At the outset, South Africa aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We welcome the Secretary-General’s report on the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa (A/75/917) and we eagerly await the release of the fourth biennial report on th…
South Africa would like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres and Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov for having convened the second High-level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States. We are also grateful to the facilitators of the review process, through whos…
We would like to thank you, Sir, for reconvening us today to consider the draft oral decision on the rollover process of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representatives of Sierra Leone on behalf of the Co…
We thank the President for providing the United Nations membership with an opportunity to consider this year’s annual report of the Security Council (A/75/2), which covers the 2020 period during which South Africa served as an elected member of the Council. We thank the Permanent Missions of the Nig…
We thank the President for convening this timely meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. South Africa expresses its gratitude for this initiative to the Niger and Algeria, in their capacity, respectively, as the Chairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperat…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report, entitled “Advancing atrocity prevention: work of the Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect” (A/75/863). I would also like to take this opportunity to commend the Office for its role, contributions and efforts, a…
Let me begin by congratulating the Russian Federation on its role as caretaker of the Kimberley Process in 2020 during the challenging circumstances of the coronavirus disease pandemic. We also congratulate Russia on its chairmanship of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in 2021, ably suppor…
At the outset, we thank the Permanent Representatives of Namibia and Afghanistan for presenting today’s draft resolutions A/75/L.32, A/75/L.33, A/75/L.34 and A/75/L.35, and for the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (A/75/35).
Yesterday we ob…
We associate ourselves with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Djibouti on behalf of the Group of African States. We also thank the Russian Federation for this initiative.
South Africa has a shared, proud history with those forces that gained victory over fascism in order to s…
We welcome the convening of today’s important and highly relevant debate on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council. We appreciate that the President has identified the reform of the Security…
We spoke in detail yesterday (see A/75/PV.25) in order to expand on our views on draft decision A/75/L.7/Rev.1. We regret that we have reached a stage where voting will take place on it this morning. It is indeed an unfortunate moment when we find ourselves voting on a decision concerning voting. We…
We would like to take the floor to explain South Africa’s position on draft decision A/75/L.7/Rev.1, entitled “Procedure for decision-making in the General Assembly when an in-person meeting is not possible”.
The coronavirus disease pandemic has brought unprecedented disruption, not least to our de…
I wish to express South Africa’s sincere appreciation to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ambassador Rafael Grossi, for his detailed presentation of the Agency’s 2019 report (see A/75/303) and for providing valuable updates on the Agency’s activities in 2020.
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We thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings this morning.
South Africa would like to reiterate that the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen, intensified by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, is indistinguishably linked to the polit…
I am not going to dwell too long on the vote that we needed to take today. It is unfortunate that we had to vote on a briefer. My delegation would be the last to stifle any kind of view that should or needs to be brought to the Council, or that others feel should be brought to the Council, as long a…
Let me begin by thanking Special Coordinator Mladenov for his useful and frank briefing on the current situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.
I join my colleague from the United States in offering our heartfelt condolences to Kuwait for the passing on of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait.
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I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African States members of the Security Council, namely, the Niger, Tunisia and South Africa, as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1).
At the outset, on behalf of the A3+1, allow me to express our gratitude to you, Mr. Pre…
It is my honour and privilege to introduce at the General Assembly on the occasion of its virtual debate a pre-recorded message of His Excellency Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, delivering the statement in his capacity as the Chairperson of the African Union.
It is my singular honour and privilege to introduce to the General Assembly during the occasion of this high-level meeting marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations the pre-recorded message by His Excellency Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa an…
