First of all, I would like to begin by thanking Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing and by commending the vital work of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
The publication of a report of the Fact-Finding Mission, led by the OPCW in Syria, again …
I thank Mr. Griffiths and Mr. Grandi for their briefings.
The humanitarian consequences of the Russian offensive in Ukraine are dire. The number of civilian casualties, including children, continues to rise. Cities are being bombed. Civilian infrastructure has been destroyed. About 500,000 people h…
On Friday (see S/PV.8979), the Russian Federation was alone in the Council in blocking the adoption of draft resolution S/2022/155, co-sponsored by 82 United Nations Member States. It called for an end to the aggression against Ukraine. France does not accept such obstruction. It therefore voted tod…
At this moment, Russian missiles are killing civilians, bombing cities and destroying essential infrastructure with the sole goal of making Ukraine a vassal State. It is the dreams of reconquering the Russian empire that we have before us. Ukraine is the victim of a premeditated attack by the Presid…
I thank Mr. Pedersen and Ms. Msuya for their briefings.
A lasting solution to the conflict can only be political. The war is not over: a bombardment by forces of the Syrian regime in Idlib province on 12 February resulted in the deaths of many civilians, including children. France condemns those bo…
At the outset, I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing and for the exceptional commitment she has shown to Iraq since the beginning of her tenure. I also wish to welcome the presence of the representative of Iraq here today.
France shares the conclusions of the …
As we convene in an emergency meeting in order to try to avert the worst and to prevent the start of a war, we have learned, alongside all gathered here, that the President of the Russian Federation has ordered a
special military operation in Donbas and that Russia will try to demilitarize Ukraine.…
France firmly condemns Russia’s unilateral recognition of the independence of the separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and its decision to deploy its army to those territories. It is a violation of international law. It is a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine that is …
I too would like to thank the Special Coordinator for his briefing and for his work. I welcome the presence of the Palestinian and Israeli representatives here among us.
The two-State solution, as defined by the agreed parameters, the resolutions of the Security Council and international law, is th…
I thank the Secretary General for his engagement and for his appeal, which France fully supports.
As we speak, Russia is on the verge of causing chaos in Ukraine and dealing an unjustifiable blow to peace and security in the heart of Europe. For several months, the President of the Russian Federati…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the Special Representative of the African Union and the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) for their briefings. I welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and…
I too would like to thank Ambassador Gaffey for his briefing. I would also like to welcome the presence here today of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq and the Permanent Representative of Kuwait.
Today is an important day for Iraq and Kuwait, but also for the Security Council, which establis…
I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs for her briefing. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his action and very clear words. I welcome the presence of the representative of Ukraine, whose request for an emergency meeting France sup…
I thank Ms La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for her briefing, and I also welcome the presence of the representative of Haiti among us.
Haiti is currently experiencing an extremely serious crisis on several fronts. The political class is being undermined by divisions and mos…
I thank the Under-Secretary General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the Special Representative
of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine for their briefings.
Th…
I thank the Secretary-General of the United Nations for his briefing and the Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization for his presentation on its activities.
The United Nations needs to cooperate with regional organizations to address the crises affecting the world. Because …
I too thank Hans Grundberg, Martin Griffiths and the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) for their briefings.
We are also concerned about the intensity of the fighting, with the various actors hoping to be in a better position to negotiate. That strategy is a dead …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, James Swan; the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Francisco Madeira; and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, Olof Skoog, for their briefings.
I welco…
I first thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov and Mr. Weixiong Chen for their briefings.
At the outset, I would like to pay a heartfelt tribute to all the victims of terrorism. The negation of humanity that terrorist acts represent and the suffering endured by victims call for determined collective action.
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I join others in congratulating you, Madam President, on your presidency of the Security Council for the month of February, and I wish you great success. We also thank Norway for its very successful presidency in January. Finally, I thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo and Mr. Martin Griffiths for their brief…
