On behalf of the African members of the Security Council — Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa — I would like to thank the Indonesian presidency for organizing today’s important open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I would also like to thank you, Madam Presiden…
I wish to thank His Excellency Mr. Alpha Barry, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Burkina Faso, for taking time to brief the Security Council on behalf of the presidency of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). I also thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Ms. Bintou …
South Africa wishes to reiterate its unequivocal and strong support for the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), which was established by the Council under resolution 690 (1991). That was the beginning of the issue. We recall that MINURSO was created primarily to fa…
South Africa wishes to express its solidarity with those who have perished in the recent terrorist attacks in their places of worship in Sri Lanka, the United States of America and, yesterday, in Burkina Faso, which the Council visited last month. May their souls rest in peace.
We also express our …
At the outset, I would like to join other delegations in thanking the President for convening this meeting to mark the first-ever special International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, following the adoption of resolution 73/127.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement deliver…
We would like to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening and presiding over today’s meeting. We agree with most of your views and recommendations with regard to Darfur and the situation in the Sudan.
We also want to thank the African Union-United Nations Joint Special Represen…
As per your directive, Mr. President, I will not thank the briefers, but I will join my neighbours in welcoming the Foreign Minister to the Council.
The briefing and details provided by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colomb…
My delegation wishes to recognize the presence of the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, and earlier on, Mr. Mike Pence, Vice-President of the United States of America. We would like to thank all the briefers, especially Mr. Lowcock and his excellent staff in Venezuela. We ask him to convey ou…
Before we begin, we would like to welcome and support the German presidency for its innovation. We hope that drawing open its curtains and shedding light on the Security Council will lead to greater transparency in its work and perhaps ultimately to the reform of the Council demanded by most Member …
South Africa would like to express its appreciation to you, Mr. President, for presiding over this timely and relevant briefing on supporting the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) only a few weeks before the start of the third session of the Preparatory
Committee for the 2020…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on Germany’s assumption of the Security Council presidency for April. South Africa will support Germany as you lead the Council through the month. We would also like to warmly thank the French presidency for its work in the month of March, including t…
At the outset, let me thank His Excellency the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing on the current situation in Mali. Likewise, we welcome the insightful remarks made by you, Mr. President, as the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, as well as the remarks made by the Feder…
South Sudan today is better than South Sudan at the end of 2018.
We would like to express our appreciation to you, Madam President, for convening and presiding over today’s meeting. We would like to thank your great country for allowing you to be our boss on International Women’s Day. It is a great…
First, let me congratulate you, Sir, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for March, and pay tribute to Equatorial Guinea for its able work last month. I also thank you, Sir, for facilitating today’s briefing by the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperatio…
The text submitted by the Russian Federation (S/2019/190) is consistent with the South African Constitution and the values and principles of democracy founded on the rule of law. At the international level, the Russian text assesses the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and reinforces …
The delegation of South Africa would like join others in thanking the Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir Pedersen, for his insightful, broad and forward-looking briefing. As this is the first time that my delegation participates in the political briefing on Syria, please allow me to join my colleague…
We take the floor to explain our vote.
South Africa made clear its position on the situation in Venezuela when we addressed the Security Council two days ago (see S/PV.8472). We reiterate our view that inclusive political dialogue is necessary to resolve the political crisis in Venezuela. We remain…
We are grateful for the informative briefing provided by the Under-Secretary- General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo. We also welcome the Minister of the People’s Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Mr. Jorge Arreaza.
The Security Counci…
We wish to thank the Director for Operations and Advocacy of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Ms. Reena Ghelani, for her comprehensive and yet sobering briefing, complemented by the Permanent Representative of Belgium on behalf of the co-penholders. We w…
At the outset, let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting today. Allow me to also express our appreciation to Ms. Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, for her comprehensive briefing on her recent visit to the region and developments regarding the situation in the Su…
