For months now, France, the United Kingdom and the United States have sought to unite the Security Council in response to the heinous crimes committed in Syria involving the repeated, corroborated use of chemical weapons against civilians over several years. These criminal acts continue today, as we…
Today, I welcome the presence of Mr. Sebastian Kurz, the Austrian Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, at the Security Council table and congratulate his country on its assumption of the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for this year. In…
I should like to begin by warmly thanking the Secretaries- General of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OECD) and the European External Action Service of the European Union for their very enlightening briefings.
The theme of conflicts in Europe has a speci…
On behalf of France and on my own behalf, I should like to pay special tribute to our colleague and friend Vitaly Churkin. I should like to convey to his wife, Irina, and to his family our most sincere condolences and our deepest sadness, which I would also convey to all of the Russian Mission.
Vit…
France firmly condemns the resumption of fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past few days, specifically in Avdiivka. We are dealing with the worst upsurge in violence and the highest rate of violations of the ceasefire that we have seen in months. They have been accompanied by a spike in the number …
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2339 (2017), which renews the sanctions regime, or rather
the restrictive measures, against the Central African Republic and in support of the political process in that country. This renewal was justified even though the situation in the Central …
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2337 (2017). My delegation thanks Senegal warmly for its leadership. From the beginning, France supported the efforts led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its African partners.
The 1 December elections in The Gambia w…
On behalf of France, but also in my personal capacity, let me begin by paying special tribute to our colleague and friend Samantha Power for her outstanding work and her exemplary and tireless commitment to the values of the United Nations. Ambassador Power is an exceptional person, and I address to…
On Sunday 15 January, more than 70 countries and international organizations met in Paris to speak as one for the revival of the Middle East peace process. On behalf of the President of the Republic, Mr François Hollande, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Marc Ayrault, I would like to re…
I would like to thank Mr. Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Mr. Tayé Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for their briefings on the situation in the Lake Chad region. I would particularly like to thank Ms. Fatima Yerima Askira of the Bor…
The adoption of resolution 2334 (2016) is an important and in many ways historic moment in the history of the Security Council. It is the first resolution adopted by the Council on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in eight years. It is the first time that the Security Council has
expressed itself s…
France abstained in the voting on resolution 2333 (2016).
We commend the outstanding progress achieved by Liberia since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2003. For the past six months, the Liberian authorities have been fully responsible for maintaining security on their own terro…
Three years ago, almost to the day, the conflict in South Sudan began. In those three years, civilians have been the target of unspeakable violence and abuse, amply documented by the United Nations, the African Union and civil society organizations. The situation in South Sudan continues to be one o…
On behalf of France, I would like to begin by expressing our deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to all those who have been struck by the tragic terrorist attacks over the past two days.
Allow me to warmly thank the Spanish presidency for organizing this especially important debate and to cong…
I should like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for the particularly incisive stocktaking that he has just shared with us after 10 years of managing the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, but also for his unremitting commitment to dealing with that critical issue.
Unfortunately, we cannot cont…
At the outset, allow me to thank the Spanish presidency for organizing this open debate on a key issue, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, particularly by non-State actors.
I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary- General for his presence today, his statement and his commitme…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2323 (2016), regardless of nuanced positions. The vote illustrates the unity of the Security Council in support of the United Nations process. I warmly thank the British penholder for his efforts in ensuring the adoption of the resolution, which e…
I thank the Spanish presidency for agreeing to convene today’s urgent meeting at the request of France and the United Kingdom. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and his commitment.
As we speak, the worst-case scenario is occurring in Aleppo. The massacre of civilians is taking pla…
As the Security Council is aware, France has been struck several times by murderous attacks, including on 14 July, our national holiday. We will not forget the exceptional groundswell of solidarity from the entire world, the popular gatherings, the monuments illuminated in the colours of the French …
I wish to begin by thanking Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Jan Eliasson and Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Andrew Gilmour for their briefings. Let me also take this opportunity to express to Mr. Jan Eliasson the deep gratitude of France for his exemplary work on all fronts, beginning with human right…
