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1. “The information shared by both institutions during this dialogue will, in our opinion, increase the understanding of the context and root causes of such conflicts and therefore help design adequate responses. Secondly, Rwanda strongly recommends increased investment in the African Union capacities to intervene and respond effectively to warning signals with rapid interventions to protect civilians and prevent conflicts from spreading and escalating. Often in conflict situations, the only credible prevention is rapid action. Enhancing African capacities in the areas of peace and security and, more specifically, enabling the African Union to address the deficit in the training, equipment and capacities of security institutions will augment their ability to respond effectively to current and emerging threats.”

   2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006Reprise1 (2017) · source

2. “We believe that the Joint United Nations- African Union Framework for an Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security, which was signed in April by the United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, provides the necessary framework for a much-needed closer and more focused cooperation between the two organizations. What we now need to do is institutionalize that cooperation. Allow me to make specific recommendations on the issues being considered in our debate today, which you, Mr. President, very ably presented in your concept note (S/2017/574, annex). First, Rwanda believes in the value of holding regular dialogue and consultations between the African Union and the Security Council on all conflicts on the continent.”

   2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006Reprise1 (2017) · source

3. “Rwanda congratulates you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of July and for convening this debate on a subject of paramount importance to our continent, Africa. We also thank the briefers, the Secretary-General and the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security for their earlier briefings. Today's threats to peace and security, worldwide and on our continent, have become much more complex, as has been underlined by many speakers, which calls for multifaceted interventions and stronger partnerships with regional organizations. The African Union is better positioned in terms of knowledge and proximity to mobilize and respond quickly to existing and new threats to peace and security.”

   2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006Reprise1 (2017) · source

4. “We strongly believe that our joint efforts can yieldtangibleresultsthroughacombinationofpreventive and responsive measures, including targeted sanctions against all categories of perpetrators, monitoring and systematic reporting, assistance for victims, the empowerment of women and girls, increased numbers of female peacekeepers and advisers and training for all forces. That will go a long way in contributing to creating an environment of zero tolerance for sexual violence as a weapon of war. We will continue to extend our support to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict in implementing her mandate.”

   2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source

5. “Rwanda has operationalized a curriculum for all of our troops and police in predeployment training that includes lessons on sexual exploitation and abuse. In the same vein, we call upon all Member States to boost women's participation in all contingents and units. More specifically, we call upon Member States to include gender advisers and female officers and an increased presence for female peacekeeping personnel in general. Sexual violence in conflict is a crime that we can eradicate.”

   2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source

6. “Protecting those in need should be given priority by ensuring that we take all measures to provide more effective protection to the civilian populations, that we facilitate humanitarian assistance and that we allow investigation in cases of violation and abuse. Rwanda is happy to meet the minimum target of 15 per cent of all deployed peacekeeping contingents being female. We mention that specifically because we think that increasing the numbers of women in peacekeeping will go a long way in helping us to ensure the fight against violence. Rwanda believes that Member States should systematically train all peacekeepers to address gender issues, prevent sexual violence and protect individuals, including women and girls.”

   2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source

7. “However, as we all know, the first rule to be broken during times of conflict is the rule of law. It is therefore our collective responsibility to ensure the protection of those targeted by sexual violence and most in need ofprotection during conflicts. As situations of conflict continue to worsen in many places and women and children continue to be the main target of sexual violence, we believe that all United Nations peacekeeping missions should have a robust mandate to protect civilians. The Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians, to which many members in the Chamber are signatory, are an effective guide to that end.”

   2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source

8. “I thank you very much, Mr. President, and your delegation for organizing this important open debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed and Mr. Adama Dieng for their briefings. We hope that today's debate will contribute to enhancing collective action against this war crime, given the alarmingly growing number of conflicts where sexual violence is used as a weapon of war and terrorism against civilian populations. Sexual and gender-based violence is not inevitable. Preventing and protecting against mass atrocities, including sexual violence, is a fundamental State responsibility. As Member States, it is indeed our responsibility to put in place the necessary normative and legal framework, as well as enforcement measures, to ensure zero tolerance for sexual violence in both times of peace and war.”

   2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source

9. “It is our hope that this year, which is starting with such a central and critical debate, will mark a turning point as we embark on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, which provide concrete ways to sustain peace and development and, as the Secretary-General put it, to make them a key prevention tool.”

   2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

10. “As we all know, Rwanda would be a different country today if the post- genocide Government had not invested in forging a new Rwanda, if it had not been successful in ensuring inclusivity and equal opportunities for all its citizens, if it had not overcome divisions, if it had not engaged reconciliation and restorative justice, and if it had not worked to build trust in State institutions. That alone is an indication of every State's primary responsibility in conflict prevention, including creating an environment that is conducive to the enjoyment of human rights and success in promoting and protecting rights and ensuring accountability for their violation.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

11. “Fourthly, in order to achieve a conflict-free continent, we should also seek to address the illicit inflow of arms and weapons into Africa, with a focus on stopping suppliers and recipients of such weapons from promoting and sustaining illicit business in arms and weapons. Last but not least, we need to ensure that our post- conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding capabilities are properly deployed in order to ensure the institutional capacities that prevent relapses into conflict. On that point in particular, let me say that as a member of the African Union Peace and Security Council and a major contributor of peacekeeping troops, Rwanda pledges its full support for putting conflict prevention at the centre of United Nations action. Allow me to say a few words on sustaining peace.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

12. “Secondly, we believe that shifting attention in addressing the underlying causes of conflicts, while at the same time increasing the capacity to streamline efforts to intervene when civilians are endangered, including the ability to recognize and disseminate the signs ofimpending or potential conflict, would increase our collective preventive capabilities and help the United Nations live up to its full potential. We believe that early warning and response capabilities are critical requirements for effective early prevention. Thirdly, linked to that is the implementation of outstanding components of the African Peace and Security Architecture, including the full operationalization of the African Standby Force.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

13. “First, the international community should engage in strategic dialogues with Africa, including in the United Nations system, on global policies and practices that negatively impact Africa and its people. In our view, the holding of regular dialogues between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Security Council on the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts at all levels, as well as on other strategic issues, is ofprime importance. We believe that increased cooperation between these two peace and security bodies would enhance complementarity and lead to effective coordination, while at the same time minimizing the duplication of efforts.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

14. “In their solemn declaration adopted in Addis Ababa in May 2013, when African Heads of State embraced Agenda 2063, African leaders, inter alia, expressed their determination to achieve the goal of a conflict- free Africa and pledged not to bequeath the burdens of conflicts to the next generation of Africans. They also undertook the goal of ending all wars in Africa by 2020. Conflict prevention is therefore, as we speak here today in the Security Council, the primary priority of the African Union. It is through that road map that the Security Council could collaborate closely with Africa in order to effectively contribute to conflict prevention on the continent through practical steps. Allow me to highlight some of the steps that we suggest.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

15. “In Africa, experience in conflict prevention has shown that the African Union has on several occasions been better positioned in terms ofknowledge, proximity and the capability to mobilize and respond quickly. Moreover, that ability often enables us to circumvent some of the burdensome, procedural processes of United Nations interventions. We therefore believe that the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union could be a collaboration framework through which conflict prevention in Africa can be discussed and from which practical measures can be taken.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

16. “Despite that promise, however, conflicts have been not only persistent and relapsing. Today, there is a continued inability of our Organization to credibly and accurately predict, pre-empt and/or rapidly respond to conflicts. Nevertheless, increasing discussions of this nature and the decision to put this debate at the forefront of the Security Council's agenda for this year raise hope for the possibility of reducing the number of missed opportunities in the future. While today's threats to peace have become more complex, with intricate new trends and types, more room for multilateral and multifaceted actions against those threats have also emerged, including partnering and working with regions through existing partnerships.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

17. “At the outset, I would like to commend you, Madam President, and your delegation for the excellent manner in which the delegation of Sweden has prepared this open debate. It was a fully inclusive process that allowed all delegations, through the timely circulation of documents, to prepare early. We truly appreciate that. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his briefing. His briefing and decision to place conflict prevention and sustaining peace at the centre of the United Nations mission are a testimony to his commitment to make conflict prevention a reality. Indeed, today's debate is about our ability to deliver on our collective promise, which was enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations more than 70 years ago, to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

18. “Should any party have problems with our request, which is legitimate, we are open to engaging in a candid conversation. That is what we are asking for in order to address our outstanding demand. In conclusion, let me assure everyone here of my country's unwavering commitment to work with all Member States and with the United Nations to bring to justice all perpetrators, deniers or revisionists of the genocide against the Tutsi who are still at large.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

19. “In that regard, I wish to state that the fate of those important pieces of our history cannot be decided merely on the basis of budgetary, logistical or administrative considerations. Rwanda also wishes to clarify to the Security Council, and put on record, that a significant part of those documents, which comprise today's ICTR archives, were obtained from Rwanda and were released only to provide evidence in court, not for possession. They are yet to be returned to Rwanda. The ICTR archives are the most comprehensive account of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, a piece of history that my country will not stop demanding to have restored to it - for the genocide happened in Rwanda, not on the moon, and that is where that part of our history belongs.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

20. “Rwanda will continue to legally pursue and seek answers from individuals, institutions and Governments for the allegations of acts of omission or commission, without which the genocide could have either been prevented, or deterred expeditiously, or, at the very least, we expect the Member States to refuse to grant safe havens to perpetrators of genocide. Allow me to come back to an issue that is important to my Government, that of the ICTR archives. While we have, on many occasions and at different levels, expressed our view on the issue of the archives and on the urgent need for them to be relocated to Rwanda, while remaining the property of the United Nations, we are concerned by the lack of engagement by stakeholders, as well as the unilateral decision to store the genocide archives in a specific location without involving Rwanda.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

21. “We regret that the status of progress in monitoring of cases referred to national courts outside Rwanda remains quite disappointing, while the procedures in two cases referred to Rwanda in 2012 and 2013 are well advanced. Last year, we noted with concern the decision by the French prosecution to drop charges against Wenceslas Munyeshyaka, a decision that contradicts the nature and scale of the crimes committed in the light of available evidence. The crime of genocide is imprescriptible - we will not cease to repeat that point.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

22. “Anything short of that raises serious questions as to the credibility of Member States' stated commitment to international justice. We are equally concerned by the worrying pattern of early releases of convicted genocide masterminds. The observed pattern of reducing the sentences of genocide convicts on appeal is quite alarming. We commend recent efforts by the Government of Canada, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United States Government for recent arrests and extraditions to Rwanda, and hope that more countries will do so in respect of genocide suspects residing in their territories. We also welcome the prosecution and subsequent convictions of Octavien Ngenzi and Tito Barahira in the Cour d'assises in Paris, as well as the recent confirmation through appeal of the sentence of Pascal Simbikangwa.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

23. “We not only call on Member States and all concerned to denounce those actions, we also exhort them to call to account all those who indulge or support the denial of genocide or revisions of genocides. It is also regrettable that none of the remaining ICTR indicted fugitives have been arrested in the past five years, in addition to other suspects against whom there is ample and quite indisputable evidence. We once again call on Member States, especially those harbouring genocide fugitives, to honour their obligations to the Charter of the United Nations and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to arrest, and place all suspects on trial, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions, or extradite them to where they can be tried, including in Rwanda.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

24. “That stood as an important contribution to the pursuit ofjustice after genocide, to reconciliation and to healing in my country, Rwanda. Despite that, however, let me express our concern about ongoing attempts by perpetrators of genocide and their henchmen to deny the occurrence of the 1994 genocide committed against the Tutsi in the names of scholars, the media and politicians, and to distort facts and attempt to rewrite history. As such actions continue to be an ugly shared reality, we call upon States Members of the United Nations, individuals, institutions and the broader international community to denounce, in no uncertain terms, such attempts to deny or trivialize acts of genocide, or to minimize its scale.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

25. “The Court also went further to conclude, in its judicial notice on 2 September 1998, that genocide was indeed committed in Rwanda against the Tutsi as a group, and, on 16 June 2006, the Appeals Chamber issued a judicial notice that it was "a fact of common knowledge" that "between 6 April and 17 July 1994, there was a genocide in Rwanda against the Tutsi ethnic group", and the Appeals Chamber also issued a judicial notice that "there is no reasonable basis for anyone to dispute that, during 1994, there was a campaign of mass killings intended to destroy, in whole or at least in very large part, Rwanda's Tutsi population". We believe that those were legal doctrines and tests for assessing components of the crime of genocide, including the prosecution of 93 individuals, mainly the masterminds.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

26. “As we reflect on the activities of the Residual Mechanism for International Tribunals, let me reiterate our belief that, despite serious shortcomings, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) produced a substantial body of jurisprudence, including definitions of the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and rape as a weapon at war, as well as forms of responsibility, such as superior responsibility.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

27. “At the outset, let me congratulate the delegation of Spain on its assumption ofthe presidency ofthe Security Council for this month. Let me also congratulate the delegation of Senegal for the exceptional work done during its presidency in the month of November. I thank Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals; Judge Carmel Agius, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; and Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Prosecutor ofthe International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. I also thank all previous speakers.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source