We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for introducing the quarterly report of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan (S/2012/133). South Africa welcomes the participation of the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Zahir Tanin, at this debate, and …
South Africa expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his briefing to the Council. We thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for organizing this important debate. It is indeed important that we reflect on the momentous events that have resulted in significant pol…
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, Sir, and your delegation for organizing this important discussion. We thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Lynn Pascoe, for his informative briefing on the report of the assessment mission on piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (se…
South Africa welcomes the adoption of resolution 2036 (2012) on enhancing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The resolution comes at a critical stage when the Transitional Federal Government in Somalia continues to make significant progress in the implementation of the road map, as witne…
It is a pleasure for us to see you presiding over this meeting, Sir. My delegation wishes once more to welcome His Excellency Mr. José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, to the Security Council. We welcome his report on the progress attained by his country. We also wis…
My delegation is pleased to see you, Mr. President, presiding over our meeting today. We welcome President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé of Togo to the Council and are pleased that he has personally participated in this meeting. We congratulate Togo for organizing this
debate on the impact of drug tra…
South Africa would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Edmond Mulet for his briefing today on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We also welcome the participation of Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif by video teleconference in this me…
Let me start by congratulating you, Sir, and Togo on your assumption of the Council presidency for the month of February. Please be assured of South Africa’s full support.
The world is watching with great concern as the crisis in Syria unfolds and degenerates by the day, claiming civilian lives and…
My delegation wishes to thank Ambassador Néstor Osorio, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), for his briefing today.
South Africa has maintained its commitment to the mutually reinforcing relationship among disarmament, non-proliferation and the ri…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Ladsous for introducing the quarterly report of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan (S/2011/772*). We also thank the former Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his invaluable assessments. We thank him for the dedication and …
My delegation expresses its appreciation to you, Mr. President, Portugal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, for presiding over this debate. We also extend our appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ameerah Haq for her briefing on the situation in Timor-Leste, to Mr. Zacarias da…
South Africa welcomes the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Security Council, and we thank him for his comprehensive briefing.
South Africa expresses deep concern that it has been over a year since Bosnia and Herzegovina held its general elections and yet it has not been able to…
We thank you, Sir, and your delegation for having organized this important meeting. My delegation wishes also to join in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Abou Moussa, for his comprehensive briefing on the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and …
On behalf of the Chairs of the three subsidiary bodies of the Security Council established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) dealing with the issue of terrorism, I have the honour to update the Security Council on the continued cooperation among the thr…
We are pleased to see His Excellency President Cavaco Silva preside over this debate. My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to Portugal for facilitating the discussion on the crucial topic of the protection of civilians.
We thank the Secretary-General, United Nations High Commissioner fo…
We join others in expressing our congratulations to you, Mr. President, for assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of November. You have our full support. We also join in expressing our thanks to Ambassador Ogwu for the skilful manner in which she directed our affairs in the month of O…
My delegation would like to express its sincere appreciation to the Secretary- General, Under-Secretary-General Michelle Bachelet, Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe in his capacity as President of the Economic and Social Council, and Ms. Nemat, speaking on behalf of the NGO Working Group On Women, Peace …
I would like to take this opportunity once again to thank you, Madam President, and your delegation for having organized this important debate. We thank the representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Economic Community of Central African States and the Gulf of Gui…
My delegation wishes to commend Nigeria for organizing this important open debate. We align ourselves with the statement to be delivered later today by the Permanent Representative of Egypt, who will speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. We are particularly pleased, Mr. President, that this d…
Let me begin, Madame President, by joining my colleagues in congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month. We wish you
every success. I also wish to thank Ambassador Salam of Lebanon for his stewardship of the Council in the busy month of September.
South Africa…
