My delegation welcomes the adoption of resolution 63/308, entitled “The responsibility to protect”. Allow me to express our sincere appreciation to the delegation of Guatemala and to all sponsors of the resolution for bringing forward this item, which is of pivotal importance in preventing the four …
It is an honour and privilege for me to represent my country at this high-level meeting on AIDS, which brings together representatives from throughout the world to evaluate progress made in the implementation of the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV…
My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council on the important issue of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). We would like to reiterate to the ICTR the full support and cooperation of the Government of Rwanda as the Tribunal …
My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council on the important issue of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). We would like to assure the Council of my Government’s full support and cooperation as the Tribunal continues to imp…
On behalf of my delegation and on my own account, I want to express deep condolences to the Government and the people of Bangladesh at this very difficult moment.
We welcome the Secretary-General’s report on humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation for selected countries and regions, contained in…
First of all, I want to present, on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, our condolences to Myanmar and Pakistan.
I would like express my delegation’s appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and to the World Health Organization for their respective reports under consideration today.
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I wish to thank Judge Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), for presenting the twelfth annual report on the work of the Tribunal.
As we come towards the end of the mandate of the Tribunal, it becomes ever more critical for the United Nations to focus its …
We welcome the adoption by consensus of resolution 62/96, entitled “Assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence”. We also express our appreciation to the sponsors of the resolution.
The tragic events that occurred in Rwanda in …
My delegation is pleased to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. We assure you of our full support.
Rwanda supports the General Committee’s recommendation that Taiwan’s request for admission not be included in the agenda of t…
The Rwanda delegation commends you, Mr. President, for convening this important open debate of the Security Council to discuss the issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We would like to join other delegations in expressing our thanks to Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for …
My delegation would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June. We also thank you for giving us this opportunity to address the Council on the important issue of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rw…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Eritrea; the One United Nations pilot countries Cape Verde, Rwanda and the United Republic of Tanzania; and the major donor countries Belgium, Denmark and Sweden.
We welcome the recommendations of the High- level Panel. They provide the inter…
We wish to thank you, Sir, for this opportunity to address the Security Council on the important issue of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region that took place last week in Nairobi, Kenya.
We wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ibrahima Fall, and …
Mr. President, as this is the first time we take the floor at the Security Council in the month of December, we wish to begin by congratulating you and your distinguished delegation on your assumption of the Presidency of the Security Council, and also to thank you for convening this important meeti…
We wish to thank you, Madam President, for convening this joint debate on agenda items 9 and 111, respectively entitled “Report of the Security Council” and “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”. We also wish to join othe…
I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important joint debate on agenda item 62 (a), “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation of international support”, and item 62 (b), “Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustaina…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, at this sixty-first session of the General Assembly.
Each year the General Assembly provides an excellent opportunity for us to review our collective commitments as reflected in…
The Government of Rwanda welcomes the June 2006 decision by the Security Council and the General Assembly to extend the terms of 11 permanent judges and today’s decision to extend the term of one ad litem judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The Government of Rwanda recogn…
We wish to thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting to discuss the reports of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) (S/2006/353) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (S/2006/358). We shall focus our remarks on the ICTR.
My delegation…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda.
I wish to congratulate the President and all delegations on the successful negotiation of the political declaration of the 2006 High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. Permit me to express…
