Egyptian Foreign Ministry cites “exceptional year” for diplomatic wins in UN bodies
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday cited an “exceptional year” for Egyptian diplomacy following a series of high-profile electoral victories within United Nations bodies, headlined by a historic win for the leadership of UNESCO. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign
Egypt’s human rights committee reviews national strategy, UNHRC membership bid
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday chaired the fifth ministerial meeting of the Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights, where he reviewed the country’s national human rights strategy and its bid for membership on the UN Human Rights Council
Syria forms committee to probe human rights abuses in Syrian coast operations
Syria’s Defence Ministry has formed an emergency committee to investigate alleged violations by its forces during recent military and security operations in the coastal region, a ministry source told state news agency SANA on Saturday. Those found to have violated
Egypt highlights human rights progress at UN review
Egypt presented its human rights record at the Universal Periodic Review session at the International Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Head of the Supreme Permanent Committee for Human Rights, led the
UN Chief calls for justice, equity in critical mineral value chains
UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the COP29 High-Level Meeting on Resourcing the Energy Transition with Justice and Equity on Wednesday, calling for a just and equitable approach to the extraction and use of critical minerals for the energy transition. “We
EU envoy praises human rights reforms in Egypt
EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Human Rights, Olof Skoog, visited Egypt from 4 to 5 November, in a follow-up mission to EUSR Eamon Gilmore’s trip in April 2022. Ongoing human rights reforms were discussed based on Egypt’s commitments, including national
GDP is an outdated way of measuring the health of the economy
The Conversation —Economics and economic policy need a rethink. This is clear from the scale of inequality, joblessness, insecurity and environmental disasters we see in the world. People feel left behind, impoverished and unvoiced. They are looking to ethno-nationalist strongmen