'Doha Forum 2025 a timely platform centred on justice amid escalating geopolitical tensions'

Doha, Qatar: South Africa s Director General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Zane Dangor, has underscored the ur...

Doha, Qatar: South Africa’s Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Zane Dangor, has underscored the urgent need for global accountability and equitable diplomacy, describing this year’s Doha Forum as a timely platform centred on justice amid escalating geopolitical tensions.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Forum, Dangor said the 2025 edition stood out for its strong emphasis on ensuring that “justice must be seen to be done,” especially as the world grapples with widening conflicts and what he described as growing impunity in international affairs.

He warned that the ongoing war in Gaza risked becoming “the graveyard of international law,” citing the scale of civilian suffering and lack of accountability in the conflict.

Dangor, who serves as South Africa’s G20 sherpa, also reflected on the country’s recent chairing of the G20 summit, describing the negotiations as “brilliant” despite the voluntary absence of one member state.

“The summit successfully produced a declaration championing priorities critical to Africa, including the beneficiation of critical minerals at source and strategies to address mounting debt burdens across the continent,” he said.