The United States -- which had firmly sided with Israel under the administration of Donald Trump -- said Tuesday it intended to "restore credible U.S. engagement with Palestinians as well as Israelis."
The IAEA promotes peaceful uses of atomic energy while at the same time overseeing efforts to detect and prevent possible nuclear weapons proliferation.
Ambassador to the world organisation Jerry Matjila said South Africa had considered voting against the resolution drafted by a handful of European powers and the United States.
President Ramaphosa has assured the India government that South Africa’s tenure on the UN Security Council will prioritise the ordinary people of the world and push for its reform.
Nepal established two commissions in 2015 to probe abuses by government forces and Maoist rebels during the civil war that left 17,000 dead and others missing without a trace.
This comes after South Africa was voted to occupy a seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Jean-Jacques Cornish says for the next two years, South Africa will be playing high-stakes poker at the biggest game in town.
The government on Wednesday sent a verbal note to resident UN coordinator Garry Conille to transmit the message to the rights council's High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet in Geneva.
The meeting was requested by both Russia and Ukraine, diplomatic sources told AFP.
The British-drafted resolution also urged Eritrea and Djibouti to work towards normalising ties and settling a border dispute.
A British-drafted resolution, seen by Reuters, proposes the immediate removal of an arms embargo and targeted sanctions - a travel ban and asset freeze - imposed on Eritrea.
The greatest single achievement of the UN has probably been to preserve and build that spirit of international cooperation as something positive and worth refining, even if it often fails in practice.
A UN report last week accused her of failing to use her moral authority to stem the violence last year and called for the generals to be prosecuted for "genocide".
Some council members say the timing is not right given attempts to revitalise the peace process and are likely to abstain, diplomats said.
The security ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met in Durban on Friday, to discuss transnational border safety and other emerging threats that impact stability and security.
If successful, this will be the country’s third term on the council, which is one of the six principal peacekeeping organs of the UN, since 1994.
The Security Council demanded a 30-day ceasefire across Syria in a unanimously adopted 24 February resolution.
Diplomats say the move has broad support among the 15-member council, and while it is unlikely to be adopted, the vote will further isolate Donald Trump on the issue.
