Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
At the outset, I would like to point out that, for the Group of 77 and China, the Security Counci…
My delegation joined the consensus today despite our serious reservations about the process that led to the agreement on this budget. We agreed to it only because we believe in the ideals for which the Organization stands. We did so because we support the reform efforts upon which we embarked in Sep…
At the end of the day, the Peacebuilding Commission will be judged on how much difference it makes to the lives of the people in Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and other places in Africa. That will really be the judge.
We are pleased that we finally have the Peacebuilding Commission. However, we h…
We welcome the opportunity to discuss two reports — the report of the Security Council concerning its work during the period 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005 (A/60/2) and the report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Secu…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his reports on the items we are discussing today. My delegation also wishes to associate itself with the statements made by Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, by Namibia on behalf of the African Union and by
Lesotho on behalf of t…
Let me begin, Sir, by expressing my delegation’s appreciation of your work as President of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. We are indeed privileged to have a person with your leadership skills guiding our work.
We also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of …
Allow me at the outset to convey our condolences to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See on the passing away of Pope John Paul II, and to express our sympathy to the Principality of Monaco on the loss of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III.
We wish to thank the President of the General…
I thank you very much, Sir, for helping us to organize this meeting today.
We wish to join in reiterating our Government’s condolences to the people and Governments of the countries of South-East Asia and the east coast of Africa who were victims of the unprecedented devastation caused by the under…
In the discussion of coercive economic measures, including extraterritorial laws, the Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement in Durban in August 2004 condemned the use of such measures, with a view to preventing countries from exercising their right to decide, by their own free will, their own politi…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his two reports on the items we are discussing today, namely, those on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.
My delegati…
My delegation appreciates the fact that we are jointly debating two important reports, namely, the report of the Security Council on its work over the past year (A/59/2) and the report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of th…
My delegation wishes to extend its congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council.
Just last week, an overwhelming number of delegations, participating in the general debate of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly, identified the situation in th…
Sir, it is my pleasure to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly. It is particularly gratifying to see a distinguished son of Africa leading this body at such an important session. I wish to pledge the fullest cooperation of South Afric…
First, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of July. I wish to also thank you for inviting the Economic and Social Council Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Guinea-Bissau to participate in this meeting to discuss the report of the Security Council mission…
South Africa welcomes this open debate and the fact that the Security Council is discussing the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, particularly as it relates to non-State actors. We requested this debate, together with the delegations of Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Swed…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to lead the Council this month. Thank you for the opportunity to address the Council on the role of business in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and post- conflict peace-building.
The debate on the role of business in conflict preventio…
I come before the Assembly to introduce the report of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme that is before it at this meeting.
The date of 31 December 2003 marked the end of South Africa’s term as Chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. We were pleased to hand over the chairing of…
The South African Government has condemned the assassination of Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and of six other Palestinians outside a mosque in Gaza City, Palestine, yesterday. Such extrajudicial
assassinations are in contravention of international law and relevant United N…
On behalf of all countries concerned about malaria, I would like to express my deep appreciation for all the delegations who cooperated in ensuring smooth progress and a positive outcome to the negotiations on the draft resolution before the Assembly today under item 51.
As the Assembly knows, mala…
I have the honour to present draft resolution A/58/L.17/Rev.1, under sub- item (a) of agenda item 39 of the General Assembly, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”. The draft resolution is based on the general debate in
the fifty-e…
