The draft resolution submitted by Russia (S/2018/355) has just been categorically rejected. The result of the voting sends a clear message that the members of the Council understand the circumstances, reason for and objectives of the military action taken yesterday. The Council understands why such …
A week after the chemical massacre in Douma and a day after last night’s strikes, I want to say again straight away to those who pretend to wonder that France has no doubt whatsoever about the responsibility of the Al-Assad regime in this attack. This morning we made public a notice comprising infor…
I thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
We are meeting today to address the threats to international peace and security that have arisen as a result of the situation in Syria, six days after the latest chemical-weapons carnage, on 7 April in Douma.
For seven years, the situation in Syria …
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Annadif, for his most informative briefing and his exemplary commitment. On behalf of France, I wish to reiterate our full support to him and all his team. I wish also to thank the Permanent Representative of Sweden, Olof Skoo…
After having vetoed a draft resolution that sought to shed full light on acts of violence involving chemical weapons (S/2018/175), including those that took place last weekend, Russia persists in a dual strategy of obstruction and diversion on the matter. The only aim of the draft text on which we h…
France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2410 (2018),
renewing the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Support of Justice in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) for one year and setting the stage for its withdrawal with a view to a transition in October 2019. Until then, MINUJUSTH will pursue its mandate, bas…
I would like to begin by warmly thanking Mr., Djinnit, not only for his very informative briefing but also for his outstanding work and unwavering commitment to peace in the Great Lakes region. I also wish to thank Ambassador Balé, Permanent Representative of the Congo, in his dual capacity as the r…
For years, as part of its responsibilities for maintaining international peace and security, the Security Council has been mobilized on the issue of chemical weapons. After the chemical attacks in Ghouta in 2013, the Security Council adopted resolution 2118 (2013), which provided for the complete di…
I thank the Peruvian presidency for having convened this emergency Security Council meeting, at the request of France, together with eight other Council members. I also wish to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, and the Deputy to the High Representat…
We are meeting today at the request of a member of the Security Council to discuss the 13 March letter (S/2018/218, annex) written by the British Prime Minister, which concerns a topic that we already met to discuss last month (see S/PV.8203). This meeting comes on the heels of a special meeting of …
I thank the Peruvian presidency for holding this important meeting and Mr. Thomas Markram for his very insightful briefing. I would also like to welcome Dr. Mamoun Morad to our meeting.
I shall raise three points today on the use of chemical weapons in Syria, its importance with respect to non-prol…
At the outset, allow me to warmly congratulate the delegation of the Netherlands on its presidency of the Security Council last month and, on behalf of France, offer our full support for the Peruvian presidency.
I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroi…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2409 (2018), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). With this unanimous adoption, the Security Council has once again shown its unity with regard to the …
At the outset, I would like to thank Mark Lowcock for his briefing and to commend him on his tireless efforts and those of his team in their response to the urgent and severe humanitarian situation in Syria.
To address that urgency and severity, a month ago almost to the day the Security Council ad…
I would like to begin by thanking the Netherlands for taking the initiative to organize this vital debate on the relationship between water and peace and security in the Lake Chad region, which is a very high priority for France. I warmly thank Amina Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary-General; Mr. Moham…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock, as well as
Ms. Bandu Bahati and Abbé Nshole, for their briefings, which were as poignant as they were enlightening.
I would like to begin by commending the action of the countries of the region, whi…
France and six other Council members asked for this briefing to be held for both functional and substantive reasons. With regard to the functional reasons, in order to act, the Council should have at its disposal all the information it needs to understand the crises it considers, including informati…
I would like to thank the United Kingdom for having taken the initiative to convene this important meeting and for the information it has provided on the situation following the attempted assassination of two Russian citizens on its soil on 4 March in Salisbury.
At the outset, allow me to reiterate…
I would first like to thank the Secretary-General for his strong and particularly enlightening briefing, as well as for his personal commitment, in addition to that of the staff of the Secretariat and Mr. Staffan de Mistura, to spare no effort in implementing resolution 2401 (2018). Allow me, on beh…
I would like to begin by acknowledging the presence of the
Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Léonard She Okitundu. I thank him for being with us here today. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-Gener…
