I thank you, Sir, for giving us the floor on the very important topic of oceans and the law of the sea. We wish to thank the Secretary-General for his reports (A/65/69, A/65/69/Add.1 and A/65/69/Add.2). We also thank the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea and wish to express our appre…
Our delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Algeria, who spoke in his capacity as coordinator of the Non-Aligned Movement’s working group on the revitalization of the General Assembly.
South Africa joins other delegations in expressing sincere gratit…
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting on the challenges with regard to the realization of the right of access to safe drinking water and sanitation in the
context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
South Africa…
At the outset, allow me to associate myself with the statements delivered by the Ambassadors of Egypt and Sierra Leone on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and Group of African States, respectively. We also wish to thank the Permanent Representative of Jamaica for his statement on behalf of the L.6…
Let me extend a warm welcome to the President of the Human Rights Council, His Excellency Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, and take this opportunity to congratulate him for his term of office during the Council’s fifth cycle year. We wish to reassure him of South Africa’s support in his endeavour to guide…
South Africa is thankful for this opportunity to have an open and honest discussion about the multilateral disarmament agenda and, in particular, for the opportunity to examine the progress that has been made since the adoption of resolution 65/93 on revitalizing the work of the Conference on Disarm…
South Africa would like to begin its intervention by associating itself with the statement delivered at the 39th meeting by the Permanent Representative of Zambia on behalf of the African States parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
I am delighted to welcome His Exc…
I thank you, Madame, for affording us the opportunity to deliver a statement on the report of the International Court of Justice (A/65/4). I also wish to thank the President of the Court, Judge Owada, for his presentation of the Court’s report.
Allow me also to extend our warm congratulations and w…
Let me take this opportunity to thank you, Sir, for organizing this important debate. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the subject under consideration (S/2010/498).
My delegation aligns itself with the statements to be delivered by the representative of Namibia on behalf of the…
My delegation wishes to convey its appreciation to you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to participate in this debate, which is of strategic importance to my country, our region and the international community at large. This debate is also of strategic importance to the strengthening of the rela…
I would like to convey my sincere appreciation to you, Sir, for providing my delegation with the opportunity to participate in this important debate on the Secretary-General’s report on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). As a member of the core group on Timor- Leste, South…
It is an honour and privilege for South Africa to participate in this important debate on sport for development and peace. We thank the Secretary-General for his latest report on this issue, entitled, “Sport for development and peace: strengthening the partnerships” (A/65/270).
This debate comes ju…
I thank the Secretary-General for the reports presented under the agenda items that we are debating. I also take this opportunity to commend the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy for their work in mobilizing global support for action on malaria, particularly as we seek to fulfil the health-rel…
Allow me to join others in congratulating you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. We thank you for organizing this important debate and the Secretary-General for his reports on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict (S/2010/386) and women’s participatio…
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report contained in document A/65/1. South Africa is of the view that the debate on the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization is an apt way to start our activities in the General Assembly, as it allows us to take stock and …
My delegation joins previous speakers in expressing our congratulations to Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. We want to take this opportunity to assure him of our full cooperation and to wish him a very successful and rewarding term. I …
Ten years have passed since our Heads of State and Government took a bold and historic step by committing their nations, among other things, to cut extreme poverty by half and to empower women, children and other vulnerable groups. The eight goals defined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
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South Africa would like to thank you, Mr. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, for inviting us to this very important debate on the maintenance of peace and security and optimizing the use of preventive diplomacy. The topic you have chosen relates directly to the decision of the African Union (A…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by Minister Moushira Khattab, Minister of State for Family and Population Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on behalf of the Joint Coordinating Committee of the States members of the Group of 77 and China and the Non-Aligned Movement.
We are …
Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s sincere appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this special high-level meeting on transnational organized crime, an issue to which my Government attaches great importance.
Transnational organized crime is yet another bur…
