I thank you, Sir, for giving us the opportunity to speak. I also join others in thanking Judge Agius for the statement that he has made today.
Allow me to thank the principals and staff of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for their continued efforts in pursuit of
justice…
I would also like to join Council members in thanking the Russian Federation for having convened this important debate on United Nations peacekeeping operations.
I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, for his comprehensive briefing, which once again highl…
First and foremost, I congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and assure you of my delegation’s full support.
I thank Judge Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their reports (S/2019/417, annexes I and II) and briefings today. We congratulate Judge Agi…
At the outset, we wish to join other speakers in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the Security Council presidency this month. We also thank you for convening this important debate.
We agree with most speakers that triangular cooperation remains key to the success of peacekee…
At the outset, I wish to align myself with the statement delivered by the representative of Denmark on behalf of the Group of Friends on the Responsibility to Protect.
We wish also to thank Ms. Karen Smith and Mr. Adama Dieng for their tireless efforts to prevent atrocities and to protect the peopl…
I would first like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on Indonesia’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to thank you for organizing this important debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We also want to thank the Secretary-General and the other…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African
States on a topic that is important to our Group. I will begin with a brief historical overview of the centrality of multilateralism and diplomacy for Africa.
We know that centuries before the colonization of Africa, dip…
Allow us to join other Member States in congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month, as well as for convening this important debate. I also thank all the briefers for their useful briefings.
From a Rwandan perspective, this open debate comes …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
We align ourselves with the statement to be delivered later by the observer of the Observer State of Palestine on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The African Group congratulates the International Labour Orga…
I congratulate Equatorial Guinea on its very productive presidency of the Security Council for this month, and I thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s open debate, which is of the utmost importance to Africa, as it should be to the Security Council. I also thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretar…
I address the Security Council today on behalf of His Excellency President Paul Kagame, who was invited in his capacity as Chairperson of the African Union to contribute to this important discussion, which will help us highlight the threat posed by mercenary activities to peace and stability in our …
Mr. President, I thank you, Sir, and Côte d’Ivoire for organizing today’s debate. Since the beginning of Côte d’Ivoire’s presidency last week, this is the third debate you have organized and the third time I am addressing the Council this month. It is a testament both to your productive presidency a…
I would like to thank the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the Secretary-General and the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States for their briefings.
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I once again congratulate Côte d’Ivoire on its presidency of the Security Counci…
The delegation of Rwanda joins other delegations in conveying its heartfelt condolences and those of our Government to the Government and the people of the United States of America on the passing of President George H. W. Bush. His memory and exemplary qualities have been extolled here by several de…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate. I thank the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, and the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Mr. Smaїl Chergui, for their statements. Rwanda aligns itself with the African Union position on this subject matt…
Allow us to join other delegations in congratulating China on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We also thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate, which is very important to most delegations. We recall the statement made by the State Councillor and Minister for For…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, and Bolivia on your presidency of the Security Council this month, and I thank you for organizing today’s debate. It is not a surprise that Bolivia has chosen the theme “Promoting the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda and sustaining peace th…
Through you, Madam President, I should like very sincerely to thank Sweden for having convened this very timely and salient debate. The personal participation of His Excellency your Prime Minister in the debate on this issue places this issue at the highest political level, which is the level at whi…
It is fitting that we are gathered in this Hall to discuss the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, a timely topic amid a number of worrisome global trends. Rwanda welcomes today’s formal debate in the General Assembly at…
At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation for the convening of this meeting two years after the adoption of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/ AIDS and the political declarations on HIV/AIDS. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report, entitled “Lev…
