We thank the Moroccan delegation for organizing and presiding over today’s important debate on the situation in the Sahel region. Mr. Othmani’s presence here today demonstrates the seriousness that the Kingdom of Morocco attaches to long-term peace and stability of that region. We would also like to…
South Africa has had the honour and privilege to serve as the Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa for the past two years. The Group was created pursuant to statement S/PRST/2002/2 by the President of the Security Council, in which the Council recognized …
We commend the President of the Security Council for the month of November, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India, for presenting the annual report of the Council (A/67/2) and the delegation of Colombia, under the leadership of Ambassador Néstor Osorio, for preparing it.
In Octo…
I thank the Council for the opportunity to provide a short summary of the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), since our last joint meeting in May (see S/PV.6767), in order to complement the key points made by Ambassador Singh Puri in the joint state…
My delegation wishes to welcome to the Security Council once again His Excellency Mr. José Luís Guterres, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste,. We welcome his insightful views on the progress attained by his country. We also wish to thank the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-Ge…
South Africa was honoured to lead the Security Council mission to Timor-Leste, which comprised six delegations, namely, Azerbaijan, India, Pakistan, Portugal, Togo and South Africa, and took place from 3 to 6 November 2012.
The purpose of the visit, as provided for the terms of reference agreed upo…
South Africa expresses its appreciation to the delegation of France for organizing this timely meeting on the humanitarian situation in Syria. Today’s meeting provides us yet another opportunity to make an honest and frank assessment of the situation in general and the increasing humanitarian crisis…
South Africa would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We welcome Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić to the Council and thank him for his …
My delegation wishes to thank Mr. Robert Serry for his briefing to the Council today. My delegation associates itself with the statement
to be delivered later today by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. We also thank the representatives of Palestine and Israel for th…
I am pleased to give this account of the Security Council visit to Sierra Leone on 23 May, on behalf of Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, and of myself.
The aim of the Council’s visit to Sierra Leone was to encourage continued efforts to consolidate pe…
I am very pleased, as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), to give an overview of the main developments in the work of the Committee since the most recent joint briefing, on 14 November 2011 (see S/PV.6658), in addition to the information just de…
Your personal presence here today, President Aliyev, is an expression of the importance your nation attaches to the global fight against the scourge of terrorism. My delegation welcomes you to the Council today and thanks you for presiding over this meeting. We also wish to acknowledge the presence …
South Africa is gravely concerned about the escalating conflict between the Sudan and South Sudan. This escalation has seriously damaged relations between the two countries and brought them to the brink of war. It is clear that there can be no military option for resolving the outstanding issues and…
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate on issues related to illicit cross-border trafficking and the movement of goods, funds and individuals. We also thank the Secretary-General for his statement earlier today. We align ourselves with the letter dated 24 Ap…
The adoption of resolution 2044 (2012) comes at a time of uncertainty and turmoil in the Sahel, North and West Africa and the Middle East, when the peoples of those regions are
demanding the full enjoyment of their human, socio- economic and political rights. It also comes at a time when the States…
Following the adoption of resolution 2042 (2012), a week ago, South Africa welcomes the acceptance by the Syrian Government of the advance team of the observer mission and its rapid deployment on the ground. We are pleased to note from the letter of the Secretary-General (S/2012/238) that, despite s…
At the outset, Madam President, allow me to thank your delegation for having convened this timely debate on the issues of
nuclear proliferation, nuclear disarmament and nuclear security. My delegation also wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing to the Council earlier today.
We alig…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this timely meeting. Let me join others in thanking the Foreign Ministers of Guinea-Bissau, Angola and Portugal, as well as Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mutaboba, for their statements and briefings on Guinea-Bissau today. We …
South Africa has always been deeply concerned about the deteriorating political, security and humanitarian situation in Syria. We emphasize that there is a need for the violence to cease. South Africa strongly supports the efforts of Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan, which have the ultimate aim of com…
I, too, wish to thank Ambassador Osorio for his briefing to the Council today on the 90-day report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).
South Africa continues to support the resolution of the issues involved with Iran’s nuclear programme through peaceful means and dialog…
