My delegation wishes to express our appreciation to the delegation of China for facilitating a discussion on the crucial topic of the protection of civilians.
It is important for the Council to periodically evaluate its response to the protection of civilians, because the protection of civilians fr…
We wish to thank Ambassador Osorio for his briefing to the Council. We also wish to congratulate the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1929 (2010) on the recent extension of its mandate, as well as to thank it for the report submitted to the Committee in May (S/2012/395).
We welco…
We align ourselves with the statements delivered on behalf of the African Group and the Southern African Development Community.
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his informative report entitled “United to end AIDS: achieving the targets of the 2011 Political Declaration” (A/66…
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June, and would equally like to express our sincere gratitude to the delegation of Azerbaijan for the manner in which it steered the work of the Council in May.
Let m…
At the outset, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo for his progress report. In the same vein, we support the work of the Office of the Prosecutor and have a deep appreciation for the efforts of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to deliver justice to the vict…
I thank you very much, Mr. President, for giving us the opportunity to participate in this important debate. We wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2012/283), as well as his Special Representative, Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, for his detailed briefing on the recent developments in…
South Africa would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today on the report (S/2012/275) on the activities of the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We welcome Minister for Foreign Affairs Jeremić back to the C…
We would like to thank Mr. Mariano Fernández, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive statement. At the outset, we wish to express and reiterate our continued support for the United Nations efforts in Haiti.
Haiti has undergone significant change since its emergence f…
We would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your delegation for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. We welcome you, Minister Bellingham, and we are particularly pleased to have you preside over this important debate. Your presence here is the best testim…
I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Margot Wallström and to the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Hervé Ladsous, for their briefings this morning. Our delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate and for preparing the concept note on the Security Council’s working methods (see S/2011/726, annex).
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Alig…
South Africa would like to congratulate Mr. Farid Zarif on his appointment as the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. We also thank him for his briefing. We also join others in welcoming Foreign Minis…
My delegation expresses its sincere appreciation to the Portuguese presidency for having organized this high-level briefing. We welcome His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal and thank him for presiding over this debate. My delegation also welcomes the participation in this meet…
We express our sincere appreciation to the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins, and to the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission configuration for Guinea, Ms. Sylvie Lucas, for their briefings.
Today’s briefing provides an opportunity to reflect on what we …
This year, we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), which is the blueprint for the socio-economic development of Africa’s 1 billion people and a vision for Africa’s renewal, with the primary objective of eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable…
We would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Staffan de Mistura for introducing the Secretary-General’s report on that country (S/2011/590). South Africa also welcomes and appreciates the participation at this debate of Mr. Zalmai Rassoul, Minister for Forei…
At the outset, we wish to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Fernandez Amunategui on his appointment as the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, and to thank him for his statement. We assure him of our support for the United Nations efforts in Haiti.
South Africa wo…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement this morning. Equally, we wish to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, for his extensive briefing. We welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Marcus Stephe…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Pascoe for providing the
Security Council with a comprehensive briefing on the situation in Libya.
This meeting is taking place exactly 100 days after the start of the NATO aerial bombardment in Libya. Despite that military action, there has not been a solu…
We would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Patricia O’Brien for her comprehensive briefing on the modalities for the establishment of specialized Somali anti-piracy courts.
South Africa remains concerned about the continuing incidence of piracy off the coast of Somalia. To that end, we encourag…
