I would like to thank the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano, for his briefing.
France welcomes the ICAO Council’s decision of 18 July, as well as the resolution adopted by its Assembly at its forty-first session recognizing …
I thank the Special Coordinator for his presentation.
France is very concerned about the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in East Jerusalem. The figures speak for themselves. Since the beginning of the year, more than 120 Palestinians from the West Bank and Jerusalem …
I thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
France condemns this umpteenth attempt by Russia to make us forget that it is in violation of the Charter of the United Nations. Russia is again using the Security Council as a propaganda platform. It repeats that there are offensive biological programs in Ukraine.…
On behalf of France, I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for her presentation of the report on the activity of the Court (A/77/4) and to pay tribute to the memory of Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade, who passed away in May. France would like to recognize h…
I thank Ms. Martha Pobee and Ms. Hanna Tetteh for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the Sudan and South Sudan in this meeting. I would like to highlight three points.
We are concerned about the changing nature of intercommunal violence, with clashes between the Ngok Dinka and Twi…
France deeply deplores the cynicism that Russia has demonstrated in convening a meeting on the integrity of the Charter of the United Nations. Because it is clear that it is Russia that has been continually violating the Charter and trampling on its principles by invading its neighbour and annexing …
I thank the Special Envoy for his presentation.
I would like to make three points.
First, it is imperative that the regional peace initiatives yield concrete results. Late last week, as was noted today, fighting between the Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo and the Movement du 2…
I thank Mr. Pedersen and Ms. Ghelani for their briefings.
As we say every month, the war in Syria is not over. The clashes in north-west Syria in recent weeks are further proof of that. Some 60 people, including a dozen civilians, are said to have lost their lives in the fighting, while more than 6…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
In 2013, the Syrian regime murdered thousands of civilians on the outskirts of Damascus with weapons that are prohibited under international law. No one has ever disputed the fact that the attack took place. Following it, the Security Council unanimously ado…
I thank the Special Representative for his briefing. At the outset, I would like to reaffirm the key objective of achieving a unified Libyan Government capable of governing the whole territory of Libya and representing all Libyans. The status quo makes Libya vulnerable to foreign interference and to…
The Council met on Monday to discuss the situation in Haiti (see S/PV.9153). France is extremely concerned about the situation on the ground, in particular the suffering of the local population. France stands with the Haitian people and will continue to mobilize support for Haiti. That is why France…
I thank Ms. DiCarlo and Ms. Brown for their briefings.
Eight months after launching its war of aggression, Russia has crossed a new threshold. It has been indiscriminately shelling Ukrainian cities for the past 10 days, deliberately choosing to strike civilian infrastructure, especially energy infr…
I too would first like to thank Gabon for
organizing this open debate. I welcome its commitment to women’s rights and to the Security Council’s women and peace and security agenda. I thank the Deputy Secretary-General and our other briefers for their valuable insights, and I particularly commend th…
France aligns itself with statement delivered on behalf of the European Union, and wishes to add a few brief points in its national capacity.
I thank President Gatti Santana for presenting her report (see A/77/242) and congratulate her on her appointment to the presidency of the International Resid…
I thank the Special Representative for her briefing. I welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Central Africans Abroad. The Special Representative can count on France’s full support.
I would like to begin by paying tribute to the personnel of the United Nations Mu…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing, and I welcome the presence among us of the Foreign Ministers of Serbia and Kosovo.
The incidents that took place in northern Kosovo on 31 July are worrying and remind us that there is no other way forward for either Serbi…
I would like to set the record straight after the false and defamatory accusations made by the Malian transition Government in the annex to the letter transmitted to the Security Council on 15 August (S/2022/622) and repeated just now in the Council by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali.
I wo…
I would like to thank the Special Representative for his briefing and welcome the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali.
I will be brief: Mali is today at a crossroads. The first steps have been taken in recent months. In July, an ag…
I thank Special Representative La Lime for her briefing. I welcome the presence at this meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, as well as of the Permanent Representative of Belize to the United Nations and the …
I thank Mr. Grundberg and Ms. Msuya for their briefings.
France deeply regrets the non-renewal of the truce, which expired on 2 October. It was a missed opportunity for the parties and, above all, a missed opportunity for the Yemeni people, who have suffered this conflict for eight years. The Houth…
