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1. “It deserves the ongoing attention both of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of the Security Council. In conclusion, I would like simply to come back to the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and to say that in the past months there has been a process shared by the two countries that seeks, through ongoing meetings, to examine these problems and find solutions. What I have said and what I hope is that those meetings may continue and culminate in declarations or agreements that can, like previous ones, be put into action. It is here that the problem lies: in the implementation and application of the agreements that have been signed.”

   2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

2. “What I have said is what is recorded in history: the actors of the genocide in Rwanda, the ex-FAR/Interhamwe/ FDLR, were transferred and continued their genocidal project, in terms of acts as well as ideology. The ideology that they teach today is an ideology of hate, to reduce and exterminate the Tutsi segment of the Congolese population. That is all I said; I did not say anything else. And those are facts. I would also like to recall the fact that, in view of this historical situation, the United Nations established MONUC to bring an end to this incredible situation where an army that has committed genocide and is known to have done so is circulating freely within a territory. That is what I brought to the Council's attention, and I will do so again.”

   2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

3. “Mr. Nsengimana (Rwanda) (spoke in French): I would like to thank the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for his second statement. As he has done, I would like to provide some clarification. I can agree with him on the geographic issues regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the fact that the two Kivu provinces share a border with Rwanda, and that the same peoples live in the Kivu provinces and in Rwanda. I could link that geographic aspect to historical aspects, because the genocide in Rwanda took place within the Tutsi ethnic population. 16 Those who committed genocide were transferred with their arms and munitions to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and they have continued their genocidal project on the other side of the border.”

   2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

4. “Unwavering support for the full implementation of the latest bilateral engagements between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the renewal of MONUC's mandate to dismantle the ex-FAR/Interahamwe/FDLR is the only solution to the current crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. There is urgent need for an honest and credible display of military force by the international community, through MONUC, to push the ex-FAR/ Interahamwe/FDLR high command to disarm. The Government of the Republic of Rwanda remains committed to finding a lasting solution to the problems of the Great Lakes region and, in particular, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

   2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

5. “The Government of the Republic of Rwanda believes that the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) should, in accordance with the provisions of the various agreements and initiatives, be amended to address the issue of negative forces. Rwanda believes that with an appropriate mandate and a complete shift in political will, the Forces Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo (FARDC) and MONUC could effectively carry out operations against the ex-Forces Armees Rwandaises (FAR)/Interahamwe/Forces Democratiques de la Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR).”

   2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

6. “Above all, the Government of Rwanda would like to take this opportunity to request the Security Council to give MONUC a robust mandate to effectively disarm the ex-FAR/Interahamwe/FDLR, since that genocidal force remains the epicentre of the security problems in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region in general. Otherwise, the group's prolonged presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will continue to be a source of conflict in the region, and MONUC will not be able to deliver on its prime purpose, despite the enormous resources at its disposal.”

   2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

7. “The Government of Rwanda intends to fully engage and participate in all initiatives in this direction, including a joint Rwanda/Democratic Republic of the Congo military operations plan to disarm the genocidal forces in the ex-FAR/ Interahamwe/FDLR in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; the resumption of diplomatic relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda; and the revival of the Economic Community of the Great Lake Countries, which is comprised of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. The international community should stop using Rwanda as a diversion from its own failure to disarm and repatriate the FDLR in accordance with outstanding agreements and instead support the ongoing efforts to resolve this problem.”

   2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

8. “The Government of Rwanda takes this opportunity to once again reject the allegations by the Group of Experts that it has helped the CNDP. As detailed in Rwanda's response to the report of the Group of Experts of 15 December 2008, the Government of Rwanda strongly recommends that the United Nations withdraw the unfounded allegations against Rwanda and instead fully engage in supporting the implementation of ongoing bilateral, regional and international initiatives to resolve the conflict in the region.”

   2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

9. “In addition, Rwandan authorities intercepted Colonel Mutebutsi and have kept him in confinement in Rwanda since November 2007 to prevent him from joining the CNDP. Patient Mwendanga of the CNDP was declared persona non grata in Rwanda. He came to Rwanda on 6 September 2007 and was subsequently arrested and taken to court on 12 and 16 September 2007 respectively. He won the case and continues to travel to Belgium, where he is a citizen, and to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwandan authorities in October this year informed the Group of Experts on the arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the seizure of military uniforms imported from the United States of America and destined to the CNDP.”

   2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

10. “The ex-FAR/Interahamwe/FDLR has, over the span of 14 years, continued to enjoy sanctuary, military support and freedom of movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Under the Nairobi joint communique, Rwanda agreed to increase border controls and take steps to ensure that rebels do not receive cross-border support. Rwanda also agreed to share a list of wanted genocidaires with both the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and MONUC and to put a mechanism in place for the safe return and the effective socio-economic reintegration of ex-combatants. Rwanda has honoured all her commitments, including the submission of the list of genocidaires and an increase in border controls. It is in this context that about 68 CNDP recruits have so far been arrested and are currently being held in Rwanda.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

11. “The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the international community, through MONUC, made many commitments that they have failed to honour, including the establishment of strict border controls and the prevention of illicit cross-border movements of combatants. Consequently, the ex-FAR/Interahamwe/ FDLR has continued cross-border infiltrations into Rwanda from their bases in the North and South Kivu provinces. MONUC was requested to support the military operations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo against the ex-FAR/Interahamwe/FDLR and bring to justice the genocidaires, but this has not been done, as the ex-FAR/Interahamwe/FDLR units remain associated with FARDC brigades in military regions 8 and 10, deployed in areas close to the Rwandan border.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

12. “Together with the Burundian rebel group Palipehutu-Forces nationales de liberation (Palip ehutu-FNL) , they killed 160 Banyamulenge refugees in August 2004 in Gatumba, Burundi, and eight foreign tourists in the Bwindi forest in Uganda, looted the villages of Bunagana in southwestern Uganda on 8 August 2007 and forced more than 45,000 Congolese whom they identified as Tutsis into exile in Rwanda. Many others have fled to Burundi, because their villages have been occupied by this genocidal force. Despite the signing of the Nairobi joint communique between the Governments of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 9 November 2007 in Nairobi, the problem of the ex-FAR/ Interahamwe/FDLR persists.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

13. “The threat they pose to the Congolese minorities, and the failure of the FARDC to protect its citizens certainly justifies Nkunda's claim of being a protector of his Congolese Tutsi community to the extent that members of his community view him as their sole protector and hope for survival. The problems caused by the presence of the ex-FAR/Interahamwe/FDLR in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the emergence of Nkunda are inextricably intertwined. The ex-FAR/Interahamwe/ FDLR has systematically been targeting Tutsis in the region. They have caused the displacement of civilians and committed all sorts of human rights violations, including rape, killings and looting. They killed Kinyarwanda-speaking Congolese whom they identified as Tutsis at the Mudende refugee camp in Rwanda in December 1997.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

14. “All these agreements have not been implemented, in part due to a lack of political will and military capability on the part of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in part, due to the divergent interests of the international community. The presence of the ex-FAR/Interahamwe/FDLR in the Democratic Republic of the Congo gave rise to the formation of various rebel movements in the eastern part of the country, notably the Congres national pour la defense du peuple (CNDP) of General Laurent Nkunda, which was formed in 2005. The emergence of Nkunda actually reflects the failure on the part of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address the continued presence of the ex-FAR/Interahamwe/FDLR, who are systematically exterminating Congolese Tutsis, as they did in Rwanda in 1994.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

15. “In its various meetings, the Tripartite Plus mechanism has been advocating for changing MONUC's mandate to address the problem of negative forces. Such meetings include the Tripartite Plus meeting of Chiefs of General Staff held in Bujumbura on 18 April 2007, the second Tripartite Plus Joint Commission Ministerial Meeting, held in Lubumbashi on 7 June 2007, the Ministerial Meeting held in Kampala on 17 September 2007, and the third Tripartite Plus Joint Commission of Chiefs of General Staff held in Lubumbashi on 1 and 2 October 2007, and so on. In 2007, MONUC and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo designed an operational plan to disarm negative forces in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, but it failed to materialize.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

16. “In a presidential statement issued as document S/PRST/2007/28 of 23 July 2007, the Security Council asked MONUC to support the integrated brigades of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) with a View to disarming recalcitrant foreign and Congolese armed groups. Paragraph 3 of resolution 1804 (2008) recalls MONUC's mandate to facilitate the voluntary demobilization and repatriation of disarmed foreign combatants and their dependants, and to use all necessary means, within the limits of its capacity and in the areas where its units are deployed, to support operations led by the integrated brigades of the FARDC with a view to disarming the recalcitrant armed groups in order to ensure their participation in the disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, resettlement and reintegration process.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

17. “It is important to note that there have been several agreements and initiatives to resolve the issue of the ex-FAR/Interahamwe, including the Lusaka Agreement of 1999, the Pretoria Agreement of 2002, the Tripartite Plus mechanism of 2004, the Abuja Declaration of 2004, the International Conference on Peace, Security, Democracy and Development in the Great Lakes Region, the resolution adopted by the African Union Peace and Security Council at its meeting held on 10 and 11 January 2005 in Libreville, Gabon, the Nairobi Joint Communique of 9 November 2007 and several United Nations resolutions.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

18. “In its resolution 1355 (2001), paragraph 9, the Security Council emphasizes that the disarmament and demobilization of, and cessation of any support to, the ex-FAR/Interahamwe are essential to the settlement of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, none of the aforementioned recommendations were implemented, as the ex-FAR/Interahamwe remains the single greatest source of instability in the eastern Democratic Republic.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

19. “Paragraph 8.2.2 of Annex A to the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement, concerning peace enforcement, states that the mandate of the United Nations force shall include peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations for "Tracking down and disarming Armed Groups" - including the ex-FAR/Interahamwe - "Screening mass killers, perpetrators of crimes against humanity and other war criminals" and "Handing over 'genocidaires' to the International Crimes Tribunal for Rwanda". Resolution 1291 (2000), in paragraph 7 (c), commits MONUC to develop an action plan for the overall implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement, including the comprehensive disarmament, demobilization, resettlement and reintegration of all members of armed groups referred to in Annex A, Chapter 9.1 of the Ceasefire Agreement, which include the ex-FAR/Interahamwe/FDLR.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

20. “This ongoing conflict has led to the killings of thousands of people, the displacement of hundreds of thousands more, the rape of women and the recruitment of child soldiers. The Government of Rwanda would like to remind this Council that MONUC was established in response to the request by the signatories of the 1999 Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement that the United Nations deploy an appropriate peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure implementation of the Agreement and to act, under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, to track down all armed groups in the Democratic Republic. That is set out in article III, paragraph 11 (a), of the Agreement.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

21. “While the Government of Rwanda welcomes the Secretary-General's reports on MONUC, it is our considered view that the new mandate for MONUC should focus on addressing the issue of negative forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially the ex-FAR/Interahamwe/FDLR, which is the root cause of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic. The continued presence of the ex-FAR/ Interahamwe/FDLR undermines stability in the region and strains the relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. This group was the central cause of the first and second Congo wars and gave rise to the formation of various rival militia groups in the Democratic Republic. It is in that light that the current escalation of the conflict in North Kivu is largely attributed to them.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

22. “I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to participate in the deliberations on the situation in the Great Lakes region. Let me take this opportunity to recognize the presence of His Excellency Mr. Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and of His Excellency Mr. Karel de Gucht, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium. My delegation welcomes the fourth special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) (S/2008/728 and Add.1), and the opportunity to reflect on the allegations against Rwanda contained in the report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (see S/2008/773). Both reports have contributed to the formulation of the new MONUC mandate.”

    2008-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6055 (2008) · source

23. “Here, I would note resolution 1804 (2008), which has remained a dead letter to date. The solution to these problems can come about only through the implementation of the agreements already signed, of which there are many. My delegation is gratified by the actions under way between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo undertaken by countries of the Great Lakes region, the Secretary-General, the Security Council, in particular through the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 08-62035 Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Alan Doss, and the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General, President Obasanjo. My delegation also welcomes the efforts of the entire international community to find a solution to this terrible situation.”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6024 (2008) · source

24. “We hope that the Security Council will give us the opportunity to do so in a meeting of the same format - and, if possible, to confront the politically motivated specialists who had been invited - in order to ensure that the Security Council has accurate information. My delegation reaffirms Rwanda's resolve to contribute to settling the security problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Such a solution can come about only by stemming the underlying cause of that situation, namely, the presence of members of the former Rwandan armed forces and Interhamwe and the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda, who kill, rape, recruit child soldiers and intelligence agents, live off the backs of the population and exploit the mineral resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6024 (2008) · source

25. “It should avoid holding meetings that are too restricted and giving the floor to persons whose anti-Rwandan positions are well known, as occurred, for example, yesterday afternoon, in the absence of the delegation of Rwanda. The dangers of such practices are that the Security Council will be misinformed, leading to the risk of a biased solution, the underpinning of its efforts to find a solution in the field, the perpetuation of the horrible problems afflicting the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the ongoing expenditure of funds that could otherwise serve other purposes. My country would like to exercise its right of reply to the mendacious assertions made about Rwanda in yesterday's Security Council meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6024 (2008) · source

26. “My delegation welcomes the efforts of heads of State or Government of countries of the Great Lakes region and of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), including in particular the outcome of the meeting held on 7 November in Nairobi and the 9 November meeting of SADC. We also thank the secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region for its efforts. Any solution to the security problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must be based on firm political will and on accurate information regarding the true situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in the eastern part of the country. If it is to benefit from accurate information, the Security Council should ensure that it receives as complete information as possible.”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6024 (2008) · source

27. “Mr. Nsengimana (Rwanda) (spoke in French): My delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for having organized this meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo and for inviting it to participate. My delegation welcomes the presence of His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium. We welcome Mr. Alan Doss, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and thank him for his briefing. Our thanks go also to the Secretary-General for his efforts to find an appropriate solution to the problems we are facing, in particular through his appointment of His Excellency President Obasanjo as his Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region.”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6024 (2008) · source

28. “We welcome the Secretary-General's report calling for an increase in resources and support to Governments in conflict or post-conflict situations to ensure the increased participation of women in the maintenance and promotion of peace. We also look forward to the establishment of a strengthened and consolidated United Nations gender entity. My Government therefore reiterates its support for the continued implementation of Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa and will remain a strong advocate for the participation of women in all aspects of governance.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005Resumption1 (2008) · source

29. “In that respect, the gender desk at Rwanda Defence Headquarters devises training programmes with the support of UNIFEM. to raise awareness of gender-based violence and violence against women in the armed forces. Awareness of and training in how to respond to gender-based violence and violence against women has now been mainstreamed into the curriculum of all of Rwanda's military schools and training institutions and is integral to the preparation of all RDF battalions preparing 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.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005Resumption1 (2008) · source

30. “Women today hold 56 per cent of seats in Parliament; head the Foreign, Information and Education Ministries, among others; head the police force and participate in peacekeeping missions; and hold command positions in the armed forces. The participation of women in the maintenance and promotion of peace can begin to manifest itself only through sheer political will. The Government of Rwanda has made it abundantly clear that governance without the participation of more than of half the population is not governance. Rwanda is a major troop-contributing country to United Nations peacekeeping operations and has a vested interest in preventing sexual violence in situations of armed conflict. Therefore, the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) considers gender-based violence and violence against women to be main components of the security threat.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005Resumption1 (2008) · source

31. “The FDLR continues to commit war crimes, crimes against humanity and numerous other human rights violations in the Great Lakes region. Many regional and international agreements and instruments provide commendable mechanisms to deal with the threat posed by FDLR, but little or no attempt has been made to translate them into action. It is imperative that those agreements be put into action promptly to enable a lasting solution to the problem, which further threatens women in the Great Lakes region. The equal participation of women in the promotion of peace and security in both conflict and post-conflict situations is integral to any peacekeeping, peacemaking or peacebuilding process. It is in that context that my Government has set out to ensure that women are central to the political, economic and social governance of our nation.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005Resumption1 (2008) · source

32. “Sarah Taylor, Coordinator of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, for their fruitful and comprehensive interventions on the present situation of women regarding peace and security. The genocide in Rwanda in 1994 witnessed some of the most inhumane acts of violence targeted at women and girls and the use of sexual violence as a tactic of genocide. The survivors of the genocide continue to live with the consequences of those crimes almost 15 years later. The perpetrators of these heinous crimes, the ex-forces armees rwandaises and interahamwe, now the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda (FDLR), have been a main cause of regional insecurity in the Great Lakes region since 1994 and continue to be a major factor in the current situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005Resumption1 (2008) · source

33. “My delegation welcomes this opportunity to participate in this open debate on women and peace and security, and wishes to express our appreciation to the delegation of the People's Republic of China for convening it. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2008/622) on women and peace and security, which offers an assessment of the state of implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and the challenges that remain. I also would like to thank the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, Ms. Rachel Mayanja; Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Alain Le Roy; the Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Ms. Ines Alberdi; and Ms.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005Resumption1 (2008) · source

34. “My delegation therefore calls upon the United Nations system to take concerted action on addressing the plight of women in armed conflict through enforcing resolution 1325 (2000), rejecting impunity through support to and strengthening of national jurisdictions and the provision of support to victims of sexual violence. We also strongly believe that in order for the United Nations system to respond in a more coordinated, coherent and effective manner, urgent attention needs to be placed on strengthening the United Nations system's work on gender.”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

35. “In that respect, the gender desk at Rwanda Defence Forces headquarters devises training programmes, with the support of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), 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 has now been mainstreamed into the curricula of all Rwanda's military schools and training institutions and is integral to the preparation of all Rwanda Defence Forces battalions preparing for peace missions abroad. The leadership of the Rwanda Defence Forces has also undertaken the fight against gender-based violence and violence against women as a command responsibility.”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

36. “Article II of the Rwanda genocide law stipulates that gender-based violence, violence against women and sexual violence must be dealt with in the first category under article I, as a crime of genocide or crime against humanity, punishable under article 95 of the penal code with a maximum term of life imprisonment. Rwanda, as one of the major troop-contributing countries to United Nations peacekeeping operations, has a vested interest in ensuring the protection of women in situations of armed conflict. Gender-based violence and violence against women are therefore considered by the Rwanda Defence Forces as a key component of the security threat.”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

37. “My delegation therefore reiterates its support for the continued implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. It is within that context that my Government has set out to elaborate a national policy on gender-based violence and violence against women. The development of that policy is situated within a national, regional and international context and is linked to peacebuilding and economic development and growth.”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

38. “It is now evident that rape was part of the genocidal plan and part of the systematic degradation of women and of girls. This plan was then exported by members of the former Rwandan Armed Forces (ex-FAR) and Interahamwe across our borders into the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and continues to be exacted by the ex-FAR/Interahamwe, under its new denomination the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda, the Rally for Unity and Democracy (RUD-Urunana) and other militias on the women and girls of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fourteen years on, survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda continue to live with the effects of that legacy. Therefore, addressing the specific protection needs of women in armed conflict remains a critical matter for the United Nations system.”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

39. “My delegation welcomes this opportunity to participate in this open debate on women and peace and security and wishes to express our appreciation to the delegation of the United States for organizing the debate. We also commend the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary- General, the Deputy Secretary-General, His Excellency the Liberian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Major- General Cammaert for their briefings. Throughout history, gender-based violence, in particular violence against women, has a component of armed conflict. In Rwanda, the 1994 genocide was marked by horrific forms of violence, particularly against girls and women. An estimated 500,000 girls and women were victims of rape by the Interahamwe, and up to two thirds of those victims were also infected with HIV by perpetrators carrying the virus.”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

40. “Those forces continue to threaten Rwanda, where they still desire to finish their dirty task of genocide. My delegation finds that the most appropriate way to free children and women in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo from the scourges described in the Secretary-General's report is through the liberation of the region from the genocidal forces who have chosen to take up residence there and who live openly, under the nose of the Security Council and of the broader international community. It is essential that the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in cooperation with the countries concerned, make that a priority. Thus it would serve the cause of children and respond to the expectations of the Nairobi communique and to the conclusions of the Goma Conference of January 2008.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

41. “However, my delegation would like to draw the attention of the Security Council to the fact that the real solution lies in the resolution of the problem, which is the root of this evil: disarmament and repatriation of the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) and the ex-FAR and Interahamwe, who, after having committed genocide in Rwanda in 1994, continued their murderous work in the Kivus. The threatened population found refuge in Rwanda 10 years ago, and the genocidal forces continue to occupy the land whose owners languish in refugee camps in Rwanda and bordering countries. Those genocidal forces make massive use of child soldiers and rape young Congolese girls and women. That was clearly set out in the report of Under-Secretary-General John Holmes.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

42. “We welcome the results achieved, which mean that not only are there no more child soldiers in Rwanda and that combating rape and sexual violence has greatly reduced the scale of that scourge, but also that a vigorous policy for the protection and advancement of women is in force and that laws to severely punish those who violate these rights and to promote the rights of children and women have been adopted. With regard to the recruitment of children by armed forces in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rape and sexual violence committed there, my delegation deeply deplores the situation and is doing everything in its power to contribute to its resolution.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

43. “My delegation thanks the United Nations and other actors for the progress achieved and welcomes the recommendations made. When my delegation speaks of children in armed conflict and of rape and sexual violence committed against children and women in conflict areas, we speak from experience, having suffered that scourge during the 1994 genocide. After the halt of the genocide, my Government made demobilization of child soldiers and combating rape and sexual violence major objectives of its policy.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

44. “Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict, for her presentation. We thank Ms. Ann Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Ms. Jo Becker, Representative of Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, for their respective statements, which are very useful for a good understanding of the subject. Rwanda is profoundly concerned with the well- being of children - not just in Rwanda, but also in the region of the Great Lakes and in the world in general. Thus we welcome the progress achieved, as reflected in the report of the Secretary-General. We are also profoundly concerned to note the still-considerable scale of the scourge of the use of children in armed conflicts and of rape and other sexual violence against children and women in conflict areas.”

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45. “Mr. Nsengimana (Rwanda) (spoke in French): My delegation congratulates you, Mr. President, on your country's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We thank you for having scheduled this debate on children and armed conflict. My delegation also welcomes the participation of individuals who travelled to this meeting, that is, His Excellency Mr. Samuel Lewis- Navarro, Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Panama; His Excellency Mr. Bernard Kouchner, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France; His Excellency Mr. Charles Michel, Minister for Development Cooperation of Belgium; and His Excellency Mr. Vittorio Craxi, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Italy. My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report (S/2007/757). We also thank Ms.”

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46. “We would like to conclude by expressing our profound appreciation to the Security Council for its continued support for the Tribunal. We also wish to express our appreciation to Member States for their support through both assessed and voluntary contributions. As we enter the last leg, we urge the Council to continue its commitment to ensuring that the Tribunal is adequately resourced to conduct its work efficiently and effectively. We also thank the President and Prosecutor of the Tribunal and their respective teams for their work in ensuring the implementation of the completion strategy.”

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47. “That overrides any desire to acquire those archives simply for research or similar purposes. In deciding on that issue, we hope that Rwanda will not be prejudiced against on the pretext of its limited material means or any other basis. We think it is important for the United Nations and the Government of Rwanda to begin consultations on that important issue a soon as possible. The issue pertaining to the management of ICTR appeals needs to be discussed. To date, the two Tribunals have one appellate body. There is a need for more effective and efficient management of the appellate process. We may have to consider splitting the Appeals Chamber into two, so as to enhance its efficiency and effectiveness. We look forward to the Security Council's consideration of that issue.”

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48. “My Government is concerned about the issue of another six months without progress. We would urge the Security Council to take urgent steps to remedy that situation. In particular, we urge the Security Council to provide clear deadlines with regard to the necessary steps to ensure that convicts are transferred to Rwanda without any further delay, in accordance with article 26 of the ICTR Statute. As we continue to consider the legacy of the Tribunal on international justice in general, but more specifically its effect on Rwanda, we believe that the Completion Strategy should incorporate the transfer of court documents and materials to Rwanda. We emphasize that those records constitute an important part of our country's recent history and that they are of critical importance to our reconciliation and civic policies.”

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49. “There is a system in place to address issues affecting witnesses and victims, ranging from their security to their psychological and economic rehabilitation. Thirdly, although there has been significant development in the country's justice sector, a comprehensive technical support programme and plan are under way for longer-term purposes. In that regard, we wish to express our appreciation to our development partners for their support. We also appreciate the ICTR's initiatives in the area of technical support for capacity-building. We welcome the continued support of the international community for those capacity-building efforts. We would welcome the Council's continued attention on the question of the transfer of convicts to serve sentences in Rwanda. The execution of sentences is vital to the criminal justice process.”

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50. “The law abolishes the death penalty and sufficiently addresses the procedural and substantive aspects of prospective trials, as well as monitoring mechanisms. It also creates a legal-aid fund for indigent accused and a witness protection mechanism, to which we hope the international community will contribute, as it has done for the ICTR. The Government has included a specific amount of money in its 2008 budget to provide for legal aid, thereby increasing the capacity of the legal- aid scheme. Secondly, to improve the management of the scheme and of issues affecting witnesses, an office headed by the Assistant Attorney General has been set up to ensure that the legal-aid system is operating at full capacity.”

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