I would like to thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), for the presentation of the Committee’s 90-day report and
for his able leadershp at the helm of the Committee. Rwanda recognizes the efforts of the Committee and its Panel of Expert…
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011), of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to the same resolution. The report covers the period from 10 June to 15 September 2014,
during which time the mem…
I would like to thank Ms. Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, for her briefing and her continued able leadership at the helm of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
Rwanda is encouraged by the continued consolidation of the political, s…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate. I commend Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, for her tireless efforts in executing her mandate and for her insightful briefing today. I also thank Mr. Hervé
Ladsous, Unde…
Let me at the outset thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, for his comprehensive briefing and for his continued leadership at the head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
I also thank His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, De…
I thank the President for organizing this wrap-up session, the sixth since the beginning of the year, and the second in a row in the format of a public meetingn. The convening of these meetings, which provide an opportunity for the Security Council to assess its work and critically examine its progr…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this emergency meeting of the Security Council to address recent developments in eastern Ukraine. I thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his comprehensive briefing. We recognize the Secretary- General’s good offices a…
I thank you and your delegation, Mr. President, for organizing his important debate on conflict prevention and for the comprehensive concept note you circulated among States Members (S/2014/572, annex).
Let me first acknowledge the dedication of the United Kingdom to conflict prevention in the Coun…
I thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for organizing this timely and relevant briefing. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer, and Director and co-founder of The Liaison Office Masood Karokhail for their resp…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. We also thank Mr. Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, for his briefing on the human rights situation in Ukraine. We also commend the entire team of the United Nations human rights monitoring mission, who continue to dili…
It is not a big issue; I just wanted to make a slight clarification. I want to thank you, Mr. President, and assure you that I will not take much of your time. Allow me to make just one clarification on what our good friend Minister Tshibanda N’tungamulongo has said with regard to the denial by Rwan…
Mr. President, let me begin by thanking you and the entire delegation of the United Kingdom for having convened this important debate on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region. I would also like to thank The Honourable João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, Minister of Defence of A…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this emergency meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and for your kind words to Mr. Gasana and the delegation of Rwanda concerning the presidency in July.
Let me also thank John Ging, Director of the Coordination and Response Divisi…
I too thank the Chair for his briefing and able leadership at the helm of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).
Rwanda continues to support the ongoing negotiation talks between Iran and the P5+1. We take note of the start of negotiations on the final nuclear deal. It is unf…
At the outset, let me thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, for their respective briefings. I also thank Af…
Mr. President, I thank you for convening this meeting. Let me also thank Assistant Secretaries-General Tayé-Brook Zerihoun and Ivan Šimonović for their respective briefings on the political and human rights situations in Ukraine. We commend the Secretary-General for his good offices and for his unwa…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s briefing on the implementation of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel. I congratulate Ms. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie on her recent appointment as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel and thank her for her briefing. I t…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her presentation of the nineteenth report of her Office to the Security Council. We have taken note of the recent judicial activities undertaken by the Court in relation to the continue…
Mr. President, allow me to start by congratulating you on your 40 years of dedication to diplomacy — an exceptional milestone that many of us will never reach and that speaks volumes of your great contributions to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russia and international affairs. I wish you …
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011) of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by that resolution. The report covers the period from 10 March to 9 June 2014, during which time the members of the Committe…