Committees are smaller groups of Members of Parliament responsible for examining issues in detail before decisions are made by the full chambers.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Security
Chamber of DeputiesResponsibilities
The Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Security is be responsible for issues relating to:
(a) international relations and cooperation;
(b) parliamentary diplomacy;
(c) implementation of the resolutions on Rwanda tabled before the Plenary Assembly, which are included in reports of international meetings attended by Deputies;
(d) organisation of state protocol in general;
(e) Rwanda community abroad;
(f) reports from parliaments and international organizations to which Rwanda is a member;
(g) reports on the African Peer Review Mechanism;
(h) national security and territorial integrity;
(i) cooperation in national defence and security matters;
(j) organisation of organs in charge of intelligence and security;
(k) immigration and emigration;
(l) disasters;
(m)refugees;
(n) peacekeeping and security operations abroad.