MEDIA BRIEFING OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: 27-28 SEPTEMBER, 2013
The National Executive Committee held its scheduled meeting over two days, 27-28 September, 2013 at St George Hotel, Tshwane and used the third day for mass political work in Ekurhuleni. The NEC received the Political Overview by the President, the National Working Committee report and the elections report. There was also a detailed report from the archives committee of the ANC.
The NEC congratulated President Zuma for championing the issue of Syria during the G8 meeting in Russia in which he emphasised the centrality of the United Nations in any intervention affecting any nation state. The NEC noted and welcomed the United Nations decision on the disarmament of Syria of its chemical weapons.
The meeting further congratulated President Zuma for leading the debate on the transformation of the United Nations and the Security Council in particular during the 68th United Nations General Assembly meeting last week. The ANC endorsed the sentiment that the UN Security Council needs urgent transformation as it is non-representative, unfair, undemocratic and non-responsive to the needs of the developing nations and small states.
The composition of the UN Security Council disenfranchises the majority of the memberstates of the UN, who form the majority of its General Assembly.
The following decisions were taken following the discussions in the NEC: -