I too thank Nicholas Haysom and Wafaa Saeed for their briefings and Viet Nam for its work at the helm of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan over the past two years.
I will focus on three points.
We regret that the implementation of the Revitalized A…
I would also like to thank Mr. François Louncény Fall, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing and for his concerted action as the Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA). I would like to underscore three points.
First, it is essential to supp…
I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, the Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) for their briefings.
Since 2015, France and its three European partners have demonstrated a steady commitment to the …
I would first like to thank Mr. Grundberg and Mr. Rajasingham for their briefings.
The dynamics on the ground in Yemen are very worrying. The security situation continues to deteriorate. France shares the concern expressed by the Special Envoy, namely, that the escalation on the ground is serious. …
I thank President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their report (see S/2021/694) and briefings. I also thank Judge Meron, at a time when he has decided to dedicate himself to other duties, for his contribution to international criminal justice over the past decades.
France reiterates its full sup…
I would also like to begin by thanking Special Representative Volker Perthes for his briefing. I welcome the presence of the representative of the Sudan here among us.
I would like to highlight three points.
First, the Sudan’s institutions must be re-established and consolidated in order to move t…
At the outset, I would like to commend the Niger for its unswerving commitment to the fight against climate change and for organizing this debate.
This debate provides another opportunity to emphasize that this is environmental fight is also a fight for international peace and security. That is why…
At the outset, I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
The Syrian regime refuses to cooperate. The Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been trying to organize the twenty-fifth round of consultations in Damascus for more than six months now, …
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Grandi for his briefing and for his excellent work at the head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
As we commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, UNHCR’s mandate…
France fully aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union and its member States (see A/76/PV.46) and would like to make the following comments in our national capacity. We, in turn, thank Singapore and Norway for having facilitated the negotiations on the two draft reso…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for their briefings. I also thank Ms. Marie-Madeleine Kalala for her commitment to advancing wo…
France voted in favour of resolution 2608 (2021), as it allows for the pursuit against piracy off the coast of Somalia. That no attacks have taken place in more than four
years is the result of a long-term collective endeavour, but its outcome remains uncertain.
Nonetheless, France is concerned by…
In Paris in 2024, France will be the next country to host the Olympic Games. The Paris Olympic Games will be centred on three key pillars — engagement, celebration and legacy. We believe that sport is a vector for peace, development and solidarity. We sincerely hope that the pandemic will be behind …
I join others in thanking the Chairs of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 154…
At the outset, I would like to wish you, Mr. President, every success during your presidency, which comes on the heels of the excellent presidency held by Mexico. I would like to also congratulate Mr. Christian Ritscher on his appointment as new Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investi…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and Ms. Comfort Ero for their briefings.
France is concerned about the increase of negative signals on the ground, which contrasts with the positive dynamics of recent months. The Bennett Government’s first decisions, taken with respect to settlements in O…
I thank the Special Envoy for his briefing, and in particular for his commitment from the start of his mandate to achieving peace in Libya. I also thank the Permanent Representative of India, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), a…
I have the honour to introduce Mr. Jean-Claude Brunet, Ambassador for Transnational Crime Threats, who will speak on behalf of France.
A pre-recorded video statement was shown in the General Assembly Hall (see annex X and A/76/569/ Add.1).
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, for her briefing. I wish to reiterate France’s full support for her work. I would also like to thank Ms. Amal Kabashi for her testimony. I welcome the presence of the representat…
I too thank Prosecutor Khan for his report and his briefing. I reiterate our congratulations to him and wish him success in fulfilling the crucial missions entrusted to him.
France reaffirms our unwavering support for the International Criminal Court and its staff, as well as our commitment to the …
