I take the floor to explain Rwanda’s vote on resolution 2136 (2014), which was just adopted unanimously.
I want first of all to commend France, the penholder for this important resolution, for its determination and patience in finding a consensus on the text. I want especially to thank the French A…
I would like to begin, Mr. President, by thanking you again for organizing today’s debate and, most especially, we appreciated your statement this morning.
Rwanda takes the floor again to respond to the statement made by the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would like to re…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this innovative and important open debate on the theme “War, its lessons and the search for permanent peace”. Let me also thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his invaluable contributions to our discussion.
At the o…
Allow me to express my gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestian question, as well as on the peace prospects in the region.
Rwanda wishes to express its appreciation to all stakeholders involved in the Middle East peace …
I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence”, as contained in document A/68/L.32. We thank the countries that sponsored the draft resolution, namely, Belgium, Canada,…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this important debate on peace and security in Africa, and in particular on drug trafficking in the Sahel region and West Africa. As your presidency comes to an end, Rwanda thanks France for the attention it has paid this month, in Paris and New York, to the issue of …
Allow me first of all to thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing and leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). At the same time, I thank Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nati…
At the outset, Rwanda wishes to thank the Secretariat for organizing today’s timely joint debate on assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence. We would also take this opportunity to commend the Secretary-General for his detail…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this important debate on peace and security in Africa, which focuses on the Sahel region. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his commitment and his briefing. Also, I welcome Mr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank; Mr. Romano Prodi,…
I would like to thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan of Australia, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), for his quarterly briefing and the work carried out by the Committee under his chairmanship. We also welcome the ongoing support of the Committee’s Panel of Experts and …
I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing on the Prosecutor’s report to the Security Council. We also take note of the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of the Sudan, Mr. Osman, and of the steps taken by the…
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 that resolution. The report covers the period from 17 September to 9 December, during which time the members of …
I would like to begin by thanking Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Judge Vagn Joensen, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and th…
The work of the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction ,has never been as important to the maintenance of international peace and security as it is today. …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting today. I also thank Mr. Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) for his briefing. I take this opportunity to commend UNOCA for its consistent efforts…
I would like to thank Mr. Farid Zarif for his comprehensive briefing. Rwanda commends the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in the implementation of its mandate under the leadership of Mr. Zarif. I appreciate the statement made by Mr. Dačić, Prime Minister o…
Is this the right place to be today to discuss this issue? Yes, it is. Did we precipitate this case this year? No. Does Africa seek confrontation? Not at all; otherwise, we would not be in the Chamber today. I would ask members to follow my argument.
Terrorism is the most serious threat to internat…
I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for her sixth report on the implementation of resolution 1970 (2011) and for the additional information she has provided today.
Let me begin by acknowledging the efforts undertaken by the Government of Libya a…
I would like to thank Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and
Herzegovina, for presenting the forty-fourth report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2013/646, annex). We commend his continued efforts to ensure the full implementation of the Dayt…
At the outset, let me thank the President of the General Assembly for convening
this plenary meeting and most especially for the items on the agenda: the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly, and the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Sec…
