´n Bietjie meer as ´n maand gelede het Suid-Afrika se dienstermyn as nie-permanente lid van die Verenigde Nasies se Veiligheidsraad ´n aanvang geneem. Ons wil hiermee namens die mense van Suid-Afrika onderneem dat ons in hierdie mees hooggeëerde multilaterale liggaam alles sal doen wat nodig is om verder tot internasionale vrede en sekuriteit by te dra.
Just over a month ago, South Africa started its tour of duty as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. We hereby wish to pledge, on behalf of the people of South Africa, that we will, in this most esteemed of multilateral bodies, do everything necessary further to contribute to international peace and security.