At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process for his informative and insightful briefing on the current situation in the Middle East. I also thank the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for…
Let me begin by thanking you, Madam President, for having organized this important open debate on the protection of journalists in armed conflicts.
I would like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Jan Eliasson for his briefing and to recognize the presence here today of Ms. Kathleen Carroll, …
I thank you, Madam, for convening this meeting. I also thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan of Australia for the 90-day update report and to commend him on a job well done in leading the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), which is not an easy task. We appreciate in particular his tra…
I especially want to thank Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous; Lieutenant General Dos Santos Cruz, Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Major General Leonard Ngondi, Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liber…
First of all, Rwanda strongly condemns the attack on the United Nations compound
in Mogadishu. We offer our deepest condolences to the bereaved families.
I would like once again to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate and providing the concept note that serves as the basis for our …
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011) of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by the same resolution. The report covers the period from 15 March to 18 June 2013, during which time the members of the Com…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate. I would also like to thank Special Representative Zerrougui for her briefing and the important work her team is doing to advance the protection of children in armed conflict. And I thank Mr. Hervé Ladsous, Ms. Yoka Brandt and…
Let me join others in thanking you, The Right Honourable William Hague, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and President of the Security Council, for convening this open debate. I would also like to convey my sincere gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and …
I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Mark Simmonds, Minister for African Affairs and President of the Security Council, for having organized this important briefing. I take this opportunity to commend the United Kingdom through you, Mr. President, for the positive role it continues to play in fa…
I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for her briefing and for the presentation the seventeenth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, submitted to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005).
Let me start by say…
At the outset, allow me to thank His Excellency Mr. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of the Togolese Republic, for his personal attendance at this Security Council debate on counter-terrorism in Africa in the context of peacebuilding and international security. I would also like to thank Secret…
I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her fifth report on the implementation of resolution 1970 (2011) and for the additional information she has provided today.
Rwanda, as co-Chair of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protec…
At the outset, let me thank the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Mr. Leonid Kozhara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, for his work at the helm of the OSCE and for his briefing today. We value our regular interactions with regional and s…
I welcome the presence in the Chamber of Mr. Raymond Tshibanda N’tungamulongo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and la Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I take the floor on behalf of my Government to explain our vote on resolution 2098 (2013), which has ju…
I thank you, Sir, for having organized this important debate on Afghanistan. I wish also to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing on the current situation in Afghanistan. Let me also thank our good colleague Ambassador Tanin for his encouraging statement.
Rwanda is encouraged, of cou…
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011) of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by that resolution. The report covers the period from 9 November 2012 to 14 March 2013, during which time the members of the…
At the outset, let me thank Baroness Catherine Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, for her statement. Rwanda views positively these regular interactions between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, particularly the Euro…
Let me join others in thanking Her Excellency Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, for organizing this important debate and for her commendable statement. I also welcome the statement made by the Secretary-General.
Rwanda reiterates its strong condemnation of terrorism i…
First, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you on assuming this precious, even coveted seat on behalf of the goodf and beautiful Kingdom of Morocco. It is clear that the world will be in good hands in December, as it also was during the very busy month of November under the leadership of Amb…
Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June.
My delegation wishes to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribu…
