The Republic of Rwanda has been elected to the United Nations non-permanent membership on the Security Council to serve for two-year term. Rwanda will replace the Republic of South Africa whose mandate expires on 1 January 2013 making way for Rwanda to take the position in the World Governing Body structure.
Kigali / NationalTurk – Rwanda was overwhelmingly endorsed by 148 out of the 193 members of the United Nations who voted in the process, which far exceeded the required two thirds of the votes a country needs to be able to be on the Security Council as a non-permanent member.
This came amid threats from Rwanda to sue the United Nations over report the UN expert group released accusing Rwanda of backing the M 23 Rebel Movement to destabilize neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. It is unclear whether the Rwandan Government will continue to sue the World Body or will drop the case to see how best the conflict in the region can best be solve now that it is part of the security council.
The Rwanda Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo was reported to have twitted from her twitter account saying “It’s the right thing, a testament to how far we’ve come and our commitment to international peace.” This comment might probably mean that they will no long persue the legal action against the UN but will be looking for a possible strategy to settle the conflict without ill feeling from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Issaka Adams/NationalTurk Africa News
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