I take the floor to explain Rwanda’s vote on resolution 2147 (2014), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), including the Force Intervention Brigade, for an additional year.
First of all, I would like to t…
I would like to thank the President for organizing today’s meeting. I also thank Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil, Chair of Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for his statement. Allow me also to extend my sincere thanks to Mr. Ranko Vilović, former Permanent Representa…
I would like to thank Mr. Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, Executive Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone, for his briefing and for the tremendous work he has done in ensuring the successful completion of the mandate of the Unite…
I thank Ms. Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), for her briefing on the current developments in the country. I appreciate in particular her intensive engagement with the political decision…
Allow me to start by thanking Ambassador Gary Quinlan of Australia for his update of the 90-day report and for his able leadership
of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). We encourage the Committee this year to continue working with Member States seeking guidance on the imp…
Thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting on the situation in Ukraine. It shows the seriousness of the situation and the commitment of the Security Council in the quest for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and Assistant Secretary-Ge…
Let me thank you, Madam President, for organizing this important meeting on post-conflict peacebuilding. I am convinced that discussions of this nature can significantly contribute to the improvement and streamlining of practices in peacebuilding and post-conflict construction and initiatives. I wou…
I wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš for his comprehensive briefing. His self-motivated leadership and the effective role of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) have contributed to the stabilization of Afghanistan. We fully support the de…
Rwanda wishes to explain its vote on the text of the draft resolution (S/2014/189) before us. It is unfortunate that we have come to this today, as the situation could have been avoided. Voting for the text before us was a hard decision we had to make, and that is so because we are not convinced tha…
It is increasingly alarming that the crisis and the turn of events in Ukraine poses a threat to the security of the entire region and continues to affect the daily lives of innocent people. While there are a number of diplomatic engagements under way in approaching the crisis, we believe it is impor…
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 December 2013 to 10 March 2014, during which the members of the Com…
I would like to thank you and your delegation, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate, and in particular for your ambassador and Permanent Representative’s unwavering dedication to promoting the rights and protection of children in armed conflict. I would also like to thank the Secretar…
The situation in Ukraine, in particular the Crimea, is alarming and may pose a threat to international peace and security. We stress the need for all international actors to respect the Charter of the United Nations and resolve their disputes in conformity with existing bilateral and multilateral ag…
At the outset, I would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Didier Burkhalter, President of the Swiss Confederation and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and thank him for his comprehensive briefing. I also congratulate his country on its assumpti…
Rwanda would like to explain its vote on resolution 2139 (2014), just adopted, on the humanitarian situation in Syria. First of all, I commend Australia, Jordan and Luxembourg for proposing this important resolution, which was necessary following the failure by all Syrian parties to fully implement …
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important open debate on the rule of law. We believe that this debate is a perfect continuation of the debate organized last month by the Jordanian presidency on war, its lessons and the search for a permanent peace (see S/PV.7105). Indeed, there can b…
Allow me first to commend you, Mr. President, and your delegation for the initiative you have taken in holding today’s debate. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton…
I would like to thank your delegation, Madam President, for organizing this important debate. I also thank Under-Secretary- General Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous, High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay and Director-General Yves Daccord for their respective briefin…
I should like to thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive briefing, and we commend the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) under his leadership. I welcome His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, Prime Minister of Se…
I would like to briefly respond to what my colleague, the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has just said. I was not supposed to take the floor, but he has pushed me to do so.
I listened to the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo speak about Rwanda. It is im…
