I would first like to warmly thank the Indonesian presidency for organizing this vital debate on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the inclusion of the protection of civilians on the Security Council’s agenda and to welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, wh…
First of all, I would like to thank the briefers for their very detailed presentations. I will make three key points.
First, in the context of a fragile security and humanitarian situation, we are concerned about the delays in implementing the transition plan and the commitments made in the securit…
I would like to begin by welcoming your presence here, Madam President, and the fact that the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia is presiding over our meeting, which reflects the importance of the subject we are discussing today. I thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing,…
I thank Mr. Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Smaïl Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, for their briefings, which provided a detailed and informative assessment of the situation and the challenges that we currently face in Libya. I woul…
France welcomes the unanimous renewal of the mandate of the
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for one year through resolution 2470 (2019). I would like to assure Special Representative Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaert our full support and thank her for her very informative briefing.
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I am pleased that we are discussing the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Peacebuilding Fund in this forum, which helps to strengthen synergies between the PBC and the General Assembly. I am also pleased that, for the first time, in March, an informal interactive dialogue was held b…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, as well as Ambassador Meza-Cuadra, for your commitment as Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism, resolutions 1267
(1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the…
France objects to the adoption of the agenda for this meeting. The Russian delegation’s request that we hold an open meeting on the law on the use of Ukrainian as the national language specifically today, the day of the inauguration of Mr. Volodymyr Zelensky as the new President of Ukraine, democrat…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock and Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for their very useful briefings. Given the tragic situation in Syria, particularly in the north-west, I would like to underscore three priorities: the critical need to preserve the ceasefire in Idlib, the non-negotiable i…
I thank all the briefers for their especially enlightening remarks. I particularly welcome the presence around this table of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Burkina Faso, His Excellency Mr. Alpha Barry, in his capacity as current President of the Group of Five for t…
I would like to begin by warmly thanking Special Envoy Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock and Executive Director of
UNICEF Henrietta Fore for their very enlightening interventions. I also thank the Peruvian Chair of the relevant Committee for his briefin…
I would like to begin by thanking Ms. Bensouda for her detailed report and briefing. As we have done every time she has appeared before the Council, we would like to reaffirm France’s full support for the International Criminal Court (ICC). I would also like to take this opportunity to stress that t…
I too would like to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for his informative brief, which shows that the current situation clearly still requires the attention of the Security Council.
Ten days ago, on 29 April in Berlin, President Macron, together with Chan…
First of all, I would like to thank the Indonesian presidency of the Security Council for holding this important open debate, which focuses on an element that is key to ensuring the success of peacekeeping operations.
I would also like to especially welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign …
It is a pleasure to welcome Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga to the table here in the Security Council in his new capacity as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa. I wish him every success in his mission to support efforts towards peace in a context of profound change in the regio…
Since this is, I believe, the last public meeting we have together, allow me also to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President — indeed, you and your entire team — for the outstanding work of the German presidency throughout this month of April, and, if I may also allow myself to mention it, the part…
France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2468 (2019), renewing the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) and supports the Personal Envoy of the Secretary- General for Western Sahara. My delegation thanks the American penholder for its in-depth consult…
In the wake of our moment of silence, I would once again like to express France’s shock and firm condemnation regarding the attack on the Poway synagogue. Anti-Semitism is the enemy of us all. Anti-Semitism and, more broadly, religious hatred are the complete opposite of all we believe in and consti…
I warmly thank Ms. DiCarlo, Ms. Mueller, Mr. Apakan and Mr. Sajdik for their informative briefings on the tragic situation facing Ukraine. Allow me to express our heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Apakan and Mr. Sajdik for their excellent work.
France condemns in the strongest terms Russia’s decision to f…
At the outset, I should like to join previous speakers in expressing France’s heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of Sri Lanka following the horrific terrorist attacks carried out on Easter Sunday. We express our sympathy and compassion for the victims of those barbaric acts, as w…
