Russia has once again called for a meeting on Nord Stream, although there have been no developments since the
last consultation we held on the subject, on 14 March. We rightfully question Russia’s zeal regarding the file and its deep concern with regard to the attack on that energy infrastructure. …
I would like to thank Mr. Pedersen, Mr. Rajasingham and Ms. Hayford for their briefings.
Given the increase in hostilities in the Middle East since October 2023, our responsibility is to do everything within our power to ease tensions. All actors must exercise restraint. France continues to work wi…
I would like to thank Ms. Sigrid Kaag, Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, for her briefing. France calls for the full implementation of resolutions 2712 (2023) and 2720 (2023).
Ms. Kaag’s account confirms the catastrophic state of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Two mi…
I thank Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel for introducing her report (see A/78/772).
France aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union and would like to add several remarks in its national capacity.
France supports the initiatives aimed at combating impunity to ensure justice fo…
I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General Huang Xia, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya, and Ms. Pétronille Vaweka for their briefings.
I would like to emphasize three points.
First, the escalating situation that is threatening the stability of the Great Lak…
I would first like to thank the Maltese presidency for holding today’s open debate and to thank the briefers for their presentations and their harrowing testimonies.
I reiterate France’s full support for the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and her Team of Experts on t…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate on the exercise of the right of veto.
France is committed to multilateralism and, at its heart, the United Nations system. The Security Council, to which the Charter of the United Nations entrusts the primary responsibility for maintaining international …
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. María Isabel Salvador; the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Catherine Russell; and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, for their briefings. I also welcome the rep…
I would like to thank Malta for assuming the chairpersonship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) during this difficult period for the organization.
As we commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act next year, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukrain…
I would like to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Ms. Edem Wosornu and Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas for their briefings.
A year has passed since the start of the conflict that is devastating Sudan — a year in which tens of thousands of people have lost their lives and more than 8 million have been forcibly d…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing, and I welcome the participation of the many Ministers and senior officials in today’s meeting.
The region experienced a major development on the night of 13 and 14 April with the unprecedented attack by Iran and its proxies on Israel. France has conde…
France would like to thank Algeria for submitting this draft resolution (S/2024/312), which it voted in favour of.
It is time to achieve a global political settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, on the basis of the two-State solution — the only option that can meet the long-term security n…
I would like to thank the Commissioner- General for his briefing.
In that connection, I would like to make three points today.
First, France reiterates its call for full, massive and unimpeded humanitarian access and delivery in order to meet the immense needs of the civilian population of Gaza. I…
I thank the Maltese presidency for organizing today’s important debate. I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo, Secretary-General of the Union for the Mediterranean Nasser Kamel, and Ms. Sarra Messaoudi for their statements.
The Mediterranean concentrates multiple security, humanitarian,…
I would like to thank the Special Representative and the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) for their briefings. I welcome the participation of the representative of Libya this morning. I would like to emphasize the following points.
First, our collective priority…
I would like to thank the briefers for their briefings.
The region saw a major development from 13 to 14 April with the unprecedented attack carried out by Iran and its proxies against Israel. France condemns that attack in the strongest possible terms. It obviously
is a serious and major threat t…
I thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for his briefing.
When we last met in January to discuss the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant (see S/PV.9526), we noted that the situation there was precarious and worrisome. Maintenance operations and the power and water…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
France condemns in the strongest terms Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel yesterday, which threatens to destabilize the region. The Secretary- General has also condemned it. The attack constitutes a serious and major threat to international peace a…
I thank the Secretariat for its briefing.
Only 24 hours ago, we met (see S/PV.9600) to discuss the plight of civilians4 in Ukraine. Everyone will remember the devastating toll of Russia’s strikes against civilians, residential areas and Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Against that backdrop, no one…
On 28 March, the Security Council was due to vote on the renewal of the mandate of the Panel of Experts of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The Panel was established by a unanimous vote of the Council in 2009 …
