I thank the Ambassador of Belgium for his briefing and reiterate France’s full support for the realization of his mission.
I will focus on three points.
The first concerns the arms embargo, which, as our United Kingdom colleague mentioned earlier, is vital. It directly impairs the ability of terro…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Mueller, Mr. Khiari and Ms. Marcaillou for their briefings.
The situation in north-eastern Syria is a major concern. A few days ago, the Council expressed its deep concern about the growing terrorist threat and the deterioration in the humanitarian situation…
At the outset, I wish to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga for their briefings.
I would like to begin by commending the bilateral rapprochement between the Sudan and South Sudan, particularly President Salva Kiir Mayardit’s leading role in launching the Sudanese peace tal…
I thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock, for their briefings.
The humanitarian situation in Yemen remains catastrophic, and our collective response must rise to that challenge. The civilian population continues to pay the highes…
I, too, would like to thank most warmly the Under-Secretary- General for Peace Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, for his briefing on the significant developments in the Sudan over the past weeks. I also welcome the Ambassador of the Sudan and his delegation, which represents the new face of the S…
I join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his briefing, and I welcome the presence among us of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru, Mr. Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, to whom we wish every success in fulfilling his new responsibilities.
The relationship between the United…
At the outset, I wish to thank the speakers and welcome the presence with us of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo.
The Security Council has regularly stressed that the Final Agreement to End the Armed Conflict and Build a Stable and Lasting Peace represents an…
I would first like to thank the Secretary-General and the three briefers for their presentations.
It is more important than ever before to step up our investment in conflict prevention. The authors of the Charter of the United Nations gave the Security Council a clear mandate in that regard. Yet it…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2491 (2019), which extends for 12 months the legal framework established by resolution 2240 (2015) and
reaffirms our collective determination to combat tirelessly the smuggling of migrants and refugees off the coast of Libya.
This collective und…
At the outset, I thank Mr. Huang Xia very much for his briefing.
For several months, the Great Lakes region has seen a new dynamic, energized by President Tshisekedi and the support of President Lourenço and the commitment of Presidents Museveni and Kagame. Such resolve to reduce insecurity has alr…
As the Permanent Representative of Germany just recalled, the convening of this debate a few days after the remarkable mobilization that we witnessed during the Climate Action Summit highlights very aptly the crucial importance of listening to what young people have to say to us and of including fut…
I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for his specific and very detailed briefing on the progress made in the political process and on its upcoming stages.
France welcomes the announcement made by the Secretary-General as regards the Constitutional Committee, which is a first positive …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Russian Federation for convening today’s very important discussion on the strategic partnership among the United Nations, the African Union and regional organizations.
The Council is well aware of President Macron’s personal commitment to Africa. In his stat…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General, the representatives of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Commonwealth of Independent States for their briefings on the actions of their respective organizations.
Terrorism is one of the greates…
First of all, I would like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Palestine to our debate.
I thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his informative briefing. His presentation of the eleventh report on the implementation…
France regrets that we did not reach an agreement today in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Idlib. We welcome the efforts of Germany, Belgium and Kuwait to try to reach a balanced draft text that would have merited our unanimous support.
While the situation in Idlib has continued to d…
First of all, I would like to thank Ms. Mueller for her very useful briefing. I also reiterate my appreciation for the outstanding commitment of all humanitarian personnel in Syria.
More than ever, we must focus our efforts on three areas. The first, which must be an absolute priority, is the imple…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, for his intervention. I shall comment on three points.
First, on the peace process, the current priority is to form a transitional Government of national unity by 12 November. France welcomes R…
France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2489 (2019). I am delighted that the Security Council succeeded in demonstrating its renewed support for Afghanistan.
I would like to address my condolences to the Afghan people for the attack on an electoral rally of President Ghani last night.
I would l…
We firmly condemn Saturday’s attacks on the oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais. Such actions can only exacerbate tensions and the risk of conflict in the region and undermine political efforts to resolve the crisis. They absolutely must end.
I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General and …
