I, too, wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for his briefing. I also welcome the participation of the President of Kosovo and of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia.
The resolution of the dispute between Belgrade and Pristina is a European security issue; recen…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and Ms. Peñaranda and Ms. Soto for their testimonies and their daily action in their communities. I also welcome the Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia.
Colombia is about to celebrate the fifth ann…
I too would like to thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Acting Assistant Secretary-General Rajasingham for their briefings, as well as Ms. Al-Deen for her testimony and proposals.
The security situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate. In Ma’rib and Shabwa, deadly clashes persist and are even inten…
I welcome your presence among us here today, Sir, and I thank you for bringing us together to debate such a pertinent topic. I also thank the Secretary-General for his participation.
Conflicts often thrive by exploiting differences between peoples. Since 1957, the European project has shown that, t…
I would like to thank Kenya for organizing this meeting and thank the briefers for their statements.
The uncontrolled spread and the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons is a threat to international peace and security. It fuels conflicts, crime and terrorism. We have all paid the pri…
At the outset, I thank the Secretary-General for his presence among us today and his briefing. I commend the commitment of the United Nations personnel deployed in Ethiopia.
In view of the humanitarian emergency, France expects that the Ethiopian authorities will cooperate fully with the United Nat…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing. I also thank the Permanent Representative of the Niger for his briefing and his work as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to
resolution 1533 (2004). I am also grateful to Ms. Nelly Mbangu for he…
At the outset, I would like to echo others in
thanking Ireland for its extremely successful presidency during the month of September and to extend my best wishes to you, Mr. President, for a successful presidency in October.
I would also like to thank Special Representative La Lime and Ms. Douyon …
I would like to thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Clearly, the Syrian regime does not want to cooperate. What I read in the Director-General’s monthly report (S/2021/842, annex) is a deliberate attempt to obstruct the deployment of the teams of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical …
By voting in favour of resolution 2599 (2021), France reiterates its full support for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). Its efforts are vital in supporting the political transition process and to prepare for the parliamentary and presidential elections to be held on 24 December. …
As I do every month, I reiterate France’s support for a two- State solution. That is the only one that is consistent with international law, the agreed parameters and the resolutions of the Security Council, including resolution 2334 (2016). It is the only option to date that can bring about a just …
We thank you, Madam President, for convening this very timely meeting. We fully support the inclusion of the women and peace and security agenda in all country-specific discussions. We believe that this cross-cutting approach is crucial to the implementation of the normative framework of the Securit…
I wish to thank Mr. Pedersen and Ms. Mhaissen for their statements.
The recent clashes in the region of Dara’a and the increased attacks by the regime and Russia on the Idlib zone make clear that the war is not over. It cannot be over until such time as a political solution is implemented. That is …
I have the honour to introduce His Excellency Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, who will deliver the statement of France.
Only a few days ago, the Security Council met to address
the threat to international peace and security posed by North Korea’s nuclear proliferation. Today we are gathered again, this time to celebrate 25 years since the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) was opened for signature. That is…
Climate change is causing a chain of disruptions in the life of our societies and on the international scene. In recent years, droughts, floods, storms, tropical cyclones and extreme temperatures have directly caused nearly 2 million deaths, to say nothing of the human tragedies linked to the confli…
I thank Mr. Griffiths and Ms. Qaddour for their briefings.
More than 10 years after the Syrian tragedy began, the violence continues, as evidenced by the recent increase in hostilities in the north-west and in Dara’a. Civilians continue to pay a heavy price. The priority now is an immediate cessati…
I also thank Special Representative Volker Perthes and Hala Alkarib for their briefings.
For my part, I would like to stress three points. France reiterates its full support for the democratic transition in the Sudan. We welcome the Government’s economic reforms, which have made it possible to begi…
I thank Special Envoy Ján Kubiš, the Indian chairmanship of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya, and Ms. Asma Khalifa for their briefings.
Peace is within reach in Libya. We must remain mobilized to ensure that the window of opportunity do…
I thank Mr. Grundberg, Ms. Eltahir Mudawi and Ms. Al-Qadhi for their briefings.
It has been seven years since the conflict in Yemen began. On the ground, there is no prospect of an end to the crisis. Since the beginning of the conflict, we have stated repeatedly that the military option will not le…
