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Gasana

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first: 1993-10-05
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“At the same time, however, we also believe that the archives are an important part of the heritage of the Rwandan people, since genocide was committed by Rwandans against their fellow Rwandans and on Rwandan territory. That is why, on many occasions, my Government has requested that we host the United Nations archives in Kigali, upon completion of the work of the Mechanism. That request was also recently supported by the East African Community, a subregional organization whose members are Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, which is the ICTR host country. Indeed, these records constitute an integral part of our history and are vital for the preservation of the memory and education of our younger generations.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“We have been informed that the 14 convicts, including former Prime Minister Jean Kambanda, run businesses in Mali's capital, Bamako, and are allowed to leave their cells, unguarded, in order to visit their friends and families. We call on the Mechanism to investigate this serious matter and, if it is confirmed, to take appropriate measures to end the situation, including by reviewing the sentence enforcement agreement with Mali. Rwanda commends the work being done by the ICTR to transfer its archives to the Mechanism, but, as the Council may know, our country is looking further ahead. We have always believed that the ICTR archives should remain the property of the United Nations, since genocide is a crime committed against humanity.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“I would like to draw the Council's attention to paragraph 2 of article 25 of the Statute of the International Residual Mechanism of the Criminal Tribunals (resolution 1966 (2010), annex 1), which provides that "the Mechanism shall have the power to supervise the enforcement of sentences pronounced by the ICTY, the ICTR or the Mechanism, including the implementation of sentence enforcement agreements entered into by the United Nations with Member States". In that regard, Rwanda, while deeply concerned about the political, security and humanitarian situation in Mali, is also alarmed by information according to which genocide convicts who were transferred to Mali to serve their sentences are leading lavish lives and running businesses.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“Although the appeal decision on the latter case is still pending, my delegation thanks the ICTR for this vote of confidence in Rwanda's justice system, and pledges its cooperation in completing those trials successfully. In November 2007, the Tribunal also referred two other cases - those of Wenceslas Munyeshyaka and Laurent Bucyibaruta - to the national jurisdiction of France. However, five years after that referral, little has been done to try the accused, and Rwanda is concerned about that. We take note of the ICTR report, which states that "significant progress" was made in those cases during the reporting period. Nonetheless, we would like to see more details on the state of the proceedings in the next ICTR report, and we call on France to expedite those proceedings.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“Earlier this year, Rwanda welcomed the decision of the Federal Court of Canada to extradite Leon Mugesera to Rwanda, a genocide suspect well known for his November 1992 hate speech against the Tutsi. However, many more genocide fugitives are living quietly in Europe and North America. We would encourage those countries concerned to arrest and/or extradite all genocide fugitives or suspects living on their soil instead of harbouring them and sometimes participating in their negative campaigns against our country. As stated in the ICTR report, the Tribunal referred eight cases to Rwanda, among which were those of two apprehended fugitives, Jean Uwinkindi and Bernard Munyagishari.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“My delegation commends the ICTR's achievements since its inception and hopes that it will complete its trials successfully, despite the challenges it faces relating to staff retention and recruitment. Indeed, it has so far delivered 54 first-instance judgements on 74 accused persons, and we look forward to ajudgement in the case of Augustin Ngirabatware, which is scheduled in just two weeks and will close the Tribunal's trials at first instance. However, despite those encouraging steps towards the completion of the ICTR's work, much more needs to be done. In that regard, Rwanda urges the countries of the region and beyond to cooperate with the Tribunal in making additional efforts to track, arrest and transfer the remaining genocide fugitives, particularly those most wanted, such as Felicien Kabuga and Protais Mpiranya.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“Mr. Gasana (Rwanda) (spoke in French): 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 Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri, whom I commend for his outstanding work. (spoke in English) My delegation wishes to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their reports on the completion strategies of their respective Tribunals (S/2012/592 and S/2012/594).”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“This is our shared responsibility and one that we are yet to shoulder with full commitment. As noted by the co-facilitators of the 2010 review report, "the review should become a wake-up call to strengthen the collective resolve to deal with peacebuilding in a more comprehensive and determined way" (8/2011/41, para. 107). I hope that today's debate will take us a step further towards realizing the full potential of the Commission.”
2012-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6805 (2012) · source
“The jointly organized special event on the Millennium Development Goals in countries emerging from conflict testified to the Commission's growing advocacy role for an integrated approach to peacebuilding, including through a well-deserved focus on the socio-economic dimension of peacebuilding. There is need to empower the PBC to become the central United Nations platform for support to countries emerging from conflict and aspiring to sustained engagement as they undertake the arduous task of building national capacity and institutions. The challenge facing the Commission in demonstrating its full potential, however, is to ensure that its work in support of these countries is backed by a high degree of political commitment from the Member States and the senior United Nations leadership.”
2012-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6805 (2012) · source
“Fourteen out of the 15 members of the Security Council are currently members of the PBC in its various configurations. The joint membership offers a natural interface that would facilitate the Council's drawing more proactively and regularly on the Commission's advice. I would like to echo the Secretary-General's point on the need for clarity from the Council regarding the specific areas for which the PBC's advice could be sought. The reporting period also witnessed the continuing development of the Commission's relationship with the Economic and Social Council.”
2012-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6805 (2012) · source
“There is a real need to nurture that type of cooperation among the countries of the South. The PBC is best suited to become a platform for such cooperation. Thirdly, the Commission has continued to prioritize the need for strengthening the interaction with, and its advisory role vis-a-vis, the principal organs of the United Nations. Briefings by the Chairs of the country-specific configurations to the Security Council have become systematic ahead of the Council's periodic consideration ofthe situations in, and mandate involving, the countries on the Commission's agenda. The year 2011 also witnessed the introduction by the Council of the informal interactive dialogues on certain country situations. The 2010 review particularly highlighted the potential for developing a dynamic linkage between the Commission and the Council.”
2012-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6805 (2012) · source
“In the particular case of the African Development Bank, the reporting period laid the foundation for a deep and diverse partnership that promises to align the Commission's and the Bank's engagement in the countries on the agenda. Secondly, the Commission has an enormous capacity to promote knowledge and experience-sharing. To that end, the Government of Rwanda, together with the PBC and in collaboration with the African Development Bank, hosted a high-level meeting on the theme "Post-conflict peacebuilding: the experience of Rwanda", held in Kigali on 8 and 9 November 2011. The event represented an innovative effort by the Commission to serve as a platform for promoting experience-sharing between the six countries on its agenda and other countries that have undergone peacebuilding and State-building processes.”
2012-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6805 (2012) · source
“Allow me to highlight just three elements from the annual report before us today. First, the report underscores the activities undertaken by the Commission's various configurations to reach out to and engage a number of critical actors within and outside the United Nations. In view of the complexity of peacebuilding challenges and the multiplicity of actors, the need for coherence and partnerships cannot be overemphasized. Building and strengthening partnerships with relevant actors has been identified as a key area of potential added value for the Commission. In that regard, the PBC devoted the majority of its effort and time to engaging with the international financial institutions, especially the World Bank and the African Development Bank.”
2012-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6805 (2012) · source
“In Guinea, the PBC is up for a new challenge to support the country in a crucial political and socio-economic transition phase. In the other five countries on the Commission's agenda - Burundi, the Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone - the PBC has continued to support each country through the different stages and challenges facing the peacebuilding processes. The reporting period also included the Commission's initial effort to respond to the resolution 1947 (2010), concerning the outcome of the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. At the beginning of the year, the Commission adopted a road map of actions as an implementation framework to take forward relevant recommendations emanating from the review, with special emphasis on enhancing the Commission's impact in the field.”
2012-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6805 (2012) · source
“Today, we have a platform that could help the United Nations and the international community to conceive such a long-term vision for peace and to sustain attention on critical priorities. Today, we have the PBC, whose full potential we have yet to tap. During the reporting period under review today, the PBC responded to the request for advice and support from the Republic of Guinea, thereby becoming the sixth country to be placed on the PBC's agenda. The decision taken by the Commission to respond positively to Guinea's request for advice marked a new phase in the evolution of the PBC. This is a country that has not emerged from an armed conflict, is not on the agenda of the Council and has no mandated mission deployed to it.”
2012-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6805 (2012) · source
“Mr. Gasana: I am pleased to present the report (S/2012/70) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its fifth session. We have come a long way in appreciating the imperative of complementing the investment in peacemaking and peacekeeping with a long-term vision for sustainable peace. Today, we know thatpeacebuilding is more than a set of activities and tasks to be mandated, undertaken and reviewed. Peacebuilding is, rather, a state of mind - a culture of policymaking, planning, funding and implementing activities in post-conflict settings. Today, we know that peacebuilding is a term used to describe the continuum that spans all efforts to lay the foundations for sustainable development and for resilient societies and institutions.”
2012-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6805 (2012) · source
“After nearly two decades of operation, the ICTR and the Rwandan community-based jurisdictions - the Gacaca court - are winding down this year. Thanks to both jurisdictions and to tribunals in sister countries in Europe and North America, thousands of genocide perpetrators have been brought to book and thousands of survivors have told their stories and contributed to the process of truth, reconciliation and healing in Rwanda. Together we must now ensure that the fight against impunity does not flag. My Government reiterates its continued commitment to supporting and expediting the work of the ICTR and the Residual Mechanism.”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“Nonetheless, as has stated on many occasions, Rwanda reiterates its request to host the archives in Kigali upon the completion of the work of the Residual Mechanism. That location would ensure easy access for genocide survivors to records that constitute an integral part of our history and which are vital to the preservation of our collective memory - not to mention the education of future generations. As the archives will serve as a research centre for scholars and the broader international community, they will support, inter alia, the fulfilment of the mission of the United Nations to promote peace and ensure the prevention of genocide. Rwanda has come a long way in the past 18 years. The international community has lent its unwavering support to the country's fight against impunity.”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“Rwanda also commends States Members of the United Nations that have arrested genocide fugitives over the past years. We urge all Governments to continue their cooperation with the Tracking Unit in arresting and transferring the remaining fugitives, including the most wanted, F e'licien Kabuga. The Government of Rwanda commends the work done by the ICTR and ICTY in ensuring a digital recordkeeping of archives and a successful transfer to the Residual Mechanism. Rwanda is fully aware that the location of ICTR archives is a sensitive issue, given that various elements are at stake, such as the classification of Governments' documents, the protection of witnesses and easy access by the public. For all those reasons, Rwanda believes that the ICTR archives shall remain the property of the United Nations.”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“Both decisions follow the 27 October 2011 ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on the case of Silvere Ahorugeze, which determined conclusively that his extradition to Rwanda would neither violate article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, prohibiting inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, nor article 6 on his right to a fair trial. Based on that jurisprudence, Rwanda encourages all United Nations Member States to arrest and/or extradite all genocide fugitives and suspects living within their territory, in order to assist in the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes. Rwanda has always recognized the tremendous job done by the ICTR Tracking Unit and welcomes its transfer to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, starting 1 July.”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“Rwanda also commends the ICTR for the transfer of three other case files to Rwanda. They concern persons alleged to have committed genocide who are still at large, namely, Fulgence Kayishema, Charles Sikubwabo and Ladislas Ntaganzwa. Rwanda, with the support of Member States, vows to make every effort to apprehend those fugitives and to bring them to justice. Rwanda welcomes the decision taken in January this year by the Quebec Superior Court to extradite Leon Mugesera to Rwanda, a genocide suspect well known for his November 1992 hate speech against the Tutsi. Our Government further welcomes the decision taken in March by the appellate court in Rouen, France, to extradite another genocide suspect, Claude Muhayimana.”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“Eighteen years after the devastating genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi, the trust and cooperation between Rwanda's national justice system and its foreign and international counterparts has reached new heights. For the first time since the inception of ICTR, and after years of application by the Rwandan Government, the ICTR has transferred a case to Rwanda for trial. The decision to transfer Jean Bosco Uwinkindi has already paved the way for other transfers and extraditions of cases back to Rwanda, particularly the case of Bernard Munyagishari, whose transfer was decided on just yesterday. Rwanda welcomes those developments and expresses its gratitude to the Tribunal for its utmost vote of confidence in Rwanda and its justice system. I particularly want to thank the Prosecutor and his team.”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“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 Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for their reports on the completion strategy of their respective Tribunals. I also take this opportunity to congratulate Judge Vagn Joensen on his election as President of ICTR and wish him every success in presiding over the Tribunal at this critical time. The year 2012 has been a landmark year for the Rwandan justice system.”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“However, as the ad hoc Tribunals are temporary and transitional, at some point the transition must come to an end. Rwanda has expressed concerns regarding the relevance of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, which it feels would unnecessarily prolong the transition, rather than focus on empowering national jurisdictions, particularly in countries that suffered from those crimes. It is therefore imperative that the term of the Residual Mechanism be strictly limited and that strong emphasis be placed on transferring cases to permanent and national jurisdictions. I conclude by again expressing my gratitude for the opportunity to take part in this important discussion, and reiterate my Government's continued commitment to supporting and expediting the work of the ICTR and the Residual Mechanism.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“In that regard, Rwanda calls upon all European Union member States to arrest and/or extradite all genocide fugitives and suspects living within their territory in order to assist in the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes. That is a prerequisite for any reconciliation. The ICTR tracking unit should be recognized for its tremendous efforts, together with those of various United Nations Member States, to arrest numerous fugitives over the years. Rwanda will continue to urge all Governments to cooperate with the Tribunal in arresting the remaining fugitives, including one of the masterminds and financiers of the genocide, Felicien Kabuga, and in facilitating their transfer to Arusha or Rwanda. The ICTR has done a commendable job in the fight against impunity and in ensuring accountability for the most serious crimes.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“Rwanda also welcomes the 27 October ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on the extradition of Silvere Ahorugeze, who is accused of war crimes and genocide and was arrested in Sweden. The Court conclusively determined that the extradition would not violate the relevant provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, in particular article 3, which prohibits inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and article 6, which establishes the right to a fair trial. That ruling will facilitate decisions by the ICTR on referral applications and alleviate the burden of the Tribunal in the final phase of its completion strategy.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“As the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda enters its final year, Rwanda reaffirms its unwavering support for, and cooperation with, the Tribunal and readiness to facilitate the trials of the remaining cases by mid-2012, as outlined in the ICTR report. Through the Rwanda Witness Protection Service, we will continue to provide security and access to witnesses from both sides and assist their movement to and from Arusha. As usual, my Government will also extend support to investigations and make available all relevant documents. The Government of Rwanda welcomes the referral decision of 28 June delivered by the ICTR in the case of J can-Bosco Uwinkindi, and expects that the pending application for the referral of the Bernard Munyagishari case will also be granted.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of December. I would like to commend Judge Theodor Meron, the new President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and, through him, the outgoing President, Judge Patrick Robinson, as well as Judge Khalida Rachid Khan, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), for their reports on the completion strategies of their respective Tribunals (see S/2011/716 and S/2011/73l). I also thank the Prosecutors of the respective Tribunals, Mr. Serge Brammertz and Mr. Hassan Bubacar Jallow.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“Rwanda is willing to assist the Council to find acceptable solutions to the difficult residual functions that are not yet resolved. I assure the Council that we are ready, willing and able to receive cases referred for trial in Rwanda; to receive convicts to serve their prison terms in Rwanda; to provide resettlement and a transition to national community life for acquitted persons and convicts who have finished serving their sentences; and to collaborate with the Tribunal in establishing information and documentation centres to make the records and archives of the ICTR widely available to the public. In conclusion, thank you again, Mr. President, for the opportunity to contribute to this dialogue and to reiterate my Government's continued commitment to supporting the work of the ICTR and the new Residual Mechanism.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Allow me here to repeat once again that, notwithstanding the commendable job that the staff of the Tribunals and the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs have done, there remain some critical, unresolved residual issues that are not addressed by the statute for the Residual Mechanism or by the accompanying transitional arrangements. We recognize that the ad hoc Tribunals are transitional justice works- in-progress - indeed, work that has been in progress for 17 years, in the case of the ICTR. But this transition must end at some appointed time. The Residual Mechanism appears to prolong the transition, rather than provide an avenue for the international community to hand over the long-term duty for prosecuting genocide suspects to permanent courts in national jurisdictions.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“It is our expectation that the rules being promulgated for the residual court will include provisions similar to those in the ICTR rules of procedure outlining the obligations of defence counsel and the sanctions to be imposed when they engage in impermissible conduct. The Government of Rwanda will of course continue to ensure that, without prejudice or favour, any individual who engages in revisionism or denial of the 1994 genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi be brought to justice in accordance with the Rwandan Constitution and other legal instruments.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Such attempts to revise history and deny the legally acknowledged genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi are, in our view, not only morally reprehensible but also a violation of the ethics and rules of professional conduct for attorneys. We note with keen interest the provision in article 29 of the statute of the Residual Mechanism requiring defence counsel to "respect the laws and regulations" of the countries to which they are admitted to perform official duties while representing their clients who have been indicted by United Nations Tribunals or by the Residual Mechanism.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Allow me now to address an issue of the utmost concern to my Government, namely, the ongoing scourge of genocide denial by some in the academic and legal professions, including ICTR defence lawyers. Some of these defence attorneys are leading an international campaign to misrepresent, misinterpret and openly deny that, in 1994, there was a genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in Rwanda - a genocide recognized by the Council in its establishment of the ICTR and reaffirmed in 2006 by the Appeals Chamber of the same Tribunal as a notorious fact of common knowledge, of which the Trial Chambers must take judicial notice.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“The archives of the Tribunal should be transferred to Rwanda because, for us, those records constitute an integral part of our history, are vital to the preservation of the memory of the genocide and will play a critical role in educating future generations to guard against genocide denial and revisionism. Locating the archives in Rwanda as part of a larger information and genocide research centre would be an appropriate tribute to the victims of the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda. The archives and research centre, to be co-managed by the United Nations, would also serve as a regional resource for achieving the mission of the United Nations system to promote peace and to ensure the prevention of genocide.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“We note that, under rule 11 bis of its rules of procedure, the Tribunal has the right and the duty to revoke those referrals to the French courts, if they continue to delay prosecution of Father Wenceslas Munyeshyaka and Laurent Bucyibaruta. The Government of Rwanda reiterates its request that the archives and records of the ICTR be transferred to Rwanda upon the completion of the Tribunal's mandate. Rwanda desires to host the archives to ensure their accessibility to genocide survivors, the families of those who were killed, researchers and the broader international community. In addition, many original documents that originated from Rwanda remain the property of the lending institutions and individuals.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“The Rwanda delegation seizes this opportunity to urge in the most forceful and professional manner that every effort be taken to ensure that all of the remaining trials of ICTR indictees be completed before the four- year period given to the Residual Mechanism to discharge its mandate has elapsed. In our view, it would be inappropriate for the international community to entertain costly and unjustified requests to extend operation of a residual court beyond 30 June 2016 with the intention of delivering justice for genocide crimes committed in Rwanda in 1994. We also insistently urge the Security Council to obtain from the Prosecutor and the President of the ICTR an official report on the status of the prosecutions of the two cases that were transferred to France for trial in November 2007.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“We recognize that provisions in the ICTR rules of procedure and evidence grant the President of the Tribunal the prerogative to transfer genocide convicts to prisons in a number of countries that have agreements with the United Nations for the enforcement of ICTR sentences. We remind the Security Council that rule 103 of the rules of procedure also requires the ICTR to notify the Government of Rwanda prior to a decision on the place of imprisonment. In the past, the Tribunal has not honoured this explicit written requirement to notify us before undertaking any such transfer of convicts. We learned about those transfers well after they had been effected and the convicts resettled in countries distant from the scene of the crimes.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Our preference was the full closure of the International Tribunals and the transfer of the remaining cases to national jurisdictions, especially those of the concerned countries, through implementation of the completion strategy for the Tribunals as called for in Council resolutions 1503 (2003) and 1534 (2004). Nevertheless, I reiterate the pledge of our Government to fully cooperate with the International Residual Mechanism. While the Government of Rwanda will support the work of the Residual Mechanism, just as it has supported the ICTR over the years, we also expect the judges and staff of the Residual Mechanism to cooperate with the Government of Rwanda and to honour its enumerated legal obligations and other agreements.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Rwanda also continues to ensure the security of witnesses through the Rwanda Witness Protection Service that was established with the support of the Office of the ICTR Prosecutor. My Government continues to support investigations initiated by both the prosecution and the defence without prejudice to either, and we continue to provide the necessary documents for the conduct of the trials. Rwanda continues to operate a detention facility that meets the standards set by the Tribunal and which currently houses convicts who were transferred from the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The Government of Rwanda has stated on different occasions its position on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, as established under resolution 1966 (2010).”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“We also recognize and commend in particular the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, together with the ICTR tracking unit, for the arrest of ICTR fugitive Bernard Munyagishari. Rwanda continues to urge all other Governments to fulfil their obligations to cooperate with the two Tribunals in arresting the remaining international fugitives, especially Felicien Kabuga and Protais Mpiranya, and to facilitate their prosecution. The Government of the Republic of Rwanda has consistently extended its cooperation and support to enable the ICTR to effectively execute the mandate entrusted to it by the Security Council. Rwanda continues to facilitate unfettered access to witnesses for both the defence and the prosecution and is assisting in the movement of witnesses to and from the Tribunal's seat in Arusha, Tanzania.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“My delegation wishes to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their reports on the completion strategies of their respective Tribunals (see S/2011/316 and S/2011/317). I take this opportunity to congratulate Judge Khalida Rachid Khan for her election as President of the ICTR and wish her every success in presiding over that Tribunal, which was established by the Council to render justice to humanity. I also pay tribute to Judge Dennis Byron for the tremendous job he has done over the last four years, during which many trials were concluded, and wish him to continue on his path as ICTR Vice-President. We recognize and commend the Government of Serbia for the recent arrest of ICTY fugitive Ratko Mladic'.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Mr. Gasana (Rwanda) (spoke in French): Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your accession to the presidency of the Council for this month. You are the pride of Africa, Sir, and we are very honoured indeed to have you as the President of the Council for this month. Allow me also to present my deep gratitude for the exceptional gesture made by the members of the Council of giving me the privilege of speaking before them. (spoke in English) I thank the Council for the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this issue of crucial importance to Rwanda.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“In that connection, we also look forward to performing our function as an advisory body to the Security Council and the General Assembly as the two organs take forward their respective legislative mandates.”
2011-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6533 (2011) · source
“We need to approach this area in conjunction with ongoing efforts to strengthen women's participation in peacebuilding processes, as indicated in the recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2010/466) and his seven-point action plan. Member States have expressed their wish to remain closely engaged in and consulted throughout the process leading to the Secretary-General's submission of his report on operationalizing the review. As a forum that works across organizational boundaries and addresses the entire continuum of peacebuilding activities, the Peacebuilding Commission stands ready to offer a space for such consultations, bringing together a broad range of stakeholders. That might help to facilitate coherence and complementarity with ongoing efforts and initiatives, such as the operationalizing of the World Development Report 201].”
2011-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6533 (2011) · source
“Our focus must be on enabling, not substituting for, local capacities. Thirdly, leveraging capacities and expertise in the neighbouring regions, the global South and among women and civil society actors is a key feature of the review. We recognize, however, that translating that objective into practical reality will be particularly challenging, not least on the funding front. Enabling a more peacebuilding-oriented focus and the interoperability of existing South-South cooperation and capacity-building mechanisms with United Nations system-wide mechanisms deserves our immediate attention. Fourthly, women's empowerment must remain a high-priority area in the context of this exercise.”
2011-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6533 (2011) · source
“I am not suggesting that this will be a simple task for the Secretary-General, as it will necessarily feed into the broader efforts of United Nations reform. On substance, I would like to touch on the following elements, which the Commission deems of particular significance in going forward. First, capacity needs in the countries concerned must be viewed within the framework of the most pressing peacebuilding needs and priorities, which are country-specific and time-bound. Therefore, the priority-setting exercise must be owned nationally, and our response must be demand-driven. Secondly, we need to improve the way in which we identify and classify existing national and local capacities. Practical mechanisms that could enable, train and deploy such capacities, including among the diaspora, must be put in place.”
2011-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6533 (2011) · source
“Recently, following the release of the report, the Commission had informal interactions with our outstanding and efficient Under-Secretary- General, Susana Malcorra, Chair of the Steering Group, who shared with us her thinking on the next steps to be taken. There is a need to operationalize actions across the four areas covered by the report: ownership, partnership, expertise and nimbleness. We appreciate the fact that in order to operationalize the outcome of the review, we must prioritize those actions that could deliver the most immediate and tangible improvements in the field. However, we recognize also that high expectations have already been generated by the process. We hope that we can, to the extent possible, match practicality with expectations, and realism with the urgency of introducing changes.”
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“In the context of taking forward the relevant recommendations from the 2010 review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, the Commission has prioritized national capacity development for the countries on its agenda as a key area requiring immediate attention this year. In that connection, the Commission was periodically engaged throughout the consultative process which produced the ambitious report (S/2011/85) that is before us today. The members of the Commission have also been closely involved through the informal consultative group chaired by Canada, a member of the Commission and the Chair of its Sierra Leone configuration.”
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“To that end, beyond rhetoric and slogans, the Commission believes that ownership is best understood and meaningful in the context of three primary areas, namely, first, a national vision for, and leadership of, the political and peacebuilding processes; secondly, adequate human and institutional capacities in critical areas of security, governance and economic generation; and, thirdly, the inclusiveness of all segments of the society. The Commission considers the review of civilian capacity as a window of opportunity for the international community to address the second area, namely, the adequate development of human and institutional capacities, and to recognize the urgency with which we need to improve our collective response to that challenging task.”
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“Mr. Gasana (Rwanda) (spoke in French): I should like to thank the Security Council for its ever- growing interest in the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) by inviting us from time to time to contribute to the Council's lofty undertaking, as enormous and invaluable as it is for human kind as a whole. Allow me also to formally reiterate my congratulations, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. (spoke in English) The Peacebuilding Commission has prioritized national ownership as a central principle in ensuring sustainable peace and preventing a relapse into conflict.”
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