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In 1945 South Africa was one of the 51 founding member of the United Nations. On 12 November 1974 the United Nations General Assembly suspended South Africa from participating in its work, due to international opposition to the policy of apartheid. In 1994 following its transition into a democracy South Africa was re-admitted to the UN.
The resolution also established the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. [1] The committee was originally boycotted by the Western nations, because of their disagreement with the aspects of the resolution calling for the boycott of South Africa.
South Africa is a member of the United Nations, the African Union and the Commonwealth of Nations. Considered a possible permanent addition to the United Nations Security Council, South Africa was elected in 2006, 2010 and 2018 by the UN General Assembly to serve on the Security Council.
On 6 November 1962, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 1761, a non-binding resolution condemning South African apartheid policies, establishing the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid and calling for imposing economic and other sanctions on South Africa. On 7 August 1963 the United Nations Security Council ...
South Africa: Mathu Theda Joyini [4] 22 January 2021: Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations: 162. South Sudan: Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng: 12 February 2024: Permanent Representative of South Sudan to the United Nations: 163. Spain: Héctor José Gómez Hernández: 19 December 2023: Permanent Representative of Spain to ...
United Nations Security Council resolution 591, adopted unanimously on 28 November 1986, after recalling resolutions 418 (1977), 421 (1977), 473 (1980) and 558 (1984), the Council strengthened the mandatory arms embargo against apartheid South Africa imposed by Resolution 418, and made it more comprehensive. Resolution 591 sought to clarify ...
In 1952 13 African and Asian countries sponsored a U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning apartheid as a violation of the Charter of the United Nations. [6] South Africa's treatment of Coloured people under early apartheid was also highlighted by the death of Milton King while in police custody in 1951. King's killing sparked numerous ...
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights drew even greater attention to the apartheid issue when the Special Committee Against Apartheid raised awareness to the inhumane treatment of some political captives in South Africa. This attention, coupled with the accumulating negative history, caused The Commission on Human Rights to focus ...