I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, María Isabel Salvador, and the
Executive Directors of UNICEF and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ms. Catherine Russell and Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, respectively, for their briefings. I would also like to welcome the President o…
I thank former Presidents and Thabo Mbeki, Assistant Secretary-General Khiari and Ms. Echavarría Álvarez for their briefings.
I would like to stress three points. France, as a member of the European Union, believes firmly that regional integration serves the maintenance of international peace and s…
I thank the Special Representatives for their respective briefings, and I welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Somalia at this morning’s meeting. For my part, I would like to emphasize three points.
First of all, France welcomes the efforts that have been made to bring peace to S…
I thank President Gatti Santana for presenting the eleventh annual report of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (see A/78/257).
France supports the approach adopted by the President and the Prosecutor, who have devoted their efforts to completing trials, arresting fugitives…
I thank Mr. Wennesland and Mr. Griffiths for their briefings.
The situation in Gaza and the region has continued to deteriorate since the terrorist attack committed against Israel by Hamas on 7 October. It is regrettable that the Security Council was unable to respond and to act today, 11 days afte…
I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and Ms. Malimukono for their briefings.
I wish to make three points today.
First, 10 years after its signing in Addis Ababa, the Peace, Security and Coopera…
The terrorist attack carried out on the 7 October by Hamas is, without a doubt, the worst such attack experienced by Israel since its creation. In this difficult time, France stands by Israel. Israel’s security is non-negotiable. Israel has the clear right to defend itself.
Given the current crisis…
I thank the Special Representative and the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya, for their briefings.
I shall make three points.
First of all, I would again like to express France’s solidarity with the Libyan people a month after the devastating f…
I would like to thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
Four days ago, we held an emergency meeting following a Russian-led strike on a building in the Ukrainian village of Hroza (see S/PV.9431). The vast majority of Council members and the Secretary-General condemned that violation of international humani…
Following on from the consultations between the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council that have just concluded in Addis Ababa, I would like to emphasize three points.
First of all, we must further strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and the A…
I thank Mr. Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General; Mr. Ćurić Hrvatinić, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission; and Mr. Botero García for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of Minister for Foreign Affairs Durán in today’s meeting.
France commends …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Ms. Al-Jarahi for their briefings. I also welcome the representative of Iraq to today’s meeting. I would first like to affirm France’s solidarity with Iraq following the tragic fire in Qaraqosh on 26 September. Our thoughts are with the…
I thank the Under-Secretary-General and the Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator for their briefings.
Once again, the Security Council is meeting to respond to a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law by one of its permanent members, Russia. As the Secretary-General did just last Thurs…
I would like to thank the representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration Office to the United Nations for their statements.
I would like to highlight three points.
First, Europe is a land of welcome and as…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ms. Modi for their briefings. I welcome the presence here today of the Minister for Foreign Affair…
I thank Mr. Pedersen, Ms. Wosornu and Ms. Jarbawi for their briefings.
The war continues in Syria with complete impunity, and the violence remains widespread. This war has repercussions on the entire region, which hosts several million refugees and is suffering the repercussions of the captagon tra…
I thank Mr. Wennesland for his briefing.
Thirty years after the Oslo Accords, the pace of Israeli construction is increasing in the occupied Palestinian territories. France condemns that policy,
which contravenes the Fourth Geneva Convention and a number of Council resolutions, particularly resolu…
France expressed its concern clearly when underwater explosions hit the Nord Stream gas pipelines a year ago. We took seriously the reports that the explosions were the result of a deliberate act of sabotage, and our position is unchanged. These are serious matters that require thorough investigatio…
I would like to thank Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva, UN-Women Executive Director Ms. Bahous and Ms. Karima Bennoune for their statements.
The situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate. The Taliban continue their policy of systematic oppression of Afghan women, who continue to be de…
It is an honour for me to speak before the General Assembly on behalf of France.
I do so knowing how important our common Assembly is, this Assembly of all our nations, which have decided to freely unite their destinies and act for the common good. It is in that spirit that I speak before Member St…
