After more than a year of Russian aggression in Ukraine and in the face of the extraordinarily serious violation of the Charter of the United Nations by a permanent member of the Security Council, it remains more crucial than ever to strengthen our collective security system. My delegation will repe…
I thank the briefers for their briefings.
By convening today’s meeting and by alleging discrimination, Russia is once again trying to distract us from the atrocities and abuses it continues to commit in Ukraine. This strategy is not new. Since the beginning of its war of aggression, Russia has cons…
Allow me too to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Karim Khan, for the comprehensive presentation of his twenty-sixth report on the activities of his Office. His visit to the Sudan, in particular to the internally displaced persons camps, in August 2022 brought hope …
Let me first commend Ghana’s outstanding presidency of the Security Council last month and wish you, Madam President, every success this month.
I thank Mr. Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/…
I thank Prosecutor Khan for his report and briefing. We are pleased that this briefing can be made by the Prosecutor from Tripoli, reflecting the commitment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to increase its presence on the ground. We also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative …
France associates itself with the statement made by the delegation of the European Union (see A/77/PV.22). We also thank the Kingdom of the Netherlands for having coordinated and facilitated draft resolution A/77/L.7, on the report of the International Criminal Court. (see A/77/305)
I thank the Pre…
France aligns itself with statement delivered on behalf of the European Union, and wishes to add a few brief points in its national capacity.
I thank President Gatti Santana for presenting her report (see A/77/242) and congratulate her on her appointment to the presidency of the International Resid…
At the outset, I would like to express our sincere condolences to both the people of the United Kingdom and the entire Commonwealth.
France fully aligns itself with the statement just delivered on behalf of the European Union. I would like to add a short statement in my national capacity
We regret…
I thank President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for the clear presentation of their report. We also thank the entire staff of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, based in Arusha, The Hague and Kigali, for their contribution to the proper functioning of the Mechanism and mor…
I thank Mr. Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ ISIL (UNITAD), for his presentation of the Team’s eighth report (see S/2022/434), submitted pursuant to resolution 2597 (2021).
I welcome the p…
Let me first thank the United States for having organized this open debate on the protection of civilians. I also thank Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Mr. Robert Mardini, Mr. David Miliband and Ms. Rachel Boketa for their briefings and testimony. Their findings are clear — civilians continue to pay the hig…
I thank Prosecutor Karim Khan for his briefing, which as always was clear, transparent and comprehensive.
In the tragic context with which we are familiar, France reaffirms its indefatigable support for the International Criminal Court and its staff. We pay tribute to their independence and dedicat…
France aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union (EU).
We thank Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under I…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank Ambassador Wronecka of Poland and Ambassador Al-Thani of Qatar for their efforts and for the document on convergences and divergences. We particularly welcome Ambassador Al-Thani’s commitment and her proposal, which has enabled us to reach a consensu…
I too thank Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for her report and briefing, and welcome the representative of the Sudan to this meeting.
The mission entrusted by the Security Council to the International Criminal Court in Darfur is all the more essential at this time of transition in the Sudan. Building a l…
I thank President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their reports and their briefings. On behalf of France, I also pay tribute to the memory of Judge Gberdao Gustave Kam and his valuable contribution to international criminal justice. We extend our condolences to his family.
France reiterates its …
France aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as observer.
I would like to thank Miss Catherine Marchi-Uhel for her briefing and to applaud the progress made by the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in th…
France voted in favour of decision 75/510, which will enable the General Assembly to continue its activities effectively in exceptional circumstances where health considerations preclude face-to-face meetings. Its implementation will be strictly limited to essential activities and functions of the A…
I thank the team of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for its eighth annual report (see A/75/276). We commend its members for their efforts to continue the work of the Mechanism during these turbulent times brought about by the coronavirus disease pandemic. We also congratu…
