France welcomes the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
The situation in Mali is fragile. Insecurity is increasing, and civilians are the primary victims. The Blue Helmets’ mission, just as that of the Malian armed forces…
I thank Albania for organizing this open debate and for your effective presidency, Mr. President, of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. I also thank Ms. Sievers and Ms. Landgren for their analyses and recommendations.
The Security Council and the entire mult…
I would like to thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing. I welcome President Zelenskyy’s participation in this meeting and assure him of France’s full solidarity with Ukraine.
France condemns in the strongest possible terms yesterday’s Russian strike against a shopping centre in the city of Kremenchuk, …
I thank the Under-Secretary-General for her briefing.
France is concerned about the evolution of the situation in Libya, which risks reversing the progress made in recent years. In a context marked by the coexistence of two rival Governments, the risk of destabilization, or even the partition of th…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016).
France is concerned about the trends on the ground that threaten the viability of the two-State solution. We continue to consistently defend the two-State solution, both with Jerusalem as their …
I thank all of our briefers today for their presentations. On behalf of France, I too would like to join others in expressing our condolences to and solidarity with the families of the victims of the violent earthquake that struck south-eastern Afghanistan yesterday and left hundreds dead or injured…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Ms. Lina Ekomo for their briefings.
We wish to congratulate the Special Representative on her appointment and to wish her every success at the head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission …
First of all, I too would like to thank Ms. Alice Nderitu, the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, as well as Ms. Liubov Tsybulska and Mr. Jared Cohen, for their very insightful briefings.
Regrettably, hate speech and incitement to violence are nothing new. They have fuelled many conflic…
I thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Ms. Ghada Mudawi and Ms. Lorna Merekaje for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the representative of South Sudan at today’s meeting.
I would like to underscore three points. My colleagues have already spoken about them, so I will try to be brief.
First, we…
I thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Martin Griffiths and Mr. Iyad Agha for their briefings.
After 11 years of conflict, humanitarian needs are at an all-time high. In the north-west, the number of people in need of assistance has reached 4.1 million, an increase of more than 20 per cent since last y…
At the outset, I wish to join others in thanking Special Representative La Lime for her briefing. I would also like to thank Mr. Descardes for his briefing. I welcome the presence today of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Religion of Haiti.
As we just heard, there is an emergency in Haiti. The …
I thank the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles. His presence is proof of the European Union’s unwavering commitment to the United Nations.
The European Union and its member States are mobilizing alongside the United Nations…
I thank Albania for convening today’s debate. Your commitment, Madam President, to upholding women’s rights in the Security Council is remarkable.
It has been recalled by all speakers that conflicts, coups d’état and political unrest cause serious setbacks for women and girls. In those situations, …
I thank Mr. Hans Grundberg, Ms. Ghada Mudawi and Ms. Azal Al-Salafi for their presentations. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Yemen.
France welcomes the renewal of the truce this month, which constitutes a positive and encouraging signal from the parties to the conflic…
I thank President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for the clear presentation of their report. We also thank the entire staff of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, based in Arusha, The Hague and Kigali, for their contribution to the proper functioning of the Mechanism and mor…
I thank the Special Representative and Ms. Touré for their briefings, and I welcome the presence of Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop. I also welcome the presence in the Chamber of Mr. Djimé Adoum, High Representative of the Coalition for the Sahel.
As we prepare to renew the mandate of United Nation…
On May 26, along with the majority of the members of the Security Council, France supported draft resolution S/2022/431, condemning North Korea’s ballistic missile launches and aiming to strengthen measures to put an end to them (see S/PV.9048). We regret that the Security Council was blocked by the…
I thank Mr. Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ ISIL (UNITAD), for his presentation of the Team’s eighth report (see S/2022/434), submitted pursuant to resolution 2597 (2021).
I welcome the p…
I join others in thanking the briefers for their briefings and written statements. I would like to make three points.
The first relates to our support for the political processes in Central Africa. In Chad, France recalls its commitment to the holding of an inclusive dialogue as soon as possible. W…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her commitment since the start of the Russian aggression. I welcome the signing of a framework of cooperation between the United Nations and Ukraine.
I thank Ms. Karbowska and Ms. Rollins Westin for their remarks, and I pay tribute to …
