I would like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths and Mr. Jan Egeland for their briefings.
Time and again, we come to the same conclusion — civilians continue to pay the price of the conflict and to suffer through another winter. Close to 14 million Syrians are in need of humanitarian assistance, as was m…
I would also like to thank Under-Secretary- General Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov for his briefing.
France is doing its utmost in the international fight against terrorism, and as we had the opportunity to state yesterday (see S/PV.8955), we condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack carried …
I would also like to begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing. I would also like to acknowledge the poignant testimony of Ms. Luz Marina Giraldo and the presence among us of Mr. Archila, Presidential Adviser for Stabilization and Consolid…
I would also like to begin by thanking Special Representative Volker Perthes for his briefing. I welcome the presence of the representative of the Sudan here among us.
I would like to highlight three points.
First, the Sudan’s institutions must be re-established and consolidated in order to move t…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, for her briefing. I wish to reiterate France’s full support for her work. I would also like to thank Ms. Amal Kabashi for her testimony. I welcome the presence of the representat…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Martin Griffiths for their briefings, as well as Ms. Mounerfah Albarouki for her testimony.
The war in Syria remains a daily reality. We condemn the resurgence of violence as seen in the bombing attacks in Damascus on 20 October and the…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic; the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union; the Head of …
At the outset, I would like to echo others in
thanking Ireland for its extremely successful presidency during the month of September and to extend my best wishes to you, Mr. President, for a successful presidency in October.
I would also like to thank Special Representative La Lime and Ms. Douyon …
We thank you, Madam President, for convening this very timely meeting. We fully support the inclusion of the women and peace and security agenda in all country-specific discussions. We believe that this cross-cutting approach is crucial to the implementation of the normative framework of the Securit…
I also thank Special Representative Volker Perthes and Hala Alkarib for their briefings.
For my part, I would like to stress three points. France reiterates its full support for the democratic transition in the Sudan. We welcome the Government’s economic reforms, which have made it possible to begi…
I would like to thank and commend the briefers for their presentations and their commitment. The presence of three women in particular — Ms. Wazhma Frogh, Ms. Malala Yousafzai and Special Representative Lyons — before the Security Council today reminds us that women must not be forgotten in the Afgh…
I join my colleagues in conveying my sympathy to the family and friends of the victims of the abhorrent attacks that occurred today in Kabul.
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary- General for his statement.
I will underscore five points.
While the conflict has been ongoing for nearly 1…
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, for her briefing. The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) is doing a remarkable job in the service of the Iraqi people under the leadership of Ms. Hennis- Plasschaert, who has, of cour…
I would like to start by thanking Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Martin Griffiths for their briefings. I also take note of Mr. Khaled Erksoussi’s briefing this morning.
No effort should be spared in order to bring about a general cessation of hostilities under the auspices of the United Nations, in acco…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Khaled Khiari, Martin Griffiths and Henrietta Fore for their briefings. I would like to take this opportunity to commend the work done by Martin Griffiths as Special Envoy for Yemen. I thank him for all his efforts and wish him all the best in his new role. I also wel…
I would also like to start by thanking Mr. Voronkov, Ms. Coninsx and Mr. Moradian for their briefings and their comprehensive and insightful testimony.
The fight against terrorism remains a priority now more than ever. The latest developments in Afghanistan, which could lead to an increase in the t…
I thank the President for convening today’s extremely important debate. I thank the Secretary- General of the United Nations for his briefing.
I would like to address three points. First, the potential of technology must be further exploited for more effective peacekeeping. Missions are facing incr…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting at such a tragic and historic moment for Afghanistan. This is indeed a grave time, as a page is being turned and the future of the country, which has already suffered so much, is more uncertain than ever. We heard the Secretary-General express …
I would like at the outset to thank all the briefers for their enlightening presentations, and I welcome the presence here of the Permanent Representative of Somalia.
I wish first to stress the importance of elections. France hails all efforts made in that regard by the Government of Somalia and th…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting at a particularly critical time for Afghanistan. I thank Deborah Lyons and Shaharzad Akbar for their especially poignant briefings. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan among us.
France condemns in the strongest term…
