Kagame urges UN on negative forces

NEW YORK – President Paul Kagame yesterday delivered a statement to the 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.  In his address, President Kagame spoke on the challenges of poverty, ignorance, terrorism, conflict and climate change. He commended the ongoing UN reforms in which Rwanda is one of the first eight pilot countries for implementation, pointing out that Rwanda looked forward to the reform of the UN Security Council aimed at making the body more representative and “equip the UN with greater legitimacy and capacity to maintain world peace and security”.