First and foremost, I would like to thank the Special Representative, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, for her briefing, and I wish to reiterate France’s full support for her efforts. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Libya.
The keen interest that has been generated by municipal elect…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Xia Huang, for his remarks. We also thank him for his analysis and recommendations, which we support.
At our previous biannual meeting (see S/PV.9899), the Executive Director of UNICEF, M…
At the outset, I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Ms. Martha Pobee, and the Permanent Observer of the African Union, Mr. Mohammed Fathi Ahmed Edrees, for their briefings, which illustrated how close the…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Korean delegation for a presidency that was as busy as it was well conducted. I wholeheartedly wish the Russian Federation the best for this presidency and, of course, assure it of our full support. I would like to thank the Special Representative-desi…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the presence among us of the Permanent Representatives of Haiti and Barbados.
France is grateful to Panama and the United States for their efforts to ensure the adoption of this resolution (resolution 2793 (2025)) and welcomes it. It gives a robust Chapter VII…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Bintou Keita, for her clear and precise briefing. I would also like to reiterate France’s support for her work and that of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…
I would like to thank the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Ramiz Alakbarov, for his briefing.
The Israeli-Palestinian question has been at the heart of tensions in the region for decades, and it is the duty of the Council to deal with it relentlessly.
In a week’s t…
I will be brief. A delegation has questioned the honesty of the French delegation in its remarks. My delegation simply wishes to remind that delegation that, as someone once said, facts are stubborn things, and the facts are as follows.
First, the first fact is that Iran is not complying with the o…
First of all, I want to recognize the presence of the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran here.
I wanted to take the floor before the voting to put things in perspective and describe the extensive efforts that we have made over these past eight days — right up to the very last moment — t…
I welcome the presence of the representative of Iran at this table, and I would like to thank the presidency for organizing today’s meeting on a central issue for international peace and security and for non-proliferation. The convening of this meeting allows for the proper implementation of the Joi…
At the outset, I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, whose endeavours over all these years are to be commended, for the proposals that he made today. I am also grateful to Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, who highlighted for us the huma…
At the outset, France thanks the 10 elected members of the Security Council for this draft resolution (S/2025/583). France voted in favour of this document. It was not adopted, despite the support of 14 of the 15 members of the Council.
However, we all agree on one thing: an absolute tragedy is unf…
First of all, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Roza Otunbayeva, and commend her work at the helm of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) over the past three years. France extends its full support to her and all United Nations staff in…
France welcomes the presence of the representatives of Iraq and Kuwait among us today. France thanks the United Kingdom for its sustained efforts, which have resulted in a balanced text that takes into account the positions of all Security Council members and the expectations of Iraq and Kuwait.
Th…
At the outset, I thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs for her briefing. I welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Marcin Bosacki, Secretary of State of the Polish Government.
Ms. DiCarlo’s remarks confirm the gravity of the facts. On the nig…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and express my best wishes for your presidency of the Security Council during this month of August.
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I would also like to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Pakistan on his effective presidency and that of his Mission thro…
First, I thank Assistant Secretary- General Miroslav Jenča and Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for their briefings, which remind us of the gravity of the situation.
A week ago, the Ukrainian President reiterated his readiness to engage in direct peace talks with the Russian President. What …
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing. I followed very closely what was
The priority in the Middle East is to obtain a permanent and immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages illegally held by Hamas and the massiv…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his briefing. France is grateful for the work he has done in Colombia and assures him of our full support in his next role in Haiti. I also welcome the presence of Colombia’s Vice-Minister for Multilateral …
What Syria is experiencing today is both the resurgence of long-standing tensions after decades of oppression and the risk of being drawn into broader regional turmoil. This places two responsibilities before our Council, in line with its mandate: first, to help Syria swiftly build an inclusive and …
