During the 81st Session UNGA Debate on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council, Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi, stressed the urgency to redress the historical injustice of Africa’s non-representation in the permanent category of #UNSC as a matter of utmost priority to ensure that #UNSC reflects current realities and is inclusive.

Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi was delighted to receive Ambassador Roelf Meyer, South African Ambassador to the United States. Ambassadors Nkosi and Meyer had a fruitful exchange of ideas aimed at advancing South Africa’s foreign policy in the bilateral (USA) and multilateral (UN) spheres. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 @DIRCO @RSAinDC

Delivering the Statement of South Africa 🇿🇦 during the debate on Agenda item 88 “United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters” in the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the 81st #UNGA81 Adv. Keke Motsepe, Legal Counsellor at the South African 🇿🇦 Permanent Mission to the UN 🇺🇳 emphasised that : “A future instrument on Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters must go beyond a purely reactive paradigm. It must embed genuine international cooperation, capacity-building, and technology transfer as core obligations, particularly to enable developing countries to fulfil their responsibilities in risk reduction. To ensure that disasters do not perpetuate cycles of poverty and marginalisation, the structural vulnerabilities of the Global South cannot be placed on the back burner.”

Adv. Keke Motsepe, Legal Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of South Africa 🇿🇦 to the UN 🇺🇳 in her capacity as the Vice-Chair of the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the 81st General Assembly, Chaired the Session during the debate on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, Rule of Law at the National and International Levels and Crimes Against Humanity.

South Africa 🇿🇦 joined the cross regional statement of more than 80 states + EU who recommitted themselves to the course through the successful codification of a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity during the debate in the 81st Session of 6th Committee of the General Assembly.

Following a vote on the Declaration Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA) at the @UN General Assembly, Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi stated that South Africa, together with 95 member states of the UN were on the right side of history by voting in support of the political Declaration. Ambassador Nkosi indicated that South Africa regretted the lack of consensus on the text, a telling indication of persistent denialism and indifference towards racism and its numerous manifestations. South Africa is however encouraged that a committed, significant majority of member states has voted in favour of the Declaration. #DDPA @DIRCO

During the UN General Assembly debate on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development to Agenda 2063 and its progress in the implementation of sustainable development in Africa, Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi, called on the UN to support African countries in their efforts to industrialise, innovate and develop infrastructure. He noted that this will add impetus to efforts to boost intra-African trade within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area, which seeks to boost intra-Africa trade and ensure Africa’s meaningful integration into global value chains. Ambassador Nkosi further reaffirmed the importance of strengthening the strategic partnership between the United Nations and the African Union in advancing efforts that support African countries, including through the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM-Africa).

Addressing the 81st session of the @UNGA on the Implementation of Resolutions and the Revitilisation of the UN General Assembly, and in view of the number of eminent women who have availed themselves as the next Secretary-General of the @UN, Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi urged members of the UN Security Council to consider recommending a female candidate for appointment to this important position at the apex of multilateralism. Ambassador Nkosi stated that this will be strongest ever statement by the UN of its conviction to gender equality. @DIRCO_ZA