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Press Conference by Security Council President for January
South Africa had achieved its objective of focusing the Security Council’s attention this month on a number of important and pressing Africa-related issues, Council President and South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Baso Sangqu, said during a Headquarters news conference this afternoon.
“We are satisfied with the progress we have made during this presidency,”Mr.Sangqu said.
He cited the 15-member body’s productive debates on the conflicts in Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire and Somalia, as well as its day-long discussion of improving cooperation between the United Nations and regional bodies, such as the African Union.
During its 12 January debate, chaired by South African President Jacob Zuma, the Council had adopted resolution 2033 (2012), in which it called for greater coordination between the Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council, including in the area of conflict pre
