I join others in thanking Special Representative Ján Kubiš for his briefing, which comes at a critical time for Iraq. I also welcome his personal commitment to doing the job that he is leaving and that he carried out with exemplary determination in difficult circumstances. I will discuss the latest …
I would like to begin by expressing France’s heartfelt thanks to the Chinese presidency. Your initiative, Sir, to convene the members of Security Council, as well as all Member States, to meet on the issue of multilateralism in defence of the United Nations is particularly welcome given the threats …
First of all, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his particularly enlightening briefing on the latest developments in Libya and for his tireless work. I also thank the Ambassador of Sweden for his briefing on the work of the Committee established pursuant t…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this annual and always very useful meeting. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Alexandre Zouev, who is a remarkable polyglot, the Police Commissioners here today and Ms. Reitano for their briefings, which enable us to better unders…
I thank the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for his enlightening briefing on the latest developments, particularly in the electoral process.
The citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina went to the polls on 7 October to elec…
On behalf of France, I would first like to express to the Chinese presidency of the Security Council our warmest wishes for success this month.
France supported the renewal of the sanctions regime against Libya for an additional 15 months and welcomes the adoption of resolution 2441 (2018). It is c…
I would like to thank the Chinese presidency for convening this meeting, as well as Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu for her very informative briefing. Today I will discuss three points — the situation on the ground, the importance of remaining mobilized in the face of the re-emergence of che…
Mr. President, you can count on France’s support for your presidency this month.
I thank Prosecutor Bensouda and her teams for their report and today’s briefing. As this year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Rome Statute, France wishes to reaffirm its complete and full support for the Interna…
At the outset, I would like to thank the American penholder for its in-depth consultations and efforts to take all views on board in drafting the text. I will focus on three issues.
First, France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2440 (2018), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Mission…
I thank Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Ursula Mueller, for their enlightening briefings about the ongoing tragic situation in Ukraine, which, now more than ever, requires the attention of the international commu…
I would like to begin by thanking the Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Mark Lowcock, for his ever- helpful and informative briefing, and by commending his tireless efforts, as well as those of his team, in responding to the extreme humanitarian …
I would like at the outset to thank the Special Envoy of the
United Nations Secretary-General for his particularly important and enlightening briefing concerning progress in the political process and, more broadly, for his tireless efforts, which deserve and enjoy our full support.
We requested th…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Bolivian presidency for having organized this open debate on the women and peace and security agenda, which, as everyone knows, is one of France’s top priorities. I also thank the Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN-Women for their briefings, …
On behalf of France, I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for introducing the report on the Court’s activities (A/73/4) and to congratulate him on his election to the presidency.
I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the recently elected judges and tho…
I would like to begin by warmly thanking Mr. Marzuki Darusman, Chairperson of the independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar, for his chilling and insightful briefing and more broadly for the outstanding work that his team has carried out, professionally and independently, in difficul…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting, which is being held at a particularly important time for the Central African Republic. I would also like to thank our briefers for their very enlightening statements.
The situation in the Central African Republic remains espec…
First of all, I would like to thank the United Kingdom for having taken the initiative of convening this meeting in the extremely deteriorated humanitarian context of which we are all aware and which Mr. Lowcock has just described. His warnings and expectations are very clear, and we must all act wi…
I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, for his very enlightening briefing. I also welcome the highly appreciated presence of Ambassador Konfourou in the Council, who will deliver a statement on behalf of Mali.
I wish to begin my statement by convey…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Nikolay Mladenov for his briefing and his commitment day in and day out, and to renew France’s support for him. I would also like to commend Bolivia’s initiative in inviting Mr. Hagai El- Ad, Executive Director of the Israeli non-governmental organization B’T…
I thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura for his very informative briefing and exemplary commitment. I also wish to commend the exceptional work of the Special Envoy and reiterate to him France’s full and entire support for the crucial month ahead of us.
Each of us is well aware that Syria is at a …
