My delegation is grateful for the opportunity to make some remarks on these important topics related to the Security Council.
The central role that the Security Council plays in the ordering of international society makes it imperative that this principal deliberative organ — the General Assembly —…
On behalf of the Government and people of South Africa, I have the honour and privilege to introduce draft resolution A/64/L.13 designating 18 July, the birthday of Nelson Mandela, as Nelson Mandela International Day. I do so on behalf of all the sponsors listed in document A/64/L.13, and I thank th…
As a State party to the Rome Statute, South Africa has consistently and constantly expressed its support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), and it is with pleasure that we can reiterate that support today. We continue to see the ICC as an important element in the fight against impunity and …
We thank you, Mr. President, for allowing us to participate in this important debate today on peace and security in Africa. My delegation joins others in welcoming the presence of His Excellency Mr. Romano Prodi at this important debate. We also welcome the participation of Under- Secretaries-Genera…
Thank you very much, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting. We thank the Secretary-General for his latest report (S/2009/504) on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), and we are also grateful to Mr. Atul Khare, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative, for his brie…
I thank the Secretary-General for his reports (A/64/204, A/64/208, A/64/210 and A/64/302) on the items that we are discussing today: the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD); the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa; and the Decade t…
I have the honour to introduce on behalf of my delegation and other sponsors draft resolution A/64/L.3, entitled, “2010 International Federation of Association Football World Cup event”, which will be held in South Africa.
I would like to announce that since the tabling of the draft resolution the …
South Africa welcomes the opportunity to participate in this meeting and to share our views on the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (A/HRC/12/48).
At the outset, we wish to commend the members of the Fact-Finding Mission team — Justice Richard Goldst…
Since this is the first time that I am taking the floor on behalf of my delegation at the sixty-fourth session, please allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly and to assure you of our
delegation’s support in ensuring the success of this session. My d…
South Africa wishes to express its appreciation for the Secretary-General’s briefing and welcomes his report, contained in document S/2009/362, on the implementation of resolution 1820 (2008). Last year, we were a sponsor of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008) because of our principled resolve r…
My delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on implementing the responsibility to protect (A/63/677) and expresses its appreciation for the elaborate and balanced manner in which the Secretary-General approached this important concept.
At the outset, South Africa agrees with the Secr…
Mr. President, we thank you for allowing us to participate in today’s open meeting and to share our views on the situation in Timor-Leste. We especially welcome the presence of the President of Timor-Leste, Mr. José Ramos-Horta, at today’s debate. My delegation is also grateful to the Secretary-Gene…
At the outset, we welcome the President of the Republic of Croatia and thank him for presiding over this meeting.
I would like to express South Africa’s appreciation for the convening of this important debate on terrorism. It comes at a time when we have witnessed terrorist attacks in various parts…
My delegation welcomes the comprehensive briefing made by Mr. Doss, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General. We also welcome the participation of the Foreign Minister of Belgium and the Permanent Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in this debate.
We cont…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting. We would like to align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Mauritius in his capacity as Chairman of the African Group. We would also like to commend the President of the Security Council …
We welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq to this meeting. We thank Mr. Warren Sach, representative from the United Nations to the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) and Under-Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari for their briefings, and you, Mr. President, for the briefing on…
At the outset, allow me to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica for his participation in this Council meeting today. We also wish to welcome the new Permanent Representative of Belgium to the Council.
Allow me to express the appreciation of my delegation to the Prosecutor of the Int…
We congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council, and we also congratulate the delegation of the United Kingdom on its excellent stewardship of the Council during the month of May.
We welcome the adoption of resolution 1816 (2008) today. In negotiating and agreeing to th…
First of all, let me express my delegation’s appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting. The call by the heads of State and Government in paragraph 143 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome (resolution 60/1) for States to commit themselves to the discussion on and de…
We abstained on this resolution because South Africa supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group towards the settlement of the dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia, specifically the Basic Principles for the Peaceful Settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict.
As a member of the United Nations, …
