There is great urgency in Syria, as well as for the Syrian people. In the past five years more than 250,000 have been killed, while 4 million have become refugees and 13.5 million have been displaced. The terrorism of Daesh has struck the heart of its cities. There is an urgent need to resolve this …
I will focus my statement on the fight against terrorism in Iraq and Syria.
Confronted with the Syrian crisis and the limitless barbarism of Daesh, the Security Council has, unfortunately, mostly been the “Impotence Council”. What the victims of this tragedy and international public opinion are dem…
The terrorist group Daesh has seized control of part of Iraq and Syria. They wish to be known as the Islamic State. In reality, they are butchers. Daesh does not have the legitimacy of a State nor does it represent Islam. The Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt did not mince his words, and ri…
Tonight, in the midst of the Syrian crisis, the Security Council has finally proven itself worthy of its name. On 21 August, the regime of Bashar al-Assad committed the unacceptable. It killed nearly 1,400 civilians, including hundreds of children, with gas. The use of chemical weapons, so abominabl…
I wish you, Madam President, every success in your new position.
As has been clearly stated by others before me, small arms and light weapons are responsible for 300,000 to 500,000 deaths each year. My British colleague mentioned one death each minute. They threaten States
and social structures. I…
I have some observations to make on this very important subject. My first, which I think we would all agree on, is that when the Arab Spring, as we call it, began almost two years ago, it gave rise at the start to many hopes for peace, dignity, freedom and democracy. Today, however, we are concerned…
