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“Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, France has defended an unchanging position, that is, the primacy of a negotiated solution, given that a military solution is impossible, as only a political solution will allow us to meet the aspirations of the Syrian people, ensure lasting peace and combat terrorism. France is convinced that the headlong military rush by the regime and its supporters is not simply a moral fault but also a strategic error - a strategic error that, beyond Syria, endangers the international community as a whole. Without a political solution, Syria will remain what it is today: a devastated and divided country, prey to incessant fighting and the foremost bastion of international terrorism. However, France is not resigned to the deadlock that we see here again today.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7825 (2016) · source
“It was the minimal delay necessary to allow access for humanitarian assistance and medical evacuations under the responsibility of the United Nations, in accordance - it should be recalled - with obligations under international humanitarian law. We were only demanding that the regime and those who support it finally conform to the obligations that they have under international humanitarian law. By delaying the negotiations as long as possible, and then opposing a very moderate draft text, Russia chose to remain deaf to the appeals of the international community and to continue its support, with that of Iran, for the efforts of the Syrian regime seeking to take Aleppo regardless of the human cost. That is the meaning of those successive vetoes.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7825 (2016) · source
“However, had it been adopted, it would have reconstituted a fragile ray of hope, admittedly partial and late in arrival, that would have allowed us to work, and work together, to save lives, put an end to the tragedy of Aleppo and seek the conditions for a political solution. In demanding a total halt to attacks for a renewable seven-day period so as to allow humanitarian actors to meet the urgent needs in eastern Aleppo, we were not asking for a concession. It was the minimal response to the repeated demands from the United Nations and humanitarian actors, which for months have been relayed by members of the Council, beginning with France.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7825 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): We deeply regret that the draft resolution (S/2016/1026) submitted by Egypt, Spain and New Zealand could not be adopted. Given the extremely grave situation in Syria, it was and is the responsibility of the members of the Security Council to give their unreserved support to everything that would enable us to save lives. That is what France did today, alongside the large majority of the members of the Council, aware of the overwhelming responsibility that we have to maintain international peace and security. The draft text submitted to us was not, by definition, perfect. It was the result of compromise.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7825 (2016) · source
“Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, will hold a ministerial meeting in Paris for those who reject the current strategy of total war and wish to relaunch efforts towards a negotiated solution as soon as possible. That is the call I am making today on behalf of France. It is a call to action and to urge us to unite around our shared goals, shouldering our responsibilities together. On top of everything else, the credibility of the Security Council is at stake and deeply engaged in the tragedy that is Syria.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7822 (2016) · source
“For France, which like others has been a victim of terrorism and is still exposed to its threat, Aleppo lies at the core of a challenge that goes to the heart not just of our values but also of our interests, including our security interests. The humanitarian tragedy and the terrorist threat in Aleppo - the horror and the terror - are two sides of the same coin. On behalf of France, I would therefore like to emphasize once again how utterly urgent it is that we end the bombing and the war, protect the civilians and work together to find ways to reach a political settlement, because that is the only possible way out of this conflict. It is in that spirit that on 10 December Mr.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7822 (2016) · source
“No, the tragedy of Aleppo represents yet another stage in Syria's descent into the abyss, at the bottom of which lie its children, blown to bits by bombs or disfigured by hunger, and with the potential for a never-ending conflict of which terrorists will of course be the greatest beneficiaries. The tragedy of Aleppo automatically fuels radicalization and, as a consequence, terrorism. It simply presents the terrorists with a gift of blood and bullets. Sadly, the comparison between eastern Aleppo today and Guernica during the Spanish Civil War is an apt one. Aleppo is at once a vast humanitarian tragedy - the epicentre of the worst such tragedy since the twenty-first century began - a black hole that swallows and destroys every value that the United Nations upholds, and, ultimately, a harbinger of terrible tragedies to come.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7822 (2016) · source
“That is why France is once again asking those Council members who are involved in the conflict and have influence on the regime - Russia in particular - to bring all their efforts to bear to interrupt the current spiral, whose legacy will be a devastated country condemned to decades of instability, violence and terrorism. We should emphasize that the current policy of total war is also a strategic error. Let us not deceive ourselves, the painful tragedy of Aleppo does not represent the road that should be taken if Syria is to ultimately be stabilized in a viable, reconstituted form.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7822 (2016) · source
“At the moment they are rightly terrified by the strikes that are killing those who try to flee, the massacres of those who enter areas controlled by the regime and the camps they have been dumped in. Today we have seen that the Council has once again been unable to agree on a path for saving the people of eastern Aleppo. Every initiative in the Council aimed at saving them - the draft resolution proposed by France and Spain, that of New Zealand and, finally, the humanitarian penholders' initiative - has come up against the same rejection, by Russia.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7822 (2016) · source
“Eastern Aleppo is a victim twice over, of constant shelling and a siege that is medieval in its ferocity. In their targeting of civilians, including hospitals and medical personnel, they both constitute war crimes. During the past week France has continued to hammer home the same message, demanding that the regime and its backers end the offensive and all their indiscriminate attacks and finally allow humanitarian aid access to the people of eastern Aleppo as soon as possible. The priority is providing assistance and protection to the civilian population, whether they wish to leave or stay. Those who want to leave should be able to do so and should be able to choose which direction they wish to take.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7822 (2016) · source
“But even war has rules, established, inter alia, by the Geneva Conventions, which apply everywhere and at all times. Those rules embody respect for international humanitarian law, and in particular the protection of civilian populations, by banning belligerents from deliberately targeting areas in which humanitarian workers and civilians are present, carrying out indiscriminate attacks against them, hampering humanitarian assistance and medical evacuations and using famine as a weapon of war. Those basic legal and moral principles have been persistently flouted by the regime and its backers, who have shown themselves prepared to do anything to regain control of the city and break the insurgents' resistance. The civilian population of eastern Aleppo is not even a factor in this implacable, unrelenting equation.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7822 (2016) · source
“More than 20,000 people were displaced because of the fighting and more than 200,000 remain under siege. As has been said, the humanitarian situation is simply tragic. The areas that remain under opposition control no longer have operational health infrastructure. Hospitals in eastern Aleppo have been repeatedly bombed without respite. United Nations emergency food reserves have been exhausted for more than 10 days now and access to drinking water is insufficient to meet the needs of the entire population. The ancient city of Aleppo, in which many of the greatest civilizations flourished, is collapsing before our very eyes. Each of us is aware of the extreme cynicism and brutality that characterizes the Syrian regime's current offensive in Aleppo, which is a strategy oftotal warfare. The regime does not hide its objectives.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7822 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I thank the Senegalese presidency for having convened today's emergency Security Council meeting on the situation in Aleppo at the request of France and the United Kingdom. I would also like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura; the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Relief Coordinator, Mr. Stephen O'Brien; and UNICEF's Geert Cappelaere for their briefings. On 15 November, the Al-Assad regime and its supporters launched another ground offensive on Aleppo, which intensified on 26 November. That major ground and air offensive led to the taking of half of the area under the control of the opposition. The toll stands at at least 225 civilian deaths, including 27 children.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7822 (2016) · source
“Finally, the resolution strengthens the strong message of dissuasion sent to Pyongyang by clearly recalling not only our determination to take additional measures in the event of further provocations, but also that the rights and privileges of membership of a State subject to sanctions do not emerge out of nowhere. The resolution does not close the door to dialogue, because the imposition of sanctions is not our final objective. And yet, as long as those provocations continue, we will have no choice but to enhance them. The determination of France in that regard is adamant. It is now up to North Korea to concretely show, by abandoning its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, that it is ready to fully respect its international obligations.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7821 (2016) · source
“The resolution also diversifies the means of action that we have available to us by identifying new tools that allow us to prevent the development of North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, including, for example, new banking and financial measures, new limits on transport modes that the regime is using, and enhanced constraints on the diplomatic means being used by North Korea. Resolution 2321 (2016) also enables us to enhance our capacity to prevent Pyongyang from funding its nuclear programmes. The extension of sectoral measures, which are synonymous with additional constraints on the regime, illustrates that fact. Through the new resolution, we also condemn the logic being followed by the regime, which involves diverting existing resources to fuel its illegitimate programmes to the detriment of the North Korean people.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7821 (2016) · source
“The unanimity that the Security Council has shown today is a fine example of its capacity to come together when the essential is at stake. I hope that this unity will be renewed every time issues related to the proliferation or use of weapons of mass destruction should arise. Resolution 2270 (2016), adopted in March, represented a very significant evolution in the sanctions regime. In that same vein, resolution 2321 (2016) allows us now to move one step further in several respects. First, it identifies, clarifies and provides a stricter framework for some of the provisions contained in resolution 2270 (2016). That is the case particularly with regard to the export of coal, the inclusion of new designations and the banning of the transfer of new goods.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7821 (2016) · source
“Let there be no mistake - the determined, methodical and systematic effort of North Korea to develop nuclear and ballistic capabilities is today one of the main threats to regional and international peace and security and an attack on the international non-proliferation regime, making it one of the most important challenges the Security Council has to face and therefore one of its highest priorities. In that context, France welcomes the unanimous adoption ofresolution 2321 (2016). The resolution marks a necessary and decisive step in strengthening sanctions against North Korea and allows us to send a clear and unambiguous message on the unity and determination of the international community to sanction any unacceptable challenge to the non-proliferation regime. Its goal is therefore to lead to a radical policy change in Pyongyang.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7821 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I thank the Secretary General for his presence today and for his powerful statement. I also thank the United States for submitting resolution 2321 (2016), which we have just adopted unanimously and which France co-sponsored. After the January nuclear test, the launch of a long-range missile using ballistic technology, and the various ballistic-missile tests conducted this year, North Korea's fifth nuclear test in September served only to strengthen our deep concern over that country's destabilizing provocations. The test demonstrates Pyongyang's stubbornness and represents an irresponsible decision to forge ahead.”
2016-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7821 (2016) · source
“It must indeed adapt to the new challenges and show greater robustness and flexibility in order to be as effective as possible. This was the subject of the Council's discussions with the commanders of MONUSCO, and we will pursue this task in coordination with the Secretariat. The Security Council has great confidence in MONUSCO, which can count on the Council's support in this phase where it must adapt to new challenges. Those are some of the main conclusions and lessons learned that I wanted to call to your attention, Mr. President.”
2016-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7819 (2016) · source
“The Council was able to see that this is a problem that requires a comprehensive response: it will have a military aspect, thanks to MONUSCO and to the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo, which are fighting on the ground, as well as political and legal aspects, in the form of combating illegal trafficking in natural resources and shutting down the predatory networks that enable these groups to survive and of prosecuting perpetrators of atrocities. Collaboration among the countries of the region is essential to achieve those objectives. In that context, the Council expressed its strong support for MONUSCO, which had been targeted on 8 November by an unprecedented attack. We also heard the message of representatives of civil society in Beni, which called for the Mission to be more effective.”
2016-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7819 (2016) · source
“The Security Council visited Beni for the first time in order to express its solidarity with the victims of the recent violence. We attached particular interest to making this point. The atrocities committed in the region over the past two years are a challenge for all of us, for human dignity, for peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the region as a whole. In eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there will be no lasting security as long as illegal armed groups continue to operate in the region.”
2016-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7819 (2016) · source
“It also called on the opposition forces, for their part, to act responsibly and ensure that their demonstrations would be peaceful. That is the overall message that together the 15 members of the Council transmitted to all the political actors that we met. Compromises will be necessary on both sides, and we hope that the spirit of responsibility in the political leaders will prevail. The mediation currently being carried out by CENCO deserves our support. It has the potential to bring the parties to the compromise necessary for the Democratic Republic of the Congo to experience a peaceful transition after 19 December. The Council remains aware of the situation of the civilian populations in the east of the country. Everything must be done to protect them. This was also an essential component of our visit.”
2016-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7819 (2016) · source
“The Council also encouraged the parties to take the necessary confidence-building measures, such as the suspension of judicial proceedings undertaken for political ends, freeing political prisoners, a clear commitment by everyone to respecting the Constitution, and the opening of the political space to allow for discussions to be held in peaceful conditions and come to a quick and positive conclusion. The Council also called for this process to be accompanied by a free and constructive political debate, where freedom of opinion, assembly and fair access to the media are guaranteed and where security and freedom of movement are also ensured. The Security Council called on the Congolese authorities to restore the broadcast signal of Radio France Internationale and to lift the ban on demonstrations.”
2016-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7819 (2016) · source
“In response to those messages, which were delivered in a very united way by all members of the Security Council, all the Council's interlocutors expressed their wish to avoid a new episode of violence after the tragic events of 19 and 20 September 2016. They assured us of their readiness to continue discussions following the 18 October agreement in a more sweeping and inclusive framework to reach a clear and precise road map based on a broad consensus that would make it possible to achieve a transition within a specific timetable. The Security Council clearly encouraged all actors to continue these discussions so that the electoral process could take place in a peaceful climate and in a spirit of consensus that brings together all the political forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2016-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7819 (2016) · source
“The first message was that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is at a turning point in its history: for the first time, a peaceful transition of power following President Kabila's term is possible. This in itself is reason for hope, but to achieve it all the political forces of the country will need to unite in order to respond to the wishes of the Congolese people. Dialogue remains the best possible way to overcome the differences that remain. The second message that we were able to convey was that holding free, fair, credible, open, transparent and peaceful elections as soon as possible, in accordance with the Congolese Constitution, is something that everyone is expecting. It is now up to all political forces to ensure that the country remains on the path of peace and of strengthening its democratic institutions.”
2016-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7819 (2016) · source
“We were also able to meet with the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (CENCO), representatives of human rights organizations, youth associations and women's associations. We also had a very useful exchange with the leadership of MONUSCO. In Beni, the Council was able to meet with the different representatives of MONUSCO, the Governors ofNorth and South Kivu as well as the Mayor of Beni and the commanders of the Forces arme'es de la Republique democratique du Congo. The Council also met with representatives of local populations who were victims of the recent atrocities. To try to draw with the main lessons of the mission, the mission made it possible for the Security Council to convey two messages.”
2016-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7819 (2016) · source
“The Security Council visited that country in order to have discussions with national stakeholders about the country's current political situation, given the recent unrest caused by the delay in the electoral process, as well as about the security challenges related, in particular to protecting civilians and combating armed groups in the east of the country. As I mentioned, the Council Visited Kinshasa and Beni, in North Kivu. In Kinshasa, the Security Council met with a wide range of actors. In particular, the Council met with the President, the Prime Minister, representatives of the presidential majority, the opposition that signed the 18 October agreement and those that did not sign it.”
2016-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7819 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): First and foremost, allow me to warmly thank the Secretariat, in particular the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), for having made possible the Security Council's mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola from 11 to 14 November. I would also like to thank the Senegalese presidency. We would like to continue working with the Secretariat to learn all that we can from that important mission. I also sincerely thank Angola for the solid partnership we forged as we travelled from Kinshasa to Beni and then to Luanda. I will focus my remarks on our Visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2016-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7819 (2016) · source
“The Security Council, naturally alongside the General Assembly, has every legitimate right to be seized of the matter. I am thoroughly convinced that our discussion today, thanks to you, Mr. President, and the Senegalese presidency, is both very enlightening for all of us and very promising for the future.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“In that regard, France is in favour of establishing a space for dialogue on water issues in their entirety to cover access to water, but also water quality, pollution and use, as well as the sustainable and integrated management of resources, the protection and restoration of aquatic environments, climate change and prevention as a response to disasters. In short, those are comments that I wanted to make on this essential issue of water, peace and security. The underlying thread of my statement and the central message of France is that concerted management of water resources, in particular access to drinking water, is not only a technical subject, it is also a vital issue when it comes to development, human rights and security. It is therefore a top priority for our Organization.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“It is high time to reflect on the global water architecture. The current global water governance is not up to the challenges of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Its fragmentation weakens it. That is why France thinks that it is necessary to facilitate dialogue on the issue of water-resource management among Member States and United Nations agencies. Several United Nations agencies are working on that issue: UNESCO on surface and groundwater resources, the United Nations Environment Programme on resource quality issues, and UNICEF and the World Health Organization on the links between water resources and people's access to drinking water.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“Human services are part of that protection, as is the quality of many other services, such as health services, as the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross recalled a while ago. The Security Council must therefore ensure respect for humanitarian law. It must also ensure that peacekeeping operations have a minimal environmental impact. On the other hand, the Security Council has to study and learn all of the lessons in the operational recommendations on these issues that the High-Level Panel on Water and Peace will formulate in 2017. We look forward to those recommendations on the global architecture for the prevention and resolution of water- related conflicts and on water use as an instrument for cooperation and peace. That leads me to my third and final message, which is of a more general nature.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“I therefore welcome the involvement of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace in the promotion of the two Conventions that I have mentioned. I also would like to emphasize the fact that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction has an important role to play in encouraging States to become parties to the two Conventions on the management of transboundary watercourses. My second message is that the Security Council has a key role to play in the essential issue of water- resource management. It must ensure that there is protection of the infrastructure and other essential services, in particular water, but also electricity, during conflicts and post-crisis phases. Goods that are indispensable to the survival of civilians are protected under international humanitarian law.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“The second tool is the Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses, known as the New York Convention. The Helsinki Convention, we must underscore, provides a dialogue and arbitration mechanism for cases in which there are tensions between States situated along the same river, lake or aquifer. It includes a secretariat and a legal and technical support mechanism for States parties, but also for non-State parties. Those two Conventions are the primary instruments for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6, on water and sanitation, and Sustainable Development Goal 16, on peace, justice and strong institutions, under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“But even in times ofwar, the sharing of water resources can facilitate dialogue between the warring parties - for example, the discussions between Jordan and Israel and of the South African agreements signed during the wars in the 1970s and 1980s. In that context, in order to help States to make the sharing of water resources a tool for cooperation, we need an equitable multilateral framework endowed with high-quality expertise. That is why France so actively supports and promotes the two essential tools of international law that we have at our disposal. The first tool is the Economic Commission for Europe Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, known as the Helsinki Convention, which has been open to all States Members of the United Nations since 1 March.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“For that purpose, we must use and promote the major conventions on water use, namely, the Economic Commission for Europe Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, agreed in Helsinki, and the Convention on the Law ofthe Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses, agreed in New York. It is true that natural resources are at stake in many conflicts. That has been the case for at least 40 per cent of them over the past 60 years, according to consistent estimates. Climate change of course exacerbates the situation, in particular because of its impact on land degradation and desertification.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I would like to begin by warmly thanking the Senegalese presidency for organizing this essential debate on the relationship between water, peace and security. I would also like to thank Mr. Danilo Turk, Chair of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace; Ms. Christine Beerli, Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross; and Mr. Sundeep Waslekar, President of Strategic Foresight Group, for their very edifying briefings. Against the backdrop set out in the excellent concept note (S/2016/969, annex) circulated by the Senegalese presidency, I would like to make including three messages. The first is that water should never be a source of division, but rather a factor for cooperation between States. That is an essential element.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“That is the only possible way out of the tragedy, and it is the responsibility of the Security Council, whose credibility is heavily involved.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“France calls once again on those members of the Council that are involved in the combat and have influence on the regime to break the ongoing downward course in that devasted land, which will only usher in decades instability, violence and terrorism. Let us not deceive ourselves. It is not just a total war-strategy that has been triggered in Aleppo. It is not only a humanitarian catastrophe, but also a strategic error. That strategy will mechanically lead to the partition of Syria. It will exacerbate the pace towards radicalization and it will strengthen Da'esh and terrorism in general. In Aleppo, horror and terror are two sides of the same coin. On behalf of France, I would like to underscore once more the absolute urgency of immediately ending the bombardments and the war, to seek together a political solution.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“Daily action of that kind in Syria cannot go unpunished, and full light must be shed on all violations of human rights and international humanitarian law that undermine the claims of the regime that it is seeking to provide for the Syrian people and the future of country. Over the past two months, France has unceasingly sought to hammer home a message that I repeat again today. The regime and its supporters must immediately and definitively cease their bombings of Aleppo and allow humanitarian actors to swiftly deliver emergency aid to the entire population that stands in need today. That call is shared by a very large majority of members of this Council.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“I recall that the Syrian authorities are expressly bound to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law, an obligation that includes ensuring swift, safe and unhindered access to the entire population in Syria, in line with Security Council resolutions. Thirdly, the regime and its allies continue their illegal deliberate attacks on hospitals and medical staff, actions that constitute war crimes. Five hospitals were attacked between 3 to 15 November, leading to at least two deaths and 19 injuries, including six medical staff. As the Secretary-General pointed out yesterday, there is no longer a single hospital functioning in eastern Aleppo today. The WHO has reported 126 attacks ofthat nature in Syria since the beginning of the year.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“O'Brien pointed out to us, a major convoy that was to deliver humanitarian aid to 70,000 people has been held up at the last check point maintained by the regime. Syrian authorities have demanded convoys to unload their cargo, despite the fact that they are affixed with the necessary clearance. Medical and health supplies are still deliberately removed from convoys, and 45,000 medical supplies were removed and destroyed in October. Aid continues to be hindered and destroyed and the population continues to go hungry and untreated; and all the while the regime continues to impose its demands on the United Nations and its partners.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“The Special Envoy unequivocally stated that the fall of eastern Aleppo will trigger an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and could force more than 200,000 people to flee to Turkey. Secondly, the people of Aleppo are not the only population suffering in Syria. The regime is besieging civilians across the country and is refusing to abide by the necessary monthly humanitarian aid convoy authorizations, as part of a deliberate obstructive policy to force the population to flee and its opponents to submit. In November, the United Nations submitted 18 requests to access 900,000 people in 25 besieged or hard-to-reach areas. One third of those requests were rejected without any valid justification citing humanitarian aid principles. In Duma, as Mr.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“According to the information available to us, hundreds of people, including many children, have been killed since last Tuesday as a result of bombings and uninterrupted shelling, which means that rescue teams are unable to intervene to rescue the wounded from the rubble. Those conditions make it impossible for humanitarian workers to carry out their work by delivering humanitarian aid and carrying out medical evacuations. No convoy has been able to reach eastern Aleppo since July. The humanitarian aid reserves in warehouses in western Aleppo have now been exhausted. Today, more than 275,000 civilians in eastern Aleppo are besieged as a result of the incessant bombing of the regime and its supporters. They have no food, medical equipment or access to essential services.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I thank Mr. Stephen O'Brien and Ms. Elizabeth Hoff for their briefings, which once again give cause for indignation. I would like to pay tribute to the work that they and their teams are carrying out. Their briefings depict a relentless spiral of violence that makes it impossible for humanitarian actors to carry out their work and condemns hundreds of thousands of people to hunger and death. I would like to underscore three points today. First, simple words cannot describe the seriousness of the humanitarian situation in Aleppo today. Eastern Aleppo is the double victim of a barrage of fire and a siege that is fitting of the Middle Ages. Both target civilians and constitute war crimes.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“The construction of an independent, modern and democratic State requires the establishment of a calm and responsible dialogue between the various components of the political field, in compliance with the provisions of the Constitution and in the context of the proper functioning of existing institutions. We are particularly concerned about the tensions arising from the process of ratifying the border delineation agreement with Montenegro. In that context, the Kosovo authorities must continue to mobilize in favour of dialogue among the various political forces and the establishment of a peaceful and inclusive society. Finally, I conclude by stressing that France will continue to support the efforts of the Kosovo authorities in favour of the international recognition of their State.”
2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source
“However, we expect Kosovo to pursue its efforts in the fight against corruption and organized crime. Stengthening the rule of law also requires the fight against radicalization in all its forms. France welcomes the unconditional commitment of Kosovo in this regard, both locally and within the Global Coalition against Da'esh. I also take this opportunity to reiterate our support for the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, which contributes every day to the rule of law and security there. France also wishes to stress the need to ease the tensions of recent months on Kosovo's domestic political scene.”
2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source
“We therefore urge the Kosovo and Serbian authorities to intensify their efforts to produce even more concrete results in the months to come. The normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina remains in general a prerequisite for their respective advances towards European integration, which were further encouraged at the Paris-Balkans 2016 summit held on 4 July. We invite Serbs and Kosovars to engage on all subjects with a view to normalization, including on the Trepca issue. Ongoing efforts to consolidate the rule of law in Kosovo must remain a priority. The integration of new Serbian personnel into the Kosovo judicial system is moving in the right direction. The reduction in the number ofincidents involving minorities, as noted in the Secretary-General's report (S/2016/901), is also good news.”
2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source
“I am thinking in particular of the agreement on telecommunications of 13 November, the agreement on license plates for vehicles to facilitate traffic between Serbia and Kosovo, or the continuation of work on the Mitrovica bridge. We welcome these positive developments, which must have a concrete impact on the living conditions of the people on the ground. It is important in this respect that the technical aspects of these agreements should be implemented within the time limits laid down. However, this progress is not sufficient. We therefore expect that all the commitments entered into under the agreements concluded under the auspices of the European Union will be implemented as soon as possible, including with regard to the creation of the association/community of Serb-majority municipalities. This is a key element of the dialogue.”
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“We also believe that those positive developments justify ongoing efforts to reconfigure the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo with respect to its structure, size, number of staff and activities. Alongside a number of our partners, we call on the Secretary-General to formulate recommendations along those lines in his forthcoming report. France remains convinced that Kosovo's future is no longer being determined primarily within the Security Council, but rather through the political dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina under the auspices of the European Union. Although there have been tensions in the dialogue over the past few months, progress has been made.”
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