First of all, I warmly thank Ms. Ursula Mueller for her very informative briefing and acknowledge her outstanding work and that of her teams in responding to the humanitarian emergency in Syria. I especially welcome the presence of Nujeen Mustapha among us, and thank her most sincerely for having tr…
France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2467 (2019), submitted by Germany, which we thank for its initiative and efforts. The resolution enables several important advances, including strengthening the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, M…
I would like to begin by warmly thanking Germany and in particular you, Mr. President, as its Foreign Minister, for your commitment to the women and peace and security agenda and to eliminating sexual violence in times of conflict. I thank you for this initiative, Mr. President, and for being with u…
The Syrian conflict has left nearly 500,000 dead, tens of thousands missing and millions displaced. Violations continue to be committed, particularly in areas under the control of the regime or where it has recently regained control. Every effort must be made to ensure justice for all those victims.…
The Sudan is going through a phase of profound change. Therefore, before addressing the issue of the prospects for the withdrawal of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), I would like to return to the political situation in Khartoum and its consequences for Darfur.
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My delegation welcomes the Assembly’s adoption today of the biennial resolution (resolution 73/290) on cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie (IOF).
France fully supports strengthened cooperation between those two organizations, which share the …
I warmly thank our four briefers for their enlightening interventions. I would also like to welcome the presence of Mr. Norbert Röttgen, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Parliament. I would like to make three points today.
First of all, I would like to strongly reaffirm France’s…
I would like to warmly thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his briefing, as well as for the excellent work that he and his team carry out in service of Colombia. I also thank the Co-Director of the Corporación de Investigación y Acción Social y Eco…
It is an honour to have you, the German Federal Minister of Defence, among us today, Madam President, presiding over the Security Council during the joint presidencies of the Council. France and Germany have made the women and peace and security agenda a top priority, as demonstrated by our open deb…
As a founding member of the International Labour Organization (ILO), France believes deeply in the universal message of the ILO, following a devastating war and the Treaty of Versailles, which brought it to an end. While that message of peace has now been enshrined in the ILO Constitution for almost…
Allow me to start by commending in particular the participation in this meeting of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and of the Vice-President of the United States.
The briefers, whom I wish to thank, painted a picture that is absolutely clear. Venezuela has been plunged into the worst hu…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2464 (2019), submitted by the United States, which I thank for its commitment to this issue. The resolution allows for the renewal of the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006), which…
I would like to begin by thanking High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi for his very enlightening and
important briefing. Allow me to also pay sincere tribute to his work, as well as to the teams of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for their outstandin…
I would first like to congratulate you, Sir, on the start of Germany’s presidency, following that of France and linked to it in a twin relationship that illustrates the special partnership between our two countries, which have put together a shared programme and spirit for these two months aimed at …
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having taken the initiative to convene this important debate. I would also like to thank Mrs. Nakamitsu and Mr. Amano for their very enlightening briefings at the beginning of our meeting.
As the international security environment continu…
First of all, I to express to you, Sir, my support for the German presidency, wish it every success and underscore the powerful, as well as operational, symbolism represented by the consecutive French and German presidencies. For together with our friend Mr. Heiko Maas, we wanted for the Security Co…
We regret the two vetoes against the American draft resolution (S/2019/186) — a draft resolution that could have contributed to a political and peaceful resolution of the crisis in Venezuela and relieved the suffering of the Venezuelan people at a time when they are facing one of the worst humanita…
Allow me, first of all, to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Ms. Christine Schraner Burgener, for her enlightening briefing to the Security Council, as well as for her commitment and untiring work to find a lasting solution to the crisis in Rakhine state. I would also like to welcome…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, for his first briefing to the Council. The lessons he has learned from his initial contacts and the insights he offers on the next steps in the political process are particularly enlightening. A…
I would first like to welcome the presence among us of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Equatorial Guinea and that of the State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, on behalf of France, for organizing this important…
