South Africa would like to thank the Federative Republic of Brazil for convening this open debate to discuss how we can effectively move from theory to practice to enhance women’s participation in international peace and security. We appreciate the informative presentations by all the briefers this …
Allow me to join all speakers before me in congratulating the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session on his election and in wishing him well in his role. I also thank the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session for his excellent leadership. Finally, I…
It is my honour and privilege to introduce the President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, to present South Africa’s national address in a pre-recorded statement to the general debate of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session.
I am pleased to introduce a statement by President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on this very important occasion.
A pre-recorded video statement was shown in the General Assembly Hall (annex II and see A/76/335).
I express my most heartfelt gratitude for this opportunity. I will provide a brief summary of round table 1, whose theme was “Reparations, racial justice and equality for people of African descent — where do we stand 20 years after the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action?”
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I stand here deeply moved at the coincidence that I should speak following my counterpart, the Foreign Minister of Botswana, given that my grandfather, Z. K. Matthews, stood here in 1966 as the first Ambassador of the newly independent Botswana.
I represent the President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Af…
I join my colleagues in thanking you, Mr. Minister, for convening this meeting. We appreciate the useful briefings by Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General.
This is a timely and perti…
I thank you for this opportunity, Sir. May I congratulate you on your role as President.
I wish to begin by thanking the Secretary-General of the United Nations for his briefing and the speakers of the various organizations associated with this debate.
The debate today affords us an opportunity to…
