I do not have any intention of unnecessarily prolonging the discussion. I just wanted to clarify that Rwanda is not waging war against the Republic of Burundi and has no intention of doing that. To the contrary, there has been an attack from the territory of Burundi on the area of Bugarama in Rwanda…
Allow me to begin, Mr. President, by commending you for your effective leadership of the Council this month. I also extend Rwanda’s appreciation to the Council members concluding their terms. Their service and contributions to the Council’s work have been invaluable.
I thank Under-Secretary-General…
Rwanda congratulates Slovenia on its presidency of the Council and wishes its delegation every success during the final month of its term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. We commend Slovenia’s constructive engagement and its valuable contribution to the Council’s work over the past…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your leadership of the Security Council this month. I thank the Special Envoy for his briefing on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region. I also thank the delegations that spoke before me for…
I will make good use of the Council’s time.
Indeed, the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda are Rwandans, and in Rwanda is where they should be. And this is what we are asking the Democratic Republic of the Congo to do.
In 1994, after they had committed the genocide, almost an equal numbe…
Allow me to begin by commending you, Mr. President, for your leadership of the Security Council this month. I also thank Ms. Bintou Keita for her updates on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and on the work of MONUSCO.
It is important to highlight that the Washington pea…
Well, briefly, in the interests of time, I wanted to reiterate that Rwanda will remain compliant with what we are supposed to do within the framework of the Washington agreement.
Talking about resolution 2773 (2025), it provides for what the Democratic Republic of the Congo Government should also d…
I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, and I thank the Assistant Secretary-General for her presentation. I also thank all delegations for their statements.
Rwanda reiterates its full support for the ongoing peace efforts, especially the Washington and Doha…
I thank Special Representative Bintou Keita for her briefing and those colleagues who spoke before me for their statements. I thank Ambassador Kanu for his visit to the region and his report.
Today’s meeting comes at a crucial turning point. Earlier today, the Government of Rwanda signed a peace ag…
First of all, I congratulate you, Madam President, for assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of June.
Allow me to start on this note: I am addressing the Council for the first time in my capacity as the Permanent Representative of Rwanda. I am happy that it is happening when the subj…
First, I want to thank Special Envoy Huang Xia for his comprehensive briefing, as always; I thank him for his efforts. We also thank the Executive Director of UNICEF for her comprehensive briefing. I thank the honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola for his comprehensive briefing, and I al…
I would like to raise two points. First, with regard to the origins of the conflict, it is true that, in 11 days, we will be commemorating the thirty-first anniversary of the genocide perpetrated against the Tutsis in Rwanda. More than 1 million people perished, out of a total population of 7.5 mill…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Madam President, on your presidency and leadership of the Security Council during the month of March. I also acknowledge the contributions of the previous speakers and briefers.
As a Member State of the United Nations and a prominent contributor to peace sup…
I congratulate you again, Mr. President, on your presidency and leadership of the Council.
Just 48 hours ago, we gathered in this Chamber to discuss the importance of supporting regional initiatives and the mechanisms designed to foster peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and our …
Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency and leadership of the Council. I thank Ambassador Huang Xie and Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for their briefings. I also recognize the participation of Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister for …
I would like to once again commend Algeria’s able leadership of the Council for the month of January. I am grateful for your invitation, Mr. President, to participate in this important meeting, and I thank all the Member States that spoke before me. I would like to recognize Ms. Vivian van de Perre,…
I wanted to clearly say that this crisis is a matter of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That is why we have the Luanda and the Nairobi processes. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has had endemic security, political and governance challenges for decades. Those matters are not matters of tod…
I would like to begin by thanking the Algerian presidency for its able leadership at the helm of the Security Council for this month of January. We also thank Algeria for convening this important meeting.
I recognize the presence and the briefings given by Special Representative of the Secretary-Ge…
I wish to begin by expressing my gratitude to His Excellency Minister Attaf for convening this timely discussion and for the invitation extended to Rwanda to be part of it. I would also like to extend our congratulations to Algeria on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of …
Rwanda appreciates the opportunity to participate in this Security Council meeting on the twenty-fifth progress report of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. We thank President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their detailed briefings, as well as the Council …