UN General Assembly
2011

coast of Somalia, given the strategic importance of the waters south of the Red and Arabian Seas, especially in relation to Egypt’s national security and to the safety of navigation in the Suez Canal. The ability of the United Nations to assume its responsibilities depends on our collective will. What is required is resolve based on a robust determination to strengthen our joint international efforts to enable the Organization to deal more effectively with the various international and regional issues and problems that we face. That requires collective hard work to reinforce the principles of democracy within multilateralism and to promote dialogue and understanding as the sole means for achieving our goals, thereby advancing the ideals of humanity and achieving the ambitions of our peoples for freedom, justice, peace and security.