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Delattre

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“On behalf of France, I would like to thank the Force Commanders once again for their exemplary commitment, with all our due respect.”
2018-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8251 (2018) · source
“In conclusion, my question today is addressed to the three Force Commanders and focuses primarily the deployment and use of new technology to better protect their assets and their soldiers, while we are aware that such technology will never replace the central role of the men and women whom they command. Peacekeeping forces are all too often targeted by armed groups with indirect fire or improvised explosive devices, which, as we all know, still cause too many casualties in their ranks and prevent them from carrying out their primary mission of protecting civilians. My questions are therefore very simple and straightforward: How can we help them better? What do they need to better anticipate threats and indirect fire? What early-warning and protection technology do they require?”
2018-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8251 (2018) · source
“The requirement for fully operational and effective troops also implies better equipment that is adapted to the terrain and the threat, as well as a better operational posture. We fully believe that better operational performance will reduce the number of Blue Helmets killed or injured in operations, which is still far too high. In that regard, we fully support the recommendations of the Santos Cruz report. Finally, we are convinced that effective peacekeeping entails bolstering relations between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, in particular by strengthening African peace operations. That is a key priority for us at the highest political level. We would therefore be interested in the opinions of our briefers on that issue.”
2018-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8251 (2018) · source
“Our collective ambition must therefore be that our operations - the United Nations operations - be conducted and implemented in optimal conditions. We must therefore provide Force Commanders with the necessary means and resources to execute their mandate smoothly and effectively. As members knows, France will continue to spare no efforts to that end. It is therefore necessary that the troops that we entrust to United Nations peacekeeping operations be fully operational and effective. In particular, that requires complete and high-quality predeployment training. France is fully committed to supporting such operations by training nearly 30,000 French-speaking African soldiers each year, who themselves serve as strong troops for peacekeeping operations.”
2018-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8251 (2018) · source
“The Force Commanders should know that their officers, non-commissioned officers, airmen, sailors and soldiers and, in particular, they themselves have our full confidence. As the Secretary-General recalled at the launch of his Action for Peacekeeping initiative, which France fully supports, peacekeeping is a particularly complex, difficult, sometimes frustrating but crucial and irreplaceable undertaking (see S/PV.8218). While peacekeeping must above all be part ofthe political goal of peacemaking, our ambition to protect civilians who are victims of conflict, violence and massive violations of human rights also demands that, together, we be more effective and more able to make a real difference on the ground.”
2018-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8251 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I would like first to thank the Polish presidency for having organized this important debate on a topic to which, as the Security Council knows, France is resolutely, consistently and deeply committed. I would also like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and the Force Commanders for their particularly enlightening briefings. Allow me to thank the Force Commanders for their service, their professionalism and their daily commitment to executing their mandates. I would like also to pay tribute to all their military and civilian personnel, ofwhose deep commitment all of us here are aware. France would like once again to pay tribute to the memory of all those who have sacrificed their lives in their commitment to serving the United Nations.”
2018-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8251 (2018) · source
“That dynamic, which has been ongoing for several months, is essential. I would therefore like to reiterate our full support for the political process under the auspices of the Secretary-General and the facilitation of his Personal Envoy, Mr. Horst Kohler, in order to find a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the question of Western Sahara. We hope that the mandate renewal will encourage the strengthening of that dynamic and serious and credible efforts to advance the process in accordance with the parameters set by the Security Council. The dialogue initiated in recent months thanks to meetings organized by the Personal Envoy provides opportunities in that regard. We hope that it will succeed.”
2018-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8246 (2018) · source
“I would like to reiterate our full support for MINURSO, which is doing outstanding and indispensable work on the ground in monitoring respect for the ceasefire and in having ensured the stability of the area for years. The role of the force is essential. Its means must be preserved. In that regard, the renewal for only six months of the Mission's mandate, which seeks to keep the Security Council mobilized in support of the political process, must be an exception. We should ensure that that does not affect the management and planning of its resources. Maintaining an annual framework ensures the stability of peacekeeping operations. Finally, it is particularly important that the members of the Council can come together. As we have seen in recent years, we need a constructive dynamic to support a new impetus in the political process.”
2018-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8246 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2414 (2018). I would like to thank the United States penholder for its efforts on the text. The resolution that we have just adopted sets out a horizon. It should enable us jointly to prevent any risk of escalation, to support the essential work of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) and to encourage a constructive momentum for the political process. Ten days ago, with a tense situation on the ground, we met in consultations with Special Representative Colin Stewart. He encouraged us to send a clear message to prevent any risk of escalation. The adoption of the resolution responds to that call by helping the situation on the ground to return to normal so that real progress can be made in the political process.”
2018-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8246 (2018) · source
“It is the friend of both Israelis and Palestinians, and it is in that capacity that it pursues its clear goal: the implementation, through dialogue, of a political solution for a just and lasting peace between Israel and Palestine.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Finally, with the approach of a high-risk May in Jerusalem, current tensions contribute to the ongoing shift from a political conflict that can be resolved through concessions made by the parties to a religious conflict in which it would be impossible to reach a compromise. France will never allow such a dramatic prospect for Israelis, Palestinians and regional security to become a reality. That is why we remain determined to act. We all know that the destinies of Israelis and Palestinians are linked: neither of the two peoples will achieve their national aspirations at the expense of the other. France is not choosing sides.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Those parameters are not options or a menu from which we may choose; they are the bedrock ofany peace plan and ofany future negotiations. In that context, we have a collective responsibility within the Council to ensure the respect of those parameters, which we have defined together and which are recalled by resolution 2334 (2016), adopted a little more than a year ago. The Gaza Strip is once again on the edge of the abyss. A new conflict, beyond the devastating consequences already mentioned, would aggravate regional tensions, which have reached an unprecedented level along Israel's border. The ongoing escalation in Gaza is also strengthening radicals and providing all terrorist movements with additional recruitment arguments.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Neither will there be a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians outside the internationally agreed parameters, the principal elements of which I shall recall here once again: two States living in peace and security along secure and recognized borders; frontiers based on the 1967 lines, with exchanges of mutually agreed territories; Jerusalem as the future capital of the two States with, in the meantime, no change in the status of the city, as required by resolution 478 (1980), including the location of embassies; and a concerted, realistic and fair solution for Palestinian refugees. Any negotiation must be within that framework, which itself is based on international law and Security Council resolutions.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“We also call for increased efforts on the part of all donors to the Agency, which were announced last month during the Rome Conference and which will have to continue. As you know, France is playing its part in those efforts. Turning to my final point, we must not separate the situation in Gaza from the Palestinian question as a whole. Gaza is an integral part of the Palestinian territories. There will be no Palestinian State without Gaza, and therefore no viable peace agreement with Israel without Palestinian unity.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Beyond that, only a lifting of the blockade and the restrictions imposed on Gaza, with the necessary security guarantees for Israel, will meet the needs and expectations of the population. France stands ready to support those efforts. In the current extremely fragile situation, the presence of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) among the population, two-thirds of which is comprised of Palestinian refugees, is one of the last remaining stabilizing elements in Gaza. An interruption of UNRWA services, which could take place as early as this summer, would hasten the Gaza Strip's falling into chaos. We therefore once again call on the United States not to give up the historic and essential role it has played with UNRWA.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“It feeds the ongoing protest movement among a very young population, which feels it has nothing to lose. Beyond the de-escalation that is required in the immediate future,there willbe nolasting solutionin Gaza without Palestinian reconciliation under the principles endorsed by the Palestine Liberation Organization, and without the exercise by the Palestinian Authority of the full extent of its authority in Gaza. In that regard, we call for the implementation of the agreement reached in Cairo on 12 October under the auspices of the Egyptian authorities. That process must lead to a rapid improvement in the living conditions of the population in Gaza. We encourage the Palestinian Authority to take concrete steps in that direction.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“It is up to the Council to speak with a strong voice so as to prevent escalation. The silence of the Council since the beginning of the crisis must immediately give way to a sign of unity and a clear public expression. I come to my second point. The violence of recent weeks cannot be dissociated from the more general situation in the Gaza Strip, which itself must not be separated from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a whole. The deterioration in the humanitarian situation in Gaza over the past year, characterized in particular by an unprecedented energy crisis and the worsening of the wage crisis, is closely linked to the inter-Palestinian division. That deterioration adds to the structural humanitarian crisis imposed by the Israeli blockade, which has lasted for more than a decade.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“The use of lethal weapons must be rejected when facing unarmed demonstrators who pose no serious or imminent threat. Several Israeli and Palestinian non-governmental organizations have conveyed the same message. At the same time, we call on protesters to refrain from all outbursts and violence, and we caution those, in particular Hamas, who would seek to take over and exploit the demonstrations or use them to challenge Israel's security along the security fence. In Gaza, but also in the West Bank and Jerusalem, where the protest movement threatens to spread in the coming weeks, the risk that the situation will degenerate and escape control is extremely high, and this is taking place in an already tense regional context. Everyone must therefore show restraint and a spirit of responsibility.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“The first requirement is respect for international humanitarian law, which is fully applicable in the Gaza Strip, in particular the responsibility to protect civilians. The second requirement is respect for human rights, in particular the right to demonstrate peacefully. The measures taken to preserve the security of Israel, which is a legitimate concern and one that we share, must fall within the framework of international human rights law. We therefore call on the Israeli authorities to exercise judgement, restraint and the proportionate use of such force as is strictly necessary. We condemn the successive, indiscriminate firings on protesters over the past month. Israel is a democracy and as such must apply standard international rules of engagement in the maintenance of order.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“The very heavy toll of the demonstrations in recent weeks, which we deplore, is directly linked to the inadequate and disproportionate response now regularly offered by the Israeli security forces. Full light must be shed on these serious events. We take note ofthe announcement made by the Israeli Defence Forces concerning the establishment of a fact-finding mechanism. Beyond those first steps, we recall the Secretary-General's request for an independent and transparent inquiry. Two fundamental requirements must immediately be put in place in order to avoid having the same causes produce the same dramatic effects during the next two Fridays and around the dates of 14 and 15 May.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“In addition to the ongoing risk of an armed escalation that those tensions are fuelling, the outcome of the repression of the weekly demonstrations that have been taking place for a month is tragic. After four consecutive Fridays of protests in Gaza near the border with Israel, at least 35 people have been killed, including two minors and two journalists, as well as several hundred wounded by bullets. We are extremely concerned by those developments and their recurrence, which aggravate an already tense situation in the Gaza Strip. A line was crossed in the violence from the first Friday of protests, and the level of violence has remained constant since then.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“The ongoing occupation, the intensification of settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and the blockade imposed on Gaza, as well as the inter-Palestinian division and the continued violence, are creating an untenable and unstable situation, as demonstrated by the three conflicts that have struck Gaza over the past decade. In that context and for the reasons Mr. Nickolay Mladenov outlined, May will be a month of grave danger. The elements for escalation and even conflagration are present. It is therefore urgent for us to coordinate our efforts to convey the right message to the stakeholders. The ongoing situation in Gaza - on which my first and main point will focus - is yet another tragic illustration of the human consequences resulting from the stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I would like at the outset to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his precise and enlightening briefing, as well as for the clear warning bells he has sounded today. We also thank him and his team for their exemplary commitment. We have been saying for years that the reality on the ground is wrongly described as the status quo; it is in fact marked by a daily deterioration of the situation, which could erupt into an open crisis at any time in Gaza, Jerusalem or the West Bank. Decade after decade, peace has given way not only on the ground, but also in speeches, in minds and in hearts, as successive generations of Palestinians and Israelis lose hope for a resolution of the conflict.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Ensuring lasting peace requires an effective peace and security architecture, a development system adapted to new challenges and based on an Organization with renewed management - a United Nations capable of facing the challenges of the twenty-first century. These three reforms go hand in hand; we cannot consider them separately. The Secretary-General can count on France's determined support in this endeavour. France will contribute actively to the debates for the effective implementation of lasting peace in a constructive spirit. It will continue to pursue a firm policy in this area, whether on the ground or as part of its responsibilities at the United Nations, in order to take - with the Members of the United Nations - multilateral action in the service of peace and security.”
2018-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8243 (2018) · source
“As a token of its commitment, France contributed to the Fund last year after several years of not doing so. We have also decided to focus our development assistance to fragile countries and countries emerging from conflict. A French fund for resilience and peace has raised up to â‚¬100 million a year to that end, and will see its resources double by 2020. It is therefore a significant commitment for my country. While the demand for conflict prevention and the links between peace and development have become apparent, it is now up to the international community - that is to say all of us - to translate this determination into action for lasting peace.”
2018-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8243 (2018) · source
“That approach was pursued in Cote d'Ivoire, working closely with the Ivorian authorities to enable a gradual withdrawal of the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire. The presence of Cote d'Ivoire in the Security Council today is an undeniable symbol of that success. More recently, in Liberia, the peacebuilding plan developed with the support of the Peacebuilding Commission also facilitated a successful transition. The Commission demonstrated the invaluable support it can provide to the Security Council through its expertise and its role in facilitating coordination and exchange among all of its partners. France fully supports strengthening the Peacebuilding Support Office and bolstering the Peacebuilding Fund, which must be able to preserve what makes it most valuable, that is, its flexibility and ability to react.”
2018-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8243 (2018) · source
“For peacekeeping operations to be effective, the Council must ensure that they have well-calibrated mandates that are part of a clear political strategy, with defined priorities and timetables. France is committed to that goal in the drafting of mandates, in particular on peacekeeping operations for which it is a penholder, in close coordination with troop-contributing countries. That requirement is all the more important in the case of multidimensional mandates, which, in addition to their need to adapt to particularly complex conflicts, must also build a bridge between peacekeeping and peacebuilding by promoting the treatment of the root causes of crises. Finally, the Security Council must ensure a successful transition from peacekeeping operations to peacebuilding and sustainability.”
2018-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8243 (2018) · source
“Secondly, when prevention fails and the spiral of violence sets in, it is our responsibility to stop the escalation and to intervene. That is what France has done at the request of its partners in Mali and the Central African Republic. In that context, peacekeeping operations remain a central tool of the Security Council to promote the return to peace. France will remain committed - with strength, consistency and conviction - to supporting peacekeeping operations. It is because these operations are inseparable from the original ambitions of the United Nations that our collective credibility depends on them and the reform work initiated by the Secretary-General must be fully supported.”
2018-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8243 (2018) · source
“We must also enable the most vulnerable countries to develop their own capacities, so that they are able to deal upstream with the fragilities that fuel crises-bycombatingclimatechangeandenvironmental degradation; by fighting unemployment, particularly among young people; by remedying the lack of public services and public infrastructure; by establishing inclusive governance and effective, accountable and accessible institutions; by promoting a judicial system that gives everyone, without discrimination, access to quality justice; by ensuring respect for human rights; and by reducing tensions over natural resources. To ensure lasting peace, we must ensure that no one is left behind, as per our commitment under Agenda 2030.”
2018-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8243 (2018) · source
“That was the case of the Economic Community of West African States in the Gambia, for example, with success, as President Barrow showed yesterday (see A/72/PV.83). The same should also be the case in Burundi, where, unfortunately, the East African Community's mediation work is being hampered by the Government's refusal to engage in a constructive dialogue with the opposition and international partners.”
2018-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8243 (2018) · source
“First, the Council must strengthen its preventive action. The United Nations was born out of the objective of prevention. For too long, this aspect has been neglected. The Security Council must be in a better position to anticipate crisis risks through an early-warning system, so as to improve the Council's collective ability to act in advance of crises. Otherwise, we will be forced to manage crises, at a much higher human and financial cost. The first steps taken by the Secretary-General are in the right direction - for instance, the setting up of the High-level Advisory Board on Mediation and a rethinking of communication on the concept of prevention as a useful tool before and after conflicts. France fully supports the Secretary-General's initiatives in that regard. Regional organizations have an essential role to play.”
2018-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8243 (2018) · source
“The entire conflict cycle is taken into account today, in a pr evention-maintenance-peacebuilding continuum. The crisis situations to which the Security Council must respond have changed in nature and are increasingly asymmetrical, transnational and multidimensional. Many conflicts and civil wars are rooted in development and governance fragilities, the very same that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development seeks to address. We must therefore adopt a cross-cutting and integrated approach that over time combines security, humanitarian, political and development actions, human rights promotion and the fight against climate change and environmental degradation, by bringing together all partners in a common approach. In that context, what role should the Security Council play? I see three main roles for the Council.”
2018-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8243 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his important briefing and for his exemplary commitment to sustainable peace. I would also like to thank the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, Mr. Dan Neculaescu, and the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Mr. Smail Chergui, for their particularly enlightening briefings. As the French Minister of State stressed yesterday in the General Assembly, recent years have seen significant progress within the United Nations in terms of dealing with crises and in the United Nations approach to them (see A/72/PV.84). We are a long way from the days when the United Nations was involved in crises only through peacekeeping operations.”
2018-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8243 (2018) · source
“That success, however, is only one stage on the long path to sustainable development and stabilization in Liberia. As President Macron emphasized to President Weah when he visited Paris at the end of February, France will stand firmly beside its Liberian partners in order to ensure that Liberia continues advance in that direction.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8239 (2018) · source
“Regardless of the progress that has been made so far, we should not underestimate the challenges that Liberia still faces on the road to sustainable development and peace. They include the fight against corruption and the issues of national reconciliation and governance, especially through the rebuilding and operationalization of the Liberian armed forces. Other challenges include the problem of ensuring respect for human rights, especially the situation of women, which cannot be considered satisfactory until considerable progress has been made in combating gender-based violence. Liberia's lasting stabilization will also require major efforts to combat impunity and energetic action to address the root causes of conflict. Our meeting today celebrates UNMIL'S true success in the service of Liberia and its people.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8239 (2018) · source
“The peaceful holding of the most recent elections is a major achievement, to the credit of all Liberian stakeholders. It marks the first peaceful transition between two democratically electedPresidents since the civil war began, which tells us that Liberia has turned the page and is now a truly mature democracy. The recent transfer of power in Liberia also represents a response to the deep aspirations of the Liberian people. It is a truly historic moment. France has expressed its willingness to support President Weah in achieving the ambitious goals that he has outlined for his country. We therefore call on all of Liberia's partners to support the new Government's national development plan.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8239 (2018) · source
“The United Nations country team on the ground, in close cooperation with the Liberia configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, will therefore continue to provide support. It is also essential that the broader international community continue to support Liberia, alongside the new United Nations mechanism. As Mr. Liberty so eloquently stated, that is the key to sustaining the excellent results gained so far, promoting development in the country and creating jobs. It is also fully in line with the Secretary-General's vision of mobilizing the international community throughout the conflict cycle, which we fully support. Liberia was recently able to demonstrate how far it has progressed along the road to democratization and stabilization.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8239 (2018) · source
“UNMIL's success should serve as a source of inspiration to the Council as it deploys other peacekeeping missions in difficult situations where they face challenges in fulfilling their mandates. It reminds us that the recipe for success lies in a strong commitment on the part of the Council, which kept the Mission in Liberia for 15 years, as well as in the implementation of a genuine national reconciliation process on the ground, without which long-term stability would be impossible. UNMIL's departure does not signal the end of the United Nations in Liberia. On the contrary, it provides an opportunity for the Organization to adopt new support strategies with frameworks and instruments that can better meet the current needs of the Liberian people.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8239 (2018) · source
“It can be added to the list of recent success stories in Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone and Haiti. UNMIL was established in 2003 with a mandate to enforce the ceasefire. Throughout its 15 years in the country, it has made a significant contribution to stability in Liberia. I would like to take this opportunity to pay a well-deserved tribute to all the United Nations personnel who participated in the Mission and contributed to its success on the ground day after day, particularly the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Farid Zarif. I would also like to pay tribute to the memory of the 202 Blue Helmets who lost their lives in Liberia. The considerable progress that the country has made since 2003 goes a long way to making their sacrifice worthwhile.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8239 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France welcomes the end of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), but I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, and the Deputy Permanent Representative of Sweden for their very insightful briefings. I would also like to thank Mr. Chid Liberty for his relevant and particularly encouraging remarks. As I mentioned, France welcomes the end of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia. Its withdrawal demonstrates that it has fulfilled the duties entrusted to it. Although the United Nations is so often and so unfairly pilloried, this is another peacekeeping success story for the Council and for the United Nations as a whole.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8239 (2018) · source
“France, which supported President Santos Calderon's efforts to achieve peace from the beginning, hopes that the Peace Agreement between the Colombian Government and FARC-EP will be recorded in history as the end of a conflict and the beginning of a new era in Colombia in which former combatants will have their place in Colombian society and other groups will follow the example of FARC. We hope that the Colombian Government and the Eje'rcito de Liberacion Nacional will reach a new ceasefire as soon as possible and that negotiations will enable the achievement of a historic peace in Colombia that will send an exemplary message of hope to the world.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8238 (2018) · source
“Lastly, I would once again like to draw attention to a critical point related to reintegration and the future of the peace process, which is access to land and sources of income. Once the issue of access to land, including the restitution of land that was seized during the conflict and is under legal proceedings, has been settled, it is economic projects that will provide former combatants with the prospect of a future within the Colombian national community. Such economic reintegration will be key to the lasting success ofthe peace process. It will continue to enjoy broad support from the international community, including France and the European Union, through various financial instruments. Ensuring peace in territories that have been ravaged by conflict for more than 50 years depends on it.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8238 (2018) · source
“We welcome the steps taken by the Colombian Government to end the high level of violence in those areas, in particular the murders of civil-society leaders, human rights defenders and people involved in coca substitution programmes. Despite the commitment of the authorities, the situation remains worrisome. The local populations have not seen much evidence of the peace dividends. We therefore encourage efforts to deploy State services to those areas, whether through security forces or civil institutions. It will also be crucial to combat impunity for crimes committed within the context of the conflict, including extrajudicial executions, whether by investigating the perpetrators of such crimes or those who ordered violent acts.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8238 (2018) · source
“Colombian institutions and the Peace Agreement have been strengthened by that democratic exercise, as a result of which former combatants will become members of the Senate and the Chamber ofRepresentatives. The opening ofthe Special Jurisdiction for Peace to the public also represents a significant step towards the political reintegration of former combatants. We encourage the current Government and, more generally, all of the country's political groups, to consolidate the progress made and move forward towards the full implementation of the Peace Agreement between Colombia and FARC-EP. Particular attention should be given to the issue of amnesty for prisoners, as provided for in the Agreement. My second point concerns the security of the women and men who are working to bring peace to the conflict-affected areas.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8238 (2018) · source
“Since September 2017 that support has been manifested through ensuring the monitoring of the reintegration of former combatants, which is a crucial step towards the lasting implementation of the peace agreement. With regard to the mandate for the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, the Organization's second Mission to that country, I will briefly underscore three points. First, France congratulates the Colombian authorities on the organization and successful holding of the 11 March congressional elections, which the Fuerza Alternativa Revolucionaria del Comun (FARC), the new political party that resulted from the peace process, participated in.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8238 (2018) · source
“I also thank the Vice-President and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia for their presence here today and their tireless work in negotiating and implementing the Peace Agreement concluded with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia- Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP). On behalf of France, I would like to once again pay tribute here to the political courage of the Colombian authorities, which took the initiative of launching the historic peace process with FARC-EP. Colombia's commitment to peace is a source of inspiration for us all, as the Ambassador of Ethiopia so eloquently said earlier. The United Nations, in general, and the Security Council, in particular, have played their full roles in providing the necessary support for the disarmament and political transition of that armed group.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8238 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): We are all in a state of shock following the death of our colleague and friend Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue. On behalf of France and on a personal level, I want to once again express our heartfelt condolences and deep sympathy to his family, friends and all the members of the Permanent Mission of cote d'Ivoire. The United Nations has lost a great professional, C6te d'Ivoire an excellent representative, and France a friend whose limitless kindness will continue to inspire us. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Jean Arnault for his very informative briefing, as well as for his commitment and exemplary effort.”
2018-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8238 (2018) · source
“Because the very foundation of our security is threatened and because we must live up to our commitments and responsibilities, there is no other acceptable or possible option than to come together to restore the essential taboo prohibiting the use of chemical weapons. Let us walk that demanding path together. The international community can rest assured of France's commitment to that end, alongside all its partners.”
2018-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8237 (2018) · source
“We must do everything we can to curb the serious threat of the normalization of the use of chemical weapons. That should be our shared priority. That is the whole purpose of the partnership we launched in Paris, which 28 States and organizations have chosen to join, including four this past week alone. Faced with such a threat to our collective security, there can be no room for impunity. That is also the whole point of our action on the Syrian dossier. The repeated use of chemical weapons undermines international law and challenges our ability to safeguard the values, principles and rules that underpin the United Nations and our work.”
2018-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8237 (2018) · source
“Those who obstruct our action, who violate and deceive with respect to their commitments, who deliberately carry out disinformation campaigns and distort the facts with a view to dividing and disorienting public opinion are responsible for a serious normalization of the use of chemical weapons. Furthermore, they contribute to the risk of undermining the non-proliferation regime at a time when they should be its guarantors. France, which suffered first-hand the devastating effects of chemical weapons during the First World War, will never allow their use to go unpunished, whether in Syria, Europe or elsewhere. Any time a chemical weapon is used, regardless of where and by whom, all light must be shed on that use and those responsible must be held accountable. However, that is not enough.”
2018-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8237 (2018) · source