South Africa aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative
of Malaysia on behalf of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
We join other Member States in thanking the Secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmen…
South Africa wishes to align itself with the statements made by the representatives of Sierra Leone, on behalf of the African Group, and of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on behalf of the L.69 group.
Our sincere thanks and appreciation go to the President of the General Assembly for convening th…
South Africa aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Zambia on behalf of the Group of African States.
Africa, which is home to around one in every five people in the world, holds vast potential to contribute to the global agenda for sustainable development. However, it i…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
South Africa would like to thank the President for convening today’s joint debate and to express its gratitude to the outgoing co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc …
We welcome today’s debate on the report (see A/78/304) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Director General of the IAEA, Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, for his presentation of the IAEA’s report for 2022 and for providing valuable upd…
South Africa welcomes the convening of this debate, in line with resolution 65/281, and welcomes the report of the Human Rights Council (A/78/53 and A/78/53/Add.1).
In this historic year of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the thirtieth anniversary of t…
We recognize the presence of His Excellency Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba.
South Africa aligns itself with the statements delivered on behalf of the Group of African States, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the Group of 77 and China.
We…
South Africa would like to thank the Federative Republic of Brazil for convening this open debate to discuss how we can effectively move from theory to practice to enhance women’s participation in international peace and security. We appreciate the informative presentations by all the briefers this …
Let me start by congratulating the Federative Republic of Brazil on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. Allow me to thank the briefers — Mr. Khaled Khiari, Her Excellency Ms. Michelle Bachelet, His Excellency Mr. Thabo Mbeki and Ms. Josefina Echavarría…
I thank you, Mr. President, for enabling South Africa and other non-members of the Security Council to contribute to the debate on this alarming and abhorrent development in an already tragic conflict that is getting worse by the day. We thank the briefers for the information shared with us.
South …
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting.
South Africa aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Tunisia on behalf of the Group of African States.
We wish to thank the Secretary-General for the comprehensive report on international support and progress in t…
South Africa would like to make the following explanation of position after the adoption of the three political declarations on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3), universal health coverage (resolution 78/4) and tuberculosis (resolution 78/5). Allow me first to thank t…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting.
South Africa aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We wish to express our gratitude to the co-facilitators for the political declaration of the
Sustainable Development…
We thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate. It is especially pertinent considering the national disasters that have occurred in Morocco and in Libya. We convey our sympathies to our sister countries. We thank those that briefed us today on this topic.
Armed conflict continues to c…
Let me start by extending South Africa’s condolences to the Kingdom of Morocco and its people for the many lives lost and the terrible damage as a result of the devastating earthquake last weekend. Likewise, South Africa also extends its condolences to the people of Libya and its Government for the …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important annual open debate. And we extend our appreciation for the insightful briefing.
Today’s open debate offers yet another opportunity for the Security Council to do a bit of introspection and reflect on its methods of work by delving deeper into…
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission for organizing this joint debate to take stock of the progress made by the United Nations in advancing peacebuilding and sustaining peace. We are encouraged by the significant achievements of th…
We would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for providing United Nations Member States with an opportunity to once again consider the annual report of the Security Council covering the period of 2022 (A/77/2). South Africa believes that the report as provided is in accordance with t…
I wish to begin by acknowledging the importance of this annual debate and, importantly, the provision of the Secretary- General’s annual report on the matter (A/77/910). I thank him for this year’s report, entitled “Development and the responsibility to protect: Recognizing and addressing embedded r…
South Africa aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Somalia on behalf of the Group of African States.
We note with concern that HIV/AIDS claimed a life every minute in 2021 and that it remains the fourth leading cause of death in Africa, with sub-Saharan Africa carrying…
