We firmly condemn Saturday’s attacks on the oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais. Such actions can only exacerbate tensions and the risk of conflict in the region and undermine political efforts to resolve the crisis. They absolutely must end.
I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General and …
First of all, I would like to welcome the Ambassador of the United States and assure her of our full support in her work.
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2488 (2019), which authorizes the easing of the arms embargo on the Central African Republic. I would like to thank all memb…
At the outset, I would like to emphasize that France emphatically condemns the attacks that took place in Burkina Faso and claimed many lives, including those of women and children. France offers its condolences to the families of the victims and reaffirms its solidarity with the countries of the re…
I would like to commend the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland on his commitment to the rights of children. I also thank Ms. Mariatu Kamara; Mr. Majok Peter Awan; and the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Henrietta Fore, for their statements.
This year we mark the thirtieth anniversary of the C…
I would like to thank Mark Lowcock and commend the outstanding work of his teams in responding to the humanitarian emergency in Syria. I would also like to thank the Policy Director of Physicians for Human Rights for her briefing and for the commitment of humanitarian and medical staff on the ground…
At the outset, allow me to offer my condolences to the families of the victims of the attacks in Kabul yesterday. The Afghan civilian population has once again been challenged by tragic circumstances.
I thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed for her briefing and especially for her visit
to …
I warmly thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, and my Kuwaiti colleague, Mr. Mansour Alotaibi, for their very informative briefings.
As we noted prior to the last meeting of the Security Council on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (see S/PV.8563), the D…
At the outset I should like to join others in offering my condolences to Japan and to the Secretary-General, following the passing of Mr. Amano, who was an outstanding leader of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
I would now like to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing, which provided u…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his comprehensive briefing. I also welcome the presence among us of the Minister
for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo García.
This meeting is being held one week after the Council’s visit t…
I thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo and Mr. Lamberto Zannier for their briefings on the difficult situation Ukraine is facing due to a conflict that has, lest we forget, claimed more than 13,000 lives.
That situation is not the result of the adoption, on 25 April, of the law on the use of Ukrainian as a n…
First, I would like to congratulate Kuwait and its delegation for their presidency of the Security Council in June. I wish you every success, Mr. President, during your country’s presidency in July.
I would also like to thank the Ambassador of China for his outstanding contribution to the Council’s…
For nearly three weeks, Pakistan has suffered the worst natural disaster in its history. We are shocked by the scale of the flooding, the violence of the incessant rainfall and the impact on the lives of more than 15 million Pakistanis. I should like again to express France’s solidarity with the aut…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative to organize this meeting. I should also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations and the Force Commanders of the peacekeeping missions represented here for providing a clear perspective of their …
I should like to thank Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Mr. Skender Hyseni, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, for their presence. We listened carefully to both of their statements.
As the Special Representative of the Secretary- General stated in his briefing, the …
France aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union.
The annual meeting of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS is an important event, particularly as…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Abdurahman A. Ibrahim, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Transitional National Government, for their presentations. I also welcome the presence among us of Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, Commissioner …
At the outset, I should like to express France’s gratitude to the Chairs of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) — Ambassadors Mayr-Harting, Apakan and Heller, respectively. Their dynamism and ongoing commitment enables the Security Council to pl…
At the outset, France associates itself with the statement delivered today on behalf of the European Union.
Sixty-five years ago, peace finally brought an end to one of the bloodiest conflicts in the history of humankind. We meet today to honour the memory of all the victims of that destructive war…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this meeting of the Council on women and peace and security. France welcomes the appointment of Ms. Margot Wallström as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and we thank her for h…
I would like at the outset to associate myself with the statement of the European Union.
Since 2002, we have shared a common vision of financing for development based on two main principles, which must continue to guide our actions. The first is the necessity for a global approach within the framew…
