I thank Mr. Khiari and Mr. Knights for their briefings.
France condemns the attacks carried out by the Houthis against Israel over the past few weeks. It deplores the fact that, despite numerous warnings from the Council, the Houthis, supported by Iran, continue to carry out destabilizing actions b…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Ms. Mubalama for their briefings, and I welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the representatives of Rwanda and Angola.
I would like to discuss three …
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu and Mr. Shikhani for their briefings.
The latest report (see S/2024/861) of the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) attests once again to the lack of real progress towards the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons programme. S…
I would like to thank Ms. Russell, Mr. Raymond and Ms. Rashevska for their briefings.
For almost three years now, Russia has been waging an illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, which has entailed unacceptable suffering for Ukrainian children. According to the Office of the United Nations High…
I wish to thank Mr. Pedersen and Mr. Al Saleh for their contributions.
France is intently following the latest developments in Syria, particularly in the north-west. All parties must respect international humanitarian law. France has repeatedly stressed that a credible political process remains the…
I thank the United States for organizing today’s meeting and the various speakers for their statements.
Through the 10 resolutions it adopted under the women and peace and security agenda, the Security Council made a commitment to current and future generations of women and girls. As we prepare to …
I thank Mr. Jenča for his briefing.
A few days ago, Russia announced that it had carried out a strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, using its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile for the first time. That strike, which caused damage to civilian areas, was accompanied by threatening statements made by…
I would like to thank Mr. Michaud, Ms. Doughten and Ms. Stoddard for their briefings. I also thank the Secretary-General for his recommendations, which must be implemented as soon as possible.
The year 2024 has been a deadly year for humanitarian workers. The majority of the 281 humanitarian worker…
There is an urgent need to establish an immediate and
permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. France will continue to work towards that goal.
France calls on Israel to ensure the protection of all civilians and civilian infrastructure. Any and all forced displacement of populations is a grave viola…
I thank Ms. Rochdi and Ms. Wosornu for their briefings and Ms. Abou Zainedin for her very powerful briefing and, above all, for her efforts to help the Syrian people.
After almost 14 years of war and Damascus’ refusal to take account of the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people, the prospect …
France thanks the elected members of the Security Council for
preparing the draft resolution (S/2024/835). It finds it deeply regrettable that the draft resolution could not be adopted today.
The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic and continues to deteriorate. International h…
France deplores the fact that the Security Council was unable to adopt the draft resolution (S/2024/826) due to the veto cast by the Russian Federation without any convincing justification. The draft resolution proposed by the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone, which I commend, would have established …
I thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing.
Tomorrow will mark 1,000 days since Russia launched its illegal, unjustifiable and brutal war against Ukraine — 1,000 days since Russia decided to attack a
sovereign State, which posed no threat to it, in order to annex its territories in contempt for the Char…
I thank Mr. Wennesland for his briefing.
The Security Council must work for an immediate, permanent and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. France hopes that the Council will soon be able to speak with one voice on the issue.
We call on Israel to ensure the protection of all civilians and c…
The situation in the Sudan is tragic. France fully supports the draft resolution (S/2024/826) proposed by the United Kingdom and thanks it for it. I believe that it is crucial that the draft resolution be adopted. As I speak, I have the impression that the conditions have not fully come together to …
I thank Mr. Khiari for his briefing.
On 30 October, North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. The missile is thought to have reached an altitude of more than 7,600 kilometres before crashing into the sea off the coast of Japan. France joins the Secretary-General in condemning the …
France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2756 (2024), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a further year. Thanks to the resolution we have just adopted, MINURSO will be able to continue to play a key role in the stability of the…
I thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
We gathered here yesterday (see S/PV.9767) to discuss the worrisome increase in military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, and the violations of international law committed by those two countries to support a brutal, illegal and unjustifiable war of aggre…
I thank Mr. Jenča for his briefing.
France has taken note of the statements about the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia, which would constitute an increase in North Korean support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The participation of North Korean soldiers in a war of aggres…
I thank Mr. Wennesland for his briefing.
The Security Council must take action to put an end to the regional escalation. There is an urgent need to establish an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. That is the only way to put an end to the humanitarian disaster. All hostages must be released …
