On behalf of the African Group, it gives my delegation pleasure to stand before this body to introduce the draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, contained in document A/57/L.39. I am pleased to announce that the following countries have joined as sponsors …
I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate the President on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly.
My delegation wishes to convey its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on progress towards implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, as cont…
I thank you, Mr. President, for allowing us to participate in this important debate. I would like at the outset to thank the Permanent Representative of Cameroon, the Council President for October. We were proud of the way he steered the work of the Council. We welcome you, Sir, as President for thi…
On behalf of the African Union, I am honoured to introduce a draft resolution that will establish the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) as a framework for future engagement for the international community, including the United Nations, with the African continent. I do so because this …
Allow me to recall these noble words:
“We will spare no effort to make the United Nations a more effective instrument for pursuing all of these priorities: the fight for development for all the peoples of the world; the fight against poverty, ignorance and disease; the fight against
injustice; the…
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for the reports he prepared on the agenda items on Africa before us today. As we said
during the three-day debate on the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF), we found his report on that item (A/57/156 and Corr.1) to b…
At the Twelfth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Durban, South Africa, the heads of State and Government stated, in the Durban Declaration for the New Millennium, that:
“We must take up the challenge to fundamentally transform international relations, so as to eradicate aggression, racism…
It is always a pleasure to see you preside over the Security Council, Mr. President. We are also pleased that Deputy Secretary-General, Louise Fréchette, has also joined us this morning. We particularly wish to express our appreciation for the Security Council’s positive response to our request for …
Allow me to begin by expressing our heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of Indonesia and to the families of the victims from all over the world, including many from South Africa, for the devastating tragedy that took place in Bali, Indonesia.
This terrorist attack reminds us of t…
During the fifty- seventh session of the General Assembly, speaker after speaker has stressed the need for full and unconditional compliance with Security Council resolutions. The Foreign Ministers of the 115 member States of the Non-Aligned Movement also called on all States to abide by Security Co…
Today is indeed a historic day for us from the African continent, as the Organization of African Unity is being replaced in this Hall by the African Union. I have the pleasure to
introduce draft resolution A/56/L.84. I would like to begin by stating that in addition to the sponsors that appear on t…
Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. Let me also express our sincere gratitude for inviting us to address the Council on an important development in our continent. I would also like to pay tribute to the Sec…
The attack by the Israeli military on a residential Palestinian neighbourhood in Gaza deserves the strongest condemnation by the Council. The decision by the Israeli military to fire missiles from an F-16 jet into private homes can be described only as reckless and utterly inexcusable. The Israeli G…
On behalf of my delegation, I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for July 2002. In particular, I thank you for your warm words welcoming the creation of the African Union. As custodians of the African Union for the upcoming year we hope to work very closely wi…
It is indeed a great honour for me to represent the Government of the Republic of South Africa at this meeting of the General Assembly devoted to information and communication technologies (ICT) for development. My delegation fully associates itself with the statement of the Group of 77 and China.
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On 24 February 2000, the Security Council adopted resolution 1291 (2000), which endorsed the Lusaka Agreement signed by the Congolese parties as a framework for bringing
about peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The resolution expressed its strong support for the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreeme…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening yet another meeting on this item. We come together once again to express our grave concern over the failure of Israel to implement Security Council resolutions. Indeed, Israel has yet to implement Security Council resolutions 1397 (2002), 1402 (2002) and 1403 …
My delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over this emergency meeting of the Security Council, which has been called in response to Israel’s ongoing refusal to implement Security Council resolutions 1397 (2002), 1402 (2002)
and 1403 (2002). We note with great concern that the Israeli Gove…
My delegation is pleased to see you, Mr. President, preside over this emergency meeting of the Security Council. We joined in calling for this meeting today in response to the full- scale military operations that are under way in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem. We would like…
My delegation is pleased, Sir, to see you presiding over this important meeting. It is indeed encouraging to see the Security Council once again discussing the issue of Palestine.
Five days ago, the Secretary-General made what is probably the most sobering assessment of the situation in the Middle …
