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  1. “The Council must also assume its responsibility by imposing, under the existing United Nations regime, individual sanctions against those responsible for the trafficking of human beings and the smuggling of migrants. France will continue to actively engage with its partners in that direction. To conclude, the situation in Libya once again highlights a vicious circle of impunity and instability. That reality requires us to provide answers to the challenges facing the Libyan people and authorities. Those challenges must be addressed through efficient cooperation with the Court and with the support of the Security Council.”

    2018-11-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8388 (2018) · source

  2. “Let me reiterate the importance of ensuring that all the most serious crimes committed in Libya since 2011 and those that continue to be committed today, including crimes committed by Da'esh, can be investigated and prosecuted. Thirdly, and this will be my final point, we welcome the attention paid by the Prosecutor with regard to the trafficking of human beings and the smuggling of migrants, which constitute a direct threat to peace and stability in Libya. We welcome the rigorous approach adopted by the Office of the Prosecutor. We hope that it will make it possible to effectively combat impunity for crimes committed against migrants. The Security Council has repeatedly reiterated the importance of prosecuting and trying the perpetrators of such acts.”

    2018-11-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8388 (2018) · source

  3. “It is crucial to consolidate the collaboration of all the States concerned, whether or not they are parties to the Rome Statute, in order to provide the long-term support that the Prosecutor needs. As the Prosecutor mentions in her report, that cooperation can take place through various means, such as the seizure of evidence, the freezing of certain assets and, of course, the arrest and surrender of fugitives. I would also like to express my delegation's appreciation for the support and cooperation provided by UNSMIL and the Libyan Prosecutor General to the Office of the Prosecutor. Secondly, with regard to the elements of the report relating to ongoing investigations, France deplores the failure to date to execute the arrest warrants issued by the Court. It is important that those arrest warrants be executed.”

    2018-11-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8388 (2018) · source

  4. “The Palermo conference organized in Italy should make it possible to follow up on those commitments in the presence of Libyan stakeholders. It is essential that we support all such efforts and demonstrate real unity to encourage Libyans to maintain the course set by Special Representative Ghassan Salame. We must impose sanctions against those who carry out attacks against Tripoli, as the Special Representative has asked us to do. Beyond those general observations, we would like to make three more specific remarks. First, the ongoing investigations ofthe Office ofthe Prosecutor require the complete and full cooperation of all stakeholders. Cooperation with the Court by the Libyan authorities is essential in that regard.”

    2018-11-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8388 (2018) · source

  5. “The first, which must remain our priority, is the fight against all those who endanger the fragile political balances and exploit the situation to divert Libya's economic resources; and the second is full support for the efforts of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Mr. Ghassan Salame, to advance the democratic transition in Libya. We commend the personal efforts of the Secretary-General and the valuable contribution of his Special Representative. An agreement on the way forward was reached on 29 May in Paris by the key Libyan players. Compliance withthe commitmentsmadethereinisessentialtomoving beyond the status quo, which only prolongs instability.”

    2018-11-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8388 (2018) · source

  6. “That was our conviction then and it remains so today. Any lasting peace in Libya requires justice to be rendered to all the victims. The Court plays a crucial role in that regard. Today, Libya is in a fragile and volatile situation, as demonstrated by the clashes between militias in Tripoli in late August and the attack on the oil crescent in June. Economic predation is jeopardizing the political process and the country's emergence from the crisis. The humanitarian situation is also worrying, in particular the situation of internally displaced persons, migrants and refugees. In political terms, Libyans need prospects. The Libyan people want elections. The enthusiasm for voter registration and the initial successes of municipal elections have been unmistakable in that regard. In that context, our action must continue along two lines.”

    2018-11-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8388 (2018) · source

  7. “Mrs. Gasri (France) (spoke in French): Mr. President, you can count on France's support for your presidency this month. I thank Prosecutor Bensouda and her teams for their report and today's briefing. As this year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Rome Statute, France wishes to reaffirm its complete and full support for the International Criminal Court, as President Emmanuel Macron strongly reiterated during the general debate of the General Assembly (see A/73/PV.6). The Court must be able to act and exercise its prerogatives without hindrance, in an independent and impartial manner, within the framework the Rome Statute. In that regard, France reaffirms its support for the Prosecutor in the implementation of resolution 1970 (2011), which refers the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court.”

    2018-11-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8388 (2018) · source

  8. “On the basis of that meeting, it would then be up to the Council to decide on next steps. In any case, there must be a follow-up. All United Nations Member States and international organizations must be mobilized. In that respect, we stress the importance of limiting contact with persons with outstanding arrest warrants to essential communication only.”

    2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source

  9. “In its bilateral relations with those countries, with the Sudan and with its European partners, France will continue to stress the importance it attaches to the fight against impunity and its support for the ICC, and to call on them to honour their international commitment to cooperating with the Court. In that regard, the Council's responsibility is clear. We must ensure effective cooperation with the Court and, as the Prosecutor notes, take action in cases of non-cooperation with the Court. We are determined to examine the working methods of the Council on the basis of the proposals made by New Zealand last December. In that spirit, France proposes that the States that the Court has deemed to be in breach of their obligations to cooperate should be called upon to answer to the Security Council.”

    2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source

  10. “France and its partners reaffirm the importance of the obligation of all United Nations Member States to cooperate with the Court, in accordance with the resolutions adopted by the Council. That obligation falls primarily to the Sudan, as it must enforce the arrest warrants issued against its nationals for acts committed within its territory and cooperate with the Court, as required by resolution 1593 (2005). States parties to the Rome Statute also have a special role to play in honouring their statutory obligations to cooperate with the ICC and to execute arrest warrants for individuals found within their territory. In that respect, we regret that this obligation has not yet been kept by some of those States in recent months, and we are grateful to the Prosecutor for following up on that major issue.”

    2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source

  11. “Militias, including those incorporated into the Sudanese armed forces, such as the Rapid Support Forces, are carrying out intolerable attacks on civilians and sowing fear among the population. Their attacks force civilians to leave their villages and, too often, prevent them from returning home. Let us not forget that today 2.7 million people of Darfur - almost one-third of the region's population - are still displaced. Ensuring their return requires putting an end to all forms of violence and addressing the root causes of the conflict. Breaking the spiral of violence requires holding accountable those who have fueled it. On the one hand, we owe it to the victims, but on the other, it is essential for moving forward.”

    2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source

  12. “However, as the Prosecutor pointed out in both her report and her briefing, civilians can be protected only if those changes are sustained. To that end, it is essential that the Sudanese authorities allow UNAMID to implement its mandate in accordance with the decisions of the Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. Moreover, sources of violence and instability persist and intercommunal violence remains one of the main sources of violence in Darfur. Due to the of the weak rule of law, banditry and crime continue. The resumption of fighting between Government forces and armed groups in May is indiscriminately affecting the population.”

    2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source

  13. “That is why France calls on all Member States, most notably the Sudan, to implement the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court and to honour their remaining obligations under resolution 1593 (2005). Without decisive Council action against impunity, instability will continue to prevail in Darfur and civilians will continue to be its primary victims. Admittedly, the Secretary-General's recent reports on the situation in Darfur have reported some encouraging developments on the ground, such as improving conditions in certain areas and unilateral declarations of cessation of hostilities. The access restrictions imposed by the Sudanese Government on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) have also eased.”

    2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source

  14. “Ms. Gasri (France) (spoke in French): I would like to thank the Prosecutor, Ms. Bensouda, for her report and for her briefing to the Council. We also renew our pledge of support for the Prosecutor, her teams and the International Criminal Court (ICC). It has now been more than 12 years since the Security Council adopted resolution 1593 (2005). This decision had very clear objectives - to render justice to the victims of the most serious crimes, to prevent the recurrence of atrocities in Darfur, and to promote reconciliation and stability in the Sudan. Now, 12 years after the adoption of the resolution, we see once again that none of those objectives has been achieved and that impunity prevails. Only legal action will put an end to that situation.”

    2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source

  15. “France, which cooperates unreservedly with the Court, believes that this is only possible with the support of the Security Council, including in cases of non-cooperation.”

    2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source

  16. “We note the Office's desire to continue to prioritize Libya in 2017 and to significantly expand its investigations into crimes committed since 2011. We note the Office's desire to investigate crimes allegedly committed by Da'esh, Ansar Al-Sharia and other terrorist groups, but also atrocities perpetrated throughout the country, namely, in Benghazi, and other crimes related to trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants and refugees. In conclusion, what we see in Libya shows us how the absence of justice fuels violence and makes reconciliation more difficult. That is why the Security Council unanimously referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court, as was recalled earlier. We must provide the Court with the resources necessary to achieve its mission.”

    2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source

  17. “With regard to the Abdullah Al-Senussi case, France takes note of the assessment by the Prosecutor in the report on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya issued in cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. France is pleased that the Prosecutor is closely following this procedure to determine if new elements are likely to challenge, once again, the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber I to declare the case inadmissible before the International Criminal Court. With regard to the case of Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled, we take note of the Prosecutor's decision to release the 2013 arrest warrant and call on Libya and all States to cooperate in order to bring the individual concerned before the Court without delay. Thirdly, France wishes to revisit the views outlined in the report of the Office of the Prosecutor.”

    2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source

  18. “Our second remark relates to the elements in the report related to the ongoing investigations. France believes it is essential that Mr. SaifAl-Islam Al-Qadhafi be surrendered to the Court, in accordance with the judges" request. France calls on Libya to do everything possible to honour this obligation and put an end to the situation of non-compliance in which it finds itself. We take note of the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber I, in which the Chamber found that the Court was under an obligation to comply with requests for cooperation with respect to the only recognized Government and not with respect to unrecognized entities, such as representatives of the Libyan State. We therefore call upon all entities concerned to allow the Government of National Accord to respond without delay to the Court's requests.”

    2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source

  19. “In that regard, I would like to recall the November 2013 memorandum of understanding on the sharing of responsibilities with the Libyan authorities, which provides a relevant framework. Furthermore, France believes it is essential to strengthen cooperation with all States, whether or not they are parties to the Rome Statute, in accordance with resolution 1970 (2011), to ensure that requests made by the Office of the Prosecutor can be answered in the most efficient and timely manner possible. This cooperation is all the more important in the context of highly complex and transnational investigations, which require a coordinated strategy. In this regard, we welcome the cooperation of the Tunisian, Dutch, British and Italian authorities, which was noted by the Prosecutor in her statement.”

    2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source

  20. “We also extend our full support to Prime Minister Faiez Mustafa Serraj and the Presidency Council to make institutions more efficient and fully representative. In addition to those general comments, we wish to make three specific remarks. First, France recalls that the continuation of the investigations by the Office of the Prosecutor requires the full cooperation of all stakeholders. In order to be effective, that cooperation must be carried out in an integrated way, while giving full weight to the principle of complementarity. In particular, close cooperation with Libyan authorities is essential to carry out investigations in complete security, in accordance with the mandate given to the Court by the Security Council.”

    2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source

  21. “We welcome the support of the Prosecutor-General of Libya, which makes it possible to find innovative solutions and to continue investigations remotely when the necessary conditions for on-site visits are not always in place. France supports efforts to facilitate the gathering of evidence and the compilation of testimonies through secure channels. Much remains to be done to end impunity in Libya. That is why France believes that it has never been more essential that the Security Council lend it support to the Court, as well as to the efforts of the United Nations and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, to reach a political compromise in Libya. In that regard, we welcome the Secretary-General's personal efforts.”

    2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source

  22. “Ms. Gasri (France) (spoke in French): On behalf of my delegation, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Bensouda, for the presentation of her thirteenth report. I wish to take this opportunity to affirm the full support of France for the Prosecutor and her team, for the International Criminal Court as a whole and for the full implementation of resolution 1970 (2011). From the various reports by Ms. Bensouda, we have taken note of the prevailing insecurity and instability, which have made it increasingly difficult for her to continue her investigations.”

    2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source