I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Ms. Nateel for their briefings.
They remind us of how lethal the conflict in Gaza has been for children. According to UNICEF, more than 14,500 children have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war — more than the total number o…
At the outset I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his briefing. I welcome the presence among us of the Colombian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Luis Gilberto Murillo, and I would also like to thank Mr. Diego Tovar, signatory of t…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti, Ms. Salvador, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ms. Waly, for their briefings.
I welcome the presence in the Council of the Minister for F…
I thank the Algerian delegation for convening today’s meeting. I also thank the Deputy Secretary-General, the African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security and Mr. Djinnit for their briefings.
The terrorist threat on the African continent is expanding. Terrorist groups affili…
Allow me first of all to thank the Algerian delegation for convening today’s meeting and the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The future of the Gaza Strip must be part of a future Palestinian State. We must prevent Hamas from regaining a foothold in the Strip and must therefore prepare for the r…
I thank Mr. Lacroix and Major General Gauchat for their briefings.
The Near East has experienced an unprecedented period of tensions since October 2023. In that context, France is committed to putting an end to that cycle of violence, in conjunction with its partners. In Lebanon along the Blue Line…
I wish to thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing.
France calls upon Russia to immediately cease its war of aggression and to withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory within its internationally recognized borders. We condemn the indiscriminate strikes being stepped up against cities, civilians and e…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Geir Pedersen, and the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Tom Fletcher, for their briefings.
The fall of the Al-Assad regime has created a historic opportunity t…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
On 6 January, North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile, which crashed off the coast of Japan. The North Korean authorities once again sought to highlight the missile’s advanced features, including its hypersonic natur…
First of all, I would like to thank Ms. Edem Wosornu of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Ms. Beth Bechdol of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for their briefings.
I would like to emphasize three points.
First, France is concerned about the wors…
I first congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. You know that you can count on France’s full support. I would also like to welcome the five new members of the Council. Lastly, I thank Mr. Türk, Dr. Peeperkorn and Dr. Haj-Hassan for their briefings.
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I thank Mr. Khiari and Mr. Knights for their briefings.
France condemns the attacks carried out by the Houthis against Israel over the past few weeks. It deplores the fact that, despite numerous warnings from the Council, the Houthis, supported by Iran, continue to carry out destabilizing actions b…
France thanks the United Kingdom for its crucial role in preparing the text. We welcome the adoption of resolution 2767 (2024), which establishes the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The Mission represents a new stage in support for Somalia’s efforts in the fight …
I would like to thank Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão and Ms. Levinia Addae-Mensah for their interventions.
France continues to closely monitor the situation in West Africa and the Sahel. France is concerned by the deterioration of the security situation in the central Sahel and the La…
I would like to thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her briefing.
This umpteenth meeting on arms deliveries requested by Russia is only a smokescreen that cannot mask how Russia continues to treat the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. There is ind…
France would first like to thank Sierra Leone for the efforts undertaken with us to prepare draft resolution S/2024/943. We would also like to thank all members of the Security Council for their unflagging commitment during the negotiations.
Draft resolution S/2024/943 will renew the mandate of the…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. I also thank the briefers for sharing their views with us today on this important subject.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the major revolutions of this century. It is already shaping our daily lives, our economies …
I would like to thank Ms. Edem Wosornu for her briefing and Ms. Shayna Lewis and Mr. Saad Bahr Al-Din, Sultan of Dar Masalit, for their statements
I would like to focus on three points.
First, the situation in the Sudan remains dire. France condemns the attacks perpetrated by the Rapid Support For…
I would first like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing and Ms. Efron and Mr. Levy for their testimonies.
The Security Council must respond to the acceleration of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem to ensure the implementation of its own resolutions on t…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her presentation to the Council, as well as Mr. Leff for his briefing.
For many months, it has been clear that North Korea is complicit in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine through its provision of massive military s…
