I wish to begin by recognizing and welcoming the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, and to convey the warm wishes of friendship and solidarity of the South African people to him and the people of Cuba.
The South African delegation aligns itself with t…
We welcome today’s debate on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/79/266), and we wish to express our sincere appreciation for the submission of the IAEA’s 2023 report for providing valuable updates on the Agency’s 2024 activities.
The update on the Agency’s activities…
We wish to express our sincere appreciation to the President of the General Assembly and his predecessor for the critical role that he played in ensuring the success of the Summit of the Future. South Africa warmly welcomes the Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on F…
South Africa aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Cameroon on behalf of the Group of African States and presents these additional remarks in our national capacity.
Resolution 78/323, which we adopted today, is a significant milestone as it gives due recognition to the…
We, too, would like to congratulate the co-facilitators and main sponsors of draft resolution A/78/L.96.
The draft resolution that we are about to adopt today is a significant milestone, as it gives due recognition to the reality that women and girls of African descent face unique and compounded fo…
I thank you, Mr. President, for giving us the opportunity to participate in this urgent meeting, which is most likely not going to be the last on the same matter while civilians continue to be massacred by the implacable Government of Israel.
Unfortunately, some in this Chamber continue to support …
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission for organizing today’s joint debate to take stock of the progress made by the United Nations in advancing peacebuilding and sustaining peace.
We are encouraged by the continued achievements of …
South Africa wishes to express its continuous concern that the war in Ukraine persists despite its devastating impact and negative humanitarian effects on civilians, especially women and children. We strongly condemn any attack on, and bombing of, civilian infrastructure that leads to the destructio…
South Africa remains committed to achieving the 2025 targets and ending AIDS by 2030. We applaud and are also encouraged by the countries, especially African countries, that have made strong progress in reaching the 95-95-95 treatment targets. The study conducted last year by the Human Sciences Rese…
Our delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the representatives of Uganda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries; Nigeria, on behalf of the Group of African States; and Angola, on behalf of the Southern African Development Community.
South Afr…
At the outset, allow me to convey our gratitude to Mozambique, as President of the Security Council, for convening this open debate.
This debate is taking place at a time when many countries in the global South, including on the African continent, face myriad challenges, not only with regard to glo…
I have the privilege to introduce draft resolution A/78/L.62, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: addressing global health challenges in the foreign policy space”, on behalf of the core group of the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative, which consists of the following countries: Brazi…
I thank the President for convening this meeting to discuss yet another instance in which the veto has been used in the Security Council (see S/PV.9609). We regret that there
has been a proliferation of the use of the veto in the Security Council in recent months.
The Security Council is accountab…
South Africa appreciates the convening of this General Assembly debate on the veto initiative.
While the adoption of resolution 76/262 continues to bring attention to the invocation of Article 27, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, requiring all decisions of the Security Council on …
We appreciate the convening of this meeting, in accordance with resolution 76/262 as it relates to the matter of nuclear non-proliferation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, on which a veto had been cast (see S/PV.9591). On this matter, we wish to focus on two areas. The first relates to…
South Africa associates itself with the statement of the Group of African States delivered by the representative
of Uganda, and we would like to add the following additional perspectives in our national capacity.
Today is a national holiday in South Africa. Every year, we commemorate Human Rights …
I want to convey our best wishes to Japan in its stewardship of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. We would also like to thank Ms. Karin Landgren for her briefing at this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council.
Today’s debate is opportune, as it comes…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this debate on the use of the veto in the Security Council.
First, we would like to express our sadness and condolences to all those who are going through the harrowing experience of unabated war in Gaza, Israel, the West Bank and the grea…
South Africa would like to thank Ecuador for convening this important open debate on the challenges posed by transnational organized crime to international peace and security. We also appreciate the insightful briefings on global trends concerning transnational criminal
networks and the role of tra…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
South Africa would like to thank the President for convening today’s joint debate and to express its gratitude to the outgoing co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc …
