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South Africa

ISO: ZAF UN member since 1961
1095
Speeches
143
Speakers
6667
Votes
3749
Yes
248
No
415
Abstentions
57
SC Sponsored
Top 31%
Co-sponsor influence
2023

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Voting alignment is computed from UN General Assembly roll-call votes (1946–present). Agreement rates count the share of resolutions where both countries cast the same vote (Yes/No/Abstain), weighted by the inverse square root of the number of countries voting, to down-weight near-unanimous resolutions. Ideal points are estimated using a Bayesian item-response model (Voeten 2013) that places each country on a left–right policy dimension each session. Issue-area breakdowns use the topic codes assigned by the UN Bibliographic Information System.

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Co-sponsorship network influence PageRank in the SC co-sponsorship graph per year · view full rankings

2023: top 31% by influence · 143 co-sponsoring partners · betweenness 0.003697

Voting alignment over time ideal point (re-centred) — 0 = global average · positive = more Western-aligned · BSV2017

Position consistency: more stable than 4% of countries (std dev 1.4, ranked among 199 countries)

Closest neighbours countries with the most similar voting alignment in a given year

Issue-area voting alignment % yes votes by issue category · 5-year rolling average

Speeches

Speeches per year

Dominant Topics

Peacekeeping support and operations Peace processes and negotiations Sustainable development and climate Economic development programmes Israeli–Palestinian conflict African Union peace and security Nuclear weapons proliferation Conflict-related sexual violence
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SC Representatives

Official Security Council representatives on record at the UN Digital Library.

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Delegates (by speeches)

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Session Date Speaker Source
79 Sept. 24, 2024 Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa UNDL ↗ A/79/PV.7
78 Sept. 19, 2023 Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa UNDL ↗ A/78/PV.4
77 Sept. 21, 2022 Ms. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor UNDL ↗ A/77/PV.7
76 Sept. 23, 2021 Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.10
76 Sept. 23, 2021 Ms. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.10
75 Sept. 22, 2020 Mr. Jerry Matthews Matjila UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.4
75 Sept. 22, 2020 Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.4
74 Sept. 28, 2019 Ms. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor UNDL ↗ A/74/PV.11
73 Sept. 25, 2018 Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa UNDL ↗ A/73/PV.6
72 Sept. 20, 2017 Mr. Jacob Zuma UNDL ↗ A/72/PV.9
71 Sept. 20, 2016 Mr. Jacob Zuma UNDL ↗ A/71/PV.9
70 Sept. 28, 2015 Mr. Jacob Zuma UNDL ↗ A/70/PV.14
69 Sept. 24, 2014 Mr. Jacob Zuma UNDL ↗ A/69/PV.8
68 Sept. 24, 2013 Mr. Jacob Zuma UNDL ↗ A/68/PV.5
67 Sept. 25, 2012 Mr. Jacob Zuma UNDL ↗ A/67/PV.7
66 Sept. 21, 2011 Mr. Jacob Zuma UNDL ↗ A/66/PV.12
65 Sept. 25, 2010 Ms. Maite Emily Nkoana-Mashabane UNDL ↗ A/65/PV.17
64 Sept. 23, 2009 Mr. Jacob Zuma UNDL ↗ A/64/PV.4
63 Sept. 29, 2008 Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma UNDL ↗ A/63/PV.16
62 Sept. 25, 2007 Mr. Thabo Mbeki UNDL ↗ A/62/PV.5
61 Sept. 19, 2006 Mr. Thabo Mbeki UNDL ↗
60 Sept. 17, 2005 Mr. Thabo Mbeki UNDL ↗ A/60/PV.10
59 Sept. 22, 2004 Mr. Thabo Mbeki UNDL ↗ A/59/PV.5
58 Sept. 23, 2003 Mr. Thabo Mbeki UNDL ↗ A/58/PV.7
57 Sept. 12, 2002 Mr. Thabo Mbeki UNDL ↗ A/57/PV.2
56 Nov. 10, 2001 Mr. Thabo Mbeki UNDL ↗ A/56/PV.44
55 Sept. 13, 2000 Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma UNDL ↗ A/55/PV.13
54 Sept. 20, 1999 Mr. Thabo Mbeki UNDL ↗ A/54/PV.4
53 Sept. 21, 1998 Mr. Nelson Mandela UNDL ↗ A/53/PV.7
52 Sept. 22, 1997 Mr. Alfred Nzo UNDL ↗ A/52/PV.6
51 Sept. 25, 1996 Mr. Alfred Nzo UNDL ↗ A/51/PV.9
50 Oct. 6, 1995 Mr. Alfred Nzo UNDL ↗ A/50/PV.22
49 Oct. 3, 1994 Mr. Nelson Mandela UNDL ↗
28 Oct. 5, 1973 Mr. Hilgard Muller UNDL ↗
27 Sept. 29, 1972 Mr. Hilgard Muller UNDL ↗
26 Sept. 30, 1971 Mr. Hilgard Muller UNDL ↗
25 Oct. 1, 1970 Mr. Hilgard Muller UNDL ↗
23 Oct. 3, 1968 Mr. Hilgard Muller UNDL ↗
22 Sept. 25, 1967 Mr. Hilgard Muller UNDL ↗
20 Sept. 29, 1965 Mr. Hilgard Muller UNDL ↗
19 Dec. 21, 1964 Mr. Hilgard Muller UNDL ↗
18 Oct. 10, 1963 Mr. Gerhardus Petrus Jooste UNDL ↗
17 Sept. 24, 1962 Mr. Eric Hendrik Louw UNDL ↗
16 Oct. 11, 1961 Mr. Eric Hendrik Louw UNDL ↗

57 Security Council draft resolutions co-sponsored by South Africa. Data from the UNBench dataset (Liang et al.).

Draft Adopted as Title Session
S/2020/240 — Draft Resolution —
S/2020/838 — Draft Resolution —
S/2021/771 S/RES/2594(2021) Security Council resolution 2594 (2021) [on transition planning in peacekeeping operation… —
S/2023/970 — draft resolution —
S/2023/292 S/RES/2681(2023) Security Council resolution 2681 (2023) [on condemning the decision of the Taliban to ban… 78
S/2021/893 S/RES/2601(2021) Security Council resolution 2601 (2021) [on children and armed conflict] 76
A/75/L.9 75/6 Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency 75
S/2020/680 S/RES/2535(2020) Security Council resolution 2535 (2020) [on youth in conflict prevention and resolution] 75
A/74/L.10 74/8 Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency 74
S/2019/458 — 74
S/2019/503 S/RES/2475(2019) Security Council resolution 2475 (2019) [on protection of persons with disabilities in ar… 74
A/73/L.19 73/9 Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency 73
S/2018/532 S/RES/2419(2018) Security Council resolution 2419 (2018) [on youth in conflict prevention and resolution] 73
A/72/L.6 72/5 Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency 72
S/2014/673 S/RES/2177(2014) Security Council resolution 2177 (2014) [on outbreak of the Ebola virus in, and its impac… 69
S/2012/501 S/RES/2055(2012) Security Council resolution 2055 (2012) [on increase of the size of the Group of Experts … 67
S/2012/512 S/RES/2056(2012) Security Council resolution 2056 (2012) [on the situation in Mali] 67
S/2012/761 S/RES/2071(2012) Security Council resolution 2071 (2012) [on the situation in Mali] 67
S/2012/858 S/RES/2076(2012) Security Council resolution 2076 (2012) [on the situation in the Democratic Republic of t… 67
S/2010/641 S/RES/1960(2010) Security Council resolution 1960 (2010) [on sexual violence against women and children in… 65
S/2010/95 S/RES/1912(2010) Security Council resolution 1912 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated… 65
A/64/L.16 64/108 Global health and foreign policy 64
S/2009/399 S/RES/1882(2009) Security Council resolution 1882 (2009) [on children and armed conflict] 64
S/2009/489 S/RES/1888(2009) Security Council resolution 1888 (2009) [on sexual violence against women and children in… 64
S/2008/124 S/RES/1802(2008) Security Council resolution 1802 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated… 63
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