I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Pillay and Mr. Spoerri for their briefings.
France endorses the statements to be made by the observer of the European Union and by the representative of Switzerland, on behalf of the Group of Friends on the Protection of Civilians.
For France, the p…
I thank Mr. Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, as well as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine and the Permanent Representative of Israel for their statements.
In these early weeks of 2013, the Middle East is undermined by two crises that, aft…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing this debate on one of the pillars of the United Nations work, namely, peacekeeping. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
Peacekeeping operations have evolved in recent years. Their level of de…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/67/L.36, under agenda item 123, “Global health and foreign policy”, on behalf of the seven members of the diplomacy and health group: Brazil, France, Indonesia, Norway, Senegal, South Africa and Thailand.
I thank the Secretary-General for his note …
The French delegation aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered by the observer of the European Union.
I would like to thank all today’s speakers for their statements. I thank Morocco for its initiative in convening today’s meeting about a region that has had the attention of the Secu…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson; Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN-Women; Mr. Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping; and Ms. Bineta Diop, President of Femmes Africa Solidarité, for their…
I should like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for his briefing as well as the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Kosovo for their statements.
As the report of the Secretary-General (S/2012/818) points out, and as Mr. Zarif has just noted, we can be pleased wit…
I thank the Indian presidency for convening this now annual debate on the working methods of the Security Council. I would also like to thank Ambassador Moraes Cabral for chairing the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions.
The Council determines its agenda and its p…
I would like to thank the Indian presidency for having organized this debate and for the draft presidential statement. My thanks also go to the Deputy Secretary-General for his briefing.
It is important to remember that the scourge of piracy affects the entire international community. It threatens …
I associate myself with the statement that will be made by the observer of the European Union.
I would like to think Guatemala for having taken the initiative of organizing this debate.
We have heard, in the opening statements, how the International Criminal Court (ICC) has become an increasingly …
Naturally, I too thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Augustine Mahiga.
In recent months, Somalia has been able to achieve historic milestones that would have seemed impossible a year ago. They have adopted a provisional Constitution, designated a Parliament and its Presi…
I thank Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East and the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their statements.
I will first address the situation in Syria and its consequences for in…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate your country on assuming the presidency of the Council. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Mr. Mariano Fernández Amunátegui, for his briefing.
I would like to associate myself with the statement to be made later by the obse…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Kubiš and Minister Rassoul for their statements.
I endorse the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union.
The attacks by Afghan police and soldiers on their trainers and the actions of insurgents should not overshadow deeper,…
I would like to thank Ambassador Osorio for his quarterly report on the activities of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) and his awareness-raising activities in Member States, particularly the open meeting of the Committee held on 9 July. That allowed for many delegations t…
I should like at the outset to thank those who spoke before me for the explanations they have provided, and I very warmly welcome the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Leila Zerrougui. On behalf of my delegation, I wish her every success in her important new role.
I shall be …
I would like to thank Mr. Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their statements.
I would also like to extend the sincere condolences of France to the victims of the terrorist attack in…
I had hoped not to have to go through this ghastly list. By 4 October 2011, repression in Syria had already claimed 3,000 lives and Russia and China vetoed the Council’s action for the first time (see S/PV.6627). By 4 February, 6,000 Syrians had been cut down by the regime, and Russia and China exer…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for your presence among us here today, and Colombia for having organized this open debate on peacebuilding. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General; the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh; his predece…
I thank the Secretary-General for introducing his report (S/2012/376), as well as the various speakers for their briefings.
France subscribes to the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union.
The past year has seen significant developments in the area of the protection of civilian…
