I would like to thank Mr. Lacroix, Ms. Ero and Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein for their briefings.
I would like to stress three points.
First, the success of peacekeeping depends on our ability to find political solutions. In order to foster the conditions to restore peace, the Security Council entr…
I would like to thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
A few days ago, the Security Council received the 131st monthly report of the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on the elimination of the Syrian programme (S/2024/632, annex). Over the years, the OPCW …
I thank Ms. DiCarlo and Ms. Wosornu for their briefings.
France was outraged to learn of the murder of six hostages by Hamas. Our thoughts are with their families and loved ones, to whom we extend our sincere condolences. France expresses its full solidarity with the Israeli people and reiterates i…
I would like to thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
Russia claims to be concerned about the risk of escalation in Ukraine, and yet it holds all the cards to prevent such a scenario. All it has to do is cease its aggression and withdraw from the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine. With thes…
I thank Ms. Msuya and Dr. Ryan for their briefings.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate inexorably. It has become untenable. United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations are no longer able continue their operations. The increasing number of evacuation orders is…
I would like to thank Mr. Jenča for his briefing.
On 24 August, the Ukrainian people, and with them the international community, celebrated the thirty-third anniversary of their independence, an independence that Ukraine has been courageously defending for more than 900 days. On 24 February 2022, R…
I thank Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for their briefings.
The deterioration in the situation in Gaza has continued unabated for 10 months. There is an urgent ne…
I thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
A few days ago, Russia invited Member States to discuss multilateral cooperation with a view to a more just and sustainable world order (see S/PV.9686). Many were surprised by that initiative, at a time when Russia is undermining the foundations of our multilateral…
I would like to thank Mr. Pedersen and Mr. Rajasingham for their briefings.
Only a political solution based on resolution 2254 (2015) can make it possible to achieve a just peace in Syria. France supports Mr. Pedersen’s efforts and his step-for-step approach. The regime must cease its persistent ob…
I thank Ms. DiCarlo and Major General Beary for their briefings.
The Council is meeting urgently following the drone attack that targeted Tel Aviv on the night of 18 to 19 July. France strongly condemns that attack,
which was claimed by the Houthis. We reaffirm our commitment to regional stability…
The most recent developments in the Near and Middle East remind us of the urgent need to halt the current escalation. In Gaza, as French President Emmanuel
Macron has said, there is an urgent need to reach an agreement on a ceasefire that guarantees the protection of all civilians, unhindered human…
After the Second World War, the Charter of the United Nations established an international order in the service of peace, based on the sovereign equality of States, respect for international law, the non-use of force and the peaceful settlement of disputes. It entrusted the Security Council with the…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his statement. I welcome the presence among us of President Gustavo Petro Urrego and Mr. Diego Tovar, signatory of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace and former combatant of…
I would like to thank Ms. Msuya and Mr. Zhovnir for their briefings.
On Monday, 8 July, Russia carried out massive strikes against a number of civilian targets in Ukraine. Russian missiles hit the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital, where children are treated for serious diseases, including cancer. Anot…
I thank Ms. Keita for her briefing and assure her once again of France’s full support.
I have several points to make.
France is deeply concerned by the ongoing escalation of violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That violence is fuelling the crisis and violations of interna…
I would like to thank Ms. Kaag for her briefing. I once again pledge France’s full support and call for the full implementation of resolutions 2712 (2023), 2720 (2023), 2728 (2024) and 2735 (2024).
Ms. Kaag’s briefing confirms the catastrophic nature of the situation in Gaza, with no glimmer of hop…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu and Mr. Leff for their briefings.
For months now, we have seen increasing and overwhelming evidence of arms transfers between Russia and North Korea, in violation of Security Council resolutions. Last September, during Kim Jong Un’s visit to Russia, military equipment, includ…
I thank you, Mr President, for giving me the floor. Like the previous speakers, I wanted to express my clear disagreement with the statement by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and my clear support for your proposal to invite Ukraine and the European Union to participate in thi…
I would like to thank the Special Representative for her briefing and to reiterate France’s full support. I also welcome
the presence among us of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Central Africans Abroad of the Central African Republic.
France welcomes the efforts deployed by the …
I would like to thank former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Special Representative Gamba de Potgieter, the Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF and our child briefer for their briefings.
Children are the first victims of war, and the Secretary-General’s annual report (S/2024/384) reminds us of the n…
