I thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Volker Türk, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ms. Elizabeth Salmón, for their informative briefings. I would like to commend the courage of Ilhyeok Kim for his …
I thank Mr. Hans Grundberg, Ms. Eden Wosornu and Ms. Amat Al-Salam Abdullah Abdo Al-Hajj for their presentations.
France reiterates its full support for the work of the Special Envoy, and we commend his efforts to facilitate discussions between the parties. France also welcomes the diplomatic effor…
I thank the representative from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for her briefing. I also welcome the presence among us today of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia. I want to stress three points.
First, the restrictions and total blockade of traffic on…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Director Edem Wosornu for their extremely comprehensive briefings, and I would like to focus on two points.
First, all parties must cease fighting immediately. Over the past three months, the security situation in the Sudan has steadily deteriora…
I would like to thank Mr. Ebo and Mr. Katoub for their briefings.
Independent investigations by the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have documented and demonstrated the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime. Today we are meeting here once ag…
I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, and thank the United States for convening this open debate on such an important subject, which expands upon that of the meeting convened by the United Kingdom presidency on 17 July (see S/PV.9380), in which the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affair…
Russia says it is worried about the lack of prospects for resolving the war of aggression it itself has unleashed. Once again, let us remind ourselves of the facts: Ukraine did not want war, nor did it do anything to provoke it. Russia alone is responsible for the current situation. It is Russia tha…
France welcomes the United Kingdom presidency’s convening of today’s meeting on a major function of many peacekeeping operations: the protection of civilians. I would like to thank the Under-Secretary- General and the three Force Commanders for their briefings. I would like to pay tribute to the Blu…
I thank Mr. Khiari for his presentation.
The situation on the ground has not improved, and trust between the parties is at an all-time low. France is deeply concerned about the escalation of tensions. We condemn all attacks targeting civilians, Israeli or Palestinian. Given the heavy toll of milita…
This meeting is yet another diversionary exercise orchestrated by Russia as part of its disinformation campaign. I will therefore limit my remarks to the essential.
To date, it is Russia’s actions in its war of aggression against Ukraine that have violated human rights. Numerous United Nations repo…
I would like to thank Mr. Khiari for his briefing.
For over a week, Russia has been raining missiles and drones down on the Odesa region. These murderous strikes have but one objective: to punish Ukraine for its resistance to Russian aggression, which has kept Odesa a free city.
Since ending the B…
I congratulate Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão on his appointment and thank him for his briefing. I wish him every success in the discharge of his mandate. He can count on the full support of France. I also welcome the participation in this meeting of the President of the Commission of …
First of all, I would like to pay tribute to Croatia’s remarkable work at the helm of the Peacebuilding Commission, as well as that of Germany and Bangladesh. I also commend the Chairs of the country configurations on their personal commitment.
I would like to emphasize three points.
First, the Pe…
I would like to thank Mr. Pedersen and Mr. Rajasingham for their contributions.
The war in Syria continues, as does the suffering of the Syrian people. Twelve million people have been displaced, millions of whom have found refuge in neighbouring countries or elsewhere, and 130,000 have disappeared.…
I would like to thank Ms. DiCarlo and Mr. Griffiths for their briefings.
France, along with Ecuador, called for today’s meeting because Russia crossed this week a new line in terms of cynicism and irresponsibility. We have all heard it claim over the past few months that it was very concerned about…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union (see A/77/PV.90), and I would like to add some remarks in my national capacity.
France regrets that draft resolution S/2023/506, which was submitted on 11 July by Switzerland and Brazil and received 13 votes in…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Jack Clark and Mr. Yi Zeng for their briefings.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the revolution of the twenty-first century. At a time when we are facing a tougher world, marked by competition and hybrid wars, it is essential to make artificial intell…
The Security Council met at the ministerial level on 24 February (see S/PV.9269), after 365 days of an abominable war chosen by Russia alone. The day before, the General Assembly had called once again on Russia to cease its aggression (see A/ES-11/PV.19), but it has continued. Russia has now been wa…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Patten and our briefers for their unwavering commitment on the ground. I would also like to thank the United Kingdom for its leadership in, and commitment to, this important subject, as illustrated by its convening of this debate today. I comm…
I thank Prosecutor Khan for presenting his thirty- seventh report pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005), concerning the Sudan. We welcome his willingness to renew the Office of the Prosecutor’s strategy in view of the changing context in the Sudan, and to return there as soon as the situation allows.
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