I would like to thank the Lithuanian delegation for preparing today’s resolution 2220 (2015), on the illicit trade and destabilizing accumulation of small arms and light weapons, and to commend your and your colleagues’ unflagging efforts, Madam President, to arrive at a text that is both ambitious …
I would, first of all, like to thank Lithuania for having organized an open debate on the central issue of small arms and light weapons. The statements made by the Secretary- General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights help us to gauge the real scale of the problem. I would also like to thank…
At the outset, I also would like to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. lnzko, for his briefing.
France fully associates itself with the statement to be made shortly on behalf of the European Union. I will focus my remarks on three points.
First, concerning the political …
I would like to thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her ninth report and for her briefing, and to affirm France’s support for the Prosecutor, and for the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a whole.
France reaffirms its commitment to resolution 1970 (2011), which referred the situation in Libya to the …
I thank you, Madam President, for organizing this special meeting to commemorate all the victims of the Second World War 70 years after the War ended on the European continent. I also thank the Russian Federation for having taken the initiative to organize this commemorative meeting.
In 1945, the E…
I thank the Permanent Mission of the United States for having prepared the draft of resolution 2218 (2015), concerning Western Sahara. France voted in favour of the resolution, which it also sponsored, as it appropriately addresses the whole host of aspects pertaining to the question of Western Saha…
Let me first thank the Jordanian presidency for organizing this necessary debate. I also thank all of the briefers — Ms. Valerie Amos, Mr. António Guterres, Ms. Ertharin Cousin and Ms. Angelina Jolie Pitt — for their poignant statements. There is no doubt: the Syrian tragedy is like a black hole tha…
At a time when France has probably just managed to escape another deadly attack, this time targeting churches and Christianity, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Jordanian presidency of the Security Council for organizing this debate. I am convinced that the subject of youth shoul…
I thank the Secretary-General for his statement, which underscored the need to act to preserve the two-State solution.
I once again express my warmest congratulations to the Jordanian presidency of the Security Council as well as our profound appreciation of your presence, Sir, at this important de…
I thank the Jordanian presidency for convening today’s important debate on sexual violence in conflict, which represents a long-standing and urgent priority for France. I also thank Ms. Bangura and Ms. Allamin for their briefings and for their exemplary activities.
Exactly one year and one day ago,…
We would like to thank Jordan for having taken the initiative to prepare and coordinate negotiations on the draft resolution on the situation in Yemen. France voted in favour of resolution 2216 (2015), of which it was a sponsor, as it deals with the root cause of the current situation, which is a po…
I thank Ms. Kang Kyung-wha, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for their briefings. We would also like to reiterate our appreciation for the outstanding work done by the teams of the Office for the Coordinati…
I welcome the presence of Mr. Ivica Dačić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and thank him for his briefing. I congratulate his country on his accession to the chairmanship-in-office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2015.
Exactly one year ago, we addressed …
I would like to thank the Chinese presidency for organizing a debate on a topic that is dear to us and which seeks to engage all our energy. Your presence helps us in that
respect, Mr. Minister, and while the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Laurent Fabius, was not able to attend this debat…
The urgency of the situation in Ukraine calls for action. The conflict has resulted in more than 5,000 deaths in 10 months, including the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17, for which those responsible must answer for their acts, as called for in resolution 2166 (2014). Given a security and h…
France thanks the United Kingdom and Jordan for having prepared resolution 2201 (2015). We are pleased that, with the constructive engagement of Council members, the text could be negotiated quickly and unanimously adopted. We believe, indeed, that the very difficult circumstances currently facing Y…
France was severely struck by terrorist attacks in January. Far from laying us low, the attacks have strengthened our resolve to fight terrorism in all its forms, and to develop the international means and instruments available to do so. Yesterday, the presence of French Minister of Justice Christia…
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing and the Foreign Ministers of Kosovo, Mr. Hashim Thaçi, and Serbia, Mr. Ivica Dačić, for their statements.
Just two months after our most recent debate in the Security Council on the situation in K…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this
debate on the eve of a number of deadlines for crucial upcoming efforts such as the strategic reviews of peace operations, the women and peace and security agenda and the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. I would also like…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the entire Chilean team for the work you carried out in January. You have begun this year very well, with a heavy programme combining a useful field mission in Haiti and a dense and productive agenda in New York. Moreover, we were honoured…
