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1. “We are working to do that through the Cairo Centre for Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa, providing training programme and policy guidance to various African countries and championing the role of the African Union in advancing this agenda. If we are to move from theory to practice, it is incumbent on the international community to consolidate its efforts to further invest in the women and peace and security agenda and the empowerment of women and girls, and in building their capacities, resilience and leadership to enable them to act as agents of change in conflict and post-conflict settings. More important, we need to deliver on the prevention and protection pillars, where it is evident that we are collectively failing.”

   2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

2. “Within the United Nations context, Egypt has championed, since the seventy-first session of the General Assembly, the resolutions on United Nations action on sexual exploitation and abuse with a view to promoting a system-wide approach to implementing the zero-tolerance policy for and elimination of such unlawful, heinous acts. That reflects the political will at the highest level to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse in United Nations operations, as Egypt’s President was one of the earliest leaders to join the Circle of Leadership initiative in that regard. At the regional level, Egypt is very committed to integrating the women and peace and security agenda into the African context, while taking its specificity into consideration.”

   2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

3. “In that connection and for practical purposes, and to move from theory to practice, Egypt emphasizes the centrality of ensuring the required balance in the implementation of the four pillars of the women and peace and security agenda, namely prevention, protection, participation and relief and recovery, while ensuring national ownership and priorities, and taking into consideration the cultural and societal specificities of different countries in armed conflict and in post- conflict situations along the peace continuum and in transitioning towards development.”

   2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

4. “As a supporter of the women and peace and security agenda, Egypt adheres the tenet of the agenda as elaborated in resolution 1325 (2000) on the equal participation of women and their full involvement in maintaining and promoting peace and security and the need to increase their role in decision-making on conflict prevention and resolution. We hereby reiterate what the resolution stipulates on the need to fully implement in a comprehensive manner international humanitarian and human rights law protecting the rights of women and girls in conflict and in post-conflict situations, including in post-conflict peacebuilding efforts and processes.”

   2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

5. “As the opening briefing indicated and as we have heard over the past few days in the Chamber, 2023 has witnessed an eruption of further conflicts and wars disproportionately affecting women and girls, notably the armed confrontations in the Sudan and as a result of the current aggression by Israel, the occupying Power, on the civilian population in Gaza, killing thousands of innocent civilians, mostly women and children. The number is increasing daily as the bombing of Gaza by the Israeli forces continues, in violation of international law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law, all perpetrated with impunity. The theme of this year’s open debate is “Women’s participation in international peace and security: from theory to practice”.”

   2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

6. “At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to Brazil for holding this annual open debate, which is becoming more and more relevant against the backdrop of the proliferation of conflicts that are having disproportionate impacts on women and girls across the world. My delegation also thanks the briefers for their input this morning, and we take note of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/725) and the updates contained therein. We are deeply concerned and alarmed by the exponential increase by almost 50 per cent in the number of women and girls living in what the report describes as “conflict-affected countries”, as compared to 2017. That percentage may be significantly higher if we take into consideration the number of women and girls living in situations of armed conflict.”

   2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

7. “Furthermore, our educational curricula and training provided to military personnel include material on respect for international humanitarian law, including the protection of children in armed conflict, with particular attention to personnel designated to participate in peacekeeping operations. The content is prepared in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood and is mainly designed by our Ministry of Defence. In conclusion, let me reiterate Egypt’s commitment to continuing to back every effort at every level, including through regional organizations, to protect children and to end and prevent violations against them in situations of armed conflict.”

   2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

8. “We particularly welcome the report’s recommendation of the inclusion of child-protection provisions and capacity in all the relevant mandates of United Nations peacekeeping operations. We further believe that obligations to ensure the protection of children in armed conflicts should be mainstreamed and integrated across all operational decisions, activities and processes of United Nations peacekeeping operations. As a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, Egypt has enacted national legislation that reflects the obligations contained in the Protocol.”

   2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

9. “We stress the need to enhance international cooperation to strengthen respect for and the implementation of obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law regarding the protection of children in armed conflict. We are particularly concerned about the rise in the number of deaths of Palestinian children in the occupied Palestinian territory, in violation of international humanitarian law. Egypt supports all efforts to strengthen the protection of children and put an end to violations committed during armed conflicts, especially by terrorist organizations. We further reiterate Egypt’s willingness to cooperate in ensuring the delivery of much-needed humanitarian assistance in this area.”

   2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

10. “We congratulate you, Sir, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and we thank the United Kingdom for organizing this important annual open debate. We also thank the briefers for their interventions, while we appreciate the focus that has been placed on the situation of children in the occupied Palestinian territory, which is quite pertinent in this context and at this particular juncture. We are deeply concerned about the marked increase in 2022, as cited in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/363), in the number of children affected by grave violations as compared to 2021.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

11. “We also welcome the truce renewal between the Yemeni parties and hope it will enable the completion of the transitional period so that our brother nation of Yemen can achieve security, stability and an intra-Yemeni consensus on ending the crisis and realizing a comprehensive solution. In conclusion, Egypt stresses the importance of ensuring that the Security Council plays a more effective role in ensuring a political settlement and achieving peace and stability in the Middle East, while freeing all the Arab territories occupied since 1967 in Palestine, the Syrian Golan, Shebaa Farms, Kafr Shouba Hills and the area north of Ghajar village and environs.”

    2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099 (2022) · source

12. “Hans Grundberg, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, to achieve a comprehensive settlement through a political solution that can ensure Yemen’s unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty and end the humanitarian suffering of the Yemeni people. It should be in line with the primary terms of reference, particularly the relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2216 (2015), as well as the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and its implementation mechanism and the outcomes of a comprehensive national Yemeni dialogue, in addition to the outcome of the recent Yemeni consultations in Riyadh, which led to the establishment of the Presidential Leadership Council. In that regard, Egypt stresses its firm position in support of Yemen’s legitimate State institutions.”

    2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099 (2022) · source

13. “That is particularly important given the expiration of the 18-month deadline for the maximum transitional period, in line with article 3 of the road map of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum held on 22 June. Egypt also stresses the need for concerted efforts to maintain the ceasefire in Libya and ensure the just and equitable use of Libyan resources in the interests of all Libyans, rather than in support of the narrow and individual interests of a few at the people’s expense. With regard to the crisis in Yemen, Egypt underscores its support to all efforts aimed at reaching a comprehensive settlement in line with the aspirations and ambitions of our brother people of Yemen. Egypt will continue to support the endeavours of Mr.”

    2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099 (2022) · source

14. “Regionally, turning to developments in our sister State of Libya, with the participation of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General Egypt recently hosted three rounds of talks between the House of Representatives and the Supreme State Council on reaching an agreement on the necessary constitutional basis for holding parliamentary and presidential elections, which have been delayed since December 2021. The last round of talks was held between 12 and 20 June. Considerable progress was made on reaching a consensus on a number of controversial articles from Libya’s 2017 draft constitution. We hope that the United Nations and all Member States will shoulder their responsibilities and encourage all parties to finalize the constitution, building on the progress made in Cairo, and avoid any measures that would prolong the status quo.”

    2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099 (2022) · source

15. “That was stressed by President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi when he participated in the Jeddah Security and Development Summit this month. He described the Palestinian question as the primary Arab issue. He also emphasized the importance of intensifying our joint efforts, not only to revitalize the peace process track but to reach a final and irrevocable solution that would drive peace endeavours in the region. Egypt would like to stress that the information provided by Ms. Hastings on the so-called Salah ad-Din crossing is incorrect, as the so-called Rafah crossing is currently the only border crossing for the movement of people. Egypt will spare no effort to support its Palestinian brothers.”

    2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099 (2022) · source

16. “Egypt welcomes the additional assistance announced by the United States of America during the visit of the United States President to Jerusalem this month, as well as the measures taken to enhance the situation. Egypt also welcomes the outcome of the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), held on 23 June, which garnered almost $160 million in new pledges. We look forward to further support to UNRWA to fill its budget gap. Needless to say that a just, lasting and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian question is the only way to put an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people.”

    2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099 (2022) · source

17. “This year marks 15 years since the imposition of the blockade, with all its repercussions on the daily lives of the Palestinians in Gaza. In the light of the above, Egypt has stressed time and again that the status quo cannot continue. We must work on enhancing the situation on the ground and rebuilding trust between the two sides to achieve an environment conducive to the revitalization of the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. That will lead to the independence of the Palestinian State along the 4 June 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in line with the agreed-upon decisions of international legitimacy, international law, United Nations resolutions, particularly resolution 2334 (2016), and the two-State solution.”

    2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099 (2022) · source

18. “The Israeli practices in the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, have increased in frequency over the past few years in the light of the violations of the occupation forces and the settlers against unarmed Palestinian people. That was underlined in many relevant international reports. Settlement expansion has increased, which undermines the two-State solution. It has also led to the eviction of Palestinians, the demolition of their homes and increased detention, even of children. That is in addition to what has been documented by many international reports, which have stated that live bullets have been used increasingly against unarmed Palestinian civilians, leaving hundreds of martyrs, especially children, without any accountability on the part of the perpetrators. Turning to the Gaza Strip, the situation is not any better.”

    2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099 (2022) · source

19. “Ms. Rizk (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation for Brazil’s wise leadership of the work of the Security Council during this month. I would like to thank Ms. Hastings, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and United Nations Resident Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, for her briefing. I would also like to associate ourselves with the statement made on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. The suffering of the Palestinian people in their occupied territory has continued amid repeated violations by the Israeli occupation forces for decades, with no hope for ending those violations. The situation is exacerbated by the coronavirus disease pandemic, current international tensions and the hike in prices for basic goods, especially food.”

    2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099 (2022) · source

20. “Let me conclude by reiterating Egypt’s commitment to continue backing all efforts at all levels to protect children and to end and prevent violations against them in situations of armed conflict.”

    2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source

21. “In addition, respect for international humanitarian law, including the protection of children in armed conflict, forms part of the curriculum provided by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to its personnel, especially those deployed to peacekeeping operations. The content of that curriculum is prepared in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, as part of Egypt’s commitment to ensure the protection of the rights of the child. Egypt is also actively engaged with both the African Union and the League of Arab States in enhancing regional cooperation towards the protection of children in armed conflict.”

    2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source

22. “As we have reiterated on numerous occasions, I would like to convey Egypt’s readiness to cooperate in order to ensure the delivery of much-needed humanitarian assistance in that domain. We also strongly support all efforts to strengthen the protection of children and end the violations committed during armed conflict, especially crimes committed by terrorist organizations. We take note with appreciation of the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General’s report (S/2022/493), some of which Egypt has already implemented. Egypt is already a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, the provisions of which are further reflected in our national legislation.”

    2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source

23. “At the outset, I would like to thank Brazil for organizing this important annual open debate on children and armed conflict. We would also like to thank the briefers for the information and input they provided at the beginning of the meeting. Egypt notes with concern the exacerbation of the negative impacts of armed conflict on children, particularly during the past two years, as they are compounded by the repercussions of the coronavirus disease pandemic and the current food crisis. In that regard, Egypt believes that the current situation requires more international cooperation and stronger measures to urgently respond to the negative impacts of armed conflict on children, which deprive them of their human rights.”

    2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source

24. “In conclusion, I would like to stress Egypt’s support for promoting strategic communications in United Nations peacekeeping operations. I thank you again, Mr. President, for convening and presiding over today’s important meeting.”

    2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

25. “Fifthly, we must provide adequate human and financial resources for peacekeeping operations in order to guarantee effective communication strategies using local languages. Sixthly, peacekeeping operations must coordinate and cooperate well with host countries in order to ensure integrated efforts and unified messages when communicating with local communities, while taking into consideration the mutual commitments between the United Nations and host countries, based on status- of-forces agreements. Last but not least, the Secretariat must develop integrated training material to assist in training and rehabilitating peacekeepers during the predeployment phase, while using communication strategies and tools and enhancing their effectiveness.”

    2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

26. “One clear example of operations where such communication is needed is the peacekeeping operation in Mali, which is one of the most dangerous operations, as it acts in an asymmetric environment marked by activities carried out by armed groups, despite the fact that peacekeeping operations do not have counter-terrorism mandates due to the nature of their duties, composition, equipment and the main principles governing their work. Fourthly, we underscore the fact that it is a key responsibility of the Security Council to adopt clear and realistic mandates for peacekeeping operations and to avoid polarization, ambiguity and different interpretations that undermine the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations and make it difficult for them to communicate with the authorities and local communities in host countries.”

    2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

27. “They also provide an outlet for receiving intelligence, which plays a pivotal role in assisting peacekeepers in effectively carrying out their duties, in particular the protection of civilians, as well as in promoting the security and safety of peacekeepers by avoiding potential risks. Thirdly, peacekeeping operations must intensify their efforts to communicate with the authorities of host countries and local communities in order to explain the nature of their mandates, manage expectations and build mutual trust, which facilitates the work of peacekeepers.”

    2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

28. “First, United Nations peacekeeping operations are currently conducted in extremely difficult and complex environments and are at times subjected to misinformation and smear campaigns, as well as hate speech. That calls for developing communication strategies that take into account specific operational environments and the challenges faced by such operations, as well as harnessing modern technology to achieve that goal. Secondly, effective strategic communications help increase peacekeepers’ situational awareness and knowledge of the environments in which they operate.”

    2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

29. “Egypt was also one of the first countries to support the Action for Peacekeeping initiative. We launched the Cairo Road Map for Enhancing Peacekeeping Performance, which seeks to translate the political commitments agreed upon by Member States into practical and balanced measures that will help to reform the peacekeeping system and increase its effectiveness. Against that backdrop, Egypt is well aware of the importance of strategic communications as an enabler of United Nations peacekeeping operations that ensures their smooth implementation in a safe and supportive environment. In that context, I would like to share with the Council the following points.”

    2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

30. “Ms. Rizk (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to welcome you, Sir, as President of the Security Council and congratulate Brazil on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of July. We wish Brazil every success in this task. I also thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important meeting. I would like to pay well-deserved tribute to our martyr peacekeepers who sacrificed their lives in the service of peace. Egypt believes in the pivotal role played by United Nations peacekeeping operations throughout the world, which is evident in its support and its active and extensive participation as a troop- and police- contributing country in those operations. Egypt is now the sixth-largest troop-contributor in the world.”

    2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source