Allow me to thank you, Sir, and the representatives of the United States and Japan for convening this very important meeting.
I also thank Mr. Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his very enlightening briefing on the situation.
The Security Council is once again meeting f…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for yesterday’s debate on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (see S/PV.7985). I would like to thank today’s briefers, particularly Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his presentation of the report …
France welcomes the unanimous adoption today of resolution 2364 (2017), which renews the mandate of the peacekeepers in Mali for one year. France also welcomes the constructive negotiations among the members of the Security Council that led to this important result. With the unanimous adoption of
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I would like to thank you, Sir, for your dual role, as President of the Council and Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), in organizing today’s important meeting. I would also like to thank Ms. Nakamitsu and Mr. Ballard for their very informative briefings.
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France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2359 (2017). Through this important and, in many ways, seminal text, the Security Cuncil expresses its full support for the Force conjointe du G5 Sahel, established by the Group of Five States for the Sahel (G-5) to combat the terrorist threat the…
On 12 March, Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalán, two members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo went missing. Their bodies were found a few days later. It was clear that they had been murdered. The Security Council condemned their deaths in the strongest of terms and called…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General of League of Arab States, Mr. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit; the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov; Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, member of The Elders; and Mr. Michael Doran, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, for t…
I would like to begin by extending France’s deepest sympathy to China following the incident that occurred in the east of the country earlier today.
I thank Ethiopia, Senegal and Egypt for convening today’s important debate. I also thank Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet to the Secret…
I would like to thank the Bolivian presidency of the Security Council for convening today’s important debate and for its resolution on mine action, in which France is actively participating. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Zuev and Ms. Nathalie Ochoa Niño for their very illumi…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2357 (2057), which extends for a year the authorization granted by the Security Council to effectively and efficiently implement the arms embargo on weapons headed for Libya by sea. I would like to thank the British penholder for its work and effo…
At the outset, let me warmly thank Jeffrey Feltman for his illuminating presentation of the Secretary-General’s report on the threat posed by Da’esh. I also convey, on behalf of France, my most heartfelt condolences to all of our partners who have suffered from the terrorist attacks of the last two …
At the outset, allow me to express France’s deep sympathy for and solidarity with the United Kingdom and Afghanistan in the wake of the terrible attacks that struck London and Kabul.
I would like to thank President Morales for his presence at today’s meeting and express our gratitude to the Bolivia…
I thank the United States for putting forward resolution 2356 (2017). France welcomes its unanimous adoption.
For years, North Korea has been insistently pushing the development of its nuclear and ballistic programmes at the highest levels of the regime. It has been methodically trying to acquire a…
Today’s meeting is exceptional and historic. Indeed, it is rare for the Security Council to meet on the occasion of closing a peacekeeping mission. Yet, we are here doing just that for the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), which will be phased out by 30 June, under resolution 2284 (…
I would like to begin by thanking the Uruguayan presidency of the Security Council for organizing today’s important and very welcome debate. I would also like to thank Ms. Christine Beerli, Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and Mr. Bruno Stagno Ugarte, Deputy Exe…
I thank the Uruguayan presidency for organizing this important and much-anticipated interaction with the general officers in charge of specific peacekeeping operations. I would also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and the general office…
I would like first of all to thank Uruguay for organizing today’s debate in the Security Council. This subject is of central importance for countries in conflict, of course, but also for all of us. I would like to also thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and Under- Secretary-General Adama …
I would like to welcome Ms. Federica Mogherini, High
Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to the Security Council and to thank her warmly for her briefing.
As we do every year on 9 May, today the States members of the European Union celebrate Europe Day in …
I would like to thank the United States presidency of the Security Council for having taken the initiative of convening this important meeting. I extend a warm welcome to the Secretary of State of the United States, Mr. Rex Tillerson, and to the Secretary-General.
I have the honour of delivering a …
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2351 (2017) and is happy to see that the Council has found unity on this matter. We thank the United States for its efforts as penholder, which helped bring the members of the Security Council together.
The text we have adopted today has extended…
