UN Assistant Secretary-General for Safety & Security Meets with Minister of Defence

{Minister, Gen. James Kabarebe presenting a gift to the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, Dept. of Safety and Security, Ms. Mbaranga Gasarabwe Clotilde. Photo/ MoD.}

{{Hon. Minister of Defence, Gen. James Kabarebe today 10 July 2013 received in his office, the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), Ms. Mbaranga Gasarabwe Clotilde. }}

The purpose of the visit at the Ministry of Defence was to introduce the UNDSS country team to the Rwandan authorities for future collaboration.

The Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security said that she came in Rwanda to meet with their UNDSS country team together with Rwandan Authorities “Safety and Security is the main issue for all the countries”, she noted adding that wherever they have staff, they have to ensure that they are safe and that their safety is hands of the host Nation.

She further explained that they have to ensure that the Country team works closely with the National authorities, “they are the ones who protect us”, what ever we do, security assessment, security analysis, we do it closely with national authorities, and that every thing is done and shared.

Ms. Mbaranga Gasarabwe Clotilde will also attend the official launch of the Command Post Exercise (CPX) codenamed “Africa unite” Ending Violence Against Women and Girls. During this Exercise, Representatives of Security Organs from 37 African countries convened at Rwanda National Police will exercise on how to fight Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) both at home and during Peace Support Operations during conflict situations.

Ms. Mbaranga Gasarabwe Clotilde revealed that she will attend the event to witness the Rwandan best practices that can be shared with the whole African countries in Ending Violence Against Women and Girls.

She thanked Rwanda for her esteemed contribution to Peacekeeping Missions. She said that wherever Rwandan Peacekeepers are deployed bring good values, best practices, discipline, integrity to others in peacekeeping missions areas.

As deputy to the Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, the Assistant Secretary-General is responsible for the day-to-day overall management of the department (UNDSS), for strengthening internal management as well as representing the Department in the absence of the Under-Secretary-General.