First of all, I want to thank Mark Lowcock and Jeffrey Feltman for their very clear briefings.
I would like today to focus my remarks on our shared road map, namely, the full implementation of resolution 2401 (2018), which we adopted unanimously last Saturday (see S/PV. 8188). On behalf of France, …
On behalf of France, I would like to warmly thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, for his excellent briefing, outstanding work, exemplary commitment, tireless efforts and his determination in spite of difficult challenges and risks to his own life.…
France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2402 (2018), which renews the Yemen sanctions regime. I would like to thank the United Kingdom, as penholder, for its efforts and commitment to seeking a consensus to renew the sanctions regime. We regret that it was not possible to reach consensus on the i…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2401 (2018), which demands that a cessation of hostilities be established without delay throughout Syria, in order to enable humanitarian personnel to evacuate the wounded and to gain access to the population. The negotiations were arduous. Howeve…
I would like to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock for his enlightening briefing of the situation of the inhabitants of eastern Ghouta. Mr. Lowcock has said it all — the torrent of fire that is indiscriminately falling eastern Ghouta is relentlessly pushing the limits of horror and human suffering. There are no…
I would like to begin by conveying the call made by Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of France, for a humanitarian truce in Syria. France firmly condemns the current bombing of eastern Ghouta, where the civilian population are the principal victims, and calls for the Council to adopt the draft resolut…
I would first like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres and Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for their important and informative briefings, and to welcome the presence here of President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine and the courageous and constant commitment to peace and negotiations that h…
Allow me at the outset warmly to thank Assistant Secretary- General Miroslav Jenča and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi, for their particularly illuminating briefings and for their commitment.
The situation of the Rohingya in Rakhine state remains a source of se…
Let me first warmly thank Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov, who is leading our counter-terrorism efforts, for his very illuminating briefing on the sixth report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by Da’esh (S/2018/80).
As the report underscores, Da’esh has suffered major military…
I would first like to congratulate Kuwait through you, Mr. President, on the start of its presidency of the Security Council. You can rely on France’s support in the month to come. I would also like to thank Izumi Nakamitsu for her usual very informative briefing.
This is the second time we have me…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2399
(2018), renewing the sanctions regime on the Central African Republic. Following the adoption of resolution 2387 (2017), renewing the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Repu…
I would like to thank Ms. Ursula Mueller for her comprehensive briefing. I reiterate France’s full support for the recommendations of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Mark Lowcock, which Ms. Mueller has just referenced.
I would also like to express my country’s grave concer…
I would first like to thank Special Coordinator Nikolay Mladenov for his briefing, which as always was comprehensive and precise, and for his personal commitment and that of his team.
The scenario we have just heard described recalls a reality that the Council must not be distracted from. While cri…
We meet today after receiving news about another chemical attack in Syria — this time in Douma — which resulted in more than 20 victims, including women and children. Furthermore, the attack was penetrated in a de-escalation zone. We are closely following all available information. We expect that …
I would like to begin by thanking the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, for his briefing, which, as usual, was very clear, and again highlighted that the situation in Mali is at a determining juncture.
I would also like to warmly welcome the Malian Minist…
I would like to begin by thanking Kazakhstan for its initiative in convening this important meeting and, more generally, for placing Central Asia and Afghanistan at the heart of the Security Council’s attention in the month of January. As the Council has just returned from Kabul, this meeting is an …
I thank the Kazakh presidency for organizing this important and equally timely meeting on confidence and transparency measures on weapons of mass destruction. It was a particular honour to have President Nazarbayev and President Duda present among us this morning, and I am very happy to see you, Mr.…
I would like to begin by warmly thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ghassan Salamé for his very valuable briefing and commend his ongoing efforts to find a political solution. On behalf of France, I assure him of our full steadfast support. I also thank Ms. Hajer Sharief for all…
I would like to begin by thanking the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations for his illuminating briefing. We fully support the recommendations of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2018/16).
I would like to express, on behalf of France, our firm condemnation of the violence utilized b…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Tayé-Brook Zerihoun for his detailed information on the recent events in Iran. We are following the situation on the ground attentively, and on behalf of France I have two main points to make today.
First, we are meeting this afternoon on the subjec…
