I thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor to discuss the report of the Secretary-General (S/2025/779) and the renewal of the mandate of United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). I commend the quality of the report and pay tribute t…
On behalf of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I would like to congratulate France on its Presidency of the Council in the month of April and to thank the French delegation for organizing this meeting and the interactive dialogue, held last week. I would also like to welcome th…
For months we have been listening to Rwanda trying to justify the unjustifiable — its repeated aggression, its war of occupation and its plundering of our resources. Just today we heard the Rwandan representative try to legitimize not only Rwanda’s attacks on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this third emergency meeting on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Bintou Keita, and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Huang…
First of all, I would like to note that, for the first time in our meetings, Rwanda extended condolences for the fallen peacekeepers. However, I would like to rectify something: the peacekeepers did not die in a process; the peacekeepers were killed.
Secondly, the deployment of Southern African Dev…
On behalf of the Government and the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, allow me to express my thanks for convening this second meeting in 48 hours on the security situation in my country. I would like to commend the commitment of the Algerian presidency of the Council and the ongoing effort…
I will be brief. I take note, and I think the entire Council takes note, of the fact that Rwanda is questioning the credibility of the Group of Experts, of a Special Representative of the Secretary-General and even of you, Mr. President, a member of the Security Council, who have condemned the prese…
There will be no rebuttal today. There will be no response today to Rwanda’s words and clumsy attempts to ignore the ruthless and inexcusable attacks on the foundations of multilateralism, international law and the value of human life that it is carrying out at this very moment in Goma.
The respons…
I would like, on behalf of the people and the Government of the Democratic
Before continuing, I would like to observe a moment of silence to pay tribute to the ultimate sacrifice made over the past 72 hours by the peacekeepers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democrat…
I thank you, Madam President, for giving me the floor again. I will be brief, but I want to respond as clearly and firmly as possible to the statements made by the Permanent Representative of Rwanda.
First of all, let me be clear. I am not blaming Rwanda for all the ills of the Democratic Republic …
Allow me to congratulate the United States on its presidency for December and commend the leadership of Secretary- General António Guterres and the extraordinary commitment of Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of
the United Nations Organization Stabilization…
I will focus on two points, without dwelling on Rwanda’s vibrant plea in favour of the Movement du 23 mars (M23).
First, on the allegations of threats against ethnic minorities, we note that our country, which is very diverse, has always been able to protect and ensure the peaceful coexistence and …
Allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on the Swiss Confederation’s presidency of the Security Council, and to express my delegation’s pleasure at seeing your country guide our deliberations for the month of October. I salute the tireless efforts of His Excellency Secretary-General António G…
