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…
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…
We thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for their briefings. We welcome our colleague the Permanent Representative of Yemen to the Security Council and look forward to his statement regarding dev…
South Africa voted in favour of the resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya for an
additional 12 months (resolution 2542 (2020)). In this regard, we reiterate that there can be no military solution to the Libya conflict. All Libyan parties, community leaders …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important and timely meeting on the situation in Somalia. I have the distinct honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Niger, Tunisia and South Africa, as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1).
At the outset, the A3+1 w…
We thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid for their chilling accounts of the Yemeni crisis. We also thank Ms. Raja Abdullah Ahmed Almasabi for her moving testimony, as well as Ms. Wafa′a Alsaidy. Ms. Almasa…
South Africa would like to join colleagues in commending the United States of America and the Taliban for reaching this agreement. We would especially like to thank the State of Qatar for making its resources and time available for that meeting. I would like to make three points.
First, indeed, one…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important meeting on South Sudan. We also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. David Shearer and our sister, Ms. Betty Sunday, for their briefings. We commend them and their teams for their work in South Sudan and their contribu…
Let me first congratulate you, Mr. President, and the people of the People’s Republic of China on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for March. I pledge my delegation’s support and cooperation in your work. We would also like to thank Belgium for its excellent presidency in February. We…
I would like first to thank the Secretary-General and Rosemary DiCarlo for their briefings on the unfolding situation in north- western Syria.
Let me begin by stating that there can be no military solution to the conflict in Syria. As with any conflict, in the end all sides must come to the table t…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, one year after the Security Council visited Guinea-Bissau, where it had an opportunity to interact with Ms. Sori- Coulibaly. We join others in welcoming the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Nigeriens Abroad and…
The South African delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this important debate on transitional justice as a building block towards sustaining peace.
We extend our thanks to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet; the President of the…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council: the Niger, South Africa and Tunisia.
We would like to extend a special and warm welcome to His Majesty King Philippe, King of the Belgians, and Queen Mathilde, who have graced us with their presence today. We w…
Allow me to begin by thanking Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary- General of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, and Ms. Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, for their informative and factual yet chilling briefings on the situation between Isra…
As this is the first open debate for the year 2020, South Africa would like to take this opportunity to welcome the new elected members — Estonia, the Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Viet Nam — to the Security Council. We wish them all the best during their two- year terms. We h…
We welcome the convening of this important and highly relevant debate on the agenda item entitled “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 identified the reform…
On behalf of the three elected African members of the Security Council — Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa — I would like to start by thanking Mr. James Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (AMISOM); Mr. Fr…
