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She expressed her appreciation for the Centre's activity and diversity and her keenness to enhance UN cooperation with it, the statement added.
Egypt is proud of being the sixth largest contributor of uniformed personnel of both genders to UN peacekeeping missions, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said.
That is the first meeting since the latter's appointment in September.
“Thank you Egypt for setting a new benchmark for women in peacekeeping operations by dedicating a full team of policewomen to deal with the threats of improvised explosive attacks in Mali, [MINUSMA],” she tweeted on Thursday.
The attack was the fifth incident to occur in the Kidal region in just one week, said the UN.
Egypt was elected to hold the position for the year 2021 for the first time in its history.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held Thursday a ceremony in Cairo on the occasion of the International Day of the United Nations Peacekeepers.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has extended condolences on the death of eight peacekeeping personnel in a helicopter crash in Sinai
The meeting was held in Baku on the sidelines of the 18th Summit of the heads of state and government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced Thursday Egypt's accession to the Kigali agreement’s principles for the protection of civilians in peacekeeping operations.
United Nations thanked Egypt on Wednesday evening for its cooperation with the UN by participating in peacekeeping missions.
The UN Security Council is expected to adopt on Wednesday a draft resolution that will add 900 troops to the UN mission in the Central African Republic.
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi gave a speech at the U.N. Security Council’s Peacekeeping session.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi gave a speech Wednesday at the UN Security Council for Peacekeeping Operations session, saying that peacekeeping operations “are not a substitute for preventive diplomacy.”
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi arrived on Sunday morning in New York to participate in the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations.
President Sisi is heading on Sunday to New York to take part in the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations, according to a presidential statement released.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) extended on Wednesday the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for one year.
Egypt's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Amr Abul Atta emphasizes radical changes to the philosophy of international peace and security.
Diplomats at the United Nations said a preliminary deal had been reached to cut nearly 600 million dollars from the UN peacekeeping budget on Wednesday,
