Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your country for assuming the presidency of the Council for this month and wish you all the best in the stewardship of the work of the Council. You can rest assured of South Africa’s continued support for and cooperation with the w…
We join other Member States in expression appreciation to you, Madam, and the delegation of France for organizing this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine.
South Africa aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Rep…
We congratulate you, Mr. President, and your delegation on the able manner in which you are presiding over the Security Council. We thank you for organizing this open debate on such an important issue.
We also thank the Secretary-General for his statement, and the representative of the Internationa…
We join other Member States in expressing our appreciation to the United States for convening today’s open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
South Africa aligns itself with a statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezu…
My delegation would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the Kingdom of Sweden on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and we express our appreciation to you for convening this important and timely debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. We once again welcom…
My delegation would like to congratulate Senegal on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to expresses its appreciation for the convening of this important and timely debate on peacekeeping operations and the asymmetrical threats facing them. We would also like to thank the Minister
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South Africa aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representative of the Kingdom of Thailand on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
We also acknowledge the presence of the Foreign Minister of Cub…
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his statement, as well as to Ms. Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women for her valuable contribution.
The adoption on 31 October 2000 of resolution 1325 (2000) remains a significant milestone in the prog…
South Africa would also like to pay tribute to the memory of His Excellency Mr. Girma Asmerom Tesfay, the late Ambassador of Eritrea to the United Nations.
South Africa aligns itself with the statements delivered this morning by the representatives of Thailand, on behalf of the Group of 77 and Chin…
I thank you, Sir, for giving my delegation the floor and for presiding over the fifth biennial review of the Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy. At the outset, allow me to assure you of my delegation’s support. South Africa would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/70…
I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation for the convening of this important debate, where we are considering what has become a central component of every United Nations peacekeeping mission.
South Africa aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Islamic Republi…
I would like to thank you, Mr President, and the French delegation for the convening of this timely open debate on sexual violence in conflict.
Sexual violence in conflict remains one of the most harrowing and serious problems facing civilian populations, who have to endure the wanton targeting of …
I thank you, Mr President, and the Egyptian delegation for convening this timely open debate on United Nations-African Union peace and security cooperation.
South Africa aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representative of the African Union (AU) and by the representative of the Isla…
My delegation would like to congratulate Egypt on its assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and we wish to express our appreciation for the convening of this important debate on countering the narratives and ideologies of terrorism. We also thank you, Mr. President, for pro…
Let me first express my appreciation to Angola, as President of the Security Council, for having organized this important open debate on the role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts in Africa. My delegation also wishes to thank the Executive Director of UN-Women for her presentati…
South Africa welcomes the convening of this commemorative event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The year 2016 marks 15 years after South Africa hosted the landmark and historic World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related …
Please allow me to join other delegations in congratulating you, Mr. President, for having convened this timely and informative debate. Let me also congratulate the co-facilitators of the intergovernmental peacebuilding architecture review, the Permanent Representatives of Angola and Australia, on t…
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important and timely debate on the theme “Respect for the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations as a key element for the maintenance of international peace and security”. We also thank the Secretary-General for his …
We thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing and for his tireless efforts to bring about a resolution to the situation in the Middle East, including on the question of Palestine.
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic o…
Mr. President, South Africa wishes to congratulate you and the delegation of Uruguay on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. We also thank you for organizing this timely debate, which is of continuing relevance.
States bear the primary responsibility to protect their citizens, in accord…
