I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate and for preparing the concept note on the Security Council’s working methods (see S/2011/726, annex).
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Alig…
South Africa would like to congratulate Mr. Farid Zarif on his appointment as the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. We also thank him for his briefing. We also join others in welcoming Foreign Minis…
My delegation expresses its sincere appreciation to the Portuguese presidency for having organized this high-level briefing. We welcome His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal and thank him for presiding over this debate. My delegation also welcomes the participation in this meet…
My delegation expresses its appreciation to you, Mr. President, Portugal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, for presiding over this debate. We also extend our appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ameerah Haq for her briefing on the situation in Timor-Leste, to Mr. Zacarias da…
South Africa welcomes the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Security Council, and we thank him for his comprehensive briefing.
South Africa expresses deep concern that it has been over a year since Bosnia and Herzegovina held its general elections and yet it has not been able to…
We thank you, Sir, and your delegation for having organized this important meeting. My delegation wishes also to join in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Abou Moussa, for his comprehensive briefing on the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and …
On behalf of the Chairs of the three subsidiary bodies of the Security Council established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) dealing with the issue of terrorism, I have the honour to update the Security Council on the continued cooperation among the thr…
We are pleased to see His Excellency President Cavaco Silva preside over this debate. My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to Portugal for facilitating the discussion on the crucial topic of the protection of civilians.
We thank the Secretary-General, United Nations High Commissioner fo…
We join others in expressing our congratulations to you, Mr. President, for assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of November. You have our full support. We also join in expressing our thanks to Ambassador Ogwu for the skilful manner in which she directed our affairs in the month of O…
We express our sincere appreciation to the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins, and to the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission configuration for Guinea, Ms. Sylvie Lucas, for their briefings.
Today’s briefing provides an opportunity to reflect on what we …
My delegation would like to express its sincere appreciation to the Secretary- General, Under-Secretary-General Michelle Bachelet, Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe in his capacity as President of the Economic and Social Council, and Ms. Nemat, speaking on behalf of the NGO Working Group On Women, Peace …
I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and his team of judges not only for the report, but also for their tireless effort in the promotion of international criminal justice, with the ultimate objective of securing a peaceful worl…
My delegation expresses its appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing to the Security Council.
We associate ourselves with the statement to be delivered later today by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
We also wish to thank the Ambassador…
I would like to take this opportunity once again to thank you, Madam President, and your delegation for having organized this important debate. We thank the representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Economic Community of Central African States and the Gulf of Gui…
My delegation wishes to commend Nigeria for organizing this important open debate. We align ourselves with the statement to be delivered later today by the Permanent Representative of Egypt, who will speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. We are particularly pleased, Mr. President, that this d…
This year, we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), which is the blueprint for the socio-economic development of Africa’s 1 billion people and a vision for Africa’s renewal, with the primary objective of eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable…
Let me begin, Madame President, by joining my colleagues in congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month. We wish you
every success. I also wish to thank Ambassador Salam of Lebanon for his stewardship of the Council in the busy month of September.
South Africa…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report contained in document A/66/1. I wish to refer to the following elements of the Secretary-General’s report.
My delegation would like to re-emphasize the fact that development is impossible without the empowerment of women. The Un…
We would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Staffan de Mistura for introducing the Secretary-General’s report on that country (S/2011/590). South Africa also welcomes and appreciates the participation at this debate of Mr. Zalmai Rassoul, Minister for Forei…
As a Member State of the United Nations, South Africa congratulates the President for putting this item on the agenda of the General Assembly. We also welcome the report by the Secretary-General on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (A/66/83).
South Africa recognizes the need for combating non-commun…
