South Africa welcomes the convening of this timely open debate, over which His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was to preside, as a sign of the importance of its theme in the current international environment. We thank the briefers for their insightful comments.
South Africa has always b…
We wish to congratulate the Federal Republic of Somalia for assuming the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of January, and we wish you and your delegation, Mr. President, all the best in the execution of your responsibilities. We also wish to thank you for conv…
South Africa commends you, Mr. President, and the Republic of Slovenia for the able manner in which you have presided over the Security Council for the month of December and for your principled approach during the entire two-year term that you have served on the Council. We thank Assistant Secretary…
We congratulate Slovenia on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of December 2025.
South Africa welcomes this timely debate, which will focus on the leadership role of the Secretary-General during a period of uncertainty and global upheaval, when the multilateral system is under sig…
We thank Sierra Leone for this timely initiative and the briefers for their valuable insights.
This meeting takes place at a time when the international community is still reeling from the harrowing images of induced hunger in the Gaza Strip and the unprecedented scale of the humanitarian crises in…
We take this opportunity to congratulate Denmark on presiding over the Security Council for this month. We commend the Danish presidency for convening this timely high-level open debate to continue the discussion on advancing adaptability in current and future United Nations peace operations, which …
We wish to once again congratulate the People’s Republic of China on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We thank Special Representative Bintou Keita and Special Envoy Huang Xia for their important briefings. We acknowledge the presence of the Minister of Forei…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening within just a few days a second meeting on the current tenuous situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The situation on the ground remains dangerously fluid as the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) continues its offensive campaign in North and So…
South Africa wishes to thank you, Mr. President, and the members of the Security Council for convening this meeting to consider, as a matter of urgency, the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre…
I wish to begin by recognizing and welcoming the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, and to convey the warm wishes of friendship and solidarity of the South African people to him and the people of Cuba.
The South African delegation aligns itself with t…
South Africa aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Uganda on behalf of the African States parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
South Africa thanks the Secretary-General and the President of the Court for the informative report on the work of the Internati…
We welcome today’s debate on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/79/266), and we wish to express our sincere appreciation for the submission of the IAEA’s 2023 report for providing valuable updates on the Agency’s 2024 activities.
The update on the Agency’s activities…
South Africa aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Chad on behalf of the Group of African States.
We wish to thank the Secretary-General for the comprehensive reports under the agenda item on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development to Agenda 2063, progress in the …
We wish to express our sincere appreciation to the President of the General Assembly and his predecessor for the critical role that he played in ensuring the success of the Summit of the Future. South Africa warmly welcomes the Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on F…
South Africa aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Cameroon on behalf of the Group of African States and presents these additional remarks in our national capacity.
Resolution 78/323, which we adopted today, is a significant milestone as it gives due recognition to the…
We, too, would like to congratulate the co-facilitators and main sponsors of draft resolution A/78/L.96.
The draft resolution that we are about to adopt today is a significant milestone, as it gives due recognition to the reality that women and girls of African descent face unique and compounded fo…
I thank you, Mr. President, for giving us the opportunity to participate in this urgent meeting, which is most likely not going to be the last on the same matter while civilians continue to be massacred by the implacable Government of Israel.
Unfortunately, some in this Chamber continue to support …
South Africa would like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary- General for his second report on the United Nations Youth Office (A/78/949). This a significant milestone achievement, as we congratulate Dr. Felipe Paullier Olivera, the Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, as the yo…
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission for organizing today’s joint debate to take stock of the progress made by the United Nations in advancing peacebuilding and sustaining peace.
We are encouraged by the continued achievements of …
South Africa wishes to express its continuous concern that the war in Ukraine persists despite its devastating impact and negative humanitarian effects on civilians, especially women and children. We strongly condemn any attack on, and bombing of, civilian infrastructure that leads to the destructio…
