I join others in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing. I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, and the President of the Comunes party f…
I will be brief. I obviously have no intention of arguing with the representative of Mali. Anything excessive is unimportant, and what he just said about my country was excessive and therefore unimportant. I would just like to point to three things.
First, at the beginning of 2013 — when in my pre…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing. I wish to highlight three points.
My first point concerns the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali. The Council has always been unanimous in emphasizing the major importance of that agreement and calling for its …
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
The threat posed by the uncontrolled proliferation and diversion of conventional weapons is a grave matter that deserves serious treatment. That is why we regret the attempted exploitation that we are witnessing today. It is astonishing to see…
France condemns the agreement between Russia and Belarus to deploy nuclear weapons on the territory of the latter. That is yet another blow to the arms- control architecture, to strategic stability in Europe and to international peace and security. In 2018 Russia began violating the Intermediate-Ran…
France congratulates Mozambique on convening today’s debate. We commend the path taken by the country in the area of peace and national reconciliation. I thank Ms. Duarte, Mr. Chambas and Mr. Manzoni for their briefings.
Africa faces considerable challenges today, such as the pressure of climate ch…
I thank the Special Representative for her briefing, and I would like to emphasize three points.
First, we must consolidate our efforts to guarantee the integrity and sovereignty of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For more than a year, the actions of the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23), an armed …
It was an honour to lead the Security Council mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo alongside you, Mr. President, and the Permanent Representative of Gabon. The visit allowed members of the Council to take stock of the situation on the ground. I thank the Congolese authorities for their welcom…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. I also thank the Secretary- General for his briefing and welcome the presence of the Chairperson of the African Union here among us today.
Terrorism continues to pose a serious threat to international peace and s…
France has clearly expressed its concern following the two underwater explosions that struck the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022. The information available suggests that they were the result of a deliberate act of human origin. The events are unprecedented and must be thoroughly investig…
I thank Mr. Pedersen and Mr. Talahma for their briefings. I would like to underscore two points.
France has just increased its assistance to the Syrian people once again. International donors pledged €950 million at the conference held in Brussels on Monday, 20 March. France has announced an additi…
I thank the Permanent Representative of Ecuador for his briefing on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). I wish him and his team an excellent term at the helm of the 1540 Committee.
Next year we will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of resolution 1540 (2004),…
I would like to thank Tor Wennesland for his briefing. I will make four points.
First, France is extremely concerned about the ongoing deterioration of the situation on the ground and the continuing violence, which is reaching an unprecedented level. France strongly condemns all violence against ci…
I thank Mr. Jenča for his briefing.
In the past, each launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) led to condemnation by the Security Council and a call to respect its unanimously adopted resolutions. However, for more than a year and in the face of the increasing number of launches, we …
I thank Mr. Griffiths for his briefing.
The Russian aggression against Ukraine is being carried out in violation of the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of all treaties protecting civilians. The General Assembly again condemned that aggression in a clear and strong ma…
I would like to thank Mr. Zouev and Mr. Adeoye for their briefings and to underscore three points.
First, the security sector reform needed to promote lasting peace should be part of a project encompassing political and governance issues as a whole. France welcomes the United Nations programme of a…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolutions 2678 (2023) and 2679 (2023)), which sends an unambiguous signal of the Security Council’s support for the mandate and work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I would like to thank the United Arab Emirates and Japan f…
I join my colleagues in expressing my condolences to Mozambique and Malawi following the cyclone that hit their countries. I would like to thank Hans Grundberg and Joyce Msuya for their briefings and I also welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the representative of Yemen. I would like to …
I thank the briefers for their briefings.
By convening today’s meeting and by alleging discrimination, Russia is once again trying to distract us from the atrocities and abuses it continues to commit in Ukraine. This strategy is not new. Since the beginning of its war of aggression, Russia has cons…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Roza Otunbayeva and Ms. Zubaida Akbar for their very informative briefings. I would like to highlight two points.
As we are celebrating International Women’s Day today, I would like to emphasize how vital it is to address this issue. The situa…
