I thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing.
France condemns in the strongest terms the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea on 24 March. This launch represents a threat to international peace and security. It is a new violation of the Council’s resolutions. This provocation is t…
I thank the Special Coordinator ad interim and Mr. Levy for their briefings and Ms. Noa Argamani for her testimony.
France was deeply moved to follow the return to Israel of the remains of Ms. Shiri Bibas, her two children — Ariel and Kfir — and Mr. Oded Lifshitz. France extends its sincerest condo…
I would like to thank Ms. DiCarlo for her statement.
It was Russia and Russia alone that took the decision, on 24 February 2022, to violate the Charter of the United Nations and go back on the principles that we set ourselves together at the end of the Second World War, in particular the sovereignt…
The draft amendments that we are proposing and that the representative of the United Kingdom has just introduced (S/2025/114, S/2025/115 and S/2025/116) are aimed at showing our resolute commitment, after three years of war, to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine — a peace that must b…
The file we are considering today, three years to the day following the widescale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, calls for a unified Security Council. It calls, at very least, for the Council to take the time to conduct true negotiations, in a spirit of confidence and with the serenity necessary for…
France thanks the members of the Security Council for their engagement in the negotiations on this resolution (resolution 2773 (2025)) over the past two weeks.
It conveys a clear message: there is no military solution to the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mouvement du…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her statement and reiterate France’s full support for her work. I would also like to thank Ms. Portia Deya Abazene for her statement and welcome the presence among us of the Permanent Representative of the Central African …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region for their briefings. I welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Security Council is meeting once again, owing to the continuous d…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting.
At a time when global governance is being challenged by the proliferation of crises, we must not give in to the temptation of unilateralism. That would lead to a generalized confrontation of all against all to the detriment of everyone, even …
It is important to stick to the facts. In Ukraine, there is an aggressor, Russia, that is violating international law and that has attacked a sovereign State that posed no threat whatsoever and there is an aggressee, Ukraine, that, under the Charter of the United Nations, has the right to defend its…
I would like to thank Mr. Pedersen and Ms. Msuya for their briefings.
After several years of war and violence, Syria has embarked on a phase of historic transition that has raised many hopes. During this phase, France is ready to stand by the Syrian people and support the transition. That is the me…
I thank the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council for their briefings.
I would like to reaffirm France’s full support for UNRWA and its Commissioner- General. Sinc…
I thank the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing, and I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to our meeting today.
The Security Council is once again meeting because of the continuing deterioration of the situation in No…
First of all, I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. I welcome the presence among us of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of th…
I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Ms. Nateel for their briefings.
They remind us of how lethal the conflict in Gaza has been for children. According to UNICEF, more than 14,500 children have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war — more than the total number o…
I thank the Algerian delegation for convening today’s meeting. I also thank the Deputy Secretary-General, the African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security and Mr. Djinnit for their briefings.
The terrorist threat on the African continent is expanding. Terrorist groups affili…
Allow me first of all to thank the Algerian delegation for convening today’s meeting and the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The future of the Gaza Strip must be part of a future Palestinian State. We must prevent Hamas from regaining a foothold in the Strip and must therefore prepare for the r…
I thank Mr. Lacroix and Major General Gauchat for their briefings.
The Near East has experienced an unprecedented period of tensions since October 2023. In that context, France is committed to putting an end to that cycle of violence, in conjunction with its partners. In Lebanon along the Blue Line…
I wish to thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing.
France calls upon Russia to immediately cease its war of aggression and to withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory within its internationally recognized borders. We condemn the indiscriminate strikes being stepped up against cities, civilians and e…
I first congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. You know that you can count on France’s full support. I would also like to welcome the five new members of the Council. Lastly, I thank Mr. Türk, Dr. Peeperkorn and Dr. Haj-Hassan for their briefings.
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