We would also like to take this opportunity to welcome your presence among us today, Sir, and commend Mexico for making a priority the prevention of trafficking in small arms and light weapons, which indeed fuels armed conflicts and undermines peacebuilding efforts.
The Security Council has played …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and Ms. Asha Siyad for their briefings.
I will focus on two points: the elections and the security transition.
France welcomes the completion of th…
I thank Ms. Lyons and Ms. Karim for their briefings. I commend the courage of the United Nations teams working in difficult conditions, as well as that of Afghan civil society actors, who never give up. When they took power by force on 15 August, the Taliban created a crisis situation that has serio…
Many of us take the floor every year to stress the importance of Security Council reform. In the Declaration on the Commemoration of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations, our Governments called on us to breathe new life into the discussions, and France is fully committed to that objec…
I thank the Mexican presidency of the Security Council for organizing today’s debate, as well as the other four distinguished briefers for their briefings.
Preventive diplomacy is everyone’s business at the United Nations. The framers of the Charter gave the Security Council a clear mandate in this…
I thank the various briefers for their briefings.
The situation in the Sahel continues to be of great concern. We all saw this together during the Security Council’s visit to Mali and the Niger. Despite the success of operations in recent months, the civilian population and local forces continue to…
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union delegation (see A/76/PV.29) and wishes to make the following remarks in its national capacity.
First, my delegation thanks Judge Piotr Hofmański, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), …
I thank Mr. Lacroix and the Police Commissioners for their briefings. I would like to stress three points.
United Nations police have taken on a leading role that will only continue to grow. That role has evolved significantly over the past 20 years: one only has to look at the increase in deployme…
I welcome Mexico’s organization of this debate, which recalls three essential conditions for lasting peace: inclusion, the guarantee of human rights and development.
First, with regard to inclusion, conflict resolution requires political solutions that bring together all the stakeholders. That is b…
I thank President Obasanjo and Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for their briefings. I would like to make three points.
Immediate action is needed to bring about a ceasefire and facilitate the start of a political dialogue. France calls on the Federal Government, the regional government of Tigray and its allie…
First of all, allow me to thank Kenya, its Permanent Representative and its team for the outstanding work during the month of October. Allow me as well, Sir, to commend your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. You have the full support of my delegation in the coming weeks.
Since t…
France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2602 (2021), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) and endorses the appointment of the new Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara.
I reaffirm France’s support for the work …
It was an honour to lead the Security Council mission to Mali and the Niger alongside you, Mr. President, and the Permanent Representative of the Niger. The visit allowed the members of the Security Council to get a clear picture of the situation through direct and in-depth discussions with the loca…
On behalf of France, I wish to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for presenting the annual report of the activities of the Court (A/76/4). The Court’s report is testament to the important role it plays in the peaceful settlement of disputes between States. As the list of case…
I, too, wish to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Mr. Parfait Onanga- Anyanga and President Mbeki for their briefings. I also welcome the presence among us of the representatives of the Sudan and of South Sudan.
I wish to emphasize three points.
First, the attacks targeting United Nations Interim Sec…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Martin Griffiths for their briefings, as well as Ms. Mounerfah Albarouki for her testimony.
The war in Syria remains a daily reality. We condemn the resurgence of violence as seen in the bombing attacks in Damascus on 20 October and the…
I welcome Kenya’s commitment to the women and peace and security agenda. I thank the new Director of UN- Women, to whom I express our full support, as well as the other briefers for their presentations.
I wish to take this opportunity to pay tribute to all the women peacebuilders around the world, …
I thank the briefers for their briefings. I welcome you, Madam President, to today’s meeting. I also welcome today’s important debate, convened by Kenya.
I will focus on three points.
First, enhanced regional cooperation must be translated into specific benefits for people. Rapprochement must ensu…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland, as well as Mr. Levy and Ms. Ashrawi, for their briefings.
France welcomes the renewed unity of the Security Council in support of the two-State solution, which is the only solution to date that meets the legitimate
aspirations of Israelis and Palestinian…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic; the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union; the Head of …
