I should like to thank you, Madam President, for the efforts that you and your team deployed in these negotiations, which made it possible for us to adopt resolution 2629 (2022) unanimously.
By voting in favour of this text, France is reaffirming its full support to the United Nations Support Missi…
I too thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Today we celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention, which enabled the destruction of 99 per cent of declared chemical-weapon stockpiles, thanks to the integrity and professionalism of the Organizati…
I thank Prosecutor Karim Khan for his briefing, which as always was clear, transparent and comprehensive.
In the tragic context with which we are familiar, France reaffirms its indefatigable support for the International Criminal Court and its staff. We pay tribute to their independence and dedicat…
I would like to begin by thanking the Special
Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes for his briefing, as well as all other briefers.
I would like to focus on three points.
First, I would like to recall the importance of dialogue among the States of the region to address the security …
I too thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen, Ms. Joyce Msuya and Ms. Nirvana Shawky for their very comprehensive briefings.
The war in Syria continues. As we say every month, the war is unfortunately not over. Idlib continues to be subjected to indiscriminate shelling and bombing by the regime and its …
The veto is not a privilege. It implies duties and a special responsibility for the permanent members. The use of the veto cannot be intended to paralyse the Security Council in fulfilling its mandate to maintain international peace and security. That would be contrary to the spirit of the Charter o…
I too would like to thank the Special Coordinator for his very detailed briefing and to assure him of France’s full support.
France is very concerned at the increase in tensions and violence that have multiplied in recent days in Jerusalem, and which have also claimed many victims in the Palestinia…
I, too, thank Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Hanna Tetteh for their briefings. We also welcome the Special Envoy’s appointment. Ms. Tetteh can count on France’s wholehearted support in her new functions, as was the case previously. I, too, welcome the participation of the representatives of the Sudan and S…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing and reiterate my congratulations on her appointment. I also welcome the participation of the Foreign Ministers of Kosovo and Serbia.
France reiterates its commitment to the European perspective of Kosovo and Serbia. That p…
I would like to thank Ms. Clements and Mr. António Vitorino for their briefings and to applaud the remarkable work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations agencies and all the humanitarian actors in Ukraine …
I would like to thank Mr. Hans Grundberg and Mr. Martin Griffiths for their briefings.
As the Special Envoy noted, there have been encouraging developments in Yemen over the past two weeks. In the area of security, France commends the announcement of a two-month-long truce. That is an important ini…
I thank all our briefers for their very moving presentations. I reiterate our full support for the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten. I also commend the outstanding commitment of Nadia Murad and, through her, reiterate our …
I would like to thank Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing. I also welcome the presence here today of the President of Colombia, Mr. Iván Duque Márquez.
In a world shaken by conflict, Colombia is an example to the international community. Th…
I would like to thank Ms. Bahous, Mr. Fontaine and Ms. Cherepakha for their briefings. They confirm the deep concern that we have expressed since the beginning of the Russian aggression.
We are still shocked by the abominable attack on the Kramatorsk railway station on Friday, which could constitut…
I thank Mr. Chaiban, Ms. Martinez and Mr. Ojwang for their briefings.
At the outset, I commend the outstanding work of the entire United Nations and of humanitarian and medical personnel in responding to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite some progress, vaccination rates remain ex…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Ms. Samaké for their briefings.
France is very concerned about the situation in Mali — the increase in violence against civilians in the centre of the country since the beginning of the year, with total impunity, and rep…
I welcome President Zelenskyy’s participation in this meeting. Through him, I commend the courage and spirit of resistance of the Ukrainian people. France stands by his side. I thank the Secretary- General, the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and the Under-Secretary- …
France aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union (EU).
We thank Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under I…
I thank Ms. Keita for her briefing.
We have just learned that a United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) helicopter disappeared today in the Rutshuru area. I pay tribute to all of the Mission’s personnel who dedicate themselves each day to …
I would like to thank Ms. Msuya and Mr. Beasley for their briefings.
I would especially like to express my gratitude for the substantial mobilization on the part of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme and all other humanitarian agencies. They can count …
