I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/55/L.52, entitled “The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict: breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict as a contribution to prevention and settlement of conflicts."
Ordinarily, diamonds are a very precio…
South Africa has been a member of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People since 1977. Upon becoming a member we, stated to the Committee,
“The struggles and sacrifices of our people against apartheid could not but inspire us to support the fight of the Pale…
Thank you for the opportunity that you have given us to address the General Assembly on this important issue.
We debate many issues of great importance during a General Assembly session. Few of these issues, though, have such a direct impact on the lives of millions of our fellow human beings as hu…
First of all, I offer my apologies, as Ambassador Kumalo could, unfortunately, not be here this afternoon.
Mr. President, we would like to thank you, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, for calling this very timely meeting. At the outset, we would like to extend our condolences to all the bereav…
My delegation welcomes the fifth annual report of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), transmitted by the Secretary-General to Member States in document A/55/435. My delegation is very pleased to speak on this agenda item, not only because of the importance we attach to the work of…
Let me begin, Mr. President, by thanking your predecessor, Mr. Theo- Ben Gurirab, Foreign Minister of Namibia, who guided us in this process during the previous General Assembly session. My thanks also go to the two Vice- Chairmen, the Ambassador of Sweden, Mr. Dahlgren, and the Ambassador of Sri La…
South Africa supports and welcomes the introduction and proposed adoption of draft resolution A/55/L.34, relating to the special session of the General Assembly in 2001 for follow-up to the World Summit for Children, and entitled “Preparations for the special session on children”.
Considering the t…
It is good to see you in the chair today, Sir. It makes me want to practice my French, but I will not.
We meet today to evaluate the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF). Before us are two very useful reports by the Secretary-General,…
My delegation would like to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his comprehensive report on the work and activities of the Agency in 1999. We wish also to express our appreciation for the outstanding performance of the Agency under …
On behalf of the members of the Non-Aligned Movement, we welcome the admission of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a Member of the United Nations. We extend our support to the efforts of the people of Yugoslavia and their new Government as they rebuild their country and normalize relations with…
At the Twelfth Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, held in Durban, South Africa, the heads of State or Government declared,
“We must take up the challenge to fundamentally transform international relations, so as to eradicate aggression, racism, the …
It is an honour for me to address the Members of this Organization on the annual report of the Security Council. It is a particular privilege to thank the President of the Security Council, my friend and colleague, Ambassador Martin Andjaba of Namibia, for introducing it.
Before we discuss the repo…
It is a great joy, Mr. President, to see you guide us in this meeting today. I regret that these are not happy circumstances in which we could have celebrated your presidency of the Council. I wish also to express our great respect for and joy at the stewardship of the Ambassador of Mali in the prev…
My delegation would like to commend the Secretary-General for producing yet another excellent document in his report on the work of the Organization. This report builds on the foundation laid in the Secretary-General’s millennium report, which was well received and endorsed by the heads of State and…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the stewardship of this historic Assembly and also to congratulate your predecessor, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, on his sterling guidance of the Assembly’s work during the previous session.
The dawn of the new millennium offers us a uniqu…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President for holding this meeting today.
We who hail from a conflict-ridden continent and who have seen the colossal human tragedies of conflict fully appreciate the convening of this meeting on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, commonly known as DDR. Fo…
I thank the President for calling this meeting this morning.
I stand here to support the statement made by the Ambassador of Egypt on behalf of the African Group.
Our deepest sympathy goes out to our brothers and sisters in Mozambique. The cruel tragedy that has befallen our neighbours is not only…
First of all, just generally, I am quite encouraged by the remarks I have heard, because no one has said that the “month of Africa” has come to an end, and that is the end of the attention to these issues. Rather, everyone has said, as Ambassador Greenstock put it, that rhetoric must be followed by …
It does not refer to age; it refers to station in life.
The Lusaka Agreement tries to offer a comprehensive solution to a very complex conflict. It is therefore important to note that the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is multidimensional, and if one aspect of the Lusaka Agreement…
In 1945, the founding Members of the United Nations declared, in the Charter, their faith in “the equal rights of ... nations large and small”, and based the Organization on “the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members”. Today we continue to value the principle that States are soverei…
