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first: 1993-10-05
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“In conclusion, following the establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission, five years ago, the United Nations as a whole now has sufficient experience as to the links and interdependence between security and development. That experience should now be translated into a resolute political commitment and concrete tailored actions on the ground. The populations of countries emerging from conflict should not be doubly affected, first by devastating conflicts and subsequently by our difficulties in harmonizing and coordinating our efforts to help them build their future. Those people deserve our collective attention. The PBC is at the Council's disposal in achieving that goal.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source
“11-23119 Thirdly, the Council should benefit from an ongoing and speedy assessment of the security situation on the ground and an awareness of elements for effective peacebuilding. An in-depth analysis of the causes and factors contributing to conflict should serve to highlight the manner in which security and development actors coordinate their efforts on the ground. In that regard, I believe that the PBC is the body best suited to carry out such a holistic analysis, in order to allow the Council to adapt its strategies on an ongoing basis and come up with realistic criteria to monitor and assess the progress made towards peacebuilding and minimize the risk of a relapse into conflict. Such an analysis would also help the Council to develop a realistic exit strategy, whether for peacekeeping or peacebuilding operations.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source
“In that regard, the PBC is a flexible and inclusive political forum that can strengthen that partnership with the Bank and with other development actors on the ground. Moreover, through its various country-specific configurations, the PBC makes that partnership a crucial priority. In reviewing the mandate, structure and configuration of peacekeeping operations, the Council can rely on the views of the Commission in optimizing the contribution of those missions to reconstruction and development. That also means ensuring that the partnership on the ground functions with greater clarity when it comes to the roles and responsibilities of security and development actors. That would help us to avoid redundancy and wasted energy, as well as to more efficiently channel the necessary resources to support development following conflict.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source
“Secondly, the Council plays an important role in fostering early and mutually reinforcing engagement on the security and development ends of the post- conflict spectrum, most prominently through mandating multidimensional peacekeeping missions. The investment we collectively make in those missions can be further optimized by encouraging coherence and more meaningful integration of efforts between missions, United Nations country teams and other development actors, including the World Bank. (spoke in French) Today's presentation on the upcoming World Development Report reflects the fact that the World Bank is always evolving and that it is now an essential partner of the United Nations in our joint search for lasting peace in the world.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source
“In that connection, allow me to share with the Council three points for further reflection. First, the actions and measures designed to guide the United Nations security and development engagement with countries emerging from conflict should be conceived and put in place early enough following the cessation of hostilities, with the full participation of national stakeholders. The earlier we are able to agree on a common vision for what will sustain peace in a specific context, the more likely we will be able to ensure carefully sequenced and mutually reinforcing actions focused predominantly on security and socio-economic engagement in countries emerging from conflict.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source
“In fact, the questions of health, education, infrastructure development, youth employment and economic generation have been repeatedly underscored as critical peacebuilding priorities. The facts and statistics presented earlier by the Secretary-General on the linkage between the challenges of post-conflict settings and achieving the Millennium Development Goals speak of the seriousness and urgency of the task at hand. Peacebuilding is a term that we like to use in describing the interlinkages between security and development interventions in post-conflict situations. The Peacebuilding Commission is the unique organ of the United Nations that brings together security and development actors to promote common, integrated and mutually reinforcing approaches to building and sustaining peace.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source
“Peter Wittig, Permanent Representative of Germany, addressed the Council's debate on institution-building (see S/PV.6472) and affirmed that the engagement of Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) offers a political forum necessary to facilitate among national stakeholders the development of their own prioritization for peacebuilding. While the Commission's record shows that some of these priorities may be categorized under political or security-related aspects of peacebuilding, such as security sector reform, the rule of law, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, and national reconciliation, one can hardly fail to note the organic linkages of these aspects with the overarching objectives of the socio-economic transformation of the societies concerned.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source
“Mr. Gasana: Within three weeks' time, the Security Council has gathered twice to address ways and means for the United Nations to live up to its pivotal role to build and sustain peace. This high frequency of Security Council meetings in recent months and weeks testifies to an increasing conviction that sustaining peace is a multidimensional and complex undertaking. It calls for broad partnership among security, political and development actors. It calls for bold and innovative approaches. Three weeks ago, my predecessor and good friend Mr.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source
“I therefore call on the Security Council and the ICTR to take the necessary measures to put an end to that situation. For our part, the Government will remain steadfast in ensuring that perpetrators of such crimes, be they foreigners or attorneys of the Court, will be brought to justice pursuant to Rwandan law. In conclusion, the Government I represent calls on the ICTR to pursue its mission with determination, but also urges it to respect as much as possible its completion strategy. At the end of its mandate, the transfer to Rwanda of residual cases and archives would be the most appropriate option for justice, for the task of remembrance, for history and for the future of our generations.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“My Government of course remains ready to make its contribution to the discussions under way on that matter within the United Nations. Unfortunately, the denial and trivialization of the genocide are phenomena that tend to grow and be trivialized even in the community of defence lawyers in Arusha. Here, I am not talking about their pleadings, covered by professional immunity, but of their activism outside the courtrooms, in particular, in the international media and at public conferences. The Government of Rwanda is therefore concerned about that everyday denial, which goes beyond the simple defence of the accused and which is not only likely to reopen the wounds of a people on the way to reconciliation, but especially is a crime punishable by law, like Holocaust denial in many countries.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“Rwanda therefore requests the Security Council to use its weight so that history does not repeat itself and so that individuals who cooperate with terrorist movements to destabilize the Great Lakes region with impunity, while enjoying the protection, even the complicity, of certain States, are arrested, given that what is behind that terrorist movement is none other than genocidal ideology. Moreover, my Government's View on the transfer of the ICTR archives to Rwanda is well known. Our Government will not compete with anyone on that point. We simply recall that the ICTR archives are an integral part of our history and are therefore crucial to preservation of the memory of the genocide, the education of future generations and the prevention of genocide.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“However, it is not up to the ICTR, but it has proved necessary to draw attention to the fact that that terrorist movement, which still rages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and against which this Council has just renewed sanctions (resolution 1952 (2010)), has recently acquired new unexpected support, as the most recent report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) noted in its paragraph 164 (S/2010/596). That support, which is from senior officers discharged from the Rwandan army, unfortunately enjoys the protection of certain countries, as is currently the case with Felicien Kabuga.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“Rwanda also welcomes the efforts made by the ICTR to find and arrest the 10 remaining fugitives, including one of the main architects of the genocide, the billionaire Felicien Kabuga. The Interahamwe militia, which he financed and armed, are still there in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and now, as the Council knows, make up the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“Lastly, the judicial proceedings conducted in Rwanda will also play a major didactic role in national reconciliation. Today we welcome the life sentence of Lieutenant Ildephonse Nizeyimana, which we learned of some minutes ago. My Government welcomes the arrest of several genocide fugitives during this year and thanks the Governments of brotherly countries that have acted, namely, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Our gratitude also goes to the many Governments that have arrested and tried, on the basis of their national laws, the suspects of genocide present on their territory. Lastly, we express our appreciation to Senegal, which has just signed an agreement with the ICTR to transfer detainees.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“In that regard, we welcome the request of the Prosecutor of the ICTR of 4 November for the transfer of new cases to Rwanda, in addition to the 25 already handed over on 8 June. Our country will, of course, continue to cooperate with the Tribunal in order to remove any obstacle to the transfer of those files, as it has already done by carrying out many judicial, penal and prison reforms. Need we recall that our request to transfer those files is based simply on the fact that the crimes tried by this Tribunal were committed on national territory against Rwandan citizens by their compatriots. Rwandan justice, which has acquired a certain experience with genocide trials in over 16 years now, is thus the best placed to know about those matters, all the more so as it has the advantage of proximity to the witnesses and the scene of the crime.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“While regretting the pace of the proceedings and the delay with regard to the time frame initially established, the Rwandan Government still supports the Tribunal's completion strategy, as set out in resolution 1503 (2003), and takes note of the its commitment to completing the first-instance trials by the end of 2011 and the appeal trials by the end of 2013. In that regard, we appreciate the efforts made by the Tribunal to reduce the time for the proceedings despite its staffing issues, and we encourage the Tribunal to continue in that direction in order to meet the aforementioned deadlines. As the end of the work nears, and given that the Tribunal clearly will not be able to try all the people sought, Rwanda reiterates its request, made on many occasions, for a transfer of the pending cases to our country's jurisdiction.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“Since the establishment of the ICTR, the Government of the Republic of Rwanda has always given it the necessary cooperation to enable it to complete the mission entrusted to it by the Council for the well-being of the victims of genocide perpetrated against the Tutsis and for the good of humanity. During this past year, Rwanda has continued to facilitate access to witnesses of both the prosecution and the defence, including by supporting the National Witness Protection Service established at the Office of the Prosecutor in Kigali. My Government also continues to provide all necessary documents for the smooth conduct of the investigations and the holding of the trials.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“Mr. Gasana (Rwanda) (spoke in French): Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Madam President, on your country's assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of December. I wish you every success in your task and assure you of my delegation's support during your presidency. I also thank you for this opportunity given me to speak in this debate. I also thank the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), as well as the Prosecutors of both Tribunals, for presenting their reports (see S/2010/574 and S/2010/588) and for the efforts that they continuously make to successfully complete their work. Allow me also to pay tribute to my colleague and dear friend Ambassador Mayr-Harting for the impeccable work done.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“In conclusion let me reiterate my Government's continued commitment to supporting the Tribunal in successfully concluding its mandate.”
2010-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6342 (2010) · source
“We will continue to ensure, without prejudice, that any individual who engages in revisionism or denial of the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi is brought to justice in accordance with our constitutional obligations. In respect of the case to which the Tribunal President alluded in his remarks, allow me to state categorically that the accused was not in Rwanda for reasons linked to the Tribunal and that his arrest has no link whatsoever to his activities with the Tribunal - as was, by the way, recognized by the Tribunal's spokesperson, Roland Amoussouga, on 2 June 2010. My Government, however, has no intention of interfering or hampering the ability of defence counsel to represent their clients effectively and efficiently.”
2010-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6342 (2010) · source
“We share the view expressed in the report that "The commitment to completing the Tribunal's mandate requires that all efforts continue to ensure the arrest of the remaining fugitives" (1bid., para. 88). Allow me to address an issue of utmost concern to my Government: the increasing tendency to misrepresent, misinterpret and openly deny the 1994 Rwanda genocide against Tutsis, by a cohort of members of the legal profession, academia and others associated with the perpetration of this most heinous of crimes. The revision and denial of the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi, a genocide recognised by the Security Council in its establishment of the ICTR, in our view, is not only morally reprehensible but also threatens the hard-earned peace and stability that Rwandans enjoy today.”
2010-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6342 (2010) · source
“We take note of the progress that has been made in archiving the activities of the Tribunal. We wish to reiterate that it is our view that the archives of the Tribunal should be transferred to Rwanda upon completion of the Tribunal's mandate. This conviction is based on the fact that these records constitute an integral part of our history. They are vital to the preservation of the memory of the genocide and will play a critical role in educating future generations to ensure the prevention of genocide. We recognize the ongoing negotiations within the framework of the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals and will continue to engage in the process, in order to ensure an outcome that meets the desire of our Government to host the residual archives and ensures accessibility for the international community.”
2010-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6342 (2010) · source
“We take note of the efforts of the Prosecutor in tracking the 11 remaining fugitives and in that regard call upon all countries to extend the cooperation necessary to ensure that they are apprehended and brought to justice. We take note of the issuance by the President of two Practice Directions which regulate the size of closing briefs and the timing for filing them and address the timing and conduct of site visits. We urge adherence to them in order to expedite the conduct of trials and ensure compliance with the agreed time standards. We welcome the Tribunal's efforts on outreach and capacity building in Rwanda and encourage their continuation. These efforts, however, need to be complemented by decisions of the Tribunal, particularly in respect to referrals, in order for them to have efficacy in the view of Rwandans.”
2010-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6342 (2010) · source
“My Government recognizes the efforts of the Tribunal to comply with the completion strategy and in this regard wishes to highlight the following points. We welcome the Prosecutor's efforts to continue to enable referrals to national jurisdictions for the trials of eight of the remaining 11 fugitives and his insistence that that effort focus on Rwanda, "the only country that has jurisdiction and is currently willing to take up the eight cases earmarked for referral" (S/2010/259, enclosure, para. 80). In view of the progress my Government has made, which I have just outlined, it is our expectation that the applications for referral will be granted.”
2010-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6342 (2010) · source
“We have assisted the movement of witnesses to and from Arusha and have continued to ensure the security of witnesses through the Rwanda Witness Protection Service, which was established with the support of the Office of the Prosecutor. My Government has continued to support investigations initiated by both the prosecution and the defence without prejudice to either, and a detention facility that meets the standards set by the Tribunal is in place and is currently hosting convicts from the Special Court for Sierra Leone. My Government is therefore of the considered view that no pretext should remain to prevent the transfer of cases to Rwanda and that if the ends of justice are to be served in the eyes of Rwandans it is imperative that cases be transferred to our jurisdiction.”
2010-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6342 (2010) · source
“I thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I should like to congratulate you on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of June. My delegation wishes to thank the President and the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for the presentation of their reports on the completion strategy for the ICTR (see S/2010/259). Let me also acknowledge the open and constructive efforts of the delegation of Austria in its capacity as Chair of the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals. The Government of Rwanda remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting the Rwanda Tribunal's completion strategy, as called for in resolution 1503 (2003). As we have stated previously, we have continued to facilitate unfettered access to witnesses for both the defence and the prosecution.”
2010-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6342 (2010) · source
“Post-conflict management should avoid leaving a vacuum that could lead to a recurrence of violence. If peacebuilding is to fill the gap, there must be effective coordination among the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. Peacebuilding should involve the formulation of an exit strategy and should avoid perpetual dependency. We are encouraged by the leadership the German delegation brings to the PBC and, in particular, by the focused approach on those issues, which we believe will make the Peacebuilding Commission perform better. In conclusion, if there is any lesson to be learned from Rwanda's reconstruction experience, it is that there is a need to understand the root causes of conflict and to address them, using universal values that incorporate home-grown solutions.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“However, despite these similarities, we should remember that each situation is unique to its own specific historical context. Allow me therefore to make the following points in contribution to this debate. To realize effective peacebuilding in post-conflict countries, emphasis should be placed on national ownership. Post-conflict needs are evident, and peacebuilding plays a significant role in mitigating and addressing those needs. As such, peacebuilding should be given adequate and appropriate support in the form of human and financial resources. The creation of an effective and efficient peacebuilding architecture is crucial to conducting and operationalizing peacebuilding mandates. It is equally important to have a mechanism for mutual accountability that monitors the commitments of all actors.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. Let me join others in commending your delegation for convening this debate and for the instructive concept note (S/2010/ 167) distributed to facilitate this discussion. We are grateful for and welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate, and we thank the Secretary-General and all those who have put forward recommendations that we believe will greatly enhance our consideration of this issue. Many post-conflict reconstruction efforts tend to follow a common path, establishing a semblance of a functioning administration, providing security and economic recovery in order to create prosperity, and empowering citizens to take ownership in democratic governance.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“At this crucial juncture, my Government shares the Security Council's desire to reach a reasonable and effective conclusion to the ad hoc mandate of the Tribunal. We therefore urge the Council to do all within its power to ensure that the ICTR completion strategy is reached without creating an impunity gap and undermining the efforts of my Government. In conclusion, allow me to reiterate my Government's continued commitment to supporting the work of the ICTR.”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“We regret, however, that some countries have failed to extend the necessary cooperation to either my Government or the Court, and we would urge them to do so. My Government has repeatedly stated its view that the archives of the ICTR should be transferred to Rwanda upon completion of its mandate. This conviction is premised on the fact that these 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 ensure the prevention of genocide. We recognize the ongoing process to determine the final destination of the ICTR archives and will remain engaged in the ongoing deliberations of the Security Council Informal Working Group on international tribunals.”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“These decisions have in tone and content undermined the efforts my Government has pursued to reject a culture of impunity and setback the progress registered in repairing our shattered national fabric, not only in the justice sector but in all aspects of national reconciliation and reconstruction. The recent acquittals of Protais Zigiranyirazo and Hormisdas Nsengimana and the basis for those acquittals are, in the view of my Government, most regrettable. My Government welcomes the arrests of Gregoire Ndahimana and Idelphonse Nizeyimana and commends the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda for their efforts in this regard. We equally welcome the efforts of the Governments of Canada, Belgium, Finland and Sweden to apprehend and bring to justice persons within their jurisdiction accused of genocide.”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“We continue to maintain that the transfer to Rwanda is based primarily on the fact that the crimes falling under the Court's mandate were committed in Rwanda, mostly by Rwandans and against fellow Rwandans. The evidence and witnesses used by this Court are also from Rwanda. The end results of the justice administered by the Tribunal are supposed to be more visible in Rwanda than elsewhere, and we thank the President of the ICTR for his recognition of this in his statement this morning. We remain confident that this situation will be remedied. The recent decisions taken by the Trial and Appeals Chambers continue to hamper my Government's ability to pursue and bring to justice those suspected of genocide all over the world.”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“Despite the decisions of the Trial and Appeals Chambers of the ICTR to reject the Prosecutor's decision to transfer cases to Rwanda, we remain prepared to receive any future cases transferred to our competent jurisdiction by the ICTR and to address all of the issues raised in objection by the Chambers in respect to their decisions. We welcome the Prosecutor's recognition of the reforms undertaken by my Government in the justice sector and his intention to renew his requests for referrals to Rwanda. The recent transfer by the Special Court for Sierra Leone of five convicts to serve their sentences in Rwanda is testament to the fact that this Court, after due diligence, was satisfied that the efforts my Government had undertaken and continues to undertake were sufficient to merit transfer.”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“We have continued to facilitate unfettered access to witnesses for both the defence and the prosecution and assisted the movement of witnesses to and from Arusha. I am pleased to report to the Council that, in my Government's efforts to ensure the peace and stability of our citizens, we have continued to ensure the security of witnesses and, with the support of the Office of the Prosecutor, established the Rwanda witness protection service. My Government has continued to support investigations initiated by both the prosecution and the defence without prejudice to either. My Government remains committed to continuing its support to the ICTR completion strategy, as set out in resolution 1503 (2003).”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to participate in this debate, and allow me to congratulate you on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of December. We also congratulate Austria on the successful conclusion of its presidency. My delegation wishes to thank the President and Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their briefings. We particularly welcome their acknowledgement of the cooperation extended to the Tribunal by my Government. In the period since the Tribunal's most recent briefing to the Council, my Government has consistently extended the cooperation and support necessary to enable the ICTR to effectively execute its mandate.”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“We would urge the United Nations system to strengthen and maintain its support to Member States in this respect. My Government remains firmly committed to the joint implementation of Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) and will continue to play its role at the national, subregional, regional and global levels to ensure that the scourge of sexual violence is eliminated.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In this respect, the Gender Desk at Rwandan Defence Headquarters devises training programmes with the support of the United Nations Development Fund for Women and other United Nations agencies to raise awareness of gender-based violence and violence against women in the armed forces. Awareness and training on responding to gender- based violence and violence against women have now been mainstreamed into the curriculum of all Rwanda's military schools and training institutions, and is 09-44986 integral to the preparation of all RDF battalions for peacekeeping missions abroad. The participation of Rwandan policewomen in peacekeeping missions in the Sudan has further ensured that they raise awareness among the population in support of their missions.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The equal participation of women and men in the promotion of peace and security in conflict and post- conflict situations alike is integral to any peacekeeping, peacemaking or peacebuilding process. It is within this context that my Government has set out to ensure that women are central to the political, economic and social governance of our nation. Equally, the participation of women in the maintenance of and promotion of peace is essential, and Rwanda has placed the prevention of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict at the core of its peacekeeping commitments. Sexual Violence against women and girls is considered by the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF) as a key component of the security threat in all its deployments.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I would urge the international community to complement the efforts of the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to eliminate the threat posed by the FDLR and to assist the survivors. It is imperative that the culture of impunity that has allowed for the continued perpetration of systematic sexual violence in the Great Lakes region and elsewhere be uprooted once and for all. My Government, in collaboration with our Parliament, has continued to strengthen the capacity of both the police and the judiciary to effectively respond to any incident of sexual violence. In this respect, we welcome the recommendations set out in the Secretary-General's report to tackle impunity, and particularly concerning the need for the United Nations system to deliver as one to address sexual violence in all its forms.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“As the Secretary-General's report correctly points out, "for the first time in 1994, in the circumstances of the case, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) qualified the crime of rape as a form of genocide" (5/2009/362, para. 6). The survivors of the genocide continue to live with the consequences of these crimes 15 years on, with very little or no specific assistance from the international community. The perpetrators of these heinous crimes, the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda (FDLR), have been central to regional insecurity in the Great Lakes region since 1994 and continue to pose a threat to ongoing peace efforts.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of August. My delegation welcomes this opportunity to participate in this open debate on women and peace and security, and wishes to express our sincere appreciation to the delegation of the United Kingdom for convening this debate. We also thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2009/362) on the implementation of resolution 1820 (2008) and for its presentation this morning. The genocide in Rwanda in 1994 witnessed some of the most inhumane acts of violence targeted against women and girls.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Gasana (Rwanda) (spoke in French): A moment ago, the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo made an attempt to confuse the members of the Council. Fortunately, absurdity never killed anybody. The representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sought to sully and to tarnish Rwanda's image by saying that Rwanda had sent 20,000 prisoners to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would like to say to the Council that that was a lie, pure and simple. I would ask everyone present here not to take the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo seriously. The Security Council should not be a forum for insults.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“There are also regional organizations such as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the Southern African Development Community, the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries, to which I have just referred, the Organization for Planning and Development of the Kagera River Basin, the East African Community, which the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uganda mentioned, and the Economic Community of Central African States. All those existing and operational structures would contribute to stabilizing the situation and would fit in better with the regional integration system, which is one of the key objectives of our African Union.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642 (2002) · source
“In other words, a passport issued by the Congolese authorities is valid in the three countries of Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and likewise for passports issued in Burundi and Rwanda. There are also other reliable and independent competent bodies, such as the World Trade Organization and the World Bank Group, which have the capacity to carry out the tasks that the Panel wishes to entrust to what it refers to as a monitoring body.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642 (2002) · source
“Furthermore, such a body would merely criminalize trade in the region, whereas all regional countries want trade within a legal framework allowing free circulation of goods and people. In this region we have a precious tool available to ensure legal trade in the region, namely the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries, which the Panel did not even mention. It is comprised of Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Instead of creating one more body, which is manifestly unnecessary, we should work on, rather, financing the revitalization of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries. It dates back to 1970 and provides a common passport for the peoples of the three countries.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642 (2002) · source
“Reading about how the Panel would define such a body and its functions, it becomes clear to us that the so-called monitoring body has no purpose. Such a body would, like the Panel, merely foment, rather than reduce, tension and conflict in the region, in particular because it would be vulnerable to competing influences and other forms of foreign manipulation. Such a body would only paralyse the economies of countries in the region, make transborder trade difficult, if not impossible, and frustrate both business people and the population in the countries of the region. This agrees with the remarks made by the representative of Belgium with regard to the need for a normative approach.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642 (2002) · source
“My Government is therefore seriously concerned about the motivation that underlies the report and about the credibility of its authors. Although it is clear to us that the intent is to undermine the Pretoria Agreements, my Government remains committed to the Pretoria and Lusaka Peace Agreements, and will do everything in its power to restore peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the Great Lakes region as a whole. My Government calls upon the international community, in particular the sceptical elements, to accept this, to set aside their national agendas and to help us to fully to restore peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Finally, my Government firmly opposes the Panel's idea that a so-called monitoring body should be established.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642 (2002) · source
“My Government believes that the report before the Council is biased, subjective and unprofessional, because it is not based on genuine and credible facts. Its authors make only unsubstantiated allegations. In order to fool the reader, they keep repeating that they have real and credible facts available to them, but they do not put them at the disposal of the reader to make the determination for himself. Why is that? The Minister for Foreign Affairs of our sister Republic of Uganda and the Permanent Representative of South Africa raised that point earlier, and asked why the Panel had refused to make available the documents in its possession so that Governments could verify their authenticity. They may have such documents, but that does not mean that they are authentic; forgeries exist, as is well known.”
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“Unfortunately, that silence encouraged President Kabila to organize a meeting in Lubumbashi bringing together once again the armed forces of the Congo, the ex-FAR and Interahamwe, the Mai-Mai and the Front for the Defence of Democracy of Burundi, so as to plan the attack on Uvira and other violations of the Lusaka and Pretoria Peace Agreements. We are concerned, therefore, about the future of the Pretoria Agreements, especially given that President Kabila's main advisers are urging him to place obstacles in the way of their implementation, instead of encouraging respect for them and for their scrupulous and systematic implementation, as Rwanda has done by withdrawing all of its forces from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
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