🇿🇦 South Africa - President Addresses United Nations General Debate, 78th Session |
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 19 - 26 September 2023).
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said, “Centuries after the end of the slave trade, decades after the end of the colonial exploitation of Africa’s resources, the people of our continent are once again bearing the cost of the industrialisation and development of the wealthy nations of the world.”
President Ramaphosa today (19 Sep) made his remarks at the High-level week of the General Assembly.
He reiterated, “The wealth of Africa belongs to Africans, the mineral wealth that is beneath the soil of Africa, must in the end accrue to Africans.”
He urged global leaders to “accelerate global decarbonisation while pursuing equality and shared prosperity.”
President Ramaphosa also highlighted, “It is a grave indictment of this international community that we can spend so much money on war, in fact trillions are spending on war, but we cannot support action that needs to be taken to meet the most basic needs of billions of people in the world, needs such as addressing hunger, health, empowering woman and making sure that there is development in countries that are vulnerable.”
He called on wealthier countries to “meet the financial commitments they have made,” adding that “it is a great concern that these wealthier countries have failed to meet their undertakings to mobilise 100 billion dollars a year for developing economies to take climate action.”
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Love it❤️ We love South Africa 🇿🇦!!!
Great UN speech by the president of South Africa touching on all geopolitical conflicts of the world. His agenda for peace, justice, and security for all people around the globe is very remarkable
One love mr president following you from Liberia Monrovia 🇱🇷 ❤ 💙
Wonderful Speech! Well Articulated and passionate! Thank you HE Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa!
Spot on speech...1. African resources must accrue to Africans 2. African nations as well as other regions must be represented at the UNSC
Long live the BRICS 🙏
🇹🇿I Love it 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾💪🏾wondeful speech 🥂the son of AFRICA 💪🏾
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ God bless you Mr President for your truthful speech for all the points and the issues of women agenda.
Well said. With depth and wisdom. God bless Africa.
Well done mr president for the republica of South Africa 🇿🇦
Long live the humble heroes of Africa ❤
I am from India. BRICS have to stand together for the development of our continents
@Mceekay
10 ай бұрын
I'm from South Africa. We have the same wishes❤️
@captainbatatatv5609
10 ай бұрын
Well said ❤️💪🏿
do the right thing Matamela and history will applaud you !! you are on the right path !! Thank You Sir !!!
Wow he has no paper in front of him. He momorized his speech. Proud of Africa
@MyCity-fp9nl
10 ай бұрын
Well he says the same thing on all the summits, I would be surprised if he didn’t memorize it by now. Go watch the russia Africa summit for example
@FL3XW3
10 ай бұрын
He’s reading from monitors that are to the left and right of him.
@pearlselane6116
10 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. He speaks well, even with the teleprompter.
@pearlselane6116
10 ай бұрын
@MyCity-fp9nl why not if his speech addresses his point.
@MyCity-fp9nl
10 ай бұрын
@@pearlselane6116 And nothing ever happens with all the help he asks to the west
Thank you excellence for having spoken about peace ,and the need of the world .Particularly for African resources,and peace in Africa.
One of great speeches by great leader
sounds like a Leader with Mind and Visions.... the characteristics of Leaders...God Bless
Free Kabylie from the Algerian occupation.. May God help the Kabyle people to get their independence from the Algerian opressor.
Such Leaders we In need in Africa.
Great point regarding the huge disparity of global resources expended to support war compared to support global development and protection.
I hail you President Ramaposa. From Nigeria
Thank you Julius Malema for opening minds African leaders of what to do👏👏👏👏👏
Son's of Africa, making speeches that will forever be remembered. Keep it up gentlemen. Africa has been oppressed ecomically for far too long.
A greatest speech in UNGA 2023.
Well done proud to be South African
Good speech but how about denouncing corrupt leaders of Africa and pointing out the looting of natural resources to fund their lavish lifestyles while their fellow country people endure untold suffering. Accountability is far beyond lacking in Africa.
Great speech Honorable "The wealth of Africa belong to Africans".🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
I like this man. South Africa is in the right path. It will not be easy but as they say, where there is a will, there is a way. Wishing Africa as a whole peace and success.
Thank you so much for the wonderful delivery
This was a beautiful speech by HE Ramaphosa. Africa belongs to Africans. HE Ruto's speech was about Western interests. Compare and contrast.
💪💪💪💪👏👏👏👏👏👏 you make me super proud to be an African 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Thanks you so much for your remarkable speeches last week @ the United Nations Headquarter to address the U.N. General Assembly in September of 2023❤❤❤
No specifics on South Africa or Africa in this speech. He seems more troubled about global issues, while South Africa and the continent do not matter. Fine speech, but not too relevant and rather tangential to the development of his country and continent. I think the Nigerian President addressed the issues better, like an African mouthpiece.
@LukeRev480
10 ай бұрын
He will use that spear in a different one. He can't attack with one weapon.
@tatendawilson3057
10 ай бұрын
We he said Africa what does it mean. He mentioned Africa several times just you dont like him full stop
@fanievilankulu6412
10 ай бұрын
You hate president of South Africa but the end he said no one must leave behind thank you
@mikey2348
5 ай бұрын
You missed the point of the speech
I may not vote for the ANC but I respect the professional manner and truth my president is affirming. I 100% agree with him.
Africa needs to wake up and be deliberate in actions.
my.highest respect of my brother South Africa president Ramophosa. Good speech, very elequent and knowledgeable. Western powers are hypocrite.
Excellent speech and points my president. Malusi Mncube University of Johannesburg South Africa
Your peace advocate Mr president that is great to hear thanks
Nice briefing Thank you Ramaphosa.... Love you from Nigeria.... Africans are proud of you.... ❤🎉
Wonderful speech we'll articulated well done Ramaphosa well represented South Africa Viva
THE BEST articulated SPEECH SO FAR….
The greatest speech I have ever heard. I love you greatly. Thank you so much your excellency. God bless you sir
This is what had been echoing in that room for past 78years. Obviously we need a change of gear.
@Mntungwa77
5 ай бұрын
The US and others’ veto power must be challenged!!!
My question is. Are these great speeches going to be just speeches like always, or our leaders are going to take action❓️❓️❓️
@DanielTella
10 ай бұрын
That is great question people of Africa observing and waiting if these leaders who are verbally uttering the problems and challenges humanity is facing. We will be witnessing if they can walk their talk.
@Nodange666
10 ай бұрын
They already are. The membership of BRICS and the expansion thereof is the greatest contribution the Southern most of Africa has contributed to the greater African diaspora.
@Mntungwa77
5 ай бұрын
They try, but they’re opposed by likes US and the UK using veto powers!!!
Great speech Mr. president. you have spoken for Africa as a whole not for south Africa.
Great articulation with profound wisdom from African contingent. Best representative from the region
Good speech without paper in front, speaking from the mind not scripts
@babstay16
10 ай бұрын
SCREEN DEY FRONT NA
@gladysakabutu592
10 ай бұрын
Read from a teleprompter
Emty seat when Africa speak
From nigeria 🇳🇬 Nice one mr president
❤❤flabbergasted❤❤South Africa makes some reforms❤❤❤Mr Ramaphosa thanks for changes❤❤❤PEACE and STABILITY plays big role within us and other COUNTRIES will bring us together and grew up our countries ECONOMIES.Thanks for the reforms.😢😢😢I'm young adult/youth desperate for job,bread winner at home our Youth unemployment brings more struggle to our countries.Plz Mr Ramaphosa plz plz plz bring change to our country fight for us nd also in general countries✊✊✊✊
As an African, I thank you for the wonderful speech. UN has done NOTHING for Africa, except standing with and supporting opposition parties in Africa. Therefore a reform is urgently needed at the UN.
I personally admire the firm stand of Kenya's president and South Africa's strong stand. Please stand united for the United Nations of the world. Please, stop the hostility and foe-friend mentality of some world leaders.
We're trust you our leaders to representing us , we're you're, you're with us our heros in Africa.
May the Lord bless Africa
Good one there for UN 👍👍👍👍 Respect ❤❤🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 The Black king 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you, honourable president, for boldly pointing out the flaws that the UN hasn't been able to address..... God Almighty bless you, sir. ❤
we need that type of African leaders who seriously dealing with the independence economy and peaces and transquility of peoples in Africa. viva President Cyril Ramaphosa The lion of South Africa
Yes you go south africa🎉
If we as Africans fix our own continent, we can unite to command a strong voice against the West and the Global North
Pozdravujem zo Slovakia, držím palce.
Great man,, one Africa forever❤
President Of South Africa 🇿🇦
This is an absolutely lovely speech...Thankyou Sir
To je jediný president který mluví pravdu co se děje s lidskou rasou a hlavně o ekologii a o naší planetě to je ted důležité aby se celý svět začal zajímat co se vlastně děje s naší planetou. A hlavně aby půlka planety se najedla do syta a druhá planeta umírala hlady.Myslím si že to co říkal pan president tak by to měla vysílat do světa aby ti bohatý nemyslely že budou žít do nekonečna.
Beautiful speech 🙏🏻👌
President tell them and let them know that Africa continent needs it's freedom for the people and remove all the things that they done many years ago to African countries and power to Africans continent 🇿🇦
Our president ❤ great speech
@watchingthehawks355
10 ай бұрын
Empty seat
🇿🇦 The one of the great African president, I think the former president Thabo Mbeki is very proud of you as all African are. The initiatives that you take I think you were born for such times as this. Where Africa is making a huge turning point. ✅ Man of the moment I wish you can stay longer in power. We see Africans head of states united like never before. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
What a horrific and humble speech by his excellences Cyril Ramaphosa of S.A
Africa needs to go back to the concept of Ubuntu and deal with localised evils, like corruption ,civil wars, arbitrary persecution of opponents, and putting the welfare of citizens first always. Strengthening the role of the AU as the big brother will ensure a even and well regulated development and peace.
Touchable speech Mr. President
I recall our next women conference to be held in 2025 for our women Agenda echoed in 1995 Beijing during the fourth world women conference in which I was copted by UNIFEM to prepare and welcome the African women delegations. With our China-Africa Win-Win Cooperation Postdoctoral framework and expertise with perspectives for the African countries Take-off in light of Practice in Chinese Economic Development. China is A great school ! " African Women are the key-solution for African countries Development."
@shashaeunicegayflor9130
10 ай бұрын
How can I take part
@captainbatatatv5609
10 ай бұрын
We fully support you all as African 🇨🇲💪🏿
@drndomomelinguitherese
10 ай бұрын
@@captainbatatatv5609 Thank you dear Captain
Those who have exploited Africa resources must not be reluctant to assist Afr leaders in fighting global warming. The time has come to invest in Africa, in order to stop migration problems facing Western imperialists
@puraLusa
10 ай бұрын
And enlighten us how the money will be spent in the right places considering the levels of corruption?
Awesome, remarkable, indeed excellent speech, but let's walk the talk rather than repeating same rhetorics all the time.
This is my president and I am proud of him.
I think President Ramaphosa made significant contribution to the legal processes in RSA and BRICS. The biggest idea he is trying to address here is foreign investments. Chevron when it invests in USA and RSA is doing that as a citizenship in USA and a legal person commonly known as skilled expatriates in RSA. The business climate currently is that foreign corporations misrepresent themselves as citizens in both countries but believe strongly that this is legally wrong. Foreign corporations are legal persons and their rewards in profits should be owned by the country they belong to and this brings the beauty of Joint ventures.
Hierarchy !!👏
We Must From How Some Major Country's Are Bringing Conflicts to Our Continent To Divert Our Minerals Resources.... from Africa We Need Peace🏁
Presentation indeed comprehensive,matured, touching and provokings
THIS IS VERY GOOD AND IMPORTANT SPEECH. THANK YOU MR PRESIDENT ❤
That is a man with wisdom not a write up president
We should forgive Mr President, he really talked about the world and Africa. - for those saying he only focus on global issues forgetting his dear nation and Africa.
Good African leaders if you want have respect free develop Africa your peoples
what a speech!
Free Orania from the South African occupation.. May God help the it's people to get their independence from the South African opressor
great speech that will resonate to every human being,except those none human bloodline or soulless only appeared as human,
Great Speech!!!
My President, always representing South Afric and Africa well in the world stage.
Congratulations the president of South Africa for saying the truth consigning the problem of African Nations.
Wonderful speech.South Africa have a great President.
@GM-dq6md
10 ай бұрын
Great president - no electricity,no running water, no national airline, highest unemployment in the world and one of the three most violent countries in the world
Karma is the jugde instantly, for all corupt politicans, hope and love for Afrika
These are the days of REVELATION!
Best speech ever
Inspiring and Motivating
Since all nations are sovereign nations, and decide how their government’s are run, and control their own resources…each nation is responsible for the welfare of its citizens, infrastructure, and safety of property rights. No one will invest in a country where there is corruption, and seizure of property. People who invest in a community, expect their property to be protected….if that is threatened… no one will invest in these developing countries. And no taxpayers from developed countries are in bondage to any other country… they do not work free… that would be called slavery. They are working for their families and they pay taxes to fix THEIR infrastructure. They do not OWE anyone else.
@matthewamaechi-martinsonye2400
10 ай бұрын
You are totally wrong! African resources have been stolen by Industrialized countries by encouraging bad governance and fueling wars and terror!
@myyoutubeaccount12111
10 ай бұрын
Easy to say when most of those countries have prospered from exploiting natural and human resources from other countries, not to mention the funding and arming of democracy destabilizers. The hypocrisy of the Western World is just shocking. If they return everything they stole and keep stealing - the roles will be terribly reversed, will there be anything left in Museums in London and Europe.
South Africa are heroes!!!
great speech!
God Bless South Africa
Very great speech
Yes yes yes