South African Permanent Mission-UN Office, Geneva

Yesterday, Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi was honoured to receive a courtesy call from Mr. Jagan Chapagain, Secretary-General & CEO of @ifrc. Ambassador Nkosi reaffirmed 🇿🇦 support for @ifrc efforts of responding to the growing humanitarian needs as a result of displacement & food…

More than 40 students from over 20 universities worldwide are in @UNGeneva this week to participate in the 17th @NelsonMandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition. The @worldmoot is the only global Moot Court competition expressly dedicated to human rights.

This afternoon, Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi was delighted to receive the courtesy call of Ms. Ashwini K.P. UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦#EndRacismNow #DDPA

Earlier this week, Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi had the honour of receiving the Minister of Communications & Digital Technologies, Honourable @SollyMalatsi who is leading the South African Delegation to #WSIS2025 and is the Chairperson of WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

Invitation to attend a side event on State Responsibility and Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. #HRC59

This morning, Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi was delighted to receive his Portuguese counterpart, Ambassador João Mira-Gomes on a courtesy visit. Both Ambassadors Nkosi and Mira-Gomes agreed to intensify the collaboration between their respective Missions in Geneva to advance the human…

🙏 à @SAfrPMUN_Geneva 🇿🇦 @BrazilUNGeneva 🇧🇷 et la communauté diplomatique pour ces échanges constructifs et chaleureux sur le renforcement du pilier développement de l’ONU et l’adaptation de @UNDP aux défis de demain. Le multilatéralisme opérationnel de Genève en action ! 🇺🇳🤝🌍

📣PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT! Thank you, South Africa @SAfrPMUN_Geneva for your support to #WSIS process! Excited to welcoming you to WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 in July! Register: itu.int/go/EKX2

The @South_Centre, @BrazilUNGeneva & @SAfrPMUN_Geneva invite you to an #HRC59 Side Event: "Upholding #healthequity: Access to medical products and #reproductiverights." Join us to discuss strategies for advancing Health Equity. 🗓️23 June 2025 🕧12-13h 📍Room XXVII, @UNGeneva

Ahead of the #G20 Ministerial Roundtable Meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, Ministers of the #G20 and invited Heads of Delegations, posed for a family photo at the @SAfrPMUN_Geneva. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦#G20SouthAfrica # ReKaofela

This morning, within the framework of the #G20South Africa Presidency, the @SAPMUN_Geneva hosted a successful Ministerial Roundtable Meeting to Review Progress on the programme and activities of the #G20 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦#G20SouthAfrica…

Thank you South Africa @g20org and Minister Hlabisa @NationalCoGTA for today’s #G20 meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction. In today’s more fragile world, global cooperation on DRR is vital. The G20 must stay the course and continue championing resilience.

Minister of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs Hon. Velenkosini Hlabisa together with Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi pose for a group photo with members of the South African Delegation 🇿🇦 to the Global Platform on Risk Reduction #GP2025 taking place from 2 to 6 June 2025 in…

This afternoon, Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi was delighted to receive the Minister of @NationalCoGTA Hon. Velenkosini Hlabisa who is leading the South African Delegation 🇿🇦 to the Eighth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction #GP2025 taking place from 2 to 6 June…

This morning, Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi was delighted to receive his Costa Rican counterpart, Ambassador Christian Guillermet Fernández. Both Ambassadors Nkosi & Guillermet Fernández reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen the collaboration of their respective Missions in order…

We congratulate Professor Helen Rees of @WitsUniversity for being the laureate of the @WHO Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health, awarded in recognition of her outstanding contribution to public health and improving equity.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 #WHA78

This morning, at the @WHO #WHA2025 Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi handed the prestigious #NelsonMandelaAward to Dr. Majed Zemni of Tunisia, in recognition of the his extensive & impactful contributions to health promotion & patient-centered approaches, especially for some of the most…

This morning, H.E. President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the 78th Session of the World Health Assembly, highlighting that South Africa is using its @G20 Presidency, under the theme Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability, to champion universal health coverage, pandemic prevention,…

Yesterday at #WHA78, the Hon. Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Pakishe Motsoaledi welcomed the conclusion of negotiations of the historic @WHO Pandemic Agreement. He expressed the view that the Treaty will help member states build domestic capacities to deal with future health…

This morning, Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Pakishe Motsoaledi and Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi attending the Opening Ceremony of the 78th Session of the World Health Assembly, taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 27 May 2025. The theme of this year’s Health…