I would like to thank Ms. Pobee, Mr. Tiaré and Ms. Diouf for their briefings.
The primary challenge in the Sahel is obviously a political one, as it involves strengthening State systems and consolidating democracy. France calls for the transitions in Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Chad to be carrie…
I thank Mr. Griffith for his briefing. At the meeting of the emergency special session of the General Assembly held on 22 February, exactly one year after Russia launched its war against Ukraine, the Secretary-General clearly reaffirmed that:
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ... is an affront to our c…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank Prosecutor Karim Khan for the presentation of his twenty-fifth report, pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). We also welcome the presence of the representatives of Libya at this meeting.
As we have noted time and again, the International Criminal Cour…
I thank High Representative Christian Schmidt for his briefing and welcome the participation in today’s meeting of Mrs. Željka Cvijanović, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Since our last meeting, in November (see S/PV.9179), we have welcomed the swift formation of a new executive …
I too join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Special Envoy Hanna Tetteh for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representatives of the Sudan and South Sudan at today’s meeting. I would like to emphasize four points.
First, the Abyei Area has o…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
As we all know, we are here because the Syrian regime has used weapons of mass destruction against its own population. Independent investigations by the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have demonstrated that…
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) today is facing an unprecedented attack on its very essence. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine since 24 February 2022 is a flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, as well as of all the principles and commitment…
Allow me to join my colleagues in congratulating Switzerland on its historic assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and wishing it every success. It goes without saying Mr. President, that you can count on France’s full support in that regard. I thank the briefers for their very inform…
My delegation apologizes for taking the floor again.
We do not want to respond to any particular accusations, but to provide some clarification. It not a matter here of giving a lesson on the law or constitutional law, but it was mentioned that French deputies were present on Syrian territory. A de…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, for her briefing.
Today’s meeting takes place in the context of significant progress made towards the normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, and we welcome this, even if I must say that the tone this mo…
I thank Mr. Pedersen and Ms. Doughten for their briefings. I would like to stress two points.
The only thing that will put an end to the suffering of the Syrian people is a political solution to the conflict in Syria. As we repeat every month, the war in Syria is still not over. That is why France …
After more than a year of Russian aggression in Ukraine and in the face of the extraordinarily serious violation of the Charter of the United Nations by a permanent member of the Security Council, it remains more crucial than ever to strengthen our collective security system. My delegation will repe…
On behalf of France, I too would like to thank Ms. María Isabel Salvador for her briefing and wish her every success in her crucial mission. I also thank Ms. Ghada Waly for her briefing and would like to acknowledge the presence at today’s meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Haiti and th…
I thank the Secretary-General, Special Representative Volker Perthes, the representative of the African Union and the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. I would like to underscore five points.
First, the situation on the ground is desperate. Since 15 April the clashes have result…
I thank Mr. Wennesland for his briefing.
France is concerned about the current cycle of violence in the occupied Palestinian territories and in Israel. We condemn all violence against civilians, whether it involves attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians or terrorist attacks again…
In addition to the statement made by the observer of the European Union on behalf of its
member States, I would like to add several remarks in my national capacity.
I thank Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and …
Built on the rubble of the Second World War, the multilateral international order created by the Charter of the United Nations is an instrument for peace, based on principles such as the sovereign equality of nations, respect for international law, the non-use of force and the peaceful settlement o…
I thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing.
France welcomes the recent progress achieved in the implementation of the 2020 ceasefire agreement under the auspices of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission, with the two Chiefs of Staff and all security actors, under the impetus of the Special…
I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg for his briefing and wish him a speedy recovery. I would also like to thank Ms. Ghada Mudawi for her briefing. I welcome the presence of the representative of Yemen in the Chamber today.
On the truce, we welcome the current positive momentum. The context is favo…
I thank Mr. Khiari for his briefing.
Warning sirens sounded again on the island of Hokkaido after a long-range ballistic missile was fired on 13 April. The threat posed by North Korea to its neighbours is real, and for more than a year, in the face of the increasing number of launches, we have rema…
