Due regard should be given to the influential role played by Egyptian women i...

Due regard should be given to the influential role played by Egyptian women in the 25 January revolution, which in itself was a clear manifestation of their active participation in the transformation process within Egyptian society. In the same vein, Egypt reiterates its full commitment to all international legal instruments and protocols on the rights of women, and to furthering Egyptian women's contribution in all public domains and preserving the gains they have made over decades. I conclude by reiterating Egypt's strong commitment to the promotion and protection of all women's rights, and by urging all United Nations mandate holders — in this, case the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict — to perform their functions in strict observance of their mandates, upholding the principles of impartiality, objectivity and non-selectivity.