Rwanda Demands UN Prove Its Worth Through Delivery, Not Promises
General Assembly - Debate • United NationsSeptember 23, 2026
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Rwanda's Prime Minister used the 81st UN General Assembly General Debate to deliver a pointed challenge to the multilateral system: stop reacting to crises and start preventing them. Drawing on his country's post-genocide rebuilding, Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva coupled that institutional critique with an endorsement of active peace diplomacy in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and a call for fairer development pathways in UN aid reform.
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Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva opened Rwanda's national statement by congratulating Dr. Kalu Rahman on his election as President of the 81st Session and commending Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for what he called "the steady commitment with which he has led this organization through a period of extraordinary strain."
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