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Interview given by Mr. François Hollande, President of the Republic, to Slate.fr

Paris, 7 May, 2012 Slate: What’s your assessment of the demand for a European growth pact, which you promoted throughout your campaign? FH: The French presidential campaign (...) [read ...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: extension of Ms. Navanethem Pillay’s term

Statement by Mr. Bernard Valero, Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign and European affairs

Paris, 15 May 2012 France welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s proposal for a 2-year extension of the term of Ms. Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Ms. (...) [read ...]

10 May 2012 - Security Council - Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts - Statement by Mr. Martin Briens, Deputy Permanent representative of France to the United Nations

(UN translation)

I thank Ambassadors Wittig, Puri and Sanqu for their briefings and for their work chairing the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011), 1373 (...) [read ...]

4 May 2012 - Security Council - Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts - Statement by Mr. Martin Briens, Deputy Permanent representative of France to the United Nations

(UN translation)

I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on Azerbaijan’s assumption of the presidency of the Council and to thank you for having convened this debate on (...) [read ...]

3 May 2012 - The protection of journalists in armed conflict - Statement by Mr. Romain Nadal, Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

Thank you to everyone for participating in this event. The discussions have been productive. The quality and intensity of today’s debates attest to the merits of resolution (...) [read ...]

3 May 2012 – Protection of journalists in armed conflict – Speech by Mr. Martin Briens, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations

Excellencies, Madam Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to thank the representatives of the States and the United Nations, as well (...) [read ...]

World Press Freedom Day (May 3)

Paris, 3 May 2012 Statement by Mr. Alain Juppé, Ministre d’Etat, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs On this World Press Freedom Day, my thoughts go first and foremost (...) [read ...]

2 May 2012 - Security Council - Sudan/South Sudan - Adoption of resolution 2046 - Explanation of vote by Mr. Martin Briens, Deputy Permanent representative of France to the United Nations

France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2046 (2012). In the past few weeks, the African Union has done its utmost not only to prevent an escalation of the current conflict (...) [read ...]

25 April 2012 - Security Council - Securing borders against illicit cross-border trafficking and movement - Statement by M. Martin Briens, Deputy Permanent Reprensentative of France to the United Nations

(UN translation)

I thank you, Madam President, for having organized this debate, which provides the Council with the opportunity to examine how the United Nations system can better help States (...) [read ...]

23 April 2012 - Security Council - Middle East
Statement by Mr Gérard Araud, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations

(Unofficial translation)

Madam President, I would like to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his presentation on the situation in the Middle East, and the Permanent Representative of the State of Israel and (...) [read ...]