Valentine Rugwabiza Quotes

The strength and commitment of international financial partners and development actors in this regard remains central in order to build on the security gains that were so dearly obtained, be that through investments or stabilization programmes aimed at providing basic services, or through socio-economic lasting subsistence measures for the population,

I wish to express our most sincere appreciation to all of you for your selfless service and dedication to duty, that has earned you the medals; this is illustrative of your character and performance in the execution of your mission.’

In order to preserve the values of the United Nations and maintain the trust of the population everywhere that we operate, MINUSCA will continue to strengthen prevention and risk management of risks of sexual exploitation and abuse by working with the country team at the United Nations in order to assist victims that have been identified,”

The purpose of the annual commemoration at the United Nations is to continue to raise awareness of the international community about our collective responsibility to prevent genocide from happening anywhere in the world

“It’s been 25 years, and people tend to forget or think that maybe with time it gets better, but healing and time are two different things.” For survivors, the genocide is as clear as yesterday,"

Without a single doubt, it is appreciated by the population because they are the beneficiaries of those activities. But to be fair, we do have a number of other contingents that undertake activities such as having medical days where they provide medical services to people in the communities where they are deployed. So, we do have a few other contingents that provide such activities. And it is appreciated by the population. I believe that while it is appreciated, those are ad hoc activities. We need, and that is the other part of my responsibilities as Special Representative of the Secretary-General, to make sure that we also mobilize all the agencies of the UN country team. They are doing quite a lot, but [we need to] mobilize and mobilize resources so that they can do much more, and instead of having ad-hoc activities, make sure that we all work together to empower the population to conduct the activities for themselves.

it is to ensure that we really implement optimally the mandate that is given to us. That mandate is a mandate of support to the Central African authorities and to the Central African people. We cannot support the Central African authorities and people without working with the Central Africans. So, I'm also very regularly in touch with the authorities at all levels of the governmen

We applaud member states who have put in place laws that criminalize the trivialization of the Genocide against the Tutsi and all crimes against humanity. We call on others to enact such laws

We should focus on adding value to our products, with a view to increase the exportation of high-end products and increase competitiveness. We want our manufacturing sector to grow, we want to be able to tap into the regional market, to consume more of what we produce,

MINUSCA is planning to implement recommendations made in a recent global assessment of logistical capacity “if we are given the budget”, appealing to the Council for support.

These results once again illustrate the effectiveness of concerted efforts, even if much remains to be done, including with regard to strengthening the capacities of national security and defense institutions,

I'm deeply grateful to the government of Rwanda because what has been achieved in this country, what is being achieved, or some of the achievements, as I just shared with you, are achievements of Rwanda. And Rwanda should be proud of [the achievements].

some member countries of this community have difficulty working with the Prosecutor's Office so that the suspects of supernatural crimes are arrested and brought to justice, but they consider it normal to get the money from the taxes of their citizens to be used for the well-being of those who have been opened for many years and after being acquitted.Together, the dependents and other beneficiaries have been paid by the ICTR, which later became the Ministry, for more than ten years. How the continued payment is made by the Department itself is unclear. Rwanda feels that it is unclear and therefore should be stopped.(Ibihugu bimwe bigize uyu muryango bigorwa no gukorana n’Ibiro by’Ubushinjacyaha ngo abakekwaho ibyaha ndengakamere bafatwe bashyikirizwe ubutabera, ariko bikabifata nk’ibisanzwe kubona amafaranga ava mu misoro y’abaturage babyo akoreshwa mu kubeshaho neza abafunguwe mu myaka myinshi na nyuma yo kugirwa abere.Hamwe na hamwe ibibatunga n’ibindi bagenerwa byagiye byishyurwa na ICTR nyuma biza kuba Urwego, mu myaka isaga icumi. Uko gukomeza kubyishyura bikozwe n’Urwego ubwabyo ntibyumvikana. U Rwanda rwumva ko bidasobanutse bityo bikwiye guhagarara)

The government of Rwanda welcomes the prosecution of those who interfere with witnesses with an aim to revise established facts. We agree with the Prosecutor that such contempt of court is a form of genocide denial and those found guilty of it must face the force of the law,

I can’t think of a more deserving awardee for the first Raphael Lemkin Award than yourself. By reminding us all there is no genocide without the participation of neighbours, it means that there is also no prevention of genocide without the active involvement of neighbours