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“Given the major humanitarian and human rights tragedy in Arakan, we will continue to insist, particularly in the Security Council, on the three complementary issues that must be urgently addressed - ending the violence and discrimination against the Rohingya, providing full, safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to the populations in need, and facilitating the refugees' voluntary return when the necessary conditions are established in line with international standards. France will also continue its dialogue with the Burmese authorities on the subject during the visit to Burma of our Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“While we should welcome the initial measures undertaken by the Burmese authorities, these commitments must now be translated into action. In each of the areas mentioned in the Security Council's presidential statement (S/PRST/2017/22) of last month, much progress still remains to be made. We should therefore make the mandate of the special adviser or envoy proposed in the presidential statement and in the resolution adopted a few weeks ago in the Third Committee fully operational. With appropriate resources and means, the special adviser could strengthen follow-up on this issue in the Secretariat and on efforts to work with the Burmese authorities. France would like to reiterate its full support to the Burmese democratic transition and to the efforts of the Government led by Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi to advance the rule of law in Burma.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“Pramila Patten warmly for her presence here today and for her testimony. The violations she has described are particularly alarming, and we must do all we can to protect the refugees and the displaced wherever they are and whenever they want to return home. We are very concerned about the information from the International Organization for Migration on the sexual exploitation and abuse even of young girls and children, which is completely unacceptable. We also condemn the early and forced marriages of young girls, some barely 10 years old, that are going on as we speak. My third and last comment relates to the importance of ensuring that the United Nations, particularly the Security Council, remains fully prepared to act on this issue.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“It will be crucial to shine a bright light on all of these very serious accusations, including through the Human Rights Council's fact-finding mission, which must be allowed to visit Rakhine state. Lastly, with regard to implementing the recommendations of Kofi Annan's Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, the establishment of an advisory committee of experts that includes international eminent persons just announced by the Government of Myanmar should enable regular and rigorous monitoring of the measures that have been undertaken. France encourages the Myanmar authorities to continue their efforts in that area. My second comment is on the vulnerability of refugees and internally displaced persons to various kinds of sexual exploitation and violence. I would like to once again thank Ms.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“Some acts being carried out systematically in Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity. At the special session of the Human Rights Council on 5 December, High Commissioner Zeid Al-Hussein cited testimonies about young girls who had been raped or burned, had their throats cut or been gang- raped to death. Incitement to hatred on the basis of ethnicity is designed, as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General eloquently put it, to dehumanize communities such as the Rohingya and to continue to fuel the root causes of violence. We must work urgently to establish serious measures to enable us to investigate violations and prosecute the perpetrators in order to put an end to this atmosphere of impunity.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“In order to establish the conditions conducive for the return, it is essential that measures be undertaken in Rakhine to promote reconstruction, reconciliation and respect for human rights. Progress in the humanitarian area is also insufficient. The access granted to the World Food Programme is the first positive step, which has made it possible to help those who remained in Rakhine state, but it is urgent to broaden that access in order to ensure full, safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to the populations who need it. In the realm of human rights the testimonies that continue to reach us are very disturbing. Violations continue in full impunity, while neither the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights nor the fact-finding mission has access to Rakhine state.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“The agreement reached on 23 November between Burma and Bangladesh on the issue of the return of refugees is a first step towards providing for the safe, dignified and voluntary return ofthe Rohingya refugees to Burma once conditions allow. However, significant progress still needs to be made and, to that end, it is essential that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees be included in those discussions and, in particular, fully participate in the announced joint working group. Given the situation, we believe, particularly on the basis of the criteria established by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, that the conditions needed for the return of the refugees do not yet exist. We are following the development of the situation very closely.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“Systematic and organized human rights violations have been reported by the Office ofthe United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and other actors on the ground. In that context, I wish to make three main comments. The first relates to the implementation of presidential statement S/PRST/2017/22, adopted just a month ago. Faced with a situation of - it should be recalled - ethnic cleansing, the Security Council mobilized itself and expressed itself in very strong terms. That text, which is a road map in the light ofwhich the Security Council is to assess the progress made, acknowledges the initial steps taken by the Burmese authorities and sets out very specific demands in order to try and alleviate the suffering of the Rohingyas.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): First of all, allow me to warmly thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, for their very enlightening briefings. The situation of the Rohingyas in Rakhine state remains a topic of serious concern for France, as our Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean- Yves Le Drian, expressed to the Burmese authorities during his visit to Burma on 20 November. The facts are known. They have been recalled. Since 25 August, 640,000 Rohingyas have had to flee from Burma to Bangladesh. Still today, hundreds of Rohingyas continue to flee to Bangadesh. Hundreds of villages have been burned.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“It is essential to maintain strong pressure on the North Korean authorities so as to bring them to assume their responsibility to protect and promote the human rights of their citizens, and to move away from this terrible way of thinking and find their way back to the rule of law.”
2017-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8130 (2017) · source
“The absolute totalitarianism of Pyongyang maintains a stubborn cloak of darkness around its internal affairs, which allows it to violate the rights of its citizens with complete impunity. The Council must remain seized of the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in all its aspects and maintain its Vigilance. We hope that the Council will be united in calling on the authorities of North Korea to allow access to human rights monitoring bodies, including the Special Rapporteur, and to work with them to put an end to the violations and to fight against the impunity of their perpetrators.”
2017-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8130 (2017) · source
“Most of their income, in foreign currency, is diverted by the North Korean regime to the benefit of nuclear weapons programmes. We are also concerned by the wave of forced repatriations over the past two years. Together, and with all the countries concerned, we must shed light on these practices so that they finally cease. Thirdly, the fundamental right offreedom ofopinion and expression remains undermined by censorship and overshadowed by propaganda. The systematic, illicit and arbitrary surveillance by fellow citizens, the persecution of dissenting or even differing voices are revolting means used by the regime to stifle freedom of opinion and expression and equal access to information.”
2017-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8130 (2017) · source
“First, we must continue to mobilize for the victims of enforced disappearance, numerous inNorth Korea, but also among the nationals of neighbouring countries, in particular South Korea and Japan. Those kidnappings, both local and international, destroy the lives of the Victims and their families, who remain ignorant of the fate of their loved ones for years. France reiterates its commitment to combatting this scourge, and encourages all States to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. I would also like to mention the issue of North Korean workers abroad, who are exploited and sometimes condemned to forced labour and deprived of their freedom of movement. That is akin to trafficking in human beings.”
2017-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8130 (2017) · source
“The list of abuses is far too long to be exhaustive here: torture, arbitrary detentions, public executions, forced labour, rape, displacement of people, trafficking in human beings - and women in particular. The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has received reports of the generalized fear in the camps for political prisoners, the camps which the regime calls "rehabilitation institutes". According to the report of the Special Rapporteur (A/72/394), the apprehension is so fierce that people assume that anyone who disappears must be detained in one of the camps, often for the mere possession ofa mobile phone. I should like to highlight three points of particular concern with implications for third countries.”
2017-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8130 (2017) · source
“To achieve that goal, the regime uses a wide array of methods that violate international law. It is that logic, unmatched in the world, that threatens us as a collective. Having just celebrated Human Rights Day yesterday, opening celebrations of the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, our responsibility is to denounce the actions of the North Korean regime, which is locked in a totalitarian logic that clashes directly with the spirit of the Charter and the three pillars that form the basis of the United Nations and international peace. Despite some progress intended to bring about change in the area ofthe rights ofwomen or persons with disabilities, human rights violations in North Korea are serious and systematic and their perpetrators continue to enjoy intolerable impunity.”
2017-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8130 (2017) · source
“More than half of its people, as has been noted, suffer from serious food and medical insecurity owing to the fact that the resources of the country are being drained and diverted for military programmes, at the expense of the well- being of the people and their most fundamental rights. That is why it is crucial for the Council to maintain its full focus on the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as it is inextricably linked with global peace and security. The development of its military arsenal, on the one hand, and the restrictions placed on basic freedoms, on the other, have largely the same goal. And this goal, let us be clear, is to control the people through fear and to perpetuate a beleaguered totalitarian regime.”
2017-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8130 (2017) · source
“1160) France condemns the massive Violations of human rights carried out by the authorities of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and calls for the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry, which, unfortunately, are still applicable. I wish to welcome the Council's decision to hold this meeting on a specific agenda item. This seems all the more necessary given the developments in recent months. While Pyongyang, in violation of its obligations under international law and Council resolutions, continues its illegal nuclear-weapons and ballistic- missile programmes, the situation of its population remains one of the most tragic in the world.”
2017-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8130 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): Mr. President, allow me at the outset to thank Mr. Jenca and Mr. Al Hussein for their briefings on the situation in North Korea. We cannot but deplore once again this year the disastrous human rights situation in the country, which has hardly changed since the publication, in February 2014, of the report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The report concluded: "The Commission finds that crimes against humanity have been committed in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, pursuant to policies established at the highest level of the State. These crimes against humanity are ongoing". (A/HRC/25/CRP. 1, para.”
2017-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8130 (2017) · source
“Within the Council, our responsibility is to provide the G-5 Sahel Joint Force support commensurate with the stakes involved. We have taken an important step in that direction today, and we must continue to move forward during this demanding phase united and resolutely, with the same ambitious spirit of consensus that enabled us to achieve today's outcome together. Members can count on France's commitment in that regard. My country will remain ready at all levels to support the G-5 Sahel, and, next week, we will host a high-level meeting aimed at moving forward the operationalization of the Force and the implementation of its support.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“More than ever, France believes that the United Nations has a central role to play with regard to international support for the Joint Force, first and foremost owing to our firm commitment to multilateralism and the centrality of the United Nations in that regard, as well as for the sake of effectiveness, because we believe that the United Nations provides us with an existing functional framework to coordinate our work in the most rational way possible. The security threat facing the Sahel concerns us all owing to its implications for international peace and security. The G-5 Sahel Joint Force is the right response to that threat. It is therefore essential that the G-5 Sahel and the international community be able to take advantage of that opportunity together.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“The technical agreement mechanism, which became necessary because ofconstraints imposed on the Council today, is not the one that we initially favoured. However, it nevertheless constitutes a solid foundation for making further progress based on the Secretary- General's future semi-annual reports, provided that the G-5 Sahel States continue to take the necessary steps to move towards the full operationalization of the Joint Force and take advantage of the support already provided to them so as to record their first successes on the ground.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“It demonstrates the consensus that now exists around this table on the importance of the international community's support to African countries that are coming together to combat terrorism. This is a cause in which France believes very strongly, and one that we will continue to support very energetically in New York and elsewhere. Once again, I would like to thank all Security Council delegations for their commitment. In particular, I would like to thank my colleague and American friend Ambassador Nikki Hailey, with whom we had a frank and, I believe, constructive dialogue throughout the entire negotiation process. This resolution favourably positions us together so as to move ahead on the important path that remains before us.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“Today's outcome has been possible thanks to the fact that we have worked extremely hard over recent weeks - on the basis of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/869), the Council's mission to the Sahel and the ministerial meeting held in October - with a view to identifying the elements of an eventual consensus based on an incremental and cooperative approach. I would like to commend all our teams, including my own, which worked doggedly and with great determination over many weeks. This resolution therefore is not only a success for the G-5 Sahel Joint Force but also for the Security Council, which has shown its ability to provide a substantive response to one of the main threats to international peace and security in the world today.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“Resolution 2391 (2017) therefore represents a genuine and important new phase in terms of the Security Council's support for the G-5 Sahel. It is indeed a turning point, as we are together opening up a new avenue for United Nations support for the G-5 Sahel Joint Force, which is a crucial aspect ofits effectiveness on the ground. Just a few months ago, the idea that the Council could reach agreement on supporting MINUSMA by providing means to support the Joint Force was impossible to envisage.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“Thirdly, it endorses the role played by the European Union in coordinating international contributions at the request of the G-5 Sahel States. Fourthly, it notes that the G-5 Joint Force will be a success only if there are accompanying development efforts on the ground and respect for fundamental human rights. It calls on the G-5 States to create an appropriate environment to that end, and calls upon all G-5 Sahel partners, first and foremost the United Nations, to support its implementation. Fifthly, the resolution strongly underscores that there can be no lasting stability in the Sahel without the full and effective implementation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali. It also clearly reminds all Malian parties of their responsibilities vis-a-vis the sanctions regime put in place pursuant to resolution 2374 (2017).”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“First, it once again clearly and strongly welcomes the determination of the G-5 countries to pool their efforts to combat the terrorist threat. Resolution 2391 (2017) recognizes the significant progress that has been made in that area in just a few months, and urges everybody to shoulder their responsibility so that the Joint Force reaches full operational capacity as soon as possible. That is decisive for the next step. Secondly, this resolution recognizes the authorization that the Joint Force enjoys based on the mandate granted by the African Union. It encourages the G-5 Sahel to continue its efforts integrate its initiatives into its regional and international environment by holding regular meetings of the support group.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“It will be set up according to modalities that ensure that there is no negative impact on MINUSMA's capacity to implement its mandate and to provide security for its staff- a crucial point for us. It is important for the technical agreement between the G-5, the United Nations and the European Union, on which that support is to be based, be concluded as soon as possible. I am delighted to commend all of those Ambassadors who are here representing the G-5 Sahel countries. They are both colleagues and friends. The resolution that we have just adopted, however, does not just focus on creating an operational link between the G-5 Sahel Joint Force and MINUSMA. In a kind of extension of resolution 2359 (2017), this new resolution makes significant progress in five other areas.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“Thanks to this resolution, the security forces of the G-5 Sahel countries operating in Mali as part of the Joint Force will soon be able to enjoy the support of MINUSMA in terms of supplies, medical evacuation and engineering support. That support will play a crucial role in terms of strengthening the effectiveness and scope ofthe Joint Force's operations, as it will be provided directly on the ground as opposed by way of bilateral financing. It will meet the interests of MINUSMA, which has everything to gain from a Joint Force that is equipped to achieve the goals it has set for itself. It will be fully financed by international voluntary contributions and centred around a mechanism under the European Union.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): Allow me to begin by saying how much our thoughts today are with all of the Tanzanian Blue Helmets killed as they carried out their duties in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo, as well as with all ofthe families and friends of those who lost their lives while serving the United Nations. On behalf of France, I would like once again to express our most sincere condolences, sympathy and deep sadness to the Government and the people of Tanzania. France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2391 (2017), which provides operational and logistical support from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel).”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“As the issue of Jerusalem is one of the keys to peace in the Middle East, it is more important than ever to recall our collective commitment to safeguarding international consensus on the specific status of the city. The following things are at stake: respect for international law and the legitimate rights of each of the parties, the legitimacy of the Security Council and preserving the two-State solution. In all of those endeavours, members of the Council can count on the continuous and resolute commitment of France.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source
“Thirdly, in the immediate term we are of course very concerned about the risk of escalation on the ground following three days of clashes, particularly in Gaza and parts of East Jerusalem. We call on everyone to exercise restraint and make every effort to restore calm. Beyond that, negative repercussions throughout the region must be avoided. We therefore call upon all regional stakeholders to avoid fuelling tension and contribute to restoring calm. France is both a friend to the Palestinians and the Israelis, which is why we are seeking an honest approach to the situation by calling upon those parties to simply return to the negotiating table. Indeed, there is no shortcut in the difficult path towards peace - that path is one of negotiation and respect for the other.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source
“In that context, France and its European Union partners believe that Jerusalem is destined to become the capital of two States, Israel and Palestine, pursuant to parameters that must be defined by Palestinians and Israelis through negotiations, together with Jordan, given its special role in that regard. Let us be clear: there is no alternative to the two-State solution, and there will be no two-State solution without an agreement between the parties on Jerusalem. In that regard, we noted the willingness displayed by the President of the United States to support the two-State solution. We hold out the hope that it will pave the way for the United States to return to the fold of international consensus.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source
“Given its gravity, its centrality in the Middle East, its symbolic dimensions and its place in the collective imagination, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - and at its core the unique question of Jerusalem - is a deeply mobilizing issue, the scope of which extends far beyond the borders of Israel and the Palestinian territories. That is why it is essential to take great care to provide no pretexts to the radical movements in the region and, on the contrary, to encourage all peacemakers. In that spirit, and because it is steeped in spiritual and symbolic significance, if we are not careful the question of Jerusalem could transform from a political conflict, which by its nature is susceptible to compromise, into a religious conflict that would be intrinsically impossible to resolve.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source
“It is now up to the United States to clarify the compatibility of President Trump's announcement on 6 December with this common legal base on which all peace efforts are built. And it is more than ever up to us to reaffirm our collective commitment to international law, including the resolutions of the Council, on the essential question of the status of Jerusalem, which is decisive for any prospect of peace. For without agreement on Jerusalem, there will be no peace agreement. That is the second element guiding our action. The historical and religious significance of Jerusalem in the eyes of all parties makes it one of the keys to resolving not only the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but also to regional and international stability.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source
“The Council adopted resolutions 476 (1980) and 478 (1980), before and after the enactment of the Israeli Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel. These resolutions include two principles. First, any measure aimed at altering the status of Jerusalem, as well as the geographical, demographic and historical characteristics of the city, is considered null and void and must be abandoned. Secondly, all United Nations Member States that have established diplomatic missions in Jerusalem must remove them from the city. This is what happened as a result of resolution 478 (1980), without exception. Finally, barely a year ago, the adoption by the Council of resolution 2334 (2016) recalled that no modification of the 1967 borders other than those agreed by the parties would be recognized by the international community, including in Jerusalem.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source
“First, as to the law, the decisions to which I have just referred do not alter the parametres of the settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as set out by international law. The status of Jerusalem will have to be determined by the parties in the framework of a peace agreement. In the absence of agreement, and in accordance with the consensus that has prevailed for 70 years within the international community, France does not recognize any sovereignty over Jerusalem. Thus, following the June 1967 conflict, we did not recognize the annexation of East Jerusalem, which is, under international law, part of the occupied territories; nor in 1980 did we recognize the unilateral acts taken by Israel concerning Jerusalem.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (Spoke in French): I thank the Special Coordinator for his briefing. The status of Jerusalem has been the subject of specific Security Council resolutions and in that regard concerns the entire international community, as the President of the French Republic, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, reminded us yesterday. That is why, with several of its partners, France took the initiative to request this meeting of the Security Council. As President Macron noted, we regret the decisions announced by the President of the United States on Wednesday, unilaterally recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and preparing for the transfer of the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. I wish to stress three elements guiding France's position, concerning the law, the two-State solution and the risk of escalation, respectively.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source
“It is our collective responsibility to preserve international peace and security and to prevent the destruction of cultural heritage by murderous attempts to deny history and prevent its use to finance terrorism and fuel conflicts. France will continue to play its part in these efforts and hopes that the Security Council remains fully engaged on this crucial issue.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“Lastly, the team of experts of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities is also conducting outstanding analytical work on the use of trafficking in cultural goods by terrorist groups. It is essential that the Security Council continue to support and rely on their expertise. Each of these organizations and entities has a vital role to play. Resolution 2347 (2017) invites them and Member States to better coordinate their work and to ensure consistency in their approaches.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“In addition to welcoming the recognition in resolution 2347 (2017) of the need to prosecute those responsible for war crimes against cultural heritage, France hails the recent strengthening of the partnership between UNESCO and the International Criminal Court. It is a very positive development and it sends a strong message to armed and terrorist groups who are threatening cultural heritage. Moreover, its just confirms the recent work of the Court on this subject, in cooperation with UNESCO and France in particular. I would also like to pay tribute to the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and INTERPOL, which both play a crucial role in the prevention of the trafficking of cultural property by raising States' awareness of these still largely unknown problems through technical assistance or legal and police cooperation.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“Audrey Azoulay. The resolution urged States and the United Nations system to redouble their efforts and ensure their consistency. I commend the essential role played by UNESCO in the protection of heritage and the promotion of cultural diversity as an instrument of peace and a moral conscience of humankind, and recall that culture connects men and women to their history and their land and weaves the fabric of their future community. Thanks to UNESCO, States have committed themselves to this by adopting major conventions on the preservation of our common heritage. The mandate of this institution is more relevant than ever in a world where the values it has embodied since its establishment are being called into question.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“All these initiatives are complementary to the UNESCO strategy to strengthen its action in the field of cultural heritage protection and the promotion of cultural diversity in armed conflict, and are in line with existing international conventions. France is also pursuing its cooperation with UNESCO through a number of actions at the regional level, particularly with regard to countries whose heritage is under threat, particularly through the training of heritage professionals, police and customs administrators. Finally, and this will be my last remark, I want to stress the key role the United Nations plays in the protection of endangered cultural heritage. Resolution 2347 (2017) is a historic step forward in our common struggle to protect endangered heritage. In that connection, I would like to commend the role played by Ms.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“At the international level, France and the United Arab Emirates took the initiative of convening an international conference in Abu Dhabi in late 2016, at which we brought together States, public institutions, private partners, scientists and major non- governmental organizations to create an international alliance to protect endangered cultural heritage. The Abu Dhabi conference, as Ms. Azoulay recalled, launched two unprecedent initiatives. The first is the creation of a network of safe havens to house endangered cultural property and the second is the creation of the International Alliance for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH). France has contributed the first part of its pledge, and the work on the Board of Trustees has started. UNESCO will also sit as a non-voting member of ALIPH.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“Those provisions are supplemented and reinforced by the law of 7 July 2016, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, which notably provides for the introduction of customs control over the import of cultural goods. The second example is the cooperation of the French police services, in particular the central office to combat trafficking in cultural property, with INTERPOL through information-sharing exchanges, particularly in the context of investigations, thanks to the organization's integrated and secure communication system.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“Secondly, I will address France's commitment. At the European level, France has worked hard to propose the new community instrument dedicated to controlling the import of cultural goods, the text of which is currently being discussed in Brussels. At the national level, France is implementing many measures that are in line with the objectives of resolution 2347 (2017). I will not enumerate them all, but emphasize two particular concrete measures. The first measure is the strengthening of French legislation to combat illicit trafficking in cultural property. For example, the law of3 June 2016 on the fight against organized crime, terrorism and their financing creates a new criminal offense aimed at punishing the intentional participation in the trafficking of cultural property from areas where terrorist organizations are established.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“That is why France has supported the possibility of some peacekeeping operations providing assistance to the authorities of the concerned countries in the protection of cultural and historical sites. As was recalled by the Director-General of UNESCO, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali is already working closely with UNESCO to support the Malian authorities in protecting and valorizing the richness of their tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Resolution 2347 (2017) paves the way for the possible inclusion in the mandate of other peacekeeping operations, at the request of the Security Council, the provision of such support to the authorities of the countries concerned. In that spirit, it is imperative that the international community as a whole remain fully mobilized.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“I will confine my remarks to three main points. First, I would like to make an observation. Despite our efforts, cultural heritage remains highly threatened today, particularly in situations of armed conflict. Bamiyan, Timbuktu, Palmyra, Nineveh, Mosul and Erbil - there is, alas, no shortage of examples of the destruction of cultural heritage by armed groups or terrorist groups. Beyond the issue of civilization, heritage protection is also a security issue because illicit trafficking in looted cultural goods finances terrorist networks and is a factor in the development of armed conflicts. Armed groups and terrorist organizations are strengthened by the revenue derived from trafficking in antiquities. Stolen cultural property from war- torn countries in turn serves to fuel conflicts.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“Audrey Azoulay and welcome her to the United Nations for her first briefing to the Security Council as Director- General of UNESCO, which was especially important and elucidating. I wish her every success in her new duties. I would also like to thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General and head of the Office of Counter-Terrorism; Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Mr. Jurgen Stock, Secretary General of INTERPOL; and Mr. Alessandro Bianchi, Project Leader for Cultural Heritage Protection in the Italian Ministry of Culture, for their particularly useful briefings. For France, as for the United Nations, the question of the protection of cultural heritage, given its essential and existential dimension, is and will continue to be a top priority.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I should like at the outset to commend Italy for its ongoing commitment to the issue of the protection of endangered cultural heritage. France and Italy have always shared the objective of protecting the heritage of humankind. That objective is deeply rooted in our common DNA and that is what led us in March to work together to draft resolution 2347 (2017), which was one of the deliverables of the International Conference on Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas, held in Abu Dhabi. As others have said, it is the first resolution entirely devoted to the protection of heritage in situations of conflict and that, for the first time, covers all threats to heritage, whether or not they are posed by terrorist groups. Allow me also to warmly welcome Ms.”
2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source
“So long as North Korea remains deaf to our demands and continues to underline its threats with one provocation after another, we will have no choice but to raise the pressure in response. That is the only way to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table and open the path to the necessary political and diplomatic solution that we seek. These are France's three complementary priorities that must guide us: a clear-eyed understanding of the unprecedented gravity of the threat, maximum firmness in response, and diplomacy in the service of a political resolution to the North Korean nuclear crisis. While our collective security is at stake, and with it the future of the entire non-proliferation regime that serves as its backbone, France calls on all stakeholders to take this demanding journey together.”
2017-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8118 (2017) · source