We thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this joint debate. Today’s joint debate on the report (A/65/701) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Secretary- General’s report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/65/353) presents an important opportunity for us to take stock with a view to cons…
South Africa is deeply concerned about the deteriorating political and humanitarian situation in Libya, which is fast becoming a full-blown civil war. It is our hope that the situation in Libya will be resolved in a peaceful manner, in accordance with the will of the Libyan people. A holistic politi…
We welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Tanin, in this debate and thank him for his statement. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for presenting the latest report of the Secretary-…
The political, humanitarian and security situation in Somalia continues to pose a major threat not just to peace and development in Somalia but also to regional peace and global security. The international community has thus far been dealing with the situation in Somalia in a piecemeal manner. We th…
South Africa remains deeply concerned at the deteriorating situation in Libya, which has resulted in untold atrocities and countless loss in civilian lives. The Libyan people, joined by the rest of the international community, have been calling for an end to this indiscriminate use of force. Echoing…
South Africa thanks the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Ameerah Haq, for her briefing to the Council today. We also appreciate the presence in this debate of His Excellency Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and thank him for his statement. We…
My delegation regrets that the Council was unable to adopt the draft resolution before it today. South Africa voted in favour of the draft resolution, as we joined those that believe that the illegal Israeli settlement activity has become an obstacle to moving the peace process forward.
The continu…
South Africa wishes to welcome Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, back to the Security Council and to thank him for his briefing on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We also welcome His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremi…
My delegation joins others in welcoming the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Mr. Audronius Ažubalis, to the Security Council. We wish to thank him for his briefing on the work of the OSCE.
Last week, we received a briefing (see S/PV.6477) from th…
We wish to congratulate the delegation of Brazil for organizing this debate on the maintenance of international peace and security focusing on interdependence between security and development. We welcome His Excellency Minister Antonio Patriota to the Council, and are pleased to see him presiding ov…
We meet today on a historic occasion to celebrate the remarkable and successful outcome of the Southern Sudan referendum. We are pleased to be joined by His Excellency Mr. Deng Alor Kuol, Minister of Regional Cooperation of the Government of Southern Sudan, as well as Ambassador Osman, Permanent Rep…
South Africa would like to welcome High Representative Baroness Ashton to the Security Council and thank her for her briefing on the European Union’s (EU) cooperation with the United Nations.
Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in the area of peace and …
We thank the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Legal Issues related to Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, Mr. Jack Lang, for his briefing and his comprehensive report (S/2011/30). We also want to express our thanks
to Assistant Secretary-General Stephen Mathias for his briefing. We welcome …
We thank your delegation, Mr. President, for organizing today’s important debate. We also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing to the Council. We also wish to thank Mr. Guterres, Deputy Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, for sharing his country’s experiences on institution-building. We a…
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to Under-Secretaries- General Le Roy and Amos for their informative briefings to the Security Council on the situation in Haiti. We also thank our Haitian colleague for his briefing.
Last week we in the United Nations family joined with the people of…
My delegation thanks Mr. Pascoe for his briefing to the Council. We would like to associate ourselves with the statement to be delivered later by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. We also thank the Permanent Observer of Palestine for his comprehensive statement.
The…
My delegation joins others in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Haile Menkerios, and President Mkapa, Chair of the Secretary-General’s Panel on the Referenda in the Sudan, for their respective valuable briefings to the Council.
South Africa welcomes the conven…
Three decades since the discovery of HIV and AIDS, the world has
experienced the unprecedented loss of millions of lives, untold suffering, devastated national social fabrics and a huge strain on social and health services. The negative effects of AIDS have robbed families of their loved ones, orph…
Let me express my sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General for his informative report (A/65/344) on the item under discussion, which clearly spells out the enormity of the challenges that the international humanitarian community faces today.
South Africa wishes to commend the Office for the Co…
It is indeed a great honour for me to address the General Assembly today and to reaffirm my country’s commitment to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. I take this opportunity to extend South Africa’s appreciation to Israel, as the current Chair of the Scheme, for the hard work done this yea…
