On behalf of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I would like to congratulate France on its Presidency of the Council in the month of April and to thank the French delegation for organizing this meeting and the interactive dialogue, held last week. I would also like to welcome th…
I would not have wished to take the floor again at this point, but on hearing the statement by the representative of Rwanda, one is tempted to wonder whether everyone is on planet Earth, which we inhabit. That is because, as Council members will have noticed, Rwanda is rehashing the same, almost ana…
I would like to begin by extending to you, Madam President, the sincere congratulations of the delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on your presidency of the Security Council for the month of March, which is nearing its end. You, Madam, have successfully steered the Council’s work, tha…
I will not read out in full the text I prepared for the occasion for obvious reasons — things have started to move so quickly that my text is almost out of date — but let me simply recall that the maintenance of international peace and security is a dogma that governs the essence of the collective s…
For months we have been listening to Rwanda trying to justify the unjustifiable — its repeated aggression, its war of occupation and its plundering of our resources. Just today we heard the Rwandan representative try to legitimize not only Rwanda’s attacks on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this third emergency meeting on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Bintou Keita, and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Huang…
First of all, I would like to note that, for the first time in our meetings, Rwanda extended condolences for the fallen peacekeepers. However, I would like to rectify something: the peacekeepers did not die in a process; the peacekeepers were killed.
Secondly, the deployment of Southern African Dev…
On behalf of the Government and the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, allow me to express my thanks for convening this second meeting in 48 hours on the security situation in my country. I would like to commend the commitment of the Algerian presidency of the Council and the ongoing effort…
I will be brief. I take note, and I think the entire Council takes note, of the fact that Rwanda is questioning the credibility of the Group of Experts, of a Special Representative of the Secretary-General and even of you, Mr. President, a member of the Security Council, who have condemned the prese…
There will be no rebuttal today. There will be no response today to Rwanda’s words and clumsy attempts to ignore the ruthless and inexcusable attacks on the foundations of multilateralism, international law and the value of human life that it is carrying out at this very moment in Goma.
The respons…
I would like, on behalf of the people and the Government of the Democratic
Before continuing, I would like to observe a moment of silence to pay tribute to the ultimate sacrifice made over the past 72 hours by the peacekeepers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democrat…
I thank you, Madam President, for giving me the floor again. I will be brief, but I want to respond as clearly and firmly as possible to the statements made by the Permanent Representative of Rwanda.
First of all, let me be clear. I am not blaming Rwanda for all the ills of the Democratic Republic …
Allow me to congratulate the United States on its presidency for December and commend the leadership of Secretary- General António Guterres and the extraordinary commitment of Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of
the United Nations Organization Stabilization…
My delegation has taken note of the annual report of the International Criminal Court (ICC), contained in document A/79/198, as submitted by Judge Tomoko Akane, President of the Court. The report shows that, despite conducting many of its activities in very difficult operational environments and pre…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for giving me the opportunity to speak here today as the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In the lead-up to the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the twenty-fifth anniversar…
I will focus on two points, without dwelling on Rwanda’s vibrant plea in favour of the Movement du 23 mars (M23).
First, on the allegations of threats against ethnic minorities, we note that our country, which is very diverse, has always been able to protect and ensure the peaceful coexistence and …
Allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on the Swiss Confederation’s presidency of the Security Council, and to express my delegation’s pleasure at seeing your country guide our deliberations for the month of October. I salute the tireless efforts of His Excellency Secretary-General António G…
I did not intend to take the floor again, but the language used by the representative of Rwanda was wholly inappropriate.
Council members will have noted that Rwanda systematically said that the Democratic Republic of the Congo “must”, as if the Democratic Republic of the
Congo were the only party…
As this is the first time that I take the floor in the Security Council as September draws to a close, I would be remiss if I did not welcome your presidency of the Council and congratulate you, Mr. President, on the quality of the work that you have done and the spirit of openness that you have dis…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo welcomes the holding of these important meetings, which, in view of recent events, the threats imposed by the persistence of poverty and hunger, the resurgence and emergence of conflicts and the rise of extremism throughout the world, without forgetting the quest…
