We are grateful for the opportunity to speak in explanation of vote before the voting. We would like to thank the delegations of Argentina and Chile for their roles in coordinating and facilitating draft resolution A/71/L.90, entitled “The United Nations in global economic governance”.
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We align ourselves with the statement made by the African Group on resolution 71/320, on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
Africa has since 2002 been committed to a bold and ambitious development path, recognizing that while it may not be able to change its past, it can and
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We congratulate you, Mr. President, and your delegation on the able manner in which you are presiding over the Security Council. We thank you for organizing this open debate on such an important issue.
We also thank the Secretary-General for his statement, and the representative of the Internationa…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, and the Uruguayan delegation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May and for organizing this open debate on the very important issue of sexual violence as a tactic of war and terrorism.
My delegation wishes to thank the Deputy Secre…
We join other Member States in expressing our appreciation to the United States for convening today’s open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
South Africa aligns itself with a statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezu…
South Africa welcomes the convening of this commemorative event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Today, 21 March, is also a very significant day in South Africa, on which we celebrate Human Rights Day, marking a date in our history, in 1960, when 69 people …
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, and the delegation of the United Kingdom for having convened this timely open debate on trafficking in persons in conflict situations, forced labour and other similar practices.
We wish to begin by commending the Secretary- General for his November 2016 report on…
We join other Member States in expressing our appreciation to Sweden for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. It is our belief that these periodic open debates are necessary in order to mobilize the international community, especially th…
My delegation would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the Kingdom of Sweden on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and we express our appreciation to you for convening this important and timely debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. We once again welcom…
My delegation joins others in thanking you, Sir, for convening this timely and relevant open debate under the item “Preventing catastrophe: A global agenda for stopping
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors”.
My delegation welcomes and appreciates the leadership demo…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Foreign Policy and Global Health Network, which consists of Brazil, France, Indonesia, Norway, Senegal, Thailand and my own country, South Africa.
Ten years ago, our foreign ministers agreed to put health at the centre of foreign policy. …
Let me first start by thanking the outgoing Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his sterling work at the helm of the United Nations. I also welcome Mr. António Guterres and pledge our support and commitment to working with him as he leads the Organization.
We fully welcome the statement you mad…
We welcome the convening of this meeting on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic. My delegation continues to be very concerned about the devastating human tragedy unfolding in that country. Our highest priority remains stopping the killing and ending the suffering of innocent civilians. There s…
As the Assembly is aware, South Africa has the honour to coordinate the informal consultations on draft resolution A/71/L.26, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, and is now pleased to introduce the draft resolution on behalf of all its sponsors and other delegations in general.
This important…
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to Senegal for convening this important and timely debate on the important role played by water in the maintenance of international peace and security.
Conflict has cascading effects and far-reaching implications for water security, which lead to neg…
South Africa supports the implementation of resolution 67/289, entitled “The United Nations in global economic governance”, adopted on 9 July 2013. We thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/71/378) on that important matter.
Many countries, particularly developing countries, continue to lag b…
My delegation would like to congratulate Senegal on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to expresses its appreciation for the convening of this important and timely debate on peacekeeping operations and the asymmetrical threats facing them. We would also like to thank the Minister
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My delegation has the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of African States.
The African Group associates itself with the statement just delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
At the outset, the African Group would like to thank th…
South Africa aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representative of the Kingdom of Thailand on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
We also acknowledge the presence of the Foreign Minister of Cub…
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his statement, as well as to Ms. Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women for her valuable contribution.
The adoption on 31 October 2000 of resolution 1325 (2000) remains a significant milestone in the prog…
