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1. “We are convinced that those efforts will make a meaningful contribution towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 16, which commits us to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.”

   2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source

2. “Equally, gang wars have resurfaced in the area of wildlife crimes, such as rhino poaching and certain other species of wild flora and fauna. In that regard, South Africa appreciates the support of the UNODC Regional Office for Southern Africa and the technical assistance and capacity-building provided through the various training and research programmes that inform the development of policies and legislation aimed at curbing this scourge. In conclusion, while it is prudent to pay particular attention to the linkages between transnational organized crime and terrorism, including eroding peace and stability, we encourage Member States to curb the scourge in a holistic manner that entails eradicating any form of cooperation, coexistence and convergence among those criminal groups as well as dismantling criminal networks.”

   2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source

3. “For that reason, South Africa supports calls for enhancing regional, subregional and international cooperation with a view to accelerating the implementation of our international commitments in line with the primary responsibility of Member States to build and maintain peace and security. We also stand ready to work with other Member States towards the identification of trends and addressing the gaps in effectively preventing and countering challenges posed by transnational organized crime and its links to fuelling terrorism and the destabilization of peace and security throughout the world. The rise in illegal mining activities, perpetrated by both local and cross-border criminal syndicates, brings with it various other secondary offences, such as human trafficking and the funding of gang wars.”

   2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source

4. “This position is amplified in the 2023 report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) within the framework of the world crime trends and emerging issues and responses in the fields of crime prevention and criminal justice, with a focus on homicide, human trafficking and the solicitation of bribes. There is broad recognition that, in some situations, transnational organized crime perpetuates armed conflicts and terrorism through illicit arms trafficking and the channelling of illicit proceeds of crime to terrorists and non-State armed actors. That is evident from the 2023 UNODC transnational organized crime threat assessment in the Sahel, which shows that transnational organized crime can provide a source of funding and logistical assistance to terrorist groups.”

   2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source

5. “South Africa would like to thank Ecuador for convening this important open debate on the challenges posed by transnational organized crime to international peace and security. We also appreciate the insightful briefings on global trends concerning transnational criminal networks and the role of transnational organized crime in sustaining armed conflict, terrorism and corruption and compromising the rule of law. The cross-cutting nature of transnational organized crime fuelled by, among other things, illicit drug trafficking, human trafficking, illicit financial flows, cybercrime and terrorism presents a major threat to the international community, with devastating social and economic implications.”

   2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source

6. “South Africa welcomes the ongoing discussions in the context of the Secretary-General’s New Agenda for Peace and the emphasis on the need to revisit the collective security system. It is important that it can respond to the needs of all countries based on trust, solidarity and universality, but also, we may add, mutual respect, commitment and honest fulfilment of international agreements and undertakings. Importantly, with respect to today’s discussions, we welcome the emphasis on the necessity of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. That flows from the understanding that there can be no peace without development, no development without peace and neither without respect for human rights.”

   2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source

7. “We emphasize the vital role played by the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission in enhancing socioeconomic situations in countries affected by armed conflict. In that context, regular discussions and closer collaboration with the Security Council remain invaluable in achieving peace from a more holistic perspective. The relationship between the Security Council and regional organizations also remains critical in the resolution and prevention of conflicts and in engagement on matters pertaining to sustainable development. It has always been South Africa’s view that regional and subregional organizations, including regional financial institutions, remain uniquely positioned and better experienced to provide support to national actors addressing conflict, peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction.”

   2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source

8. “We acknowledge the work that is done by key United Nations agencies, such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion and build resilience so that countries are able to sustain progress and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. We advocate for closer collaboration among peacekeeping missions, UNDP, the Economic and Social Council, the Peacebuilding Fund and the Peacebuilding Commission. The primary functions of peacekeeping operations are to protect civilians, actively prevent conflict, reduce violence, strengthen security and empower national authorities to assume those responsibilities. We acknowledge the important work that has also been done through quick-impact projects in support of local communities to improve the attainment of sustainable development.”

   2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source

9. “Like others, we would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate to highlight the linkage between peace and development. We acknowledge and are grateful for the briefings by Secretary-General António Guterres, New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff and Professor Jeffrey Sachs, who is leading critical work at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network on improving the roll-out of the Sustainable Development Goals. Countries that experience armed conflict often face challenges in development and are far behind schedule in achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. That is primarily because violence and its drivers reduce countries’ abilities to generate domestic revenue and attract international investments.”

   2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source

10. “Finally, we reiterate that public-private humanitarian partnership should be undertaken in a manner that upholds the humanitarian principles, as well as through cooperation with the United Nations system and recognized humanitarian partners.”

    2023-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9418 (2023) · source

11. “That includes the distribution and mobilization of resources; establishing new finance mechanisms for humanitarian relief in collaboration with relevant agencies; the focus on sustainable financing mechanisms, such as risk transfer or insurance, to enhance resilience within States; and providing enhanced technology for effective response. South Africa has also leveraged partnerships to provide relief items through wholesale and retail stores by voucher system. That safeguards livelihoods in the various sectors and ensures a return to normal operations. South Africa will always maintain that conflict should be prevented first to avoid the consequent humanitarian situations. Likewise, it is important to strengthen resilience at all levels and address climate-induced humanitarian crises.”

    2023-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9418 (2023) · source

12. “Advancing public-private humanitarian partnerships that respect those principles could further help in strengthening coordinated humanitarian responses and making them more efficient and impactful. We believe that we should prevent companies that are involved in conflict from engaging in humanitarian action to avoid the obvious conflict of interest. The private sector can mitigate the occurrence of conflict-driven humanitarian crises through clear arrangements and procedures on the distribution of humanitarian assistance.”

    2023-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9418 (2023) · source

13. “The South African Government continues to establish public-private partnerships and recognizes that innovative partnerships can leverage local and industry expertise to strengthen emergency preparedness and response. That also addresses challenges of limited resources and other constraints to response. The provision of humanitarian assistance often requires the need to strengthen partnerships with the United Nations and other humanitarian actors. That necessitates that we support United Nations- led humanitarian responses that recall the Guiding Principles for Public-Private Collaboration for Humanitarian Action and ensures that the main humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality are respected and adhered to.”

    2023-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9418 (2023) · source

14. “We thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate. It is especially pertinent considering the national disasters that have occurred in Morocco and in Libya. We convey our sympathies to our sister countries. We thank those that briefed us today on this topic. Armed conflict continues to cause and significantly contribute to the worsening global humanitarian crisis. It is the main cause of forced displacement, including internal displacements, and protracted refugee situations. The emergence of new conflicts also further exacerbates already dire humanitarian situations. While South Africa’s particular humanitarian risk profile is primarily weather-related, we focus on providing humanitarian assistance in conflict-induced humanitarian contexts.”

    2023-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9418 (2023) · source

15. “The Secretariat should further expand the reach and number of United Nations peacekeeping training centres on the African continent, as well as in other regions, which would supplement the activities of both the Member States and the United Nations in building peacekeepers' capacities and training them. Lastly, consideration should be given to standardizing the peacekeeping doctrine between the United Nations and regional peacekeeping training institutions, with a view to developing a common doctrine on peacekeeping. We believe that these recommendations can contribute to improving the training and capacity needs of our peacekeepers.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

16. “With regard to predeployment verification, we propose that the United Nations consider establishing technical training teams that will provide workshops for the peacekeeping training institutions of the troop-contributing countries (TCCs) and police-contributing countries (PCCs) to assist them in translating United Nations doctrine with a view to improving field training, as well as identifying and correcting capacity gaps, during the preparation of forces prior to deployment. Furthermore, TCCs and PCCs must analyse the scope of intervention operations as they relate to the security landscape in the theatre of conflict. That will help guide the development of scenarios for military units and form a baseline for mission-specific training according to the real-time situations that military units are deployed to.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

17. “The tactical intelligence unit course presented for six weeks in South Africa for our own troops, as well as those from Tanzania and Malawi, as preparation for predeployment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a case in point, aimed at ensuring a common operational picture and solidifying operational effectiveness. In conclusion, and in reply to the questions in the concept note for this debate (S/2019/359, annex), South Africa would like to make the following recommendations.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

18. “We are also providing continuing additional in-mission training interventions to reinvigorate troops' situational awareness and mission readiness in terms of command-and-control matters, the use of leisure time, the protection of civilians, human rights standards and, once again, sexual exploitation and abuse. We are a member of the Secretary-General's Circle of Leadership on the prevention of and response to sexual exploitation and abuse in United Nations operations, and we fully endorse it. In operationalizing Action for Peacekeeping, enhancing partnerships and strengthening performance, South Africa is sharing its expertise and training competencies with the Force Intervention Brigade partners in MONUSCO.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

19. “South Africa will therefore continue supporting efforts aimed at advancing women's meaningful representation and participation in peacekeeping missions, such as the opportunities presented by the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations, ofwhich we are a member. Programmes aimed at female military officers have been undertaken in partnership with UN-Women and the Government of Norway, with the assistance of the Department of Political Affairs and the African Union. South Africa is fully committed to the zero- tolerance policy on sexual exploitation in peacekeeping operations. We have deployed a comprehensive, institutionalized predeployment programme on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse in order to raise the level of consciousness of that scourge among our deployed troops.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

20. “It is our firm view that the efforts of regional organizations are indispensable, and there is merit in having the United Nations develop and strengthen their capacities. South Africa would like to reiterate the importance of enhancing the predictability, sustainability and flexibility of the financing for AU-led peace support operations authorized by the Security Council. That principle has been endorsed by the Council and we must continue to support it. We must also ensure the availability of the necessary training and capacity required to increase the number of women in peacekeeping operations.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

21. “The C-34's chapters on the enhancement of African peacekeeping capacities and best-practices training are relevant to our discussion today. South Africa acknowledges the increased and vital role that regional organizations play in peacemaking and peacekeeping efforts. Regional organizations such as the African Union are first responders, deploying early where necessary in order to stabilize crisis situations and thereby enabling the United Nations to deploy when conditions are more favourable. As is envisaged in Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, partnerships with regional organizations will therefore address some of the constraints that the United Nations faces in implementing successful peace operations.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

22. “In our View, the safety and security of the peacekeepers should also be strengthened by adopting the use of modern technology in peacekeeping operations. The United Nations should use smart technology and heightened key capabilities to enable peacekeepers to counter any attack by armed groups or other forms of the asymmetrical threats that are increasingly prevalent in peacekeeping. South Africa reaffirms the primacy of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) in making United Nations peacekeeping policy. We regret the fact that the substantive session of the C-34 that concluded in March was unable to adopt its annual report. We urge all Member States to work together to reach consensus on issues that are pertinent to the discharge of the Council's mandate.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

23. “My delegation recognizes and reaffirms the importance ofpeacekeeping as one ofthe most effective tools available to the United Nations in the promotion and maintenance of international peace and security, as well as in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts. As the body entrusted with the deployment of United Nations peacekeeping operations and in the context of new emerging threats faced by our troops and United Nations personnel, the Security Council must ensure that operations are fully resourced, entrusted with the appropriate mandate to respond to the context-specific environment in which they are deployed and adequately equipped with troops that are able to protect themselves in the process of carrying out their mandates.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

24. “We welcome you as President of the Security Council today, Madam, and South Africa would like to thank the Republic of Indonesia for organizing this open debate on an important matter. We also thank the Secretary-General, Lieutenant General Elias Rodrigues Martins Filho, Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and Mr. Bjorn Holmberg, Director of the Challenges Forum International Secretariat, for their comprehensive briefings. South Africa aligns itself with the statements to be delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, and by the observer of the African Union (AU).”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source