My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba, as contained in document A/58/287. We also welcome the Foreign Minister of Cuba, His Excellency Mr. F…
South Africa aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
It is with a sense of proud achievement that the South African delegation contributes to the debate on the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the ou…
The Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform was established because the States Members of the United Nations recognized the need to address representational equity in the Security Council and to examine formulas to increase its membership. The Working Group was also charged with examinin…
Mr. President, I would like to convey my delegation’s appreciation to you for convening this important follow-up discussion to the 20 January ministerial-level debate on combating terrorism. I would like also to thank Ambassador Greenstock of the United Kingdom for the exemplary manner in which he h…
I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate the President on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly.
My delegation wishes to convey its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on progress towards implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, as cont…
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for the reports he prepared on the agenda items on Africa before us today. As we said
during the three-day debate on the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF), we found his report on that item (A/57/156 and Corr.1) to b…
At the Twelfth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Durban, South Africa, the heads of State and Government stated, in the Durban Declaration for the New Millennium, that:
“We must take up the challenge to fundamentally transform international relations, so as to eradicate aggression, racism…
During the fifty- seventh session of the General Assembly, speaker after speaker has stressed the need for full and unconditional compliance with Security Council resolutions. The Foreign Ministers of the 115 member States of the Non-Aligned Movement also called on all States to abide by Security Co…
My delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over this emergency meeting of the Security Council, which has been called in response to Israel’s ongoing refusal to implement Security Council resolutions 1397 (2002), 1402 (2002)
and 1403 (2002). We note with great concern that the Israeli Gove…
The Secretary- General’s report on Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) makes many important observations and recommendations. My delegation has taken note of the report and believes that this report is useful, because it can only lead to stronger cooper…
We are today once again addressing item 34, “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. We are here to reaffirm our conviction in a better world for all — a world in which nations can peacefully coexist and the internatio…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We would also like to commend the Security Council, under your presidency, for the important initiative it took in dispatching a mission to the Great Lakes region and f…
May I begin by congratulating Singapore on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I also extend my delegation’s congratulations to the other new members of the Council.
My delegation also wishes to commend you, Mr. President, for preparing an excellent discussion paper, which certainly hi…
South Africa supports and welcomes the introduction and proposed adoption of draft resolution A/55/L.34, relating to the special session of the General Assembly in 2001 for follow-up to the World Summit for Children, and entitled “Preparations for the special session on children”.
Considering the t…
