Human Rights Council: 41st Session of the Universal Periodic Review, South Africa

Ministry Statements & Speeches:

Delivered by New Zealand’s Permanent Representative Lucy Duncan.

Mr President

New Zealand welcomes the distinguished delegation from South Africa.

We commend South Africa for its efforts to combat gender-based violence, including at the highest political level, through the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide.

New Zealand recommends that South Africa:

  1. Ensures the National Council works with civil society and is equipped with sufficient resources to implement the National Strategic Plan.
  2. Provides further funding to Statistics South Africa for the collection and analysis of disability data, as a step to support the greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in education and society.  
  3. Continues to give priority attention to the rights of Indigenous Peoples, in particular by recognising and revitalising their languages.
  4. Continues to address the challenges of food insecurity, rights to resources, landlessness and employment that disproportionately affect Indigenous Khoi-San communities.

We wish South Africa all the best for its review.

Thank you, Mr President.

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