At the outset, I would like to commend the Niger for its unswerving commitment to the fight against climate change and for organizing this debate.
This debate provides another opportunity to emphasize that this is environmental fight is also a fight for international peace and security. That is why…
At the outset, I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
The Syrian regime refuses to cooperate. The Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been trying to organize the twenty-fifth round of consultations in Damascus for more than six months now, …
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Grandi for his briefing and for his excellent work at the head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
As we commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, UNHCR’s mandate…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for their briefings. I also thank Ms. Marie-Madeleine Kalala for her commitment to advancing wo…
I thank the Special Envoy for his briefing, and in particular for his commitment from the start of his mandate to achieving peace in Libya. I also thank the Permanent Representative of India, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), a…
I thank Ms. Lyons and Ms. Karim for their briefings. I commend the courage of the United Nations teams working in difficult conditions, as well as that of Afghan civil society actors, who never give up. When they took power by force on 15 August, the Taliban created a crisis situation that has serio…
I thank the Mexican presidency of the Security Council for organizing today’s debate, as well as the other four distinguished briefers for their briefings.
Preventive diplomacy is everyone’s business at the United Nations. The framers of the Charter gave the Security Council a clear mandate in this…
I thank the various briefers for their briefings.
The situation in the Sahel continues to be of great concern. We all saw this together during the Security Council’s visit to Mali and the Niger. Despite the success of operations in recent months, the civilian population and local forces continue to…
I thank Mr. Lacroix and the Police Commissioners for their briefings. I would like to stress three points.
United Nations police have taken on a leading role that will only continue to grow. That role has evolved significantly over the past 20 years: one only has to look at the increase in deployme…
I welcome Mexico’s organization of this debate, which recalls three essential conditions for lasting peace: inclusion, the guarantee of human rights and development.
First, with regard to inclusion, conflict resolution requires political solutions that bring together all the stakeholders. That is b…
I thank President Obasanjo and Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for their briefings. I would like to make three points.
Immediate action is needed to bring about a ceasefire and facilitate the start of a political dialogue. France calls on the Federal Government, the regional government of Tigray and its allie…
First of all, allow me to thank Kenya, its Permanent Representative and its team for the outstanding work during the month of October. Allow me as well, Sir, to commend your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. You have the full support of my delegation in the coming weeks.
Since t…
France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2602 (2021), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) and endorses the appointment of the new Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara.
I reaffirm France’s support for the work …
It was an honour to lead the Security Council mission to Mali and the Niger alongside you, Mr. President, and the Permanent Representative of the Niger. The visit allowed the members of the Security Council to get a clear picture of the situation through direct and in-depth discussions with the loca…
I welcome Kenya’s commitment to the women and peace and security agenda. I thank the new Director of UN- Women, to whom I express our full support, as well as the other briefers for their presentations.
I wish to take this opportunity to pay tribute to all the women peacebuilders around the world, …
I thank the briefers for their briefings. I welcome you, Madam President, to today’s meeting. I also welcome today’s important debate, convened by Kenya.
I will focus on three points.
First, enhanced regional cooperation must be translated into specific benefits for people. Rapprochement must ensu…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland, as well as Mr. Levy and Ms. Ashrawi, for their briefings.
France welcomes the renewed unity of the Security Council in support of the two-State solution, which is the only solution to date that meets the legitimate
aspirations of Israelis and Palestinian…
I welcome your presence among us here today, Sir, and I thank you for bringing us together to debate such a pertinent topic. I also thank the Secretary-General for his participation.
Conflicts often thrive by exploiting differences between peoples. Since 1957, the European project has shown that, t…
At the outset, I thank the Secretary-General for his presence among us today and his briefing. I commend the commitment of the United Nations personnel deployed in Ethiopia.
In view of the humanitarian emergency, France expects that the Ethiopian authorities will cooperate fully with the United Nat…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing. I also thank the Permanent Representative of the Niger for his briefing and his work as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to
resolution 1533 (2004). I am also grateful to Ms. Nelly Mbangu for he…
