I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing.
France requested the holding of this emergency meeting of the Security Council given the seriousness of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. After having amassed a large quantity of troops and military equipment for several weeks, o…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
I would like to begin by applauding the statement delivered by the President of the Republic of Ukraine,
Volodymyr Zelenskyy. For more than 18 months, he has embodied and led the Ukrainian nation, giving a face and a voice to the milli…
I too would like to thank Special Representative Nicholas Haysom, Director Edem Wosornu and Racheal Juan for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of South Sudan in this meeting.
On the political front, the lack of progress in drafting a permanent Constit…
I thank the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, Mr. Cohen and Mr. Miebach for their briefings.
At the end of 2022, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated that humanitarian needs for 2023 would increase to $51.5 billion, the first time that it had announced suc…
I thank Volker Perthes, Edem Wosornu and Mayada Adil for their briefings. I would particularly like to thank Mr. Perthes for his work as Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS) for the past two and a half years. I believe we are all conscious of the…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Once again, by calling for a meeting on Western arms deliveries to Ukraine, Russia would like to shift onto others the responsibility for an illegal war that it itself started. No one is fooled by this attempt at disinformation. Let us not for…
I thank Mr. Jenča for his briefing.
Almost a year ago, in October 2022, the overwhelming majority of the General Assembly membership condemned Russia’s illegal holding of so- called referendums in regions within the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine and the subsequent attempt to illegal…
I would like to thank Mr. Lacroix for his briefing.
Despite the challenges of the past year, peacekeeping remains an irreplaceable instrument. It is often the only possible response to contemporary security challenges. Conflict prevention and peacebuilding are useful levers but are unsuitable once …
I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs for her briefing.
We are meeting once again because the Syrian regime has used weapons of mass destruction against its own population. Independent reports from the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OP…
First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and I assure you of France’s full support throughout the month of September. I thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s open debate and for your work in your capacity …
France deeply regrets Russia’s veto of the draft resolution renewing the sanctions regime in Mali (S/2023/638). Together with the United Arab Emirates, France worked tirelessly in recent weeks to present a balanced text at the end of a process of in-depth consultations, while listening to the views …
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made on
behalf of the European Union and by the representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States (see A/77/ PV.97), and would like to make the following remarks in its national capacity.
Th…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Ms. Abouya for their briefings.
France takes note of the letter of the Secretary- General (S/2023/611) on the withdrawal of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). We pay tribute to the w…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States.
We would like to thank the facilitators as well as all involved for their constructive engagement.
During the negotiations of resolution 77/327, arguments were made that energy and climate are unrelated issues. …
I thank Ms. Gherman, Mr. Voronkov and Ms. Khalaf for their briefings.
I wish to emphasize two points.
The challenges of international terrorism remain immense. Da’esh and Al-Qaida are resilient, expanding their presence in several countries and continents — including in the Levant, Africa, Afghan…
I would like to thank Ms. DiCarlo, Ms. Rashevska and Mr. Kuleba for their briefings.
On this day celebrating Ukrainian independence, France pays tribute to the unshakeable courage of the Ukrainian people, who, 32 years after gaining independence, find themselves forced to continue fighting tireless…
I would like to thank Geir Pedersen and Lubna Alkanawati for their statements.
I would like to emphasize two messages.
The Syrian regime is behind the suffering of the Syrian people and the destruction of the country.
Since the peaceful uprising of Syrian demonstrators in March 2011, the regime h…
I would like to thank Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily and Ms. Noura Al Jerbi for their briefings.
The Libyans have clearly expressed their desire to hold presidential and legislative elections. It is important to listen to them. The full commitment of all Libyan and international players t…
I thank Tor Wennesland for his briefing.
France condemns the pursuit of unilateral measures that constitute an obstacle to peace. It condemns the Israeli colonization of Palestinian territories, which contravenes international law and constitutes a major obstacle to peace. France calls on the Israe…
I would like to thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Today Russia is calling for a meeting to spread its propaganda, but it is not fooling anyone. It was Russia, on 24 February 2022, that deliberately undermined our collective security with its war of aggression against Ukraine — an illegal, unj…
