I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and to welcome Mr. Diop, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali, to the Council.
I would like to begin by paying tribute to the memory of the victims of terrorism in Mali, be they …
I thank the Secretary-General, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Archbishop Gallagher and Ms. Ibn Ziaten for their briefings.
Fraternity and tolerance are essential values that we all share. But we should also remember, on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that t…
On closer reflection, France has decided to vote in favour of draft resolution S/2023/427, which is being put before us today. However, I would like to provide some clarifications.
Brotherhood and tolerance are important values; but they are also ambiguous concepts subject to at times contradictory…
I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General, President Santos Calderón and Ms. Kadry for their briefings.
It has been said time and again — climate change is an aggravating factor in a context of fragility. Of the 20 countries most affected by conflict, 12 are among the most vulnerable to cli…
I would like to thank the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Ms. Gatti Santana, and Prosecutor Brammertz for presenting the report of the Mechanism and for their briefings.
On behalf of France, I would also take this opportunity to also pay tribute to the memo…
I thank Ms. DiCarlo, Mr. Aboul Gheit and Ms. El Omrani for their briefings.
We must contribute collectively to peace and stability in the Arab world. There will be no lasting peace in the region without a political settlement in Syria. The regime must make concrete gestures so that a genuine politi…
I thank the Special Adviser for presenting the report (see S/2023/367) of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by
Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD). I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Iraq. As was undersc…
I thank Mr. Griffiths for his briefing.
The partial destruction last night of the Nova Kakhovka dam, in the Kherson region, is a particularly serious act. It illustrates once again the disastrous consequences of Russian aggression, particularly on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. None of this wou…
I would like to thank the Special Representative, the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States and Ms. Tamoifo for their briefings.
I would like to emphasize three points. First of all, France welcomes the solidarity shown by the Sudan’s neighbours, in particu…
I thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing.
On 31 May this year, a North Korean military satellite crashed into the sea off the coast of South Korea, along with its space launcher. That attempted launch is yet another flagrant violation of international law and Council resolutions. France strongly condem…
I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, Ms. Mudawi and Ms. Aveline for their briefings.
I would like to focus on two points. An unconditional exoneration of Bashar Al-Assad will not bring about the lasting peace to which Syrians aspire. His regime and its allies are responsible for a war with unprecedented cons…
I thank the Director General for his briefing and welcome him to this meeting.
Only a week ago, the electrical supply to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant was once again cut off for several hours for the seventh time since Russia’s aggression began. For the seventh time, we have come close to a …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General
Rosemary DiCarlo, Commissioner Bankole Adeoye and Ms. Bitania Tadesse for their briefings.
On Africa Day, on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, I am delighted that we are meeting again to discuss African peace operations following th…
I thank Mr. Wennesland and Ms. Hary for their briefings.
France is concerned about the continuing use of unilateral measures. It condemns the decision by the Israeli authorities to authorize the establishment of settlers in Homesh, in the northern occupied West Bank. That decision, like all announc…
I thank the Secretary-General, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Ms. Mounkaïla for their briefings.
The picture is bleak. Civilian populations are still paying the highest price in conflicts. The sharp rise in the number of civilians killed in armed conflicts in 2022…
I thank Special Representative for the Secretary-General Volker Perthes, African Union Commissioner Bankole Adeoye and Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Workneh Gebeyehu. I will focus on five points.
The situation has continued to deteriorate since 15 Apri…
I have the honour to take the floor in the General Assembly on behalf of France at this midterm review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030.
Today I have two main messages to share with the Assembly. My first message is to assure members of France’s full readiness to implem…
I thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
This is the fifth time that Russia has called a meeting on arms deliveries to Ukraine. Repeating that exercise ad nauseam will not be enough to bring about a parallel reality. The end of this war and its
negative consequences depends exclusively on Russia. On 24 F…
I too would like to thank the Special Representative for her extremely comprehensive briefing and also thank Ms. Latif for her briefing. I welcome the presence of the representative of Iraq in the Chamber today.
I have three messages today. First of all, France welcomes the positive role played by …
I thank our briefers for their briefings.
On the ground, the de facto truce continues to hold, which is positive, although the volatility of the situation calls for continued vigilance. With regard to the truce, we welcome the current momentum. The context is suitable for establishing the foundatio…
