I should like first to extend warm congratulations to Mr. Razali Ismail on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session. We have no doubt that the session will benefit from his known skills as he discharges his responsibilities.
I should also like to commend Mr.…
My delegation welcomes this debate on the comprehensive test-ban treaty, as it affords us the opportunity to address an issue of utmost importance to the international community.
When the Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) …
My delegation would like to thank you, Mr President, for convening this meeting, which provides us with an opportunity to voice our concern at the disturbing turn of events in Burundi.
The ordinary men and women in Burundi have no way of knowing whether the first rays of a new dawn will bring hope …
My delegation wishes to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of July. May I also extend a word of congratulations and appreciation to Ambassador Elaraby of Egypt for the efficient manner in which he presided over the deliberations of the Council la…
The peace process in the Middle East is under siege once again, with the deterioration of the situation inflicting further damage to an already fragile process.
We in South Africa, who know the pain and suffering caused by violent confrontation, consider it our moral obligation to raise our voices …
The winds of democratization currently blowing throughout the four corners of the world, not only give a glimmer of hope to the peoples of the world, but also pose daunting challenges to the Governments concerned.
We are pleased to note that the Secretary-General’s report goes to the heart of these…
I should like to join those who have congratulated you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We have no doubt that your experience and wisdom will enable you to steer its meetings successfully.
By the same token, allow me to extend a word of gratitude …
On behalf of the Government of South Africa, I wish to thank all donor countries that have over the years rendered valuable assistance to the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa. We also wish to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General, the Advisory Board of t…
The President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr. Nelson Mandela, stated in Copenhagen in March this year that it was his profound wish that the United Nations World Summit for Social
Development would go down in history as one which had made a difference to the quality of life for millions around…
In its capacity as Chairman of the African Group for the month of November, the South African delegation is pleased to introduce draft resolution A/50/L.27 entitled “Assistance for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Liberia”.
In the preamble to the draft, the Assembly recalls its previous res…
In 1986, this Assembly took the momentous step of declaring the Atlantic Ocean, in the region between Africa and South America, a zone of peace
However, the unrelenting spirit of man, who yearns for a better world to live in, a world where peace and not war prevails, has been responsible for the ch…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Group of African States for the month of November 1995, I have the honour to inform the General Assembly that the candidatures of the Central African Republic, Gabon, Togo and Tunisia have been endorsed by the Group for election to the Economic and Social Council fo…
In the months preceding the present discussion, the Open-ended Working Group was charged with examining the “Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Related Matters”. It heard the many and varied views of delegations. My delegation would lik…
My delegation considers that the agenda item before us represents one of the important aspects of the principles guiding this body.
Even as a young democracy, South Africa has already experienced many of the facets that the draft resolution and the Secretary-General’s report address. Having experie…
In my capacity as Chairman of the African Group for the month of November 1995 I have the honour to inform the General Assembly that the candidatures of Guinea-Bissau and Egypt for election to the two non-permanent seats on the Security Council for the period 1996-1997 were endorsed by the African G…
The member States of the African Group have learned with deep shock and sadness of the assassination of Mr. Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister
The death of Prime Minister Rabin is a great loss to the people of Israel and could threaten the peace process now under way in the Middle East. The African Grou…
My delegation is pleased to have this opportunity to express its views on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo by the United States of America against Cuba. My delegation speaks on behalf of the ordinary people of South Africa when we record that we are deeply indeb…
My delegation, as a co-sponsor of the draft resolution contained in document A/50/L.11, would like to urge its adoption.
At the landmark NPT Review and Extension Conference in New York earlier this year, the review process for the Treaty was strengthened, and a set of principles and objectives for …
It is with boundless joy that the South African delegation addresses this special session of the General Assembly commemorating the tenth anniversary of International Youth Year.
The youth in my country epitomize change and liberty. The Government of National Unity declared 16 June as a “Day of the…
Mr. President, I wish to extend to you, on behalf of the South African delegation, my sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the fiftieth session of the General Assembly. Your election demonstrates the high regard in which the international community holds your country. I shou…
