South Sudan becomes newest member of UN
UNITED NATIONS — South Sudan Thursday became the newest member of United Nations, as it joined the world's top club amid pledges to help one of the planet's poorest states take its first steps.
"I declare South Sudan a member of the United Nations," said Joseph Deiss, president of the UN General Assembly, after a vote by acclamation admitted the country as the UN's 193rd member.
"Welcome, South Sudan. Welcome to the community of nations," added UN chief Ban Ki-moon.
South Sudan declared independence on Saturday at a ceremony in the new capital Juba before tens of thousands of its citizens and numerous foreign leaders following nearly 50 years of war with Sudan and millions of deaths.
The nation's independence came exactly six months after southerners voted almost unanimously to split with their former civil war enemies in the north.
For decades, until a peace agreement was signed in 2005, southern rebels fought successive wars with the north, leaving the region in ruins, millions of people dead and a legacy of mutual mistrust.
Ban acknowledged the country's painful past as he welcomed South Sudan into the club of nations.
"All those who endured the long civil war. All those who lost so many loved ones. All those who left their homes and fled their communities. All those who held fast to hope. Now they have reached an important milestone," he said.
"Yes, the task ahead is great. But so, too, is the country's potential.
"We pledge to help South Sudan shape its future -- the well-being and future prosperity of each depends on the other," Ban added.
"South and North share a common destiny, they must see a future as true partners, not rivals."
The international community, and in particular the United States, China, Russia and the European Union, were among the first to recognize the world's newest country, which despite its vast oil reserves is among the poorest in the world.
Millions of southerners fled to northern Sudan during the devastating north-south civil war between 1983 and 2005. Many have returned south this year to participate in the building of their new nation.
The US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said Wednesday that Washington "salutes the courage of the people of South Sudan who never abandon hope."
French diplomat David Douillet told the Security Council that the independence "is a major event in African history" and "marks a happy end to 50 years of war.
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The international community, and in particular the United States, China, Russia and the European Union, were among the first to recognize the world's newest country, which despite its vast oil reserves is among the poorest in the world.
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World Health Organization Director-General Magaret Chan, left, and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe, second left, poses for photos with an unidentified official before a press conference for the first BRICS Health Ministers Meeting in Beijing, China, Monday, July 11, 2011. The world's top emerging countries banded together Monday to help fight diseases in the poorest countries, pledging to transfer technologies to the developing world to help supply cheap and effective drugs. Photo: Ng Han Guan / AP World Health Organization Director-General Magaret Chan speaks before attending a press conference for the first BRICS Health Ministers Meeting in Beijing, China, Monday, July 11, 2011. The world's top emerging countries banded together Monday to help fight diseases in the poorest countries, pledging to transfer technologies to the developing world to help supply cheap and effective drugs. Photo: Ng Han Guan / AP Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu reacts during a press conference for the first BRICS Health Ministers Meeting in Beijing, China, Monday, July 11, 2011. The world's top emerging countries banded together Monday to help fight diseases in the poorest countries, pledging to transfer technologies to the developing world to help supply cheap and effective drugs. Photo: Ng Han Guan / AP From left, World Health Organization Director-General Magaret Chan, Indian Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, Chinese Health Ministser Chen Zhu, Russian Health Minister Tatyana Golikova, South African Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe, attend a press conference for the first BRICS Health Ministers Meeting in Beijing, China, Monday, July 11, 2011. The world's top emerging countries banded together Monday to help fight diseases in the poorest countries, pledging to transfer technologies to the developing world to help supply cheap and effective drugs. Photo: Ng Han Guan / AP Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu, center left, and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe, center right, pose for photos before attending a press conference for the first BRICS Health Ministers Meeting in Beijing, China, Monday, July 11, 2011. The world's top emerging countries banded together Monday to help fight diseases in the poorest countries, pledging to transfer technologies to the developing world to help supply cheap and effective drugs.
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