I thank our briefers for their very informative presentations. In particular, I congratulate the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Swan, on beginning his functions in Somalia and reaffirm France’s full support. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on S…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate, which allows us to address all the issues related to the Middle East in a spirit of dialogue. Because the conflicts in the region have common roots and are interlinked, this cross-cutting approach is relevant as a complement to the individua…
Seventy years ago, the adoption of the Geneva Conventions was a milestone in the evolution of our universal conscience following the horrors of the Second World War. I therefore welcome your commitment to this topic, Mr. President, and thank Poland for having taken the initiative of convening this c…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting at France’s request. I also thank Ms. Bintou Keita for her briefing. It was essential for the Security Council to meet today in an emergency meeting given the developments in Libya over the past few hours. The Libyan conflict is indeed at a cr…
The Syrian regime’s use of torture, arbitrary arrest and detention and enforced disappearances dates back to long before the 2011 uprising. Those abuses have always been a distinctive feature of the regime, and in a push to eliminate all forms of opposition, they have reached an unprecedented scale …
At the outset, I am most grateful to you, Mr. President, for
organizing this debate on such an essential element of the effectiveness and success of peacekeeping operations: a goal we all share under the Action for Peacekeeping initiative. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to the Under…
I wish at the outset to thank Special Representative David Shearer for his briefing, which was, as usual, very enlightening. It was particularly helpful that the Assistant Secretary- General for Human Rights, Andrew Gilmour, was able to brief us today on the human rights situation in South Sudan, wh…
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2476 (2019), which launches the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti as of 16 October and establishes its mandate for the following 12 months. The work of the Office will focus on providing strategic advice to the Haitian authorities and the Haitian Nationa…
I thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the
Middle East Peace Process, for his very detailed and informative briefing and for his quarterly report on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016).
We are extremely concerned about the deteriorating security situation in Gaza. The clas…
Allow me in turn to thank Special Representative Tadamichi Yamamoto, Ms. Sima Samar and Ambassador Adela Raz for their very enlightening briefings and their commitment to their respective roles in the promotion of peace and of the rights and respect for the freedoms of all Afghan men and women.
Fra…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this interactive meeting on a particularly pertinent and important issue, namely, cooperation with host States, which, as we all know, is a crucial component of the success of peacekeeping operations. I would also like to pay heartfelt tribute, through…
I too would like to thank both briefers for their insights and analysis, and we echo what my colleagues from the United Kingdom and Germany have just said. I would like to focus on three points. They are our concern about the situation, the urgent need to do everything we can to prevent Darfur from …
I too thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, United Nations Legal Counsel, for their briefings. I would also like to thank Mr. Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Ms. Çitaku, Ambassador of…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2473 (2019), renewing for one year the Security Council’s authorization of the European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED operation SOPHIA) in order to effectively enforce the arms embargo on Libya at sea…
Allow me, first of all, Mr. President, to wish Eid Mubarak to you and your team and all those celebrating today. I would also like to congratulate you on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council during the month of June, throughout which you can count on France’s full support.
I wou…
France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2471 (2019), which extends the sanctions regime against South Sudan, a country with a civilian population that has been tragically tried and tested by violence. France shares the opinion expressed by the other European members of the Security Council. The s…
France welcomes the unanimous renewal of the mandate of the
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for one year through resolution 2470 (2019). I would like to assure Special Representative Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaert our full support and thank her for her very informative briefing.
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I am pleased that we are discussing the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Peacebuilding Fund in this forum, which helps to strengthen synergies between the PBC and the General Assembly. I am also pleased that, for the first time, in March, an informal interactive dialogue was held b…
I would like to begin by thanking Ms. Bensouda for her detailed report and briefing. As we have done every time she has appeared before the Council, we would like to reaffirm France’s full support for the International Criminal Court (ICC). I would also like to take this opportunity to stress that t…
I too would like to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for his informative brief, which shows that the current situation clearly still requires the attention of the Security Council.
Ten days ago, on 29 April in Berlin, President Macron, together with Chan…
