I would like to begin by thanking the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Miroslav Jenča, for his briefing.
France underscores, as it does at all times, its dedication to international law and the Charter of the United Nations. The principles of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States must…
At the outset, I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Ms. Martha Pobee, and the Permanent Observer of the African Union, Mr. Mohammed Fathi Ahmed Edrees, for their briefings, which illustrated how close the…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Sima Bahous, for their statements and their commitment to the women and peace and security agenda.
Twenty-five years on from the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the agenda has allowed notewort…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Korean delegation for a presidency that was as busy as it was well conducted. I wholeheartedly wish the Russian Federation the best for this presidency and, of course, assure it of our full support. I would like to thank the Special Representative-desi…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the presence among us of the Permanent Representatives of Haiti and Barbados.
France is grateful to Panama and the United States for their efforts to ensure the adoption of this resolution (resolution 2793 (2025)) and welcomes it. It gives a robust Chapter VII…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Bintou Keita, for her clear and precise briefing. I would also like to reiterate France’s support for her work and that of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…
I would like to thank the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Ramiz Alakbarov, for his briefing.
The Israeli-Palestinian question has been at the heart of tensions in the region for decades, and it is the duty of the Council to deal with it relentlessly.
In a week’s t…
I will be brief. A delegation has questioned the honesty of the French delegation in its remarks. My delegation simply wishes to remind that delegation that, as someone once said, facts are stubborn things, and the facts are as follows.
First, the first fact is that Iran is not complying with the o…
First of all, I want to recognize the presence of the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran here.
I wanted to take the floor before the voting to put things in perspective and describe the extensive efforts that we have made over these past eight days — right up to the very last moment — t…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Republic of Korea for the initiative to hold this open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his remarks and his written report (A/79/966) and the briefers, Mr. Bengio and Ms. Choi, for their insights into the topic of today’s debate.
Artificial int…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and his commitment to supporting the two-State solution in favour of peace and security for Israel and Palestine.
Yesterday, from the rostrum of the General Assembly during the High-level International Conference for the Pea…
Eighty years ago, women and men from every continent signed a historic pact for global peace and security. It was 26 June 1945, in San Francisco. The United Nations was born, and in its Charter,
In March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin for the deport…
At the outset, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. I would like to welcome the ministers in attendance at this emergency meeting, in particular the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia and the High Representative of the European Union, Ms. Kaja Kallas.
As we know…
I welcome the presence of the representative of Iran at this table, and I would like to thank the presidency for organizing today’s meeting on a central issue for international peace and security and for non-proliferation. The convening of this meeting allows for the proper implementation of the Joi…
At the outset, I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, whose endeavours over all these years are to be commended, for the proposals that he made today. I am also grateful to Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, who highlighted for us the huma…
At the outset, France thanks the 10 elected members of the Security Council for this draft resolution (S/2025/583). France voted in favour of this document. It was not adopted, despite the support of 14 of the 15 members of the Council.
However, we all agree on one thing: an absolute tragedy is unf…
First of all, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Roza Otunbayeva, and commend her work at the helm of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) over the past three years. France extends its full support to her and all United Nations staff in…
France welcomes the presence of the representatives of Iraq and Kuwait among us today. France thanks the United Kingdom for its sustained efforts, which have resulted in a balanced text that takes into account the positions of all Security Council members and the expectations of Iraq and Kuwait.
Th…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hans Grundberg, and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Tom Fletcher, for their
France strongly condemns the arbitrary arrests of United Nations personnel carried out by the Houthis in Sana’a …
At the outset, I would like to thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for her briefing to the Security Council. I also wish to extend a welcome to the new Permanent Representative of Syria, Mr. Ibrahim Olabi, and commend him for his presence among us today.
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