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first: 1993-10-05
most recent: 2016-06-10
sittings or episodes: 118
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“Today, we have come here to review what we have achieved or not, and the way forward. A sustainable solution for the Middle East peace process must be our collective strategic objective. All Member States should play their role in complete commitment to those objectives and throw their full moral, diplomatic, political and economic support behind its early realization. Our role in the Council is to make sure that deliberations and decisions are translated into action. On 20 March, President Obama visited Israel and Palestine. That was a positive step in the revival of the Middle East peace process. It is on that note that we express our appreciation to the Government of the United States for that initiative, and we hope that the effort will bear concrete results.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Rwanda. I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, for his informative and insightful briefing on the current situation in the Middle East. I also thank Mr. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine to the United Nations, and Mr. Ron Prosor, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, for joining us today. In the Security Council, we hold an open debate every quarter to examine the progress made and the bottlenecks in moving forward, and to keep track of the Middle East peace process. We last gathered here on 23 January (see S/PV.6906) to examine the stalemate in the Middle East peace process, and specifically in the implementation of the two-State solution.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“Jeffrey Feltman, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Ahmed Fathalla, Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States, to participate international in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Thomas Mayr- Harting, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Feltman.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, Djibouti, Egypt, Iceland, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to participate in this meeting. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine to participate in this meeting in accordance with the rules of procedure and previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite the Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 12.10p.m.”
2013-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6949 (2013) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following to participate in this meeting: Baroness Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; Mr. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict; and Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Mr. Antonio Guterres, who is participating in today's meeting via videoteleconference from Geneva.”
2013-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6949 (2013) · source
“There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.30 am.”
2013-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6947 (2013) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Cote d'Ivoire to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2013/197, which contains the special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire. I now give the floor to Mr. Mulet.”
2013-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6947 (2013) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.55 am.”
2013-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6944 (2013) · source
“Jeffrey Feltman, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2013/189, which contains the report of the Secretary- General on the situation in Mali. I now give the floor to Mr. Feltman.”
2013-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6944 (2013) · source
“I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalfofthe Council, to His Excellency Mr. Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month ofMarch 2013. I am sure I speak for all members ofthe Council in expressing our appreciation to Ambassador Churkin and his team for the great diplomatic skill with which they conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. The situation in Mali Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali (S/2013/189) The President: Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Cote d'Ivoire and Mali to participate in this meeting. Under rule of 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr.”
2013-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6944 (2013) · source
“To conclude, we call once again on the Security Council and all of its member States to endorse without reservation the Framework agreement, the regional process of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the individual and collective efforts of the countries of the region. We hope that following the adoption of this significant resolution, the Council will finally be able to free itself from preconceived notions from the past, distance itself from the policy of scapegoating and support the efforts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the countries of the region to restore peace, security and stability to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region, thereby making it possible for the Congolese Government to tackle the deep-seated causes of the conflict in that country.”
2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source
“We condemn anti-constitutional changes of Government, and we underscore the promotion of an inclusive dialogue and the peaceful settlement of disputes, enshrined in doctrine by the Council. It is therefore important that the position of the Council with regard to armed groups opposed to a legitimate Government be constant and consistent. Rwanda, above and beyond its regional responsibilities, has also met its international obligations. As the Council is aware, we facilitated the transfer of the prisoner Bosco Ntaganda to the International Criminal Court, and we are cooperating with the United Nations and other international organizations to ensure that the 672 M-23 combatants who fled to Rwanda on 16 March 2013, including individuals subject to United Nations sanctions, be demobilized and treated in keeping with international law.”
2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source
“Rwanda reiterates its support for the efforts made by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and of its Chairman, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, which led, inter alia, to a ceasefire between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M-23), and to the Kampala talks. We welcome the use of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. We believe that cooperation among regional and subregional organizations cannot take place selectively. We therefore ask the Security Council to always bear in mind the decisions of the African Union and regional organizations during its deliberations on peace and security on the continent. However, we would recall the Security Council's consistent rejection ofa military solution.”
2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source
“During the regional summit held last weekend in Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Presidents Denis Sassou Nguesso, Joseph Kabila, Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame reaffirmed their commitment to the implementation of the Framework and of all of the decisions adopted at the various summits held at the level of heads of State of the International Conference on the Great Lakes region on the security situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That is a sign that the region has mobilized for peace, security and cooperation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and we hope that the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the support of the region and the international community, will be able to carry out the reforms necessary to ensure the success of the process.”
2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source
“We reiterate the importance of a clear separation between the role of the Intervention Brigade and that of the regular forces of MONUSCO, whose main purpose is to protect civilians, especially against sexual violence, which has reached alarming rates in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda remains committed to peace in the region, and it is in that context that we were one of the first supporters and one of the first countries signatory to the Framework for Peace, Security and Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region. We take this opportunity to express once again our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his pivotal role in the process, and we welcome the appointment of Mary Robinson as his Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region.”
2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source
“We would like also to recall that resolution 1925 (2010) mandated MONUSCO to promote strategies aimed at achieving a lasting settlement to the FDLR problem, especially through the repatriation, reintegration and reinstallation ofthe persons concerned to other regions, or judicial prosecution as appropriate. Unfortunately, despite some progress, that objective has not yet been met, and FLDR forces, which twice attacked Rwanda towards the end of last year, continue to pose a threat to Rwanda and to the region. By deploying the Intervention Brigade, we underscore the need to ensure that the impartiality of the military component of MONUSCO and the protection of Blue Helmets not be endangered at any cost.”
2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source
“We await with interest the operationalization of the Brigade and believe that it should bolster the peace process in the region, including the Kampala talks. It is therefore important that it focus on the negative forces that are active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially the Forces democratiques de libe'ration du Rwanda (FDLR), which, let me recall here, are responsible for the genocide perpetrated in Rwanda against the Tutsis in 1994 and who made sexual violence into a weapon of war in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source
“Rwanda voted in favour of the resolution because we believe that it is an important instrument for the implementation of the Framework for Peace, Security and Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, signed on 24 February in Addis Ababa under the initiative of the Secretary-General, to whom we would like to express our appreciation. We applaud the creation of an Intervention Brigade within the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which, as the Council will recall, is a regional initiative. We hope that the brigade will be able to support the Congolese Government in its efforts to strengthen its territorial integrity.”
2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source
“Mr. Gasana (Rwanda) (spoke in French): 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 just been adopted. I should also thank the delegation of France for preparing the resolution and conducting the negotiations on it. I should like also to thank all of the members of the Security Council for their very valuable contributions, which led to a significant improvement of the text.”
2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source
“I would also like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia. I would like to commend him and our colleague Ambassador Quinlan for the work well done.”
2013-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6935 (2013) · source
“We deplore the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistant, where more than 3 million refugees have been registered in neighbouring Iran and Pakistan, not to mention the growing number of internally displaced persons, whose situation is aggravated by natural disasters and poverty. We welcome the July 2012 Tokyo Confererence, where donors pledged $16 billion in development assistance. We urge all international partners to materialize their support and pledges to Afghanistan, including through the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework. Let me conclude by commending President Hamid Karzai and his Government for the tremendous achievements since 2001. We also commend the International Security Assistance Force and UNAMA troop-contributing countries for their sacrifice in the cause of peace, security and stability in Afghanistan.”
2013-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6935 (2013) · source
“We request UNAMA and the United Nations Development Programme to continue their support in enhancing Afghanistan's electoral capacity. However, we remain concerned about the human rights situation in Afghanistan, in particular the violence against women. In that regard, however, we need to view the situation from a historical perspective and to remember what was the condition of women during the Taliban regime. We are encouraged by the resolve of the Afghan Government in implementing the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan. We call upon the international community to continue its support in that regard. Needless to say, the war in Afghanistan, following a long period of Taliban obscurantism, had negative effects on the economic and humanitarian situation in the country.”
2013-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6935 (2013) · source
“As we all know, reconciliation cannot be considered in isolation from regional dynamics. We are encouraged by the progress towards greater regional cooperation that has beeen made in recent months. We support the Istanbul Process on Regional Security and Cooperation for a Secure and Stable Afghanistan. In particular, we commend neighbouring Pakistan on its support for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, which it has again demonstrated by releasing 26 Afghan Taliban in February. Rwanda welcomes the holding of presidential and provincial council elections in April 2013. The elections will be a cornerstone ofthe ongoing democratic process in Afghanistan as the drawdown of international forces is under way. We commend the Afghan Government for what it has already achieved in preparing for the elections.”
2013-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6935 (2013) · source
“We particularly condemn the use of human shields and children as suicide bombers, and we call upon the Afghan authorities, with the support of the international community, to combat such terrorist activities. Besides security, Rwanda also believes that reconciliation and national unity, through an Afghan- led and Afghan-owned process, are of paramount importance. We commend the efforts of the High Peace Council to foster reconciliation in Afghanistan, and we express our appreciation to UNAMA for supporting that process. We believe that only a highly inclusive dialogue can bring about lasting peace in Afghanistan. We welcome the decision taken by some members of the Taliban to renounce violence and terrorism and to engage in a political and reconciliation process with Kabul.”
2013-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6935 (2013) · source
“Resolution 2096 (2013) reaffirms the strong commitment of the Council to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Afghanistan. We therefore express our appreciation to the International Security Assistance Force for the work it has done in fighting against anti-Government forces and in enhancing the capacity of the Afghan security forces. We welcome the decision to draw down the international forces comes 2014, which will open a new era in the history of Afghanistan. We take note of the decrease in the number of incidents and civilian casualties for the first time in six years, but we remain concerned about the terrorist activities that are still being carried out in Afghanistan and that undermine the authority of the political and security institutions of that country.”
2013-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6935 (2013) · source
“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 course, by the positive developments in Afghanistan, highlighted by the Secretary-General, despite the challenges that the Afghan Government is still facing. We appreciate the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in assisting the people and Government of Afghanistan, and we are convinced that resolution 2096 (2013), which was just adopted, will somehow enable the Mission to better implement its mandate, with a focus on the key priorities in Afghanistan.”
2013-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6935 (2013) · source
“Going forward, I intend to continue the good practice established by my predecessor of reflecting such statistics and issues in a tabular format, to be updated regularly, and to share them with the members of the Committee.”
2013-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6934 (2013) · source
“A sixth recommendation required no action and the Committee simply took note of it, while the two remaining recommendations were addressed to the Security Council. Lastly, let me provide the Council with some updated statistics on the issues dealt with by the Committee since its last periodic report to the Council (see S/PV.6857). In relation to the arms embargo, the Committee approved 10 exemption requests and received 29 notifications on which no negative decision was taken. With respect to the assets freeze, the Committee received four notifications, on which no negative decision was taken. The Committee also responded to four requests for guidance from Member States. Finally, the Committee received a request for the removal of a name from its travel ban and assets freeze list. The process of considering that request is continuing.”
2013-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6934 (2013) · source
“The Committee discussed the report and recommendations of the Panel of Experts in informal consultations on 6 March. The report was generally well received, and the main points that emerged in the discussion were concern about the level and reach of arms proliferation from Libya, with acknowledgement of certain steps taken by the Libyan authorities towards improving the situation; a desire to apply the sanctions framework in partnership with the Libyan authorities and in support of the Libyan-led transition and institution-building process; ways in which to raise awareness of the sanctions measures and to remove any misconceptions of them as barriers to progress; and how to carry forward the recommendations of the Panel of Experts. Of the eight recommendations, the Committee agreed to take follow-up action on five.”
2013-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6934 (2013) · source
“Concerning the assets freeze, the Panel focused its efforts on the hidden assets of the two listed entities, the Libyan Investment Authority and the Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio, and on the assets of the listed individuals, most of which were believed to be held abroad in different names. The Panel collected information regarding the efforts of certain listed individuals to negate the effects of the assets freeze measures by the use of front companies, and of accomplices who had assisted them to that end. The Panel also reported on the implementation, or lack thereof, of the assets freeze by certain Member States. As regards the travel ban, the Panel continued to seek information on all Violations, with a particular focus in the report on two listed individuals.”
2013-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6934 (2013) · source
“In that context, the Panel noted that Libya's security sector was still in the process of being built. It found that the proliferation of weapons from Libya had continued at a worrying scale and spread into new territory, and it expressed concern that, while several Member States had notified the Committee of the transfers of military and other materiel to the Libyan authorities for security assistance, there was an absence of any official procurement mechanism within Libya for such transfers. The Panel also reported on cases of transfers of arms and ammunition to and from Libya during the uprising and/or more recently, and on its ongoing investigations in that regard.”
2013-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6934 (2013) · source
“On 30 November, the outgoing Committee Chair provided an open briefing to all Member States in which he gave an overview of the work of the Committee against the backdrop of a continually evolving sanctions regime. The Panel of Experts, which also participated, elaborated on the guidance contained in the Committee's implementation assistance notice no. 2 in relation to arms embargo exemptions. An interactive discussion followed. On 15 February 2013, the Committee received the final report of the Panel of Experts under resolution 2040 (2012). I will briefly recapitulate parts of the executive summary of that document (S/2012/163, annex). Concerning the arms embargo, the Panel concluded that, despite notable efforts, most of the challenges to implementation and enforcement highlighted in its previous report continued to exist.”
2013-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6934 (2013) · source
“In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) ofresolution 1970 (2011) of26 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 Committee met twice in informal consultations. In informal consultations on 28 November, the outgoing Committee Chair took stock of the work carried out by the Committee since its establishment. The Committee discussed pending matters and a case of alleged proliferation of arms from Libya into the region. Subsequently, on 18 December the Committee sent a letter seeking further information from the Member State that had originally referred to that case in a meeting of the Security Council.”
2013-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6934 (2013) · source
“I conclude by once again commending the EU for its effective and important collaboration with both the United Nations and the AU in peace and security. We look forward to sustained and strengthened collaboration.”
2013-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6919 (2013) · source
“In conflict and post-conflict situations, the European Union has consistently advocated for the rule of law; protection of civilians, particularly for women and children; responsibility to protect human rights; and accountability. We share all those principles, as they are universal values that should guide each of us. In order better to achieve those goals, however, it is important that the EU and other partners give priority to peace and political dialogue, while strengthening the capacity of national jurisdictions. International justice and universal jurisdictions, when used genuinely, are important as means to end impunity for the most serious crimes. They should, however, be the last resort.”
2013-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6919 (2013) · source
“Similarly, I commend the EU for its continuing engagement in Somalia and the Horn of Africa, particularly by supporting the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). In peacekeeping operations, Rwanda values the triangular cooperation of the AU, the EU and the United Nations. Support by the EU, mainly in the form of capacity-building, planning and financial support, has provided robustness to peacekeeping in Africa, particularly the AU-led missions AFISMA and AMISOM. Most of the time, support has been ad hoc, fragmented and sometimes politicized. There is, therefore, a need for a more coordinated, coherent, predictable and sustained United Nations and EU support to AU with a view to assisting the AU to resolve its structural and capacity challenges.”
2013-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6919 (2013) · source
“Based on its experience in making and building peace at home, the EU has been collaborating effectively with the United Nations, supporting peace and security outside the continent, particularly in Africa. In that regard, the African Peace Facility is playing an important role in equipping Africa with the necessary tools and means to prevent conflict on the continent, notably through capacity-building and support for an early warning system. I would like to take this opportunity to commend the action of the EU in Mali and in the Sahel. We have welcomed the decision to establish an EU training mission in Mali aimed at building the capacity of the Malian forces and providing financial and logistical support for the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA).”
2013-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6919 (2013) · source
“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 European Union (EU) and, in my region, the African Union (AU). From the ashes of the Second World War, Europeans decided to come together and establish an economic and political union, which, five decades later, has succeeded in establishing peace and security on the continent, despite certain challenges such as Kosovo or Cyprus. Here, I would like again to commend Baroness Ashton for her role as mediator in bringing the Prime Ministers of Kosovo and Serbia together in Brussels for a fourth meeting on political dialogue.”
2013-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6919 (2013) · source
“A case in point is the Forces democratiques de libe'ration du Rwanda, operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are the product of the Armee pour la liberation du Rwanda, which, upon being blacklisted as a terrorist movement, changed its name and acronym but retained all its terrorist characteristics. I will conclude by expressing our sympathy to Pakistan, which, as Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said, is "one of the biggest victims of terrorism". In that connection, we particularly pay a symbolic tribute to Malala Yousafzai for her extraordinary courage. I also wish to pay tribute to those who continue to work tirelessly for the well-being of the Victims and who speak out against terrorism, extremism and violence.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“Rwanda believes that there can be no justification whatsoever for terrorism. Nonetheless, we all know that poverty, unemployment, bad governance and injustice feed terrorism around the world. In that regard, terrorism in the Arab world is also a reminder that there is an urgent need for the international community to find a lasting solution to the longest conflict on the Council's agenda, namely, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While regional and international efforts are making progress in the combat against terrorism and in the resolution of regional conflicts, attention should also be paid to terrorist organizations that change names and acronyms upon being classified as terrorists. They later masquerade as political organizations, yet have all the characteristics of terrorists.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“We condemn Al- Shaabab in Somalia, Ansar Dine and other Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb- affiliated organizations in Mali and North Africa, Boko Haram in Nigeria and other terrorist organizations on the continent. Terrorists are the enemy of peace and stability. Unfortunately, the conflicts and situations of statelessness in a number of countries in Africa provide a fresh breeding ground for terrorism. It is not a coincidence that terrorists regularly attack peacekeepers and threaten countries that contribute them. Therefore, resolving conflicts on the continent is an absolute priority, not only to bring peace and stability for the present but also to serve as a preventive measure against widespread terrorism on the continent. Another preventive measure against terrorism is of course to address the root causes.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“That led to the establishment of the Financial Investigation Unit, as part of the Rwanda National Police, which operates within the National Bank of Rwanda. Rwanda is also a member of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group and the East African Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization. Both those organizations were inspired by the Organization of African Unity's 1999 Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism and are in line with the spirit of resolution 1373 (2001). In a Security Council open debate on counter- terrorism such as today's, it is important for Rwanda to condemn acts of terrorism around the world. We are particularly concerned about the scourge of terrorism in Africa, which could spread across the continent if we do not combat it.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“Rwanda firmly believes that effective and prevention-focused counter-terrorism measures require adequate national legal and institutional frameworks, including a strong criminaljustice element that is rooted in the core principles of the rule of law, due process and respect for human rights. In that respect, Rwanda has implemented, through a legal and institutional framework, the recommendations of resolution 1373 (2001), including the establishment of a national counter-terrorism committee with a national focal point, comprising members of the different national security organs, and a functional counter-terrorism unit within the Rwanda National Police. Our country has also adopted legislation on the prevention and penalization of money laundering and the financing of terrorism.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“We also commend the African Union, which, in an effort to translate the commitment of its members into concrete actions, established in 2004 the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism, headquartered in Algiers. The main objective of the Centre is to strengthen cooperation among African countries, to prevent and combat terrorism and to assist in the full implementation of international conventions relating to terrorism. In that respect, Rwanda expresses its continued engagement with international and regional partners, both bilateral and multilateral, in order to contribute to an enhanced coordination of international efforts to prevent and combat terrorism.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“My Government has ratified the 14 universal instruments against international terrorism, as elaborated within the framework of the United Nations system, relating to specific terrorist activities and has also embraced the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy, together with its plan of action. My country has also ratified the 1999 Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism of the former Organization of African Unity. My delegation commends and encourages the efforts and activities undertaken by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee and its relevant bodies and agencies in the framework of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy to address the threats to international peace and security caused by extremism, violence and terrorism.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“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 in all its forms and manifestations, as it constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace, security and development. Terrorism violates not only the Charter of the United Nations but also the principles and values of the Constitutive Act of the African Union.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“Rwanda, which will become a Council member in a few weeks' time, will naturally work with the Council to ensure the successful completion of the work of the ICTR as well as of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“With the upcoming closure of the ICTR, Rwanda will symbolically close a dark chapter in its history and will focus on the consolidation of peace, reconciliation and development (spoke in French) In conclusion, Rwanda wishes once again to pay tribute to the ICTR, which has largely been able to render justice to the people of Rwanda and to humankind. We would also like to sincerely thank the Security Council for the work that has been accomplished in that regard, in particular through the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals. led by my dear friend, Ambassador Gert Rosenthal of Guatemala, to whom I also wish to pay tribute.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“Locating the archives in Rwanda would ensure easy access for genocide survivors, researchers and the broader international community, with a View to achieving the mission of the United Nations to promote peace, prevent genocide and protect civilians under threat of extermination. Eighteen years after a devastating genocide, Rwanda, with the support of the Security Council, has come a long way in delivering justice to victims and in promoting reconciliation in Rwanda. The community- based Gacaca jurisdictions were officially closed on 18 June, after trying more than 400,000 people and fostering truth and reconciliation.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source