I thank the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for his statement and warmly welcome him to this meeting.
The European Union is a major partner of the United Nations. It tirelessly defends the Charter of the United Nations. The European Union and i…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate and for the ambitious work you are doing in your capacity as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions.
The Security Council remains the only multilateral forum for the maintenance of inter…
First of all, I would like to thank Ms. Patten for her briefing and to reiterate France’s full support.
France condemns all forms of sexual violence, particularly conflict-related sexual violence. Those crimes are too often ignored, as is the stigmatization that survivors are subsequently subjected…
I would like to thank Mr. Khiari and Ms. Doughten for their briefings.
On Wednesday, Russian missiles struck the city of Odesa, killing five people. Some of those missiles impacted within a few hundred metres of a convoy carrying the Ukrainian President and the Greek Prime Minister, who were visiti…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
I would like to underscore five points.
We condemn all the violence committed in the Sudan, regardless of the perpetrators. A recent report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the most recent report of the Secre…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Ms. Gailani for their briefings.
This March, for the third year running, hundreds of thousands of girls will not be going to school in Afghanistan. Hundreds of thousands of young women will not go on to university. Millions of women wi…
France regrets that the draft resolution presented by Algeria (S/2024/173) could not be adopted. The situation in Gaza requires that the Security Council be able to express clear and strong demands on all aspects of the crisis: humanitarian, security and political.
It is unacceptable that the Secur…
I thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
The proliferation of chemical weapons constitutes a threat to international peace and security, which continues to require vigilance on the part of the Council. Over the past 10 years, we have witnessed a worrisome re-emergence of the use of chemical weapons, in pa…
I would like to thank Mr. Wennesland and Mr. Lockyear for their briefings.
As the President of France Emmanuel Macron has said, it is critical to, without further delay, reach a ceasefire agreement on Gaza that guarantees the protection of all civilians. The human toll and the humanitarian situatio…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing and reiterate France’s full support.
The continuation of the peace process in the Central African Republic is essential to silencing the guns. France welcomes the efforts of the authorities of the Central African. The seco…
France thanks Algeria for proposing draft resolution S/2024/173. It regrets that it could not be adopted, given the catastrophic situation on the ground.
The immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, explicitly called for by resolutions 2712 (2023)
and 2720 (2023), as well as the draft …
I thank Ms. Keita for her briefing and reiterate France’s full support to her.
France condemns the Mouvement du 23 mars (M- 23) offensive launched on 7 February against the town of Sake and the support that it receives from Rwanda, as well as the presence of Rwandan forces
on Congolese territory. …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for her briefing. I welcome the President of Serbia, Mr. Vučic, and the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Mr. Kurti, to today’s meeting.
France recalls the need to stabilize the situation on the ground and to work to normalize relations between S…
I would like to very briefly respond.
First, contrary to what was just said, France honours the memory of all victims of this conflict, whomever they may be. There have been hundreds of thousands of victims in this war, which was based on nothing at all and could end from one day to the next. We do…
I thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing.
On 1 February, a convoy from the non-governmental organization Entraide Protestante Suisse was chased by Russian drones as it left the town of Beryslav. Both vehicles were unarmoured and displayed the Entraide Protestante Suisse logo on their hood and sides. It…
At the outset, Madam President, I wish to express my delegation’s full support for your presidency of the Council for the month of February. I also thank Ms. DiCarlo for her statement.
France is very concerned by the current regional escalation in the Middle East. The strikes on 28 January that tar…
The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, called
for immediate work towards a lasting ceasefire, with the help of all regional and international partners. The delivery of more humanitarian aid to the civilian population of Gaza is urgently needed. France recalls that international humanitaria…
I thank Mr. Khiari for his statement.
On 24 February 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine. The war it unleashed has continued to inflict its toll of suffering on civilians. The massive strikes carried out yesterday by Russia throughout Ukrainian territory are further testimony to this. The cost already pa…
I would like to thank Mr. Khiari, Mr. Muasher and Mr. Epshtain for their briefings.
France remains deeply concerned about the current crisis in Gaza, which continues to worsen. I have three points to make in that regard.
First, I call for the implementation, as a matter of priority, of a lasting c…
France is convinced of the usefulness of a unified strategy in Afghanistan. In that regard, the independent assessment led by Special Coordinator Sinirlioğlu (see S/2023/856) provides a useful input for the discussions to be held among the stakeholders. That is why France voted today in favour of re…
