I have the honour to report on the Council’s visit to Addis Ababa, Khartoum and Accra, which we undertook jointly with Ambassador Jones Parry of the United Kingdom.
One of the most important things that we did was to spend significant time in Addis Ababa with Chairman Konaré and other high official…
We, too, would like to convey the South African Government’s appreciation to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and its predecessor, the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) for the outstanding and high…
It is an especially great honour for me, Mr. Minister, that you are presiding over this meeting today, because I know how much Belgium has been assisting us on the African continent.
My task today is to very briefly and informally recall the mission that I had the honour to lead, together with the …
The discussion of natural resources and conflict is indeed both timely and necessary. By proposing such a specific topic, the Belgian presidency has made it possible to draw a clear distinction between African countries that are at peace, where natural resources have become the lifeline of the peopl…
South Africa joins others in thanking you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and we would like to commend the Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. John Holmes, for his briefing.
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My delegation wishes to thank Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and Judge Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), for their statements to the Council elaborating on the measures their respe…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Qazi and Ambassador Khalilzad for their briefings, and we welcome Foreign Minister Zebari and thank him for his briefing as well.
My delegation remains concerned that the security situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate. We maintain that a…
My delegation wishes to thank The Honourable Justice George Gelaga King and the Prosecutor for the Special Court, Mr. Stephen Rapp, for their briefings to the Council. We also thank the Deputy Secretary-General for her comments.
My delegation is pleased with the progress made since the adoption of …
South Africa unequivocally condemns the assassinations of the former Lebanese Prime Minister, Mr. Rafiq Hariri, and other Lebanese leaders. Indeed, there is a consensus within Lebanon and internationally on the need for the United Nations to assist the Lebanese authorities in their efforts to bring …
My delegation, too, wishes to express its appreciation to the Chairmen of the three subsidiary bodies for their concise but detailed briefings today. We thank Ambassadors Verbeke, Arias and Burian for the work that they have done for the Committees.
With regard to the Counter-Terrorism Committee (C…
I too wish to thank Mr. Holmes for his very detailed briefing to us today. He has brought an element of courage and urgency to the situation in the Great Lakes region, and that is greatly appreciated. His efforts are indicative of the courage and commitment of hundreds of non- governmental organizat…
We, too, wish to thank the High Representative, Mr. Schwarz-Schilling, for his comprehensive report and briefing. It is encouraging to us to note the many positive developments indicating that Bosnia and Herzegovina is progressing on the road towards the establishment of a fully functioning democrac…
I wish to refer the Council to the draft resolution before it on Western Sahara.
My delegation wishes to place on record that, with regard to the reference in the fifth preambular paragraph to the Council “welcoming serious and credible Moroccan efforts”, our understanding is that the word “credibl…
We wish at the outset to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his briefing.
My delegation is encouraged by the formation of a Government of national unity in Palestine, the resumption of direct talks between the Israeli Prime Minister and the President of Palestine, and the progress made towards reviving the …
We, too, are very honoured and pleased that you, Madam, have come all this way to chair our meeting today.
I would also like to associate myself with the statements to be made by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China; by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the No…
My delegation is pleased to associate itself with the statements made by the representative of Pakistan, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and by the representative of Benin, on behalf of the African Group.
In Monterrey, Mexico, in March 2002, heads of State and Government noted with concern …
Let me also thank Sir John Holmes for his very comprehensive briefing. I must confess, though, that it was rather depressing to listen and to hear about the continued suffering of the people in Chad, the Central African Republic and the Sudan. But one of the bright spots of his briefing came at the …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group.
The African Group was shocked to learn of the untimely passing of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Mr. Andranik Margaryan. Mr. Margaryan had been Prime Minister of Armenia since 2000. He deeply impressed those of us from Africa, who, because …
Slavery may have been about the sale and subjugation of Africans, but its impact was felt throughout the entire African continent. To this day, the waters of the Atlantic Ocean are said to remain dark and murky with the blood of Africans stolen from all along the western coast, as far south as the w…
Mr. Minister, we thank you once again for presiding over the work of the Council. We in South Africa hope that next month we will be able to achieve as much as your presidency has done.
Let me also welcome the Under-Secretary- General for Disarmament Affairs; the Director General of the Organizatio…
