Germany for convening this important open debate in the Security Council today, and the Secretary-General and all the briefers for their useful and informative presentations today. Moreover, my delegation supports the two statements that were delivered on behalf of the African Union and the Non-Aligned Movement today.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“We look forward to further international cooperation in order to pool efforts for achieving peace, stability and security in our continent and throughout the world.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“In November, the Foreign Ministry of Egypt and the Cairo International Centre for Conflict Resolution hosted a high-level regional conference on improving the performance of peacekeeping operations with the participation of senior United Nations officials. Its goal was to build on the Declaration of Shared Commitments and to provide troop-contributing countries with the opportunity to participate in the relevant discussions on developing peace operations. Under its chairmanship of the African Union next year, Egypt will continue to focus on deepening the strategic partnership with the United Nations in the areas of peacebuilding, peacekeeping and post-conflict development and reconstruction in Africa.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“It is therefore important to mobilize and allocate predictable and sustainable resources in order to ensure the implementation of peacebuilding programmes. Seventh and lastly, as Cairo prepares to inaugurate the African Union Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development Centre, we stress that the new Centre should be a foundation for planning and for supporting partners. In conclusion, in September my country endorsed the Declaration of Shared Commitments on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, as part of the Secretary-General's Action for Peace initiative, as well as the Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians. That is an affirmation of Egypt's continued commitment to achieving more effective peacekeeping operations in the future.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“Fourth, we should adopt an approach that focuses on people, including all local communities and population centres, and gives priority to the empowerment of women and young people, while ensuring the inclusion of all sectors of society in the peacemaking operations and their engagement in the future of their country. Fifth, despite is extreme importance with regard to saving lives and meeting urgent demands, humanitarian aid must not be to the detriment oftechnical cooperation aimed at the capacity-building of the relevant countries. Once again, long-term sustainability requires investments in the areas of capacity-building and governance. Sixth, partnerships and resources must be based on long-term strategies for reconstruction and development.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“Second, the real challenge facing us is how to translate political and strategic commitments into concrete programmes and practical projects that deal with the root causes of instability, while focusing particularly on marginalized border areas in conflict zones. Third, international assistance must prioritize pilot programmes aimed at strengthening institutions and national and local capacities in the areas of security and socioeconomic development. Such an approach would ensure sustainability and feasibility of collective investment in international peace.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“Various relevant stakeholders from the Group of Five for the Sahel met with representatives of the African Union Commission, the United Nations and other major partners. Egypt continues to play a constructive role and to be active as a member of the Peacebuilding Commission. We would like to highlight the following points for the Council's consideration. First, the complex, multidimensional and regional nature of the challenges facing peace and security in the world today, in particular in Africa, makes it all the more difficult to move from short-term stability to long-term peace and development.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“We seek to encourage an approach that focuses on sustaining peace in order to ensure that we can adopt a long-term vision for dealing with the challenges facing the relevant African States. We believe that a partnership between the African Union and the United Nations based on a stronger sense of ownership by the African Union would help to advance the implementation of the relevant United Nations plans and strategies. We must consider those plans and strategies as a whole and as a comprehensive framework that aligns the various initiatives and strategies focusing on Africa's real needs and priorities. In an attempt to achieve that, Egypt held a workshop on the Sahel region in Cairo on 15 and 16 October in order to entrench that approach at the regional and international levels.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“In that regard, I would like to mention that Cairo stands ready to host the headquarters of the African Union Centre for Post- Conflict Reconstruction and Development. Egypt is also preparing to preside over the African Union at the beginning of next year. We express our commitment to leading the efforts of the African Union in order to establish a real partnership with the United Nations and Africa's main partners, with a view to supporting a more coherent and practical approach in dealing with the countless challenges facing the continent. Egypt is especially committed to the African Union concerning participation in revitalizing and adopting a framework of action for the African Union and its policies with regard to post-conflict reconstruction and development.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“There is no doubt that Cote d'Ivoire embodies one of the success stories in the maintenance of peace and the peaceful settlement of disputes through the utilization of available United Nations tools. That begins with the activation of peacekeeping mechanisms, followed by peacebuilding and strengthening reconstruction and development, and culminates in the achievement of peace and its sustainability. President Alassane Ouattara described that positive example in detail when he presided over yesterday's productive meeting (see S/PV.8413). We all feel that we need more support for the efforts being made in Africa to ensure a more integrated and comprehensive approach in dealing with the challenges and the root causes of the problems.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“Mr. Gad (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank your country, Mr. President, for organizing this important open debate, which deals with one of the highest priorities on the agenda of the international community, namely, the issue of conflict prevention and resolution. That topic is being discussed in the context of reforming the international peace and security system of the United Nations and promoting the concept of preventive diplomacy. We thank the Secretary-General, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States for their valuable briefings this morning. We also associate ourselves with the statement delivered on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“In conclusion, we call for a renewed political and ethical commitment to empowering women economically and politically in regions and States that have recently emerged from conflict. Women are the primary drivers of transformation from conflict to development and from societies shattered by armed conflict to healthy societies that are capable of moving forward towards achieving sustainable peace.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“At the regional level, the Cairo Centre organizes training sessions for African and Arab military personnel and police officers participating in peacekeeping operations. Egypt also joined the African Women Leaders Network because we believe in the importance of such networks and in strengthening them. We call upon the international community to make greater efforts to provide financial support for the sustainability of such forums. At the international level, Egypt was among the first States to join the Circle of Leadership on the prevention of and response to sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network. We have undertaken this year a voluntary commitment to prevent sexual exploitation and aggression.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“With regard to combating sexual exploitation and aggression, we have worked to raise awareness among our forces participating in peacekeeping missions by introducing a full, thorough model into their predeployment training programme as a response to the Secretary- General's zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse. Egypt also organizes advanced training sessions for military commanders in that regard. The Cairo International Centre for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, which is responsible for training peacekeeping troops, has published a guidance manual on preventing sexual exploitation and aggression in peacekeeping operations that is distributed to Egyptian peacekeeping troops. It is available to all other troop-contributing countries and has been translated into English and French.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Thirdly, we reiterate our concern about the increasing suffering of women and girls as a result of terrorism in areas of armed conflict, as well as the fact that the suffering of Palestinian women under occupation has been persistently ignored in the women and peace and security agenda. Fourthly, women's economic empowerment is a high priority for Egypt in the context of our chairship of the Group of 77 and China this year, and is something that must continue to happen in times ofpeace, conflict or post-conflict, as it too enables women to play a greater part in decision-making, peacebuilding and lasting peace. Egypt is making every effort to implement the women and peace and security agenda.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Given the fact that there are so many of these networks all over the world, we believe that it is important to link them under one coordinating mechanism that can enable them to exchange their experiences and lessons learned. The day before yesterday, in collaboration with UN-Women and the African Union, Egypt organized a meeting on this topic attended by women mediation networks from Africa, the Mediterranean, the Nordic countries and the Commonwealth States, focusing on ways to coordinate their networks and provide them with support while ensuring their sustainability and creating a coordination mechanism for all of them. Secondly, we appreciate and support the United Nations strategy for gender parity, which we consider an integral part of the reform of the United Nations system.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“First, Egypt supports resolution 1325 (2000), on the importance of creating institutional frameworks for women's participation in peacemaking, and in that context, we welcome the creation of women's mediation networks, which we believe should be based on diverse models, since there is no single model that is implementable in every conflict, and which should therefore be created based on the requirements and specifics of each conflict. We should not interfere in the establishment of such networks or impose particular forms on them. They should evolve spontaneously from each individual conflict, starting locally and going up to the national level. The international community should limit its role to capacity-building.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Mr. Gad (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, along with the other briefers and all my colleagues on the Security Council and other relevant bodies. Over the past two decades, the experience of the Security Council has demonstrated that women's participation in peacemaking and peacebuilding produces better results in achieving and sustaining peace while avoiding conflict. Women can participate actively in such efforts only if they are economically and politically empowered. In the context of following up on implementing the recommendations in the global study on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), we would like to stress the following points.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“In conclusion, Egypt continuously supports the efforts of the United Nations in the field of promoting comprehensive strategies to address conflicts by using different mechanisms and tools tailored to the specific nature of each conflict. We must be flexible in order to take into account changes on the ground and, in turn, to make optimal use of these tools, such as prevention and mediation. We must also bear in mind the pivotal role played by peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations in order to achieve the ultimate goal of establishing sustainable peace in conflict areas.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“This would lead to the adoption of innovative and sustainable solutions that are acceptable to the relevant parties, with the participation of all sectors of society, without exception. On the other hand, strengthening partnership with regional and subregional organizations, such as the African Union and the League ofArab States, and within an institutional framework complementary to that of the United Nations, as well as bolstering the efforts of those organizations, is an ensured investment in the establishment of regional and international stability. We must therefore guarantee adequate capacity- building for these various organizations, which would be a sound investment on the path to achieving regional and international stability.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“This responsibility compels the Security Council to take decisions in an integrative context in order to support international, regional and national efforts related to the settlement of conflicts. The Council must avoid taking any measures that could undermine such efforts and wait before taking any coercive measures that might impede the solution. It should be keen to ensure the participation of relevant parties, including regional stakeholders. The Council should look into the possibility of mandating mediation to acceptable parties in order to settle the crisis early on, while applying comprehensive approaches that take the specific nature and circumstances of each conflict into consideration.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“In that regard, Egypt underscores the pivotal role of the United Nations in promoting the peaceful settlement of disputes and applying preventive security policies, which are considered to be the most effective and safe means - and the least costly in both human and material terms - to address threats to international peace and security. The Security Council, in line with the mandate given to it under Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations, mustmake all efforts to use, support and activate such peaceful means as negotiation, investigation, mediation and judicial settlement, or resort to regional bodies, organizations and other peaceful means in order to address such issues.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“That also undermines the international system that was agreed upon, rather than helping to develop and reform it. On several occasions, notably during the latest conflicts that have erupted throughout the world, especially in the Middle East, history has taught us that military solutions to crises are ineffective; they have an immense human cost. The world is today witnessing a large number of humanitarian crises as a result of failure to contain conflicts. On the contrary, some parties have used those conflicts to achieve political interests or promote narrow ideologies which do not take into consideration the suffering of civilians.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Mr. Gad (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to join other speakers who have spoken before me and to commend and thank the United Kingdom presidency of the Security Council for convening today's important debate. The Charter of the United Nations has been the cornerstone of the global system since the end of the Second World War. That is why Egypt believes that the commitment to fully implement the provisions of the Charter, without any selectivity, is not a luxury; rather, it is one of the main guarantees of stability and the maintenance of international peace and security. Any attempt to marginalize the United Nations and to jeopardize its institutions by giving rise to unilateral initiatives would be a waste of time and a lack of respect to the Charter and the values that led to the creation of the Organization.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Egypt was keen to circulate a report to the Council with a summary of the meetings, as well as ideas and recommendations from a national perspective that resulted from that fruitftul dialogue with Council members. We believe that multilateralism is a collective effort based on progress achieved. We hope that the report will be a positive contribution to any future effort aimed at improving United Nations sanctions regimes.”
2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source
“That is one of the tools that would enable more progress within current and future sanctions regimes. That is also an opportunity for the Council to discuss this matter on a regular basis and to adopt necessary measures. In conclusion, Egypt has sought to make a positive contribution to the efforts to develop the United Nations sanctions regime. In July 2017, Egypt organized an Arria Formula meeting to shed light on the experiences of three brotherly African nations and to understand the impact of sanctions on the restoration of stability in those countries. During the Egyptian presidency of the Council in August 2017, a briefing was also held to discuss the same issue (see S/PV.8018). Those meetings showed the need for more efforts to be made to improve United Nations sanctions regimes.”
2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source
“They changed from being comprehensive measures to become more intelligent and effective at reducing their negative and unintended impact on civilians and countries that are not parties to the conflict. The specific nature of the different threats to international peace and security means that any sanctions regime must be designed in a way that is in line with the nature ofthose threats, and therefore deals with those threats according to available data. Of course, the specific nature does not mean that accumulated expertise and lessons learned need to be disregarded in each new case. It is therefore important to form a genuine partnership among the Security Council, Member States and stakeholders through mechanisms and channels that allow the parties to be heard and their opinions to be understood.”
2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source
“We therefore commend the contents of note S/2017/507 on the annual joint consultative meetings between the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. We underscore the importance of the informal interactive dialogues between the two Councils, which should be held more often. The note also mentions implementing joint missions to the field by the two Councils. Our term in the Security Council enabled us to get to know the functions and working methods of the sanctions committees. They are one of the instruments that the Council has at its disposal under the Charter of the United Nations to manage threats to international peace and security. The Council has made significant progress in developing the concept of sanctions.”
2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source