I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement at this commemorative meeting marking the fiftieth anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping. On this special occasion, the Non-Aligned Movement wishes to pay tribute to all the men and women who have, over the past 50 years, served a…
My delegation also would like to commend our two Vice-Chairmen, Ambassadors Breitenstein of Finland and Jayanama of Thailand, for the able manner in which they have guided our deliberations on the agenda item before us in the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on an…
Agenda item 39, “Oceans and the law of the sea,” is an important one for South Africa. My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary- General for the high quality of his comprehensive annual reports on this item, contained in documents A/52/487, A/52/491, A/52/555 and A/52/557. It is our view that the…
My delegation attaches particular importance to this agenda item and is pleased to participate in this debate.
The United Nations has for decades been at the forefront of the struggle of peoples around the world for justice, equality and the exercise of their democratic rights and fundamental freed…
It is indeed an honour for South Africa to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic”, contained in document A/52/L.24, on behalf of States members of the zone. The draft is the result of intensive consultations held with States Members of the Unite…
Like other speakers before me, I wish, on behalf of my delegation, to thank Mr. Hans Blix for his comprehensive introduction of the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We would also like to thank the Ambassador of Japan for introducing the draft resolution on the report of the I…
South Africa welcomes your election, Sir, as the President of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session. We congratulate you having experienced at first hand your skills and role as Vice- Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid. We also express our appreciation to Ambassador Razal…
The report of the Secretary- General draws attention to the deteriorating security situation in Angola which, if left unchecked, could have a negative impact on the ongoing efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the representatives of the three observer States to defuse t…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations.
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on this auspicious occasion: the successful conclusion of the work of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group of the General Assembly…
My delegation, Sir, joins previous speakers in congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. Your well- known skills assure us that the Council’s business is in good hands. We also congratulate the representative of Poland for his successful stewardship of th…
South Africa adds its voice to those who have already congratulated you on your skilful stewardship of the Council’s business during this month. We also extend our appreciation to Ambassador Owada of Japan for the most able manner in which he presided over the Council’s deliberations during the mont…
My delegation commends the Secretary-General for the comprehensive report on the progress made towards consolidating the peace process in Angola. We also commend the ongoing efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the representatives of the troika of observer States and all p…
At the outset, I would like to thank Judge Laïty Kama, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Gen…
South Africa associates itself with the previous speakers in extending its sympathy and support to the Government and people of Honduras in this time of need.
My delegation followed the debate in the Open-ended High-level Working Group on the Strengthening of the United Nations System during the As…
The agenda item before us today is one to which my delegation attaches particular importance. South Africa is a young democracy which received electoral assistance from the United Nations in the form of a verification mission in 1994. My delegation therefore sees the role of the United Nations in pr…
It is an honour for South Africa to introduce the draft resolution, entitled “Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic”, on behalf of the member States of the zone. South Africa does not only endorse but will also endeavour to give practical effect to the draft resolution’s call upon all …
South Africa wishes to register its gratitude for this opportunity to articulate once more its views on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo by the United States of America against Cuba.
South Africa is a sovereign and independent State and as such, since 1994, it …
South Africa actively participated in the recently concluded mid-term review of United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF), which from 16 to 20 September 1996 took stock of the implementation of UN-NADAF over the last five years. We endorse the outcome of that re…
Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s deep satisfaction with and confidence in the exemplary manner in which the two Vice-Chairmen of the Open-ended Working Group, Ambassadors Breitenstein of Finland and Jayanama of Thailand have, with great patience, guided our deliberations in the Work…
South Africa is pleased once again to be a sponsor of the draft resolution on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). My delegation would like to thank the Director General of the IAEA for his statement and to commend the Agency for its work over the past year. During that perio…
