Allow me at the outset to thank the United States for having taken the initiative of convening this unprecedented meeting of the Security Council on the fight against corruption in conflict situations. We also warmly thank Secretary- General António Guterres and Mr. Prendergast for their illuminatin…
I thank the United States presidency for convening this meeting, which comes at a critical moment and allows us to reiterate collectively our serious concerns about the situation in Idlib. I also thank Mr. John Ging and Mr. Staffan de Mistura for their very enlightening briefings and commitment and …
I thank the Under-Secretary-General of Disarmament Affairs for her clear and enlightening briefing.
It is no secret that this meeting is taking place against an extremely worrying backdrop, in the light of which I will make three series of observations regarding the threat of a large-scale offensiv…
I thank the United States presidency for convening this meeting. I also thank the United Kingdom for this very timely update on the results of the British investigation into the exposure of three individuals to a military nerve agent in Salisbury last March. At the outset, on behalf of France, I wou…
As this is the first time I am taking the floor in the Security Council during the month of September, allow me to begin by warmly congratulating the United Kingdom on its presidency of the Council in August and wishing every success to the United States presidency. It can rest assured of the resolu…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ghassan Salamé, for his very clear and powerful briefing on the latest
developments in Libya. I also want to thank the Swedish Ambassador for his briefing on the work of the Security Council Committee esta…
I would like to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock and Ms. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter for their briefings, which are always very enlightening, but unfortunately also bleak, as well as for their tireless efforts and those of their teams.
Civilians continue to be the victims and targets of the regime’s military…
I warmly thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, for her very enlightening briefing and, more broadly, for her exemplary commitment and action as well as that of her teams. I
also thank Ms. Justine Masika Bihamba, Coordinator of Synergy of Women for Victims …
First, I very much thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing, but more broadly, for his commitment and that of his team.
We have been saying it for years — the false status quo that seems to prevail on the ground is, in reality, a situation that is deteriorating daily and which could unravel and…
France welcomes adoption of resolution 2428 (2018), which renews the sanctions regime on South Sudan for one year. France nevertheless listened attentively to our colleagues from Ethiopia and Equatorial Guinea, and shares their desire for the Security Council to remain united in supporting the polit…
At the outset I would like to thank you, Madam President, for taking the initiative to convene this Council debate on the problem of climate change and its consequences for international peace and security. It is a critical issue to which we must pay all the attention it deserves.
I would also like…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for organizing this public meeting of the Security Council on the issue of women and peace and security in the Sahel, which is a true priority for us. Your presence, Madam Minister, attests to that. It is both a privilege and a pleasure to se…
At the outset, I would like to warmly thank the Swedish presidency of the Council for organizing this open debate on the children and armed conflict agenda item, which is an absolute priority for us. I also thank the Swedish presidency for having steered the important resolution that we have just ad…
I wish to begin by telling the delegation of Côte d’Ivoire how deeply moved I have been by the letter that has just been read out and how profoundly present our late colleague remains in our memory and our hearts. His wisdom, as reported by his spouse, is and will remain a source of inspiration to u…
Let me begin by thanking the Russian presidency of the Council for convening this important meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, our colleague of the Netherlands and the observer of the European Union for their very informative briefings.
I would also like to commend the …
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his comprehensive and objective briefing. We assure him of our full support. I also thank Mr. John Ging for his instructive briefing on the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Syria.
I will start with our concerns about the situatio…
At the outset, I would like to welcome and thank the Secretary- General for his personal commitment to resolving the crises in the Middle East.
I would also like to thank the Russian presidency for organizing this debate, in which I would like to explain the great principles that guide France’s act…
I would like to sincerely thank our three briefers for their very insightful statements, which highlight the attention that the Security Council must continue paying to the situation in the Central African Republic.
France is concerned about the ongoing acts of violence committed by armed groups in…
We regret having had to abstain in the voting on draft resolution S/2018/520, submitted by the United States. That decision was reached after considering the method by which the draft was immediately put to the vote without prior negotiations. It was also reached after considering its substance. The…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Poland on its excellent Security Council presidency in May. I also congratulate Russia on assuming the presidency and wish it every success.
We regret that the Security Council has not been able to achieve consensus on a text. On behalf of realism and pra…
