I take this opportunity to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Rosalyn Higgins, for her address in presenting the report of the Court for the period from 1 August 2006 to 31 July 2007.
The delegation of South Africa has noted the report, from which it is clear that the …
We thank Mr. Srgjan Kerim, President of the General Assembly, for organizing today’s debate on the Secretary- General’s report on sport for peace and development (A/62/325 and Corr.1). We also wish to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for that comprehensive report.
Since its establi…
Once again, the Council is being asked to vote on a draft resolution that will not include any mention of human rights violations in Western Sahara. The Secretary-General, in his observations and recommendations contained his report on Western Sahara, writes:
“I would like to repeat my call (S/2006…
My delegation would also like to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the very insightful annual report of the Agency covering the year 2006. We commend the Agency for yet another elaborate and user-friendly report on achievements and shortcomings in the ar…
Mr. President, your presence in New York with us today is a clear indication of how seriously Ghana takes this matter. We commend the Ghanaian delegation for organizing the annual open debate on women and peace and security. We are also grateful for the contributions made to the debate by Mr. Jean-M…
South Africa wishes to welcome His Excellency Mr. Djibrill Bassolé, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso, in his capacity as representative of the Facilitator of the Ivorian peace process, President Blaise Compaoré, and thank him for his briefing here today. May I also use this opportunity t…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing on the report before us and the representative of the United States, Ambassador Khalilzad, for his briefing on the activities of the Multinational Force in Iraq.
We view positively the rounds of talks, negotiations and visits by the Ira…
My delegation is thankful to the Secretary-General for the submission of the three reports under consideration.
My delegation is also pleased to associate itself with the statement made by Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the statement made by Benin on behalf of the African Group…
We too believe that it is important for the Security Council to debate the report of the Peacebuilding Commission. South Africa would have aligned itself with the statement to be made by the distinguished representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and regret that he will not be …
My delegation wishes to thank Judge Pocar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Judge Byron of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for their statements presenting the respective reports of the Tribunals.
My delegation commends the Tribunals for the steps th…
We join others in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Afghanistan, Mr. Tom Koenigs, for his valuable presentation of the Secretary-General’s latest report on the situation in Afghanistan.
There has been timid progress in such areas as the rule of law, the disbanding of…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission. South Africa aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
We also wish to thank the first Chairperson of the O…
Let me begin by congratulating the Secretary-General on his first annual report on the work of the Organization. In his report, the Secretary-General notes that
“the Member States and the peoples of the world are asking the United Nations to do more — in more spheres of activity, in more locations,…
We thank the Secretary-General for his statement. We also thank Professor Gambari, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General, for his comprehensive briefing on his recent visit to Myanmar.
South Africa supported the decision by the Secretary-General to send Professor Gambari, his Special Envoy, to My…
Mr. President, since this is the first time my delegation has taken the floor under your presidency, allow me to extend South Africa’s felicitations upon your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session and to assure you of my delegation’s cooperation.
My delega…
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Madam President, for your leadership on this very important and fundamental reform of the United Nations. The manner in which you guided our work on this issue and in which you were available to
consult with all of us throughout is deeply appreciated, not only by …
Let me start by thanking Mr. Michael Williams, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his statement. We too wish him well in his next endeavour, which we hope will be less turbulent than the one he has just completed.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be delivere…
We wish at the outset to express our appreciation to the Congolese presidency for organizing this important meeting. We also wish to welcome the Secretary-General and to thank him for his unwavering support for Africa. We believe that his trip to the Sudan comes at just the right
time, when we need…
South Africa supports the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for an additional year, as recommended by the Secretary- General and as requested by the Prime Minister of Lebanon. However, my delegation would have preferred to have had a draft resolution of a…
We too welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at this meeting.
South Africa welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 1769 (2007) deploying the first-ever African Union/United Nations hybrid peacekeeping operation. We commend the agreement of the Sudan for the hybrid operation to be depl…
