I would of course first like to very warmly commend the Permanent Representative of Lebanon, who held the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September, for the enormously effective and courageous manner in which he carried out his duties. I would also like to congratulate you, Madam…
I thank Mr. De Mistura for his briefing on the situation in Afghanistan and Mr. Rassoul for his statement. I endorse the statement to be made by the representative of the European Union.
We were obviously shocked and saddened by the attack that took the life of the former Afghan President and Chair…
I welcome the vote by the General Assembly this morning which confirmed, by an overwhelming majority, the reintegration of Libya within the United Nations family, which today welcomes the
representatives of the new Libya. I would like to welcome Ambassador Dabbashi, whose personal valour is well kn…
My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution because, naturally, we support the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). We support UNMIL’s work in Liberia, which is particularly necessary as the elections approach. We think a mid- and long-term presence of…
Let me thank Mr. Serry for his briefing and the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer for Palestine for their statements.
France associates itself with the statement to be delivered by the Head of the Delegation of the European Union.
Since the beginning of this year the Ar…
France associates itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union.
Since the last debate in the Council on climate change was in 2007 (see S/PV.5663), science has progressed, the facts have been confirmed and the risks have been further analysed, as Mr. Steiner set out in …
I align myself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union.
I wish to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany for his initiative to convene the Security Council to consider the issue of children and armed conflict.
This morning the Council is showing that it is determin…
France is grateful to the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS), under the leadership of Special Representative of the Secretary-General Menkerios, for the outstanding work it has carried out since its establishment, despite difficult working conditions, in protecting civilians and ensuring fo…
I should of course like, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to thank the representative of Gabon for his skilful conduct of the work of the Council during the month of June. I wish also to thank Mr. De Mistura for his presentation on the situati…
France welcomes the agreement reached on 20 June by the Sudanese authorities under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Meles Zenawi, and the High-
level Panel chaired by President Mbeki. This agreement should allow for the withdrawal of the troops of the Sudanese Armed Forces and th…
Nearly five months ago, the Security Council met to listen to the report of the Special Adviser of the Secretary- General on Piracy, Mr. Jack Lang (see S/PV.6473). The overall feeling then was one of urgency. More recently still, in a message of 18 April, the Secretary-General underscored that pirac…
I thank President Mbeki and Special Representative Menkerios for their briefings. As the representatives of the Sudan and Southern Sudan said, the agreement reached in Addis Ababa on Abyei is a major step forward towards bringing to an end the crisis that has prevailed in the region since Abyei was …
I welcome the adoption of resolution 1984 (2011), which France, Germany and the United States co-sponsored.
The measures adopted by the Security Council are aimed at convincing Iran to negotiate and slow the development of its nuclear and ballistic programme. In order to be effective, they must the…
My delegation welcomes the Security Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 1979 (2011), which highlights the importance attached by the international community to settling the conflict in Western Sahara. The resolution sends three important messages.
First, it recalls the priority nature of the…
I should like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing to the Council on the situation in Syria, which has further heightened the concerns of its members.
I would like to express, before the Council, France’s deep concern at the violent actions of the Syrian authorities against civi…
I would like to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs, for his briefing. I also thank the Permanent Representative of the State of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their statements.
France associates itself with the statement to be made by the head …
Madam President, I should like to thank Colombia for having convened this debate at a key moment in the history of Haiti. I should like also to thank President Santos Calderón and President Préval for participating in this debate. I should like in addition to welcome the efforts made by Mr. Mulet as…
I should like to thank China for having convened this debate on Somalia, which will launch a process of reflection on ways of stabilizing the country and achieving peace as the expiration of the mandate of the transitional federal institutions approaches. I should like also to thank Mr. Mahiga and M…
Yesterday the Permanent Representative of Libya made to this Council a moving appeal for assistance. France welcomes the fact that the Council has today unanimously and forcefully responded to that appeal.
In the face of the continued brutal and bloody repression and the threatening statements made…
I would like to thank Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and Mrs. Vlora Çitaku, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, for their presence here today and for the statements they delivered. I also welcome Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special Repr…
