We welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ould Abdallah, and thank him for the sobering briefing. We also welcome the statement made by the representative of Somalia.
Clearly, the situation in Somalia is not getting any better. It is still characterized by a grave humanita…
South Africa was honoured that Ambassador Kumalo was afforded the opportunity to lead the Security Council mission that visited Timor-Leste from 24 November to 30 November 2007. As was explained last week during our briefing (see S/PV.5791), the purpose of the visit
was to address three issues: fir…
On a daily basis, Palestinians in the occupied territories continue to face an Israeli policy that violates the basic principles of international humanitarian law and international human
rights law. The reality is that Palestinians continue to live under an occupation that they have endured for dec…
We too join in welcoming the Facilitator for the Burundi Peace Process, His Excellency Mr. Charles Nqakula, and we thank him for his briefing to the Council.
South Africa notes with appreciation the important role the countries of the region, through the Regional Peace Initiative under the leadersh…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. We would like to welcome Mr. Jan Eliasson to New York and thank him for the briefing here today. We also thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno for the presentation of the Secretary-General’s report.
The situation in Darfur has preoccupied t…
We would like first to express our appreciation to you, Sir, for participating and presiding over this meeting today. We also welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at this meeting.
We welcome this opportunity to once again deliberate the role of regional and subregional organizations in the…
My delegation is thankful to the Secretary-General for the submission of the three reports under consideration.
My delegation is also pleased to associate itself with the statement made by Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the statement made by Benin on behalf of the African Group…
My delegation wishes to thank Judge Pocar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Judge Byron of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for their statements presenting the respective reports of the Tribunals.
My delegation commends the Tribunals for the steps th…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission. South Africa aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
We also wish to thank the first Chairperson of the O…
Let me begin by congratulating the Secretary-General on his first annual report on the work of the Organization. In his report, the Secretary-General notes that
“the Member States and the peoples of the world are asking the United Nations to do more — in more spheres of activity, in more locations,…
We thank the Secretary-General for his statement. We also thank Professor Gambari, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General, for his comprehensive briefing on his recent visit to Myanmar.
South Africa supported the decision by the Secretary-General to send Professor Gambari, his Special Envoy, to My…
We too welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at this meeting.
South Africa welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 1769 (2007) deploying the first-ever African Union/United Nations hybrid peacekeeping operation. We commend the agreement of the Sudan for the hybrid operation to be depl…
We wish at the outset to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his briefing.
My delegation is encouraged by the formation of a Government of national unity in Palestine, the resumption of direct talks between the Israeli Prime Minister and the President of Palestine, and the progress made towards reviving the …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group.
The African Group was shocked to learn of the untimely passing of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Mr. Andranik Margaryan. Mr. Margaryan had been Prime Minister of Armenia since 2000. He deeply impressed those of us from Africa, who, because …
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Angola yesterday afternoon in his capacity as Chairman of the Group of African States. We also commend the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of Indonesia, for introducing the annual repor…
For almost 50 years, the people of Cuba have suffered as a result of the economic, commercial and financial blockade by the United States of America, which is a major hindrance to the development of Cuba. That blockade constitutes a violation of international law, and its imposition shows disregard …
