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Ntakirutimana

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2007-01-31
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2007-10-17
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  1. “If we succeed, we shall succeed together; if we fail, we will fail together. My Government once again reiterates to the Commission what it has already said often, namely, that we hope to see the Commission and the Security Council one day tell us that we have succeeded in Burundi.”

    2007-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5761 (2007) · source

  2. “First, there is the need to consider the principle of national involvement as the cornerstone that must guide all the activities of the Peacebuilding Commission. Secondly, the Peacebuilding Commission must continue to work in a transparent, flexible and inclusive manner. Thirdly, the Commission must continue to work in close cooperation with the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and the international financial institutions, as well as regional organizations. Fourthly, dialogue should be continued with all of the interested players: the donor countries, the recipient countries and the United Nations system as a whole. Burundi's success as it moves toward the final achievement of peace will also be a success for the Security Council and for the Commission.”

    2007-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5761 (2007) · source

  3. “Here I would like to request the Council's support in ensuring that they are fed so as to avoid having them destroy the villages in which they are now gathered. Thirdly, peace without bread can go nowhere; we also wish to have bread. During the round table in May of 2007 - a successful round table - various budgetary pledges were made by development partners present in Bujumbura. Today, as in the past, Burundi notes with the deepest regret, that few partners have in fact kept their pledges. My delegation would like here to see the Security Council and the Commission get involved in pooling their efforts to ensure that promises become realities. I would like to suggest four ideas for the improvement of the Commission's future activities.”

    2007-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5761 (2007) · source

  4. “We should like to reassure the Council that the Government of Burundi has no kind of hidden agenda that might in any way delay or jeopardize the path to peace. The fighters of the Forces nationales de liberation - Parti Liberation du Peuple Hutu (FNL- PALIPEHUTU) are our brothers, our neighbours and are people from our own families, and we are ready to welcome them. The goodwill of the Government of Burundi shows that more than 1,400 deserters from the FNL- PALIPEHUTU movement are now in fact saying that they want to see the implementation of the agreement signed with the leadership of their movement. They are deserting their movement and they are coming to seek protection from Governmental forces.”

    2007-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5761 (2007) · source

  5. “Today, my country is facing 3 essential challenges. First, those projects identified by the Commission are currently being implemented. Twelve projects are in the process of becoming operational. It would be our hope that the Commission would remain focused on the success of these projects. We do not wish to see their failure. We do not want to see them fail to achieve a conclusion. Secondly, we wish to see complete and final peace on the territory of Burundi. We would hope that the Security Council will firmly and clearly support the efforts of the South African facilitators in the search for final peace in Burundi. The regional initiative put forward by Uganda is doing its best and deserves specific and concrete backing from the Security Council.”

    2007-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5761 (2007) · source

  6. “Together, over the past year, we have succeeded, as we see it, in holding 4 major gatherings. First, there was the matter of getting to know Burundi. Several delegations came from Bujumbura to New York to participate in the meetings of the Peacebuilding Commission. Delegations also went from New York to Bujumbura - to the field - to see for themselves the reality of the situation there. Secondly, there was the identification of priorities and the challenges facing my Government. Thirdly, there was the development of the Strategic Framework. Today we are in the process of finalizing the follow-up mechanism for the implementation of the Strategic Framework. Fourthly, for my delegation, there was the organization - the success even - from 24 to 25 May, of the round table of development partners and donors.”

    2007-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5761 (2007) · source

  7. “We also wish to thank the Peacebuilding Support Office and the delegations of El Salvador and the Netherlands for their work in launching the activities of the Commission and attaining the first milestones. When the Peacebuilding Commission was created, Burundi was plunged into enormous disarray. Burundi had experienced 40 years of bad governance. It had just experienced more than 10 years of a fratricidal war, of which it bore the scars. There were new institutions that had just been created and which were supposed to be functioning: there was a new general assembly, a new senate, a new army and a new national police, to mention only a few. In a word, the entire country had to be reborn, grow, stabilize and develop. With the Peacebuilding Commission, we have now come to the end of a year of useful, laborious and good work.”

    2007-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5761 (2007) · source

  8. “Mr. Ntakirutimana (Burundi) (spoke in French): Mr. President, at the outset I wish on behalf of my delegation to extend to you our sincere gratitude for having invited us to this meeting. I wish also to thank the delegation of Angola which courageously, farsightedly and wisely guided the first difficult year of the Peacebuilding Commission. My delegation also wishes to offer encouragement to the delegation of Japan, which has just taken over the chairmanship of the Commission. Nor can we forget to thank in particular the Norwegian delegation, which has been with us since our country became a beneficiary of the attention of the Commission.”

    2007-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5761 (2007) · source

  9. “Thirdly, given the fact that most of the donors are members of the Peacebuilding Commission, we urge each member to be present at the March meeting and possibly to announce a contribution.”

    2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source

  10. “First of all, seven months after its creation, the Commission should finally become operational and deal with the implementation of projects that were selected in December 2006. Secondly, my delegation would like to understand the mechanism or mechanisms for disbursing the allocated funds and would especially hope that these mechanisms might be made more flexible. Thirdly, my country is organizing a donor round table in March 2007, for which I would like to request the support of the Commission at three levels. First, we would like to see members of the Commission attend the donor round table, which we plan to hold on 14 March 2007. Secondly, we would like the Peacebuilding Commission to provide ongoing support to the Burundian Government so as to galvanize donors, ensuring the success of the round table.”

    2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source

  11. “My Government immediately set up a national peacebuilding commission, which has worked day and night, untiringly, in synergy with the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB), the diplomats on the ground and civil society. Following that country-specific meeting on Burundi on 12 December 2006, the Peacebuilding Support Office pledged to the Burundian delegation a package designed to finance the projects presented at that meeting. We are extremely grateful for that. Once again, I would like to thank all of the countries that have already contributed to the Peacebuilding Fund. By doing so, they have made it possible for the new Commission to be operational and to get down to brass tacks. While welcoming the work that has already been done by the Commission, my delegation would like to make the following observations.”

    2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source

  12. “Our delegation was also able to stress the many efforts being made by the Government in order to help Burundi emerge from an economic, political and social situation that is significantly impacted by the adverse consequences of conflict. Those efforts were also noted and welcomed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which have been tracking the evolution of the Burundian economy and which were also invited to the same meeting. Following the October meeting, the delegation of Burundi returned home with the task of preparing a presentation for the country-specific meeting on Burundi that was planned for December 2006. The Government of Burundi had to establish a list of urgent priorities, formulate the technical specifications of those priorities, and so on.”

    2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source

  13. “Similarly, I would also like to express appreciation for the efforts of the Peacebuilding Support Office, which, in a new and difficult context, is trying to make the Commission a success. In July 2006, the delegation of Burundi was able to offer to the members of the Peacebuilding Commission a comprehensive View of the situation in Burundi. Commission members were able to become familiar with the desolation and poverty through which my country is struggling after more than 10 years of civil war. During the country-specific meeting on Burundi last October, the delegation of Burundi offered a detailed picture of the effects of war in several areas of national life. The members of the Commission were able to see for themselves the immense needs facing the Government of Burundi.”

    2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source

  14. “Mr. Ntakirutimana (Burundi) (spoke in French): It is an honour for me to be able to speak before the members of the Security Council on an important topic, peacebuilding in post-conflict countries. This subject is today of concern to the various stakeholders determined to offer space for stability, development and hope to countries shattered by conflicts. On behalf of my delegation and on my own account, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having invited Burundi to this debate. I would also like to express my gratitude, and that of the people of Burundi, to all the members of the Peacebuilding Commission for the extensive support and encouragement they provided during the country- specific meetings where Burundi was on the Commission's agenda.”

    2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source