France voted in favour of decision 75/510, which will enable the General Assembly to continue its activities effectively in exceptional circumstances where health considerations preclude face-to-face meetings. Its implementation will be strictly limited to essential activities and functions of the A…
On behalf of France, I too wish to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for presenting of the annual report of the activities of the Court (A/75/4).
In this period of challenges for multilateralism and international law, the Court remains an essential institution for peace and …
I would like to thank Mr. Lacroix and Mr. Onanga-Anyanga for their briefings.
I will be brief, and focus on three points.
First, France regrets that the political process today remains deadlocked and calls for the resumption of dialogue between the parties. Although both parties named their chief …
I thank the team of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for its eighth annual report (see A/75/276). We commend its members for their efforts to continue the work of the Mechanism during these turbulent times brought about by the coronavirus disease pandemic. We also congratu…
I thank Special Representative Mr. Ndiaye, Mr. Chergui and Mr. Vervaeke for their briefings.
The Central African Republic still faces significant challenges. The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, with food insecurity but also the coronavirus disease pandemic, measles and malaria in p…
I thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under- Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings. The war in Yemen must be stopped. We reiterate that the only solution is political. We therefore call on the parties to the conflict to resume talks in coordination with the Special Envoy, to whom F…
France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2547 (2020). The efforts undertaken by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) in support of political dialogue as well as for governance and the strengthening of the rule of law is of vital importance and should be continued. We welcome the r…
I thank Mr. Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, for his briefing. I would like to emphasize three points.
First of all, progress on regional cooperation should be encouraged. France welcomes the positive developments in recent months. In particular, I welco…
I want to thank Special Representative Annadif for his briefing and for his work as Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). I also commend the work of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union, which mobilized…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing, which demonstrates, if proof were still needed, that the Syrian regime continues to flout its international obligations. Why else would we meet again today after last Monday’s meeting?
Contrary to what some claim, the Syrian chem…
I hope that we are going to be able to move on from procedural matters to a substantive discussion on the chemical issues before us.
Our Chinese colleague has just raised a timely question worthy of discussion. Why do we invite such and such a person and not another? That is a good question.
But f…
We have a monthly meeting on the issue of Syrian chemical weapons with Mrs. Nakamitsu. There is an agreed standard format, which is that Mrs. Nakamitsu briefs us every month. Everyone is very happy with that. It is a little repetitive, but it is the standard format.
At the same time, Mr. President,…
I thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016).
The recent developments serve to underscore the ongoing significance of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The parameters for its settlement have long been known — two States, living side …
I would like to thank Ms. DiCarlo and Mr. Lacroix for their very comprehensive briefings. France’s priority is to support the transition that began more than a year ago. The progress made in recent months is encouraging, particularly with regard to the momentum of the peace negotiations, which the G…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under- Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings.
There is an urgent need to find a political solution to the crisis in Yemen. We are concerned about the continuing clashes there, particularly in Ma’rib. We call on the Yemeni parties…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2543 (2020), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and would like to thank Germany and Indonesia for the efforts they made in their capacity as co-authors of the resolution. The resolution sends a…
I wish to begin by welcoming your commitment, Mr. President, to the protection of children and schools as a priority of your presidency. We are also pleased to see the adoption today of presidential statement S/PRST/2020/8 on this very important topic, facilitated by the Niger and Belgium.
I thank …
I join in others in congratulating and welcoming Ambassador Philippe Kridelka, to whom I wish every success.
I also wish to join in expressing condolences, through the Somali authorities, to the families of the victims of the attack on the Elite Hotel in Mogadishu last weekend, which we very strong…
