My delegation would like at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his two reports on the situation in the camps and on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). My delegation also takes this opportunity to thank Mr. Kofi Annan and his team, as well as the Special Representat…
On 6 October the Head of State of Rwanda, His Excellency Mr. Pasteur Bizimungu, had the opportunity,
It is an honour for me to speak before this lofty Assembly, to make the modest contribution of the delegation of Rwanda to the debate on sub-item (f) of agenda item 37, “Emergency international assi…
My delegation wishes to express special thanks to the United States and New Zealand for the leading role they played in the elaboration of the draft resolution and the draft statute of the International Tribunal for Rwanda. We also thank the United Kingdom, Spain, France and other countries for subs…
It is true that the question of Somalia primarily concerns the Somalis themselves. But it is equally true that it is an African question, and more specifically a question for the subregion known as the Horn of Africa.
No resolution could properly address this question without taking into account th…
My delegation takes this opportunity to congratulate and thank you, Sir, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council at the moment when Rwanda resumed its seat in the Council.
The delegation of Rwanda has reviewed all the resolutions adopted by the Security Council on Bosnia and Herzegovina…
Let me begin by expressing the deep gratitude of the people of Rwanda for the praiseworthy initiative of those States which have offered to cooperate with the Secretary-General in achieving the objectives of the United Nations in Rwanda, specifically in an operation aimed at ensuring the security an…
By the resolution just adopted, the Council has endorsed the proposals made by the Secretary-General for the deployment of the expanded United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). The Council has also extended its mandate until 9 December. That was a highly commendable action. But it is r…
Mr. President, I should like to reiterate my delegation’s warm welcome to you, along with our gratitude for the interest your country has always accorded to the question the Council is considering today under your active and dynamic leadership.
As the Security Council is today considering the item …
First of all, Sir, I should like to congratulate you on your assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of May and on your admirable handling of our work. It is an honour for me to be able to address this august body, which bears the heavy burden of watching over the destiny of the world t…
As the Security Council considers the situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the delegation of Rwanda wants to stress how vital it considers the achievement of an immediate cessation of all hostilities throughout the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Although it wel…
My delegation wishes first of all to thank the Secretary-General for the efforts he is exerting in connection with the situation in Rwanda.
In regard to this situation, I wish to note that since 6 April 1994 Rwanda has been experiencing the most critical times in its history. In this respect, it wi…
I should like, on this sad occasion, on behalf of the people of Rwanda, to say how touched we are by the warm tributes paid to our sorely missed President, His Excellency Major-General Juvénal Habyarimana, who died on 6 April at the age of 57 after an attack on the plane bringing him back from the r…
I should like to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I wish you every success.
I should also like to pay tribute to the Permanent Representative of France, Ambassador Jean-Bernard Mérimée, for his excellent work last mon…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his reports presented pursuant to resolutions 900 (1994), 844 (1993), 836 (1993) and 776 (1992) and for making proposals in connection with settling the conflict in the former Yugoslavia and the mandate of the United Nations Protection Forc…
I should like to take this opportunity to stress that, following the appalling massacre of Palestinians at Hebron on 25 February my Government again wishes to join in conveying the deepest condolences and feelings of solidarity to the Palestinian people at this time of pain, anguish and sorrow. My c…
My delegation was most happy, Sir, to see you assume the presidency of the Council for this month. Your experience and diplomatic skill, and your country’s unswerving commitment to the promotion of international peace and security, guarantee the success of the Council’s work under your wise leadersh…
Following the adoption by consensus of the resolution on emergency assistance for the socio-economic rehabilitation of Rwanda, I should like, on behalf of my country, to extend our thanks to all States Members - and, indeed, to the international community as a whole - for their demonstration of soli…
At the outset, I wish on behalf of the Government and the people of Rwanda again to convey our heartfelt feelings of sympathy and solidarity to the brotherly people of Burundi in connection with the tragedy that has followed in the wake of the military coup d’état perpetrated in the night of 20 to 2…
The economic crisis in Africa, which has been the subject of debate in the General Assembly for some days now, has been declared to be the most serious in its history. It is deep-rooted and far- reaching, but, depending on the countries and regions involved, does not spring from the same causes or m…
Mr. President, your well-deserved election to the presidency of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly is a tribute to your personal qualities and, through you, it constitutes unanimous recognition of the important role that your country is playing on the interna- tional scene. I am please…
