At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Federal Republic of Nigeria on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month, and we welcome this open debate under its leadership. We also welcome the opportunity to participate and share our views in this important debate on the situatio…
My delegation wishes to congratulate the Federal Republic of Nigeria on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are grateful to Nigeria for its foresight in choosing to focus on security sector reform (SSR) as a key topic for this month. We thank Nigeria for sponsoring the…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate and for giving us the opportunity to participate. At the outset, we would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2014/181).
My delegation acknowledges the significant gains recorded in the past decade towards building poli…
My delegation welcomes this important debate to consider the draft resolution entitled “Improving global road safety” (A/68/L.40). We support its adoption and we trust that the world, in particular developing countries, will continue to witness safety improvements to our roads.
Indeed, the issue of…
I would like to thank the President for convening this special meeting of the General Assembly in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the African Group earlier today.
Let me also …
Before I introduce draft resolution A/68/L.29, I would like to take a brief moment to thank those who once again this morning, as we have experienced in the past 10 days since the
passing of our former President Nelson Mandela, have expressed the goodwill and support coming from far and wide within…
On behalf of His Excellency President Jacob Zuma, the Mandela family, the people of South Africa, of Africa and indeed the entire international community, we would like to express our sadness at the passing of our Founding Father of the democratic Republic of South Africa. We appreciate the condolen…
A few days from today, on 29 November, we will join the Palestinian people in celebrating the first anniversary of their statehood. Speaking on the day of the acceptance of Palestine as a non-member observer State of the Assembly last year (see A/67/PV.45), we expressed our disappointment that the P…
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the African Group on the subject of the report of the Human Rights Council (A/68/53).
South Africa welcomes this opportunity for a dialogue with the President of the Human Rights Council on the annual report of the Council an…
At the outset, we would like to align ourselves with the statements made on behalf of the African Group and the L.69 Group (see A/68/PV.46).
When the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr. Jacob Zuma, addressed the General Assembly on 24 September 2013, he said the following about the refor…
South Africa wishes to congratulate Mr. Yukiya Amano on his re-election as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and to thank him for introducing the 2012 annual report on the work of the Agency (see A/68/PV.43).
Over several decades, the work of the IAEA has advanced t…
I am delighted to welcome His Excellency Judge Song, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), to New York. We thank him and his team of judges, not only for the annual report for the period 1 August 2012 to 31 July 2013 (see A/68/314), but also for their tireless efforts to promote inter…
I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Peter Tomka, for his presentation and for the Court’s report (A/68/4).
At the outset, I associate myself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned M…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/68/222). The report coincides with a number of significant milestones for the African continent. The first of them is the fiftieth anniversary of the Organi…
South Africa joins others in congratulating you, Mr President, and your country on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. We thank Mr. Feltman for his briefing to the Council earlier today. We welcome the opportunity to participate and share our views in this important debate on the …
My delegation expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report (S/2013/525). We thank the Under-Secretary- General and Executive Director of UN Women, Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navanethem Pillay; and the representative of the NGO Workin…
At the outset, I would like to align myself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Fiji, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and Ethiopia, on behalf of the African Group (see A/68/PV.29). My delegation would also like
to thank the President for organizing this sixth High- level…
I wish to join my colleagues in offering our country’s condolences to those who lost loved ones and compatriots in the tragic boat accident that occurred off the coast of Italy.
With regard to this debate, we would like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General, his Special Representativ…
My delegation is also pleased to join in the consensus on the adoption of resolution 67/295, on the report of the International Criminal Court (ICC). South Africa is and has been a steadfast supporter of international criminal justice and the International Criminal Court, and has in the past sponsor…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to you, Madam President, and your delegation for having convened this important debate on the theme of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We also wish to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commis…
