I would like to thank you, Sir, for giving Rwanda the opportunity to participate in this plenary debate of the General
Assembly. I would also like to thank Mr. Gary Quinlan, Permanent Representative of Australia and current President of the Security Council, for his presentation of the Council’s an…
Madam President, allow me at the outset to welcome your initiative of convening this open debate on international cooperation in combating terrorism and violent extremism. The holding of this high-level debate only three months after the 24 September summit on foreign terrorist fighters (see S/PV.72…
I would like to thank Mr. Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, Assistant Secretary-General Ad Interim for Political Affairs, Ambassador Ertuğrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the special monitoring mission to Ukraine of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and Ambassador Heidi Tagliav…
I would like to thank Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for presenting the forty-sixth report (S/2014/777, annex) on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina. We commend his continued support to the parties in the country towards the full …
I thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for her briefing on the activities of her Office, herpresentation of the eighth report on the implementation of resolution 1970 (2011) and for her team’s work in a challenging environment in Libya.
The continuing deteriorat…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for being the seventh President to organize a wrap-up session this year, and the third to do it in a public meeting. As Rwanda has always said, these meetings provide a unique and regular opportunity for the Security Council to assess its work and examine …
I also thank Mr. Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his briefing on the current tensions in the region following the announcement of the construction of new housing units in East Jerusalem.
Last week the Security Council held an open debate on the Middle East, including the…
I join others, Madam President, in thanking you for organizing this open debate on women and peace and security — Displaced women and girls: leaders and survivors, on the occasion
of the fourteenth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000). The choice of that specific topic is a demonstration of your c…
I wish to welcome Mr. Said Djinnit, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region, and to thank him for his
briefing to the Council. I also thank Mr Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Natio…
Madam President, I would like to thank you for convening this meeting. I
would also like to thank Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, for their respective briefings on the political and…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this important open debate on the working methods of the Security Council and for the concept note (S/2014/725, annex) your delegation has prepared to guide our discussion. I also thank Madam Kimberly Prost, Ombudsperson of the Committee established pursua…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting to consider the draft annual report of the Security Council, which will be issued as document A/69/2 and which covers the period from 1 August 2013 to 31 July 2014. I also thank you for giving Rwanda the floor as the delegation that coordinate…
I would like to start by expressing my appreciation to His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his comprehensive briefing on the recent developments in the Middle East. I also thank Ambassador Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine, and Mr. David Roet, represen…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, the Resource Mobilization Directorate of the African Union (AU) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) for their efforts to ensure the success of NEPAD’s Africa Week. We are particularly gratef…
I also wish to thank the Presidents of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for having presented their respective reports (see A/69/225, A/69/206 and A/69/226…
I would like to thank the Force Commanders for their briefings — General Bosco Kazura of the United Nations Multidimensional
Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republi…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this emergency meeting. I also wish to thank Mr. Feltman, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his briefing on the preliminary report of the Dutch Safety Board on the investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-…
I thank the United States for organizing this important debate on the situation in Iraq at this very challenging time for
that country, the region, and indeed the world. Your leadership today, Mr. President, and the presence of a number of ministers in this debate are an indication of the will of t…
I wish to thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, for his briefing. As this has been his last intervention in the Council in that capacity, I take this opportunity to commend him for his dedication and ac…
I thank you, Madam President, for having convened this open debate on Ebola and for having introduced resolution 2177 (2014), which was unanimously adopted and sponsored by more than 130 Member States, including all 15 Security Council members. I join those who have spoken before me in thanking our …
