I did not wish to respond to the representative of Belize, but since she has responded to my comments, I would like to point out that there is a flag on the rostrum that says “Rapporteur”. I did not see her there at all.
I would like to turn to the issue I wanted to raise. When we reflect on the is…
I just wish to refer to the introduction by the Rapporteur, who was totally absent during our First Committee session. How she can give an interpretation of what happened in the First Committee astounds me. It totally astounds me.
South Africa wishes to congratulate Mr. Yukiya Amano on his re-election as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and to thank him for introducing the 2012 annual report on the work of the Agency (see A/68/PV.43).
Over several decades, the work of the IAEA has advanced t…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate Ambassador Peter Woolcott of Australia on the exemplary work that he has done in order to bring us to the point of our adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) here today. My delegation also wishes to pay tribute to his predecessor, Ambassador Roberto García Mo…
My delegation would like to explain its vote on resolution 67/60, entitled “Nuclear disarmament”.
South Africa remains a staunch supporter of the establishment and maintenance of a nuclear- weapon-free world and consequently supports international efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons by purs…
The agenda item before us today is one to which my delegation attaches particular importance. South Africa is a young democracy which received electoral assistance from the United Nations in the form of a verification mission in 1994. My delegation therefore sees the role of the United Nations in pr…
