At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee for their briefings and Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein for his remarks. I also pay tribute to the vital contribution made by the women and men working in peacekeeping operations a…
In July 2024, the Security Council made significant changes to the sanctions regime through the adoption of resolution 2745 (2024), enabling the Council to come to a consensus on this file for the first time since 2020.
France wanted to build on that collective success by proposing a technical roll…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, and Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their briefings.
After more than 50 years of dictatorship and war, the transi…
First, I thank Assistant Secretary- General Miroslav Jenča and Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for their briefings, which remind us of the gravity of the situation.
A week ago, the Ukrainian President reiterated his readiness to engage in direct peace talks with the Russian President. What …
Mr. President, Your Excellency Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, France welcomes Pakistan’s initiative of convening this meeting. I would like to thank Mr. Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, and Mr. Yousef Al-Dobeay, Assistant Secretary-General for Political …
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing. I followed very closely what was
The priority in the Middle East is to obtain a permanent and immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages illegally held by Hamas and the massiv…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his briefing. France is grateful for the work he has done in Colombia and assures him of our full support in his next role in Haiti. I also welcome the presence of Colombia’s Vice-Minister for Multilateral …
What Syria is experiencing today is both the resurgence of long-standing tensions after decades of oppression and the risk of being drawn into broader regional turmoil. This places two responsibilities before our Council, in line with its mandate: first, to help Syria swiftly build an inclusive and …
Along with our British, Danish, Greek and Slovenian partners, we called for this Security Council meeting given the considerable urgency of the situation. I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Tom Fletcher, and the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Catherine Russell, for …
France thanks the United States and Panama for their work as co-penholders, which led to the unanimous adoption of the
The Office has a role to play in supporting the Haitian authorities as they work towards a return to stability and a lasting end to the country’s deep crisis. That support is neede…
I thank Deputy Prosecutor Khan for presenting the forty-first report submitted pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005).
France is concerned about the continuation of clashes in the Sudan. The conflict that has been raging there since April 2023 sparked a dire humanitarian crisis and massive violations o…
First of all, I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Hans Grundberg; the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Tom Fletcher; and the Chief Executive Officer of Yemen Aid, Ms. Summer Nasser, for their insightful briefings. I also welcome the pr…
Please accept our congratulations, Mr. President, our best wishes and our support for your presidency. My thanks likewise extend to the Permanent Representative of Guyana and her Mission for their presidency last month. I am also grateful to the Assistant-Secretary General,
The overriding priority …
I would like to thank Mr. Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, for his briefing and observations on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016).
Once again, our Council notes the worsening situation, and France would like to reiterate three immediat…
My statement will be very brief.
France thanks all the members of the Council for their participation in the negotiations. The sanctions regime and its group of experts are essential tools to fight against violence and destabilization in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as recalled by …
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Martha Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, and Ms. Shayna Lewis for their briefings. I would also like to thank Mr. Joonkook Hwang, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea, for his briefing.
The presentations we have just heard confirm, …
At the outset, I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and our colleague Ambassador Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone and Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for their briefings.
I w…
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, for his briefing, and above all, for the action of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) to promote peace and stability …
I thank Guyana for having convened this debate on a painful, but critical theme for the Council. I would like to thank Special Representative Mrs. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter and UNICEF representative Ms. Sheema SenGupta for their briefings. I ask you, Madam President, to thank Sila for her courageo…
I would like to thank the Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, the representative of the European Union, Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis, and our colleague, the Permanent Representative of Slovenia, as Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), for their b…
