I too thank the Under-Secretary-General and the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya for their briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to today’s meeting.
Like others, France has been following the renewed tensions in Libya w…
I too would like to thank Mr. Pedersen and Ms. Msuya for their briefings, as well as the efforts that they and their teams have made towards achieving peace and the protection of civilians in Syria. I would like to highlight three points.
First, the political process is being held hostage. Russia i…
I join others in thanking the Secretary-General and Mr. Zlauvinen for their briefings.
As you said in your opening remarks, Mr. President, the continuous deterioration of our security environment and the return of strategic and military competition are challenging our international system built on …
I, in turn, would like to pay tribute to the victims of terrorism as we approach the International Day of Remembrance. I also thank the briefers, and I commend the coordinated work by the Office of Counter-Terrorism and the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, which is essential to en…
I thank Albania for organizing this open debate and for your effective presidency, Mr. President, of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. I also thank Ms. Sievers and Ms. Landgren for their analyses and recommendations.
The Security Council and the entire mult…
I thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Ms. Ghada Mudawi and Ms. Lorna Merekaje for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the representative of South Sudan at today’s meeting.
I would like to underscore three points. My colleagues have already spoken about them, so I will try to be brief.
First, we…
I thank Albania for convening today’s debate. Your commitment, Madam President, to upholding women’s rights in the Security Council is remarkable.
It has been recalled by all speakers that conflicts, coups d’état and political unrest cause serious setbacks for women and girls. In those situations, …
I join others in thanking the briefers for their briefings and written statements. I would like to make three points.
The first relates to our support for the political processes in Central Africa. In Chad, France recalls its commitment to the holding of an inclusive dialogue as soon as possible. W…
I join others in thanking Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing, and Ms. Robi Damelin and Mr. Daniel Munayer for their respective testimonies and courageous efforts for peace.
I would like to stress three points. First, France strongly condemns the terrorist attacks that have hit Isra…
I should like to thank you, Madam President, for the efforts that you and your team deployed in these negotiations, which made it possible for us to adopt resolution 2629 (2022) unanimously.
By voting in favour of this text, France is reaffirming its full support to the United Nations Support Missi…
I too thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Today we celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention, which enabled the destruction of 99 per cent of declared chemical-weapon stockpiles, thanks to the integrity and professionalism of the Organizati…
I too would like to thank the Special Coordinator for his very detailed briefing and to assure him of France’s full support.
France is very concerned at the increase in tensions and violence that have multiplied in recent days in Jerusalem, and which have also claimed many victims in the Palestinia…
I, too, thank Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Hanna Tetteh for their briefings. We also welcome the Special Envoy’s appointment. Ms. Tetteh can count on France’s wholehearted support in her new functions, as was the case previously. I, too, welcome the participation of the representatives of the Sudan and S…
First of all, I would like to warmly thank the Permanent Representative of Mexico and his entire team for their hard work in chairing the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004).
Resolution 1540 (2004) is a pillar of the international non-proliferation framework. I…
I, too, would like to thank Nicholas Haysom and the two other briefers for their presentations.
France welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan. Several of the benchmarks established by the Security Council a year ago…
I too would like to thank the Special Coordinator for his briefing and for his work. I welcome the presence of the Palestinian and Israeli representatives here among us.
The two-State solution, as defined by the agreed parameters, the resolutions of the Security Council and international law, is th…
I too would like to thank Ambassador Gaffey for his briefing. I would also like to welcome the presence here today of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq and the Permanent Representative of Kuwait.
Today is an important day for Iraq and Kuwait, but also for the Security Council, which establis…
I too thank Hans Grundberg, Martin Griffiths and the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) for their briefings.
We are also concerned about the intensity of the fighting, with the various actors hoping to be in a better position to negotiate. That strategy is a dead …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
The European Union and its member States reiterate their support for the efforts of the Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Comm…
France voted in favour of resolution 2615 (2021) because it seeks to respond to the needs of the Afghan population, which are immense. We are doing our part in the humanitarian response for Afghanistan, pledging €100 million at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan. We will continue to be mobilized o…
