I would first like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Geir Pedersen, and Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher for their briefings, as well as Mr. Bader Jamous and Ms. Waad al-Kateab for their briefings and first-hand accounts of the current situation.
The fall of Bas…
I would like to thank the Secretariat, the representative of the European Union and the Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) for their briefings.
Since our previous meeting in June (see S/PV.9666), Iran has continued to escalate its nuclear programme, in violation of its com…
First of all, I would like to thank the Deputy Special Representative, Ms. Stephanie Koury, for her briefing. I would also like to thank Ambassador Kazuyuki Yamazaki for his briefing and his work as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya, and Mr. Ali O…
At the outset, I would like to thank Lisa Doughten, from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for her briefing.
Russia has now been waging its war of aggression against Ukraine for more than 1,000 days, in defiance of the Charter of the United Nations and international
law. It …
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abdou Abarry and Ms. Nlate for their briefings.
France welcomes the three-year renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA). It also welcomes the adoption on 1 November of presidential s…
First of all, I would like to thank Ms. Roza Otunbayeva, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ambassador Andrés Montalvo Sosa and Ms. Roya Mahboob, co-Founder of the Digital Citizen F…
I would first like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Hans Grundberg, and Under- Secretary-General Tom Fletcher for their briefings. I would also like to thank Mr. Hisham Al-Omeisy for his compelling testimony regarding local action in Yemen and to welcome the Permanent Representat…
I thank the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Ms. Gatti Santana, for the presentation of the twenty-fifth biennial report, submitted in accordance with resolution 1966 (2010). I also thank Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for his briefing.
France reiterates its com…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Ms. Mubalama for their briefings, and I welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the representatives of Rwanda and Angola.
I would like to discuss three …
I would first like to thank His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Al Hassan, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), and Ms. Hanaa Edwar for their briefings. I also welcome the presence here today of the Ambassadors of Iraq and Kuwait…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu and Mr. Shikhani for their briefings.
The latest report (see S/2024/861) of the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) attests once again to the lack of real progress towards the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons programme. S…
I would like to thank Ms. Russell, Mr. Raymond and Ms. Rashevska for their briefings.
For almost three years now, Russia has been waging an illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, which has entailed unacceptable suffering for Ukrainian children. According to the Office of the United Nations High…
I wish to thank Mr. Pedersen and Mr. Al Saleh for their contributions.
France is intently following the latest developments in Syria, particularly in the north-west. All parties must respect international humanitarian law. France has repeatedly stressed that a credible political process remains the…
I thank the United States for organizing today’s meeting and the various speakers for their statements.
Through the 10 resolutions it adopted under the women and peace and security agenda, the Security Council made a commitment to current and future generations of women and girls. As we prepare to …
I thank Mr. Jenča for his briefing.
A few days ago, Russia announced that it had carried out a strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, using its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile for the first time. That strike, which caused damage to civilian areas, was accompanied by threatening statements made by…
I would like to thank Mr. Michaud, Ms. Doughten and Ms. Stoddard for their briefings. I also thank the Secretary-General for his recommendations, which must be implemented as soon as possible.
The year 2024 has been a deadly year for humanitarian workers. The majority of the 281 humanitarian worker…
There is an urgent need to establish an immediate and
permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. France will continue to work towards that goal.
France calls on Israel to ensure the protection of all civilians and civilian infrastructure. Any and all forced displacement of populations is a grave viola…
I thank Ms. Rochdi and Ms. Wosornu for their briefings and Ms. Abou Zainedin for her very powerful briefing and, above all, for her efforts to help the Syrian people.
After almost 14 years of war and Damascus’ refusal to take account of the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people, the prospect …
I would like to begin by thanking Assistant Secretary- General Mr. Miroslav Jenča, the National Security Adviser of Kenya, Ms. Monica Juma and the other speakers for their briefings and perspectives.
The situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate. A month ago, we observed that the gang violence wa…
France thanks the elected members of the Security Council for
preparing the draft resolution (S/2024/835). It finds it deeply regrettable that the draft resolution could not be adopted today.
The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic and continues to deteriorate. International h…
