I would like to express our congratulations to Australia for assuming
the presidency of the Security Council. Additionally, Mr. President, I would like to express my appreciation for your continuing to preside over this meeting in spite of the fact that your other colleagues, members of the Council…
I thank you, Madam, for giving me the floor to participate in this debate on the question of increase in the membership of the Security Council. We have the honour to be one of the later speakers, and we have had the benefit of being able to reflect upon some of the important and salient points that…
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for inviting us to participate in this debate. My delegation would like to express its congratulations to the Mission of the United Kingdom on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. In the same breath, we would like to congratulate the previ…
My delegation would like to congratulate you, Sir, your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July.
The current Israeli invasion of Gaza is a collective indictment of the international community, the United Nations in general and the Security Council in particular. H…
I thank the President for giving us the opportunity to participate in this debate.
The upsurge in acts of terrorism globally reaffirms that terrorism continues to be a threat not only to international peace and security but also to human rights. My delegation supports the role of the United Nations…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate and for giving us the opportunity to participate. At the outset, we would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2014/181).
My delegation acknowledges the significant gains recorded in the past decade towards building poli…
At the outset, we would like to align ourselves with the statements made on behalf of the African Group and the L.69 Group (see A/68/PV.46).
When the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr. Jacob Zuma, addressed the General Assembly on 24 September 2013, he said the following about the refor…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/68/222). The report coincides with a number of significant milestones for the African continent. The first of them is the fiftieth anniversary of the Organi…
Mr. President, we would like to thank your delegation for having organized this discussion today. My delegation wishes to thank
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 t…
Mr. President, we would like to thank you for having organized this very important debate on piracy and also for having prepared the comprehensive concept note (S/2012/814, annex). We thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson for his useful and comprehensive briefing.
South Africa is concerned ab…
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the people and the Government of Cuba on the adoption of resolution 67/4, “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”, with the support of almost all members of the Ge…
I would first like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November. I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Guatemala and his delegation for the manner in which they steered the work of the Council in Octob…
South Africa welcomes the adoption of resolution 2073 (2012), which comes at a time when progress continues to be registered in the consolidation of Somalia’s post-transition phase, as witnessed by the appointment of the 10-member Cabinet on 4 November. The political progress is a tribute to the pol…
Today’s debate comes at a critical stage on the African continent. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the African Union (AU), and the first-ever female Chair of the organization assumed office only two days ago.
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I thank you and your delegation, Mr. President, for convening this debate on peace and justice and the roles of the International Criminal Court and the Security Council. I also thank you for your presence here today, which is an indication of the importance that your country attaches to the rule of…
We wish to thank Mr. Augustine Mahiga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing to the Council.
Following two decades of prolonged conflict, Somalia is making remarkable progress in consolidating peace in the country. South Africa commends the leadership and the people of S…
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing to the Security Council. We would also like to thank the Ambassador of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their statements.
Since joining the Council some 22 months ago, we have seen very little p…
South Africa strongly condemns the continuing violence and the huge loss of life in Syria. It is now 16 months since the crisis began, and there is no end in sight. Instead, the security and humanitarian situations have become worse. The deteriorating situation in Syria highlights the urgency for al…
We wish to welcome you, Madam President, and we want to thank you for presiding over this meeting. We thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. In general, Madam President, we wish to thank your delegation for organizing this debate. We also thank the outgoing Chair of the Peacebuilding Commissi…
We thank your delegation, Mr. President, for facilitating this discussion today. My delegation would like to thank 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 the Lord’s Resi…
