At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your country, Gabon, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and to thank you for convening today’s open debate on women and peace and security, on the theme “Strengthening women’s resilience and …
I thank the briefers — Ms. Bintou Keita, Mr. Emery Mudinga and the Ambassador of Gabon, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo — as well as all members of the Security Council who made statements on t…
Before delivering my statement, I would first of all like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-Genera1 Keita for her briefing and Ms. Lusenge for her briefing on the situation concerning the women and children in the eastern part of our country. I have a number of comments to contribute.…
I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having invited us to this meeting, and I would also like to thank all members for their comments made here. I have taken note of them, and we will certainly consider them as we take decisions regarding the peace and development strategy in the eastern p…
I join the members of the Security Council who have expressed their concern about the helicopter accident that took place in the Rutshuru region. We too are very affected by this news. We hope that the group that went looking for this plane will do what is necessary to prevent any unfortunate circum…
At the outset, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to the Republic of the Niger on the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. I also welcome the holding this meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I would also like to take this opportu…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, under the leadership of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, and his Government — which we in the Ministry of Human Rights are honoured to be a part of — is committed to effectively combating the scourge of traff…
At the outset, allow me to perform the pleasant duty of conveying to you, Madam President, my delegation’s satisfaction to see the Security Council presided over for the month of October by the Republic of Kenya — a country with which the Democratic Republic of Congo enjoys excellent relations, cha…
At the outset, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, and your brotherly country, the Republic of Kenya, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October.
At the same time, I welcome your initiative to convene this meeting on the situatio…
I have the honour to read out a statement by His Excellency Mr. Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen’apala, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on behalf of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chairperson of the African Unio…
Before I begin, allow me to extend my delegation’s sincere condolences to the Government and the people of Haiti, as well as to the family of His Excellency Mr. Jovenel Moïse, President of the Republic of Haiti, in the wake of his assassination. We also wish his wife, who was injured, a swift recove…
Allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his report (A/75/729 and A/75/729/Corr.1) and Under- Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov for convening the United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States. Our thanks al…
I thank you, Sir, for having organized this meeting on the situation in my country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, more specifically, on the renewal of the sanctions regime against the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I welcome this opportunity to address the Security Council today.
My …
I have the distinct honour to introduce His Excellency Mr. Félix Antoine Tshilombo Tshisekedi, President of the Republic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chairperson of the African Union, who will deliver his address in the context of the high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS on behalf of the Af…
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to you as representative of a kindred country, the Republic of South Africa, for taking up the presidency of the Security Council for this month of December 2020. I also wish to welcome the initiative of holding today’s …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having taken the initiative to organize this meeting on the situation in the Great Lakes region. It is testimony to your commitment to improving the situation in the region.
I take this opportunity to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his rep…
I have the great honour and privilege to introduce His Excellency Félix Antoine Tshilombo Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of State, to deliver his statement to the General Assembly on the occasion of its seventy- fifth session.
On behalf of my delegation and in my own capacity, we would like to sincerely thank the Republic of India as Chair of the Kimberley Process in 2019. India carried out outstanding work and we have followed the discussions leading up to the adoption of draft resolution A/74/L.39 very closely. In that …
At the outset, I would like to thank
the Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations for organizing this meeting on the situation in my country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission i…
It is an honour to speak in my capacity as coordinator of the Group of African States in the Third Committee.
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretariat for its outstanding work in preparing the Secretary- General’s report (A/74/193) on the important topic on today’s agenda, and to assure…
