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Mahmoud

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first: 1998-04-24
most recent: 2023-12-22
sittings or episodes: 68
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“Allow me to mention some of what we see from those practices that represent reasons for concern about the future of the multilateral system. First, there has been a remarkable retreat from the basic principles on which the United Nations was founded, and there have also been attempts to violate the principle of the sovereignty of States, as well as a constant endeavour to interfere in their internal affairs under various pretexts that differ according to the circumstances.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308 (2023) · source
“Egypt has always been a major supporter of the multilateral international system and an influential factor in its stability. It was among the first countries to sign the Charter and played a pioneering role in the establishment of other international and regional organizations, in particular the Organization of African Unity, the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, in addition to establishing effective groupings and alliances within international forums such as the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the Group of 77 and China. More than 75 years after the establishment of the United Nations, we have observed a number of practices that have infiltrated the multilateral international system and threaten the values on which it was founded.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308 (2023) · source
“As we are talking today about strengthening multilateral action and restoring the effectiveness of the international system, as reflected in the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, we must first recall the history of the system and the objectives of the Charter that established it. The signing of the Charter, in 1945, represented a watershed moment in the history of humankind, during which the international community made a conscious decision to establish international relations on the basis of cooperation and consensus, upholding the values of justice, peace and coexistence and achieving an effective system for collective security, while acknowledging the principle of equality among all States in terms of sovereignty and non-interference in their internal affairs.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308 (2023) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I congratulate you, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on Russia’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of April, and we commend you for choosing this important topic for today’s meeting. It is a topic to which Egypt attaches special importance, especially in the light of the complexities our world has been encountering, with multiple difficulties and challenges that require promoting cooperation within the international multilateral system. That would ensure its effectiveness and ability to address the challenges that affect developing countries, in particular African countries.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308 (2023) · source
“Thirdly, in the light of the multiple issues related to Africa on the Security Council’s agenda, the Council should develop its mechanisms and working methods so as to allow African country missions to play a greater role when it comes to African issues that are on its agenda. Consultations must intensely take place with such missions to understand their concerns about draft resolutions to be adopted that greatly affect them. The Council must be more interactive with African countries, while penholders must constantly consult with African missions in relation to African issues across the board.”
2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source
“First, we need to enhance cooperation and coordination between the United Nations Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council concerning African issues, particularly those related to United Nations missions in Africa. That will benefit the Security Council from the experiences of the Peace and Security Council in conflict prevention and resolution in Africa, in addition to ensuring that the Security Council can adopt resolutions based on accurate assessments of the situation on the ground. Secondly, we need to consider once again the issue of funding African peace missions through United Nations assessed contributions to support their tasks and responsibilities and provide sustained funding for such missions.”
2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Our African continent faces many multidimensional challenges, as we are living in a complex world and rapidly changing political reality. Many African countries have not yet fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, they have to deal with the new situation following the war in Ukraine and the war’s impact on their food security. Furthermore, Africa is also facing challenges related to terrorism, illegal trafficking in natural resources, climate change and other causes of conflict, as was mentioned by other speakers. The international community must make more efforts to support Africa to achieve peace and security in the continent as per the Silencing of Guns initiative. I would like to mention some of measures proposed by Egypt.”
2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Egypt also hosts the African Union Centre for Post- conflict Reconstruction and Development, as well as the Sahel-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Centre. Thirdly, duringitschairmanshipofthe Peacebuilding Commission for the period 2020 to 2021, Egypt paid great attention to peacebuilding efforts in Africa and mobilized support to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and recovery in countries on the Commission‘s agenda, as well as promoting the Commission’s role in the Security Council and the General Assembly, particularly regarding African issues. We also expanded the scope of African countries that are addressed by the Commission to include regions that were not addressed before, such as Gulf of Guinea, in addition to promoting the role of women and youth in peacebuilding in Africa.”
2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Egypt also contributed to promoting the foundations of peace in the continent through its membership of the AU Peace and Security Council for four times since its inception, and we seek membership for the fifth time for the period 2024 to 2026. Secondly, during its presidency of the AU in 2019, Egypt announced the annual convening of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development to discuss the close relation between achieving security and stability, on one hand, and sustainable development, on the other, including discussing the root causes of conflicts based on the principle of African solutions to African problems. Given that Egypt is keen to support efforts to achieve stability in Africa, President Al-Sisi is overseeing the post-conflict reconstruction dossier within the AU, as well as the peacebuilding dossier.”
2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The initiative will ensure that the African peoples that long suffered from conflicts to benefit from Africa’s wealth and tremendous resources. The Silencing the Guns initiative is also the cornerstone of the AU’s Peace and Security Architecture. In that regard, I would like to refer to some Egyptian efforts to implement the initiative and achieve security and stability in the continent. First, Egypt has supported the initiative since it was launched, in 2013, and has supported extending its implementation until 2030. We took practical steps at the institutional level; most important, the proposal to establish an institutional unit to support mediation and conflict prevention within the AU.”
2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to sincerely express my thanks and appreciation to you, Mr. President, and to Mozambique for convening this important meeting. I also congratulate you for assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. The Silencing the Guns initiative embodies a practical application of the principle of African solutions to African problems. It represents a tireless African effort to establish peace and security in the continent and reflects awareness by African States about the importance of establishing stability, peace and security in order to create conditions conducive to achieving economic development, implementing the Agenda 2063 of the African Union (AU) and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit also prominently featured the impacts of climate-related threats. During the round table on the theme “Climate change and the sustainability of vulnerable communities”, leaders reaffirmed their commitment to working together to address the adverse effects of climate change. In conclusion, Egypt remains fully committed to addressing the existential threat of climate change and its implications, including sea level rise and will continue its global efforts to achieve the sustainable development of developing countries while ensuring their peace and security, stability and prosperity.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source
“Realizing a new quantified financial goal on the basis of the $100 billion by 2025, as well as double climate financing for adaptation, remains a top priority. The twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 27), which was held in Sharm El- Sheikh, Egypt, succeeded after 30 years in achieving a historic decision on the funding arrangements for loss and damage. The loss and damage fund was established, and the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage was operationalized. The main decision of COP 27 included important outcomes in relation to our discussion today, such as encouraging parties to consider ocean-based action in their national climate goals and reiterating the Secretary-General’s initiative to protect everyone on Earth through the universal coverage of early warning systems.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source
“Sea level rise will lead to reduced recharge rates and higher evaporation rates and further compound Egypt’s current challenges in the area of water security. The United Nations 2023 Water Conference, to be held in March, will present an excellent opportunity to place the water agenda among the priorities of the international community. Based on the points I have made, we believe that, in order to address the root causes of climate change while adapting to its manifestations, climate finance is urgently needed, including the financial commitments made in the context of the UNFCCC, especially the $100 billion. Concessional financing must be an integral part of the financial instruments provided to developing countries.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source
“Thirdly, the adverse effects of climate change will cost Egypt more than 6 per cent of its gross domestic product annually. Fourthly, because it is low-lying land, the Nile delta in Egypt is identified in the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as one of the world’s three extremely vulnerable hotspots. The increase in sea level rise will affect 25 per cent of our population and 90 per cent of our agricultural land, with an immediate impact on 2 million people and with a loss of land amounting to a value of $35 billion. Sea level rise will further add to the challenges that Egypt is facing, as the most heavily populated water- scarce country in the world.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source
“Egypt, as President of the twenty- seventh Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27), is fully cognizant of the severe impact that the adverse effects of climate change, including sea level rise, are having on human livelihoods and on our planet. I would like to point to a number of important facts. First, the latest needs report of the UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance highlights that if developing countries are to implement their nationally determined contributions between now and 2030, their needs amount to $5.6 trillion. Secondly, estimates of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development indicate that annual climate adaptation costs in developing countries could reach $300 billion in 2030.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source
“I congratulate Malta on assuming the presidency of the Security Council, and I would like to express our appreciation to Mr. Borg for organizing today’s meeting. The General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, as well as the relevant international conventions, especially the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Paris Agreement, remain the platforms, together with the original mandate, for addressing the climate crisis in all its manifestations, including sea level rise. At the same time, climate change is recognized as a threat multiplier and a driver of conflict in a number of regions around the world, and hence the importance of addressing the increasing connection between climate change and security.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to stress the importance of the upcoming intergovernmental consultations on a New Agenda for Peace and the valuable suggestions of the Secretary-General contained in his report Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), including the promotion of conflict prevention efforts and the sustained financing of such efforts, with a view to developing multilateralism and promoting its effectiveness in sustaining peace. In that regard, we look forward to the Secretary-General’s report to be issued in June on a New Agenda for Peace, which will be a new endeavour for enhancing efforts aimed at sustaining peace and security under the auspices of the United Nations.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“Seventh, the Security Council must continue to give enough attention to African issues, spare no effort to prevent conflicts from arising in the first place and prevent the current global geopolitical situations from diverting attention away from African issues. Egypt is at the forefront of countries that support investment for capacity-building by establishing national institutions that are capable of protecting peoples’ resources and promoting the national ownership of peace-building efforts.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“Empowering women and integrating young people in various fields must be reflected in executive policies to overcome economic, social and security challenges. Sixth, it is important to promote the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union (AU), especially by holding frequent consultative and coordination meetings between the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council in order to enhance the African vision for reforming peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, achieving more synergy and ensuring more coherence and complementarity between the two Organizations.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“Cairo also hosts the African Union Centre for Post-conflict Reconstruction and Development Third, we need to support the efforts of States in building their institutions and national capacity and promoting good governance to prevent the recurrence of conflicts in national contexts, in which national authorities identify, plan and implement their priorities in order to ensure the sustainability of development, security and stability. Fourth, we must mobilize the necessary resources to ensure the right environment for economic growth, foreign investment and job creation, in line with national priorities and the principle of the national ownership of solutions. Fifth, it is important to support all efforts aimed at ensuring the participation of women and young people in peacebuilding.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“We urge Member States to allow peacebuilding efforts to access the assessed contributions of the United Nations budget, including the Peacebuilding Fund. Second, it is important to promote the linkage between peacekeeping and peacebuilding activities in order to address the root causes of armed conflicts and enhance peace, security and development systems. Egypt attaches a high priority to that matter, under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Egypt, as he deals with the dossier of post-conflict reconstruction and development in Africa.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“In that context, I would like to highlight the following points as the basis for a future general framework for peacebuilding and sustaining peace. First, we must pay greater attention to including the components of peacebuilding in the activities and duties of peacekeeping operations. We must provide sustained and adequate financing to build peace as a precondition for ensuring success in our joint efforts. We must look seriously at supporting options for building peace, especially in the light of the current challenges, for which financing allocations have been reduced for peacebuilding programmes. That does not provide the minimum level required to build the capacity for resilience in the countries that host peacekeeping operations.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the representatives of the three African members of the Security Council — namely, Mozambique, Ghana and Gabon — and by the Arab member of the Council, the United Arab Emirates, on the need to promote the United Nations peacebuilding system by providing appropriate sustained financing. Peace is not achieved when wars and conflicts end. Instead, it requires capacity-building in States and their institutions, while in particular prioritizing people’s aspirations for sustainable conflict prevention. The high-level meeting of the General Assembly on peacebuilding financing, which was held in April 2022, found that we still have a dire need to focus international efforts on peacebuilding and providing adequate and sustained financing for it.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I congratulate you once again, Mr. President, on Japan’s assumption of the Security Council presidency for the current month and I thank you for holding today’s pivotal debate on peacebuilding and sustaining peace. Egypt has long stressed the need to focus on that issue because it has a special importance for our African States. We appreciate Japan’s prominent role in international cooperation for peace and its active participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations, while supporting efforts for peacebuilding and reconstruction in post-conflict situations.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“The sixth is to activate the role of the international Quartet and revive the peace negotiations in order to implement the two-State solution through the independence of the Palestinian State along the lines of 4 June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy, international law and the Arab Peace Initiative. In conclusion, Egypt underscores its continued efforts to achieve Palestinian reconciliation and establish a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Along with everyone here, we look forward to ending the occupation of the entirety of the Arab territories occupied since 1967.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246 (2023) · source
“The third is to lift the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip for more than 15 years now and to facilitate the entry of goods and the movement of people between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, in addition to the international community providing support for the reconstruction process in the Strip. The fourth is to provide the necessary support to the Palestinian people and to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in completely fulfilling its mandate. The fifth is for the Council to fulfil its duties with regard to providing international protection for the Palestinian people, including holding accountable the perpetrators of violence against civilians and the targeting of civilian facilities and infrastructure.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246 (2023) · source
“The first is to stop all unilateral measures that undermine the two-State solution and exacerbate the deterioration of the situation, especially settlement expansion, acts of violence against defenceless civilians, particularly children, whether by Israeli forces or settlers, the demolition of Palestinian homes and facilities, arrest operations and the storming of Palestinian cities, in addition to the need to avoid any measures that would change the legal nature of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as occupied Palestinian territory. The second is not to prejudice the existing legal and historical status of Islamic and Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem and to respect the guardianship of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan over them.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246 (2023) · source
“Egypt and all other members of the United Nations look to the Security Council to assume its responsibilities with regard to the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and to ending their decades-long suffering under the occupation. Egypt underscores the importance of taking a series of measures to maintain the two-State solution and to bring about peace as follows.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246 (2023) · source
“Needless to say, despite the deterioration of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory in 2022, which has been described by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs as the bloodiest year since 2006, the international community has maintained its firm position, supporting the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people by backing a request for the International Court of Justice to render an advisory opinion on the Israeli practices and renewing the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East until 2026, with increased funding from the regular budget of the United Nations.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246 (2023) · source
“Egypt and many countries of the world issued statements to reject and condemn that step as a threat to security and stability in Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the entire Palestinian territory. In its statement, Egypt expressed its rejection of that raid, which was carried out by an Israeli official accompanied by extremists. We warned of the consequences of such an action on security and stability in the occupied territory and the entire region, as well as on the future of the peace process between the two sides. Egypt calls for self-restraint, assuming responsibility and refraining from any action that could lead to further escalation. The final communiqué of the tripartite summit that was held in Cairo on 17 January and brought together Jordan, Palestine and Egypt adopted the same position.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246 (2023) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I would once again like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing. As we all looked forward to the new year being one of calm, security and stability, especially after a year of regional and international upheaval, Egypt and all countries of the world were surprised to see Israel’s Minister of National Security storming Al-Haram Al-Sharif in East Jerusalem, a provocation that undermines the legal and historic status quo in East Jerusalem and the custodianship of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan over the holy sites in the city of Jerusalem.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246 (2023) · source
“Adopting relevant steps guarantees that the United Nations will continue to provide an organizational context in we all can participate in maintaining the security and safety of humankind and in meeting the needs of all citizens seeking a decent life. In that context, Egypt stresses its full support for the Secretary-General’s report entitled Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), which notes the need for a new agenda for peace.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“African countries can see the historical injustices imposed on their continent redressed only through the Ezulwini Consensus which calls, inter alia, for abolishing the right to veto or granting it to new permanent members of the Security Council, in order to correct the genuine imbalance in the work of the Council. Failing to address the veto, there will be no reform; without such reform, one or more permanent members of the Security Council would continue to act to the prejudice of an entire continent, and Africa cannot forever be sidelined as a mere observer or spectator. In conclusion, given the current situation, Egypt calls for embracing a realistic approach.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The goal is to ensure harmony between the work of the United Nations and that of regional frameworks, particularly the League of Arab States and the African Union, by building on the comparative advantages of each organization while having the mother Organization, namely, the United Nations, shoulder the primary responsibility. The aim is to support the efforts in favour of conflict prevention and finance peacekeeping operations, including African operations, through United Nations assessed contributions. Eighth, Security Council reform cannot be achieved through partial or phased solutions.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Sixth, before considering integrated reform, the Security Council needs also to discharge its responsibilities fully. It must address violations of international resolutions in a decisive manner. It is incumbent upon the Security Council to tackle conflicts through an approach that takes into account the various stages of conflict, beginning with peacebuilding as the first step in the peace continuum. It is important to support peacebuilding activities and allocate the necessary funding for them, including through the Secretary-General’s proposal to finance the Peacebuilding Fund from the regular budget of the United Nations. Seventh, the delegation of Egypt welcomes the strengthening of the relationship between the Security Council and regional organizations, in line with Chapter VIII of the Charter.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“But when we touch on issues of sustainable development, of which the vast majority of the general membership is in dire need, we find that the matters are voluntary and without specific funding or clear implementation tools. Fifth, it is useful to engage with various groups of society, especially to empower women and support youth to achieve social inclusion and realize development. At the same time, Egypt’s delegation is of the view that heightened unjustified politicization of human rights issues has transformed international action and international cooperation into persistent confrontation, which does not lead to the achievement of the noble goals of peaceful coexistence or the establishment of relations based on mutual respect among countries.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I affirm in that regard Egypt’s determination to make efforts, during its presidency of the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to provide the appropriate conditions for activating the mechanisms of the historic agreement achieved at the Sharm El-Sheikh conference and establishing the loss and damage fund. Fourth, it is important to address the imbalance in international dealings between the dimensions of peace and security and the dimension of sustainable development. Peace and security issues enjoy powerful mechanisms and tools, such as the Security Council and a large allocated budget.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Third, the reform of the international multilateral system should be addressed from a comprehensive perspective. Developing countries demand climate justice, financial fairness and genuine participation in decision-making at the international level. That will only be achieved through reforming the United Nations, the international financial organizations and the Bretton Woods institutions while meeting the requirements of addressing climate change. As the international community faces interlocking crises, the reform should also be coordinated.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In that context, Egypt’s delegation would like to note the following points: First, the Charter of the United Nations represents the pillar of multilateral action, including the principles of sovereignty, non-interference in internal affairs, good neighbourliness, refraining from the use of force and the resolution of disputes by peaceful means, all of which are the foundations for stable and peaceful relations among States. Consequently, we need to protect and preserve those principles. Second, talking about reforming the United Nations is a new and an old issue, brought to the surface by circumstances and interactions whenever international crises intensify. That reflects, in Egypt’s opinion, the failure of current international governance to meet the aspirations of our countries and peoples, especially developing countries.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): My country’s delegation welcomes the good initiative of the Indian presidency of the Security Council to organize this debate, and we also welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Jaishankar, Minister for External Affairs of India, in presiding over this meeting. At the outset, I would like to stress Egypt’s adherence to multilateral action, at the heart of which is the United Nations system as a main tool for ensuring understanding, peaceful coexistence and brotherhood among peoples.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Fifthly, the primary challenge to the achievement of sustainable peace remains the provision of adequate, sustainable and predictable funding for building the resilience of countries emerging from conflicts. Egypt therefore calls on Member States to enable peacebuilding efforts to benefit from assessed contributions from the United Nations budget, including the Peacebuilding Fund. In conclusion, I reiterate my thanks to you, Madam President, for convening today’s important meeting.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181 (2022) · source
“Fourthly, the nature of current challenges means that the United Nations must deepen its partnership with regional and subregional organizations, based on the comparative advantage of each of them to achieve the required integration. The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union is pivotal to addressing challenges that are not within the competence of United Nations peacekeeping operations, such as combating terrorism. Egypt underscores the importance of considering other options for the United Nations to fund African peace operations through assessed contributions from the United Nations budget. I also note that the current global geopolitical conditions should not diminish the interest of the international community in Africa.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181 (2022) · source
“Secondly, we call on the Council to pay the necessary attention to adopting a holistic approach to peacebuilding, which should take into account regional dimensions and cross-border challenges, support local capacity and provide basic services to people in remote and cross-border areas in order to enhance the sovereignty of States. Thirdly, we call on the Council to take greater advantage of the important advisory role of the Peacebuilding Commission when reviewing the mandates of peacekeeping operations. The Commission has vast and varied experience and can address the root causes of conflicts and peacebuilding in Africa. It is also a forum for sharing expertise, lessons learned and solutions.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181 (2022) · source
“We proposed presidential statement S/PRST/2017/27, which was adopted by the Security Council in that context. The issue of building national institutions was one of the priorities of the Egyptian chairmanship of the Peacebuilding Commission last year. I would like to make the following points. First, while establishing and reviewing the mandates of peacekeeping operations, the Council should pay greater attention to the peacebuilding component by conducting a needs-based assessment in each setting in order to determine the resources that will be required. We now see little interest in peacebuilding, and fewer resources being earmarked for it; as a result, the minimum resources needed for building resilience in countries hosting peacebuilding operations are not provided.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181 (2022) · source
“Egypt effectively contributes at the African and international levels to promoting capacity-building in national institutions, as they ensure that complex challenges are addressed. In that context, Egypt launched the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, which is convened annually to hold consultations and follow up efforts to establish peace and development in Africa. President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt manages the African Union’s reconstruction and development dossier, the so-called United Nations peacebuilding dossier. Cairo also hosts the African Centre for reconstruction and development. Egypt was at the forefront of countries that supported the concept of the peace continuum and called for the strengthening of the impact of peacekeeping operations on peacebuilding and sustainable peace.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181 (2022) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your brotherly country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. I thank you for convening today’s important discussion and wish you every success in the Council’s tasks. I also thank all briefers for sharing their valuable visions with us today. Egypt gives high priority to building resilience through the establishment of effective national institutions that are responsible for, and capable of, protecting peoples’ capabilities and strengthening national ownership over peacebuilding efforts, as well as laying the foundation for stability and sustainable development.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, Egypt joins all the members of the Security Council and a majority of the international community in welcoming the delineation of maritime borders between Lebanon and Israel, which represents a serious step towards establishing rights, peace and security in the Middle East.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174 (2022) · source
“With regard to the situation in our brother nation of Yemen, Egypt reiterates its support for all efforts aimed at achieving a comprehensive settlement of the crisis. We continue to support the efforts of the Special Envoy for Yemen and his consultations with all the parties to achieve a settlement through a political solution that guarantees the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Yemen in line with the agreed terms of reference for resolving the crisis. We hope that the Yemeni stakeholders will agree to renew the truce, which will help to achieve a successful conclusion of the transitional phase, the restoration of security and stability, an end to the Yemeni people’s humanitarian plight and an intra-Yemeni consensus on reaching a comprehensive settlement of the crisis.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174 (2022) · source
“In that regard, we stress that, as we are about to adopt a draft resolution to renew the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, the ongoing efforts to hold simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections, building on the constitutional basis that Egypt has staunchly supported and facilitated, must be intensified. Weremindallstakeholdersoftheneedforconsistency with regard to the international community’s approach to the agreed terms of reference. A Government whose mandate has expired and has ceased to have any legal validity must not be allowed to continue in power, as that would undermine the prospects for achieving stability in Libya and have a negative impact on the economic potential of our brother people of Libya.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174 (2022) · source