I would like first of all to thank Under-Secretary-General Honwana, for his briefing. I welcome the presence here today of the Prime Minister of Djibouti, the Permanent Representative of Eritrea, and the representatives of the African Union and the Arab League. Those two organizations have an import…
I too would like to thank the Special Envoys of the Secretary- General and the African Union for their briefings. I commend them for their commitment and tenacity.
The political process that Mr. Jan Eliasson and Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim are trying to bring about is crucial to peace in Darfur. Like all…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2008/354) and for what he has told us with regard to the future of the United Nations presence in Kosovo. I also welcome Mr. Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia, and Mr. Sejdiu, President of the Republic of Kosovo, bo…
First of all, on behalf of the entire delegation, I would like to thank the Secretariat, the Security Council staff and the United Nations security services, for their invaluable
assistance and for the enormous amount of wonderful organizational work they did during our trip under very difficult wo…
Allow me to thank the presidency of the Council for this timely meeting and also to thank John Holmes for his introduction to our debate.
This debate is taking place in a very particular context. The Secretary-General and Mr. Holmes have just returned from Burma. Clearly, the situation of the civil…
France fully supports the statement to be made by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union.
Despite what the term “small arms” might suggest, vast damage is caused by the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and their ammunition. The report of the Secretary-General (S…
With the adoption of resolutions 1754 (2007) and 1783 (2007), the international community unanimously welcomed the end of the stalemate on Western Sahara, with the commencement of negotiations without preconditions and in good faith. The lack of progress in the Manhasset negotiations undermines the …
I should like at the outset to thank Mr. Pascoe for his presentation and the United States Ambassador for his briefing. I should also like to welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Iraq.
Today, Iraq continues to face immense political, security, humanitarian and economic challenges…
France endorses the statement made this morning by the Slovenian presidency on behalf of the European Union.
In 2000, our heads of State and Government recalled their conviction that the major challenge ahead was to ensure that globalization became a positive force for all humankind, in particular …
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his introductory comments and to thank Mr. Pascoe for his presentation. Their statements underline the highly worrying character of the upturn in violence between the Palestinians and the Israelis in the past month. Once again, the civili…
I would like to thank the Executive Director of the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate for his briefing, the first he has given to the Council. I would also like to commend the Permanent Representative of Croatia, who from now on will be chairing the work of the Committee.
France no…
As just stated by the representative of the United States of America on behalf of the Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group, France, along with the other two Co-Chairs, will vote against the draft resolution that has been unilaterally presented by Azerbaijan. Our country would reaffirm at the same time our f…
The Permanent Representative of Slovenia will soon deliver a statement on behalf of the European Union, with which France fully associates itself. I would now like to make a few comments in my national capacity.
First of all, like previous speakers, I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno for…
I would like to join others in thanking the Secretary-General for being with us here and for his very clear presentation of the situation in Kosovo. I would also like to thank Mr. Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia, for being here. We salute his firm commitment to democracy and to his countr…
Allow me, in turn, to thank Mr. Eliasson and Mr. Guéhenno for their briefings. They have both emphasized the tireless efforts of the Secretariat and the African Union, which my delegation would like to welcome, but they have also shown that there is still a long way to go to achieve peace in Darfur …
At the outset, I should like to thank Mr. Pascoe for his very comprehensive briefing, which provided a most sombre picture of the situation in the Middle East.
I wish first to say a few words on Lebanon, where the situation is of grave concern to us and should be
the full focus of the Council’s at…
I would like to first thank Mr. Pascoe for his briefing.
We are meeting today to consider the situation in Gaza, which has seen dramatic developments over the past few days. Given the seriousness of those developments, France believes that it is timely that the Security Council consider this issue.…
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. De Mistura for his briefing and to welcome the activity of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) as a whole.
The new Special Representative of the Secretary- General has already provided a glimpse of his talents by playing the crucial role of…
I am particularly happy to speak today on behalf of the European Union, 60 years after the adoption in Paris of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary, the European Union would like to reaffirm the primary importance it attaches to the Declaration. It…
In spite of the distressing nature of today’s debate, I would first like to use this opportunity to thank the Ambassador of Indonesia for the way he presided over the Council during November, to wish you, Mr. President, success and to assure you of our support during your presidency.
I would like t…
