I am of course very grateful, Mr. President, for the kind words that you addressed to my country. Allow me to also tell you how honoured we feel to be meeting today under your presidency, as you are the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Gabon, an African State whose very practical, imaginative and ene…
My statement will be brief. Its purpose is to reaffirm France's continued interest in the current work on the expansion of the Security Council. This endeavour, in which we have now been engaged for the last four years, must be successfully concluded.
France's position is unambiguous. We are in fav…
It was necessary to extend the humanitarian provisions of resolution 986 (1995). But, in the light of the report of the Secretary-General, for which we thank him, and in the light of the scope of the humanitarian disaster in Iraq, such an extension is not enough. We should have gone further. Some, i…
The support of the United Nations has played an essential role in the establishment in Haiti of a police force that respects legality. The strengthening of the national police is essential for the consolidation of democracy and a State based on the rule of law in Haiti.
As stressed by President Pré…
The Tajik parties are engaged in a process of national reconciliation. This is a long and difficult undertaking, but the Government and the opposition alike are increasingly demonstrating their readiness to cooperate. We welcome in particular the intention stated by the two parties to establish a jo…
France regrets that Iraq did not wish to rescind its unacceptable decision to limit its cooperation with the Special Commission. We were among the first to express our disapproval of this decision, which violates resolutions of the Security Council. We very quickly agreed to a strong, unanimous stat…
Like all the members of the Security Council we are motivated by the desire to see Iraq discharge its obligations in regard to the resolutions of the Security Council and, with this end in mind, by the wish to strengthen our support for the work of the Special Commission, and to make sure that the c…
Two years ago the General Assembly adopted without a vote resolution 50/3, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation”.
I have the honour, on behalf of the francophone group in New York, to submit another draft resolution under this agenda…
The delegation of France will vote in favour of the draft resolution on Sierra Leone that is before the Security Council.
The draft expresses the support of the United Nations for the efforts of the members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to bring about, through negotiatio…
France will support the draft resolution before us. We would like to pay tribute to the efforts made by several African countries to help the Government of the Central African Republic peacefully to resolve a crisis situation. We would like to thank the African sponsors of this draft resolution, and…
The establishment of a public force that respects the law is an essential element of Haiti’s transition to democracy. To that end, the United Nations has supported the action of the Haitian Government.
This was made possible by the establishment of the United Nations Mission in Haiti and subsequent…
The French delegation will support the draft resolution we are about to vote on, which will establish the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA). The draft is explicit regarding recent developments in the situation in Angola and the goal of the new Mission. For that reason, the French del…
We are grateful to the Republic of Korea and to you, Sir, for having convened this timely debate, which is taking place at a time when humanitarian concerns resulting from recent crises are growing increasingly acute.
Mr. President, you have convened this meeting to discuss the item entitled “Prote…
A year ago, during the last open Security Council debate on Somalia, the situation in that country seemed heartbreaking. The reconciliation process was a dead letter, the nation was coming apart, the humanitarian situation was deteriorating daily. We wondered whether the international community coul…
The French delegation will certainly support the draft resolution that will be put to the vote to extend the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) until 30 June 1997. When resolution 1098 (1997) was adopted in February, our delegation expressed its concern about the …
The Security Council, in resolution 1076 (1996), and the General Assembly, in resolution 51/195, expressed the
The latest report of the Secretary-General refers to the tireless efforts of the United Nations Special Mission to achieve a ceasefire. It also points out that humanitarian assistance has …
France will vote in favour of the draft resolution before the Council. This text seeks to extend, we hope for the last time, the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) until 30 June 1997.
We owe these positive results to the tireless efforts of the countries members of t…
The signing of the peace Agreement in Guatemala on 29 December will go down in the history of Central America. The conflict in Guatemala, the oldest in the area, had been going on for more than 40 years. The settlement of the conflict is the culmination of a process that began in Esquipulas in 1987.…
The United Nations operation in Haiti is one of the great recent successes of the Organization. It has allowed for a consolidation of that country’s transition to democracy by assisting the Government to form a public force respectful of legality and capable of maintaining public order and security.…
The countries of the Great Lakes region are threatened by a humanitarian catastrophe. The disturbances that have taken place in eastern Zaire have caused the exodus of 1.2 million refugees and displaced persons. Humanitarian agencies have left the region.
Since the beginning of these tragic events,…
