The United Nations stands for the best that is in us: our aspiration to peace, justice and the freedom of individuals and peoples. Despite our divisions and our doubts, the time has come to adapt our Organization to the changes in the world in order to strengthen its
legitimacy and allow it to fulf…
On behalf of the President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac, I am pleased to bring France’s message to the Council.
In the face of discouragement and violence, our world needs unity more than ever before. It requires resolve and a collective endeavour. Such resolve can serve only the general interes…
Never has the world has been so prosperous. Yet never has inequality been greater. Five years ago we decided to break with the previous pattern of dependence and aid and instead establish a new international partnership for development, based on responsibility and solidarity. Clearly, we still have …
We are meeting here today, just a few hours before hostilities begin, to exchange our opinions once again in observance of our respective commitments, but also to outline together the path that must allow us to recover the spirit of unity.
I wish to reiterate here that for France, war can only be a…
In accordance with Article 4 of the Charter, and following the adoption of Security Council resolution 1426 (2002) of 24 July 2002, which recommends to the General Assembly that the Swiss Confederation be admitted to membership in the United Nations, it is my honour, on behalf of the five friendly c…
