France took up the month-long presidency of the UN Safety Council on January 1.
It follows Ecuador and commends the work carried out by the Ecuadorian presidency, which ended on December 31.
The UN Constitution offers the Safety Council major accountability for preserving worldwide peace and safety. As a everlasting member, France workouts explicit accountability on this space and can proceed to take action.
Underneath the French presidency, the Safety Council will proceed to observe the scenario within the Center East, Ukraine, West Africa, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Cyprus, Nagorno-Karabakh, Haiti, Colombia and Central Asia. Main humanitarian crises may also be on its agenda.
France will arrange a number of necessary conferences on this regard:
- On January 23, Minister for Europe and Overseas Affairs Catherine Colonna will chair an open ministerial debate on the scenario within the Center East to which worldwide and regional companions will likely be invited. This occasion will assist us transfer towards a political, safety and humanitarian decision of the disaster.
- Russia’s struggle of aggression in opposition to Ukraine, which France condemns, may also be on the agenda. Almost two years after the beginning of the Russian aggression, we should mobilize the worldwide group in assist of Ukraine and its civilian inhabitants.
France welcomes the prospect of working carefully with every of its companions and depends on their dedication to make sure that the UN Safety Council totally assumes its duties for preserving worldwide peace and safety.
On this event, France commends the work carried out by Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates as Safety Council members throughout the 2022-2023 time period. As we start the brand new 12 months, it congratulates Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea, who’re starting their two-year phrases.
