We welcome the opportunity to discuss two reports — the report of the Security Council concerning its work during the period 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005 (A/60/2) and the report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Secu…
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
South Africa consistently opposes all aspects of the embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba. We view the continued imposition of an economic, commercial and fi…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his reports on the items we are discussing today. My delegation also wishes to associate itself with the statements made by Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, by Namibia on behalf of the African Union and by
Lesotho on behalf of t…
Let me begin, Sir, by expressing my delegation’s appreciation of your work as President of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. We are indeed privileged to have a person with your leadership skills guiding our work.
We also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of …
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to afford the African Union the opportunity to introduce to the General Assembly our draft resolution on Security Council reform (A/59/L.67). We align ourselves with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Nigeria on behalf of the…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group on agenda item 123 in explanation of position after the adoption of resolution 59/296 on cross-cutting issues, contained in document A/59/532/Add.1.
The African Group wishes to thank the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Mo…
At the outset, South Africa would like to align itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Argentina, Egypt and Kenya on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of African States, respectively. My delegation acknowledges the presence of His Exc…
For almost 50 years, the people of Cuba have suffered as a result of the economic, commercial and financial blockade by the United States of America, which is a major hindrance to the development of Cuba. That blockade constitutes a violation of international law, and its imposition shows disregard …
Allow us to thank you, Mr. President, for inviting the African Union mediation mission to brief the Security Council once again on the situation in Côte d’Ivoire.
On 28 March 2005, we informed the Security Council about the efforts that the African Union (AU) had undertaken to contribute to the pea…
Allow me at the outset to convey our condolences to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See on the passing away of Pope John Paul II, and to express our sympathy to the Principality of Monaco on the loss of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III.
We wish to thank the President of the General…
I, too, want to express our gratitude for the contributions made by many of the members of the Security Council. Clearly there is some concern about aspects of the security situation and the non-movement in the political process. Cognizant of that, we believe that, in the context of what has
happen…
We thank Brazil, which holds the presidency of the Security Council, for having convened this important meeting to consider the situation in Côte d’Ivoire.
We would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his fourth progress report on the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire. The report …
We abstained in the voting on the Declaration and take this opportunity to explain our vote.
We are grateful for the efforts made by the Chairman of the Sixth Committee to ensure that the different sides of the debate over human cloning should agree on a compromise language. We believe that the lan…
My delegation would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February and to express our appreciation to you for convening this very important open debate on the issue of small arms and light weapons. My delegation is particularly pleased…
I thank you very much, Sir, for helping us to organize this meeting today.
We wish to join in reiterating our Government’s condolences to the people and Governments of the countries of South-East Asia and the east coast of Africa who were victims of the unprecedented devastation caused by the under…
Allow me to congratulate the President on her election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. We are delighted to see her presiding over this Meeting.
The Group of 77 and China welcomes the High- level Meeting to assess the progress made in the first five years of imp…
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the delegation of Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. South Africa had the honour to take part in the development of the Plan of Action on the Family in Africa during the meeting held in Cotonou, Benin. We therefore support the Pla…
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We welcome the reports of the Secretary-General on agenda items 45 and 55, as contained in documents A/59/282 and A/59/545. We hope that this debate will help us in ou…
It is an honour for my delegation to participate in today’s open debate on the fourth anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security. We associate ourselves with the statement made by Canada on behalf of the Human Security Network.
In today’s conflicts, it is…
In the discussion of coercive economic measures, including extraterritorial laws, the Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement in Durban in August 2004 condemned the use of such measures, with a view to preventing countries from exercising their right to decide, by their own free will, their own politi…
