Germany will take over from France in April 2019. France has long been in favour of expanding the Security Council in both categories of members: permanent and non-permanent. As a nuclear-weapon State and intervention and mediation power present in numerous theatres of operation, including within peacekeeping operations, France plays a leading role in the management of numerous international crises, the promotion of human rights and respect for international law, especially international humanitarian law in conflict environments.In 2019, these States are Belgium, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Germany, Indonesia, Kuwait, Peru, Poland and South Africa.The Presidency of the Council is carried out by each of the permanent and non-permanent members of the Council for a period of one month on a rotational basis according to alphabetic order in English. France supports the reform of the United Nations initiated by its Secretary-General, António Guterres. It is a Security Council member and has a permanent seat like the United States, China, United Kingdom and Russia, under the Charter of the United Nations. He was then posted to Washington, D.C., and New York, where he was the political coordinator and then deputy permanent representative for the French mission at the UN from 2005 to 2010.At the UN and outside it, France has been an outspoken advocate for multilateralism around the world, most specifically within Europe, before and after Brexit. They will work together within the United Nations to advance the European Union’s positions and commitments with respect to global challenges and threats.
It adopts resolutions, legally-binding texts which apply to all UN Member States under the Charter of the United Nations.The Presidency of the Council is carried out by each of the permanent and non-permanent members of the Council for a period of one month on a rotational basis according to alphabetic order in English.All rights reserved - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs - 2020Proposed by the President of the Republic in 2013, regulation of use of the veto would mean that the five permanent members of the Security Council (China, the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Russia) would voluntarily and collectively undertake not to use the veto where a mass atrocity has been ascertained.The Presidency of the Security Council is responsible for facilitating the debates and the general organization of the Council’s work for the month. The five permanent members may use their veto to prevent a resolution from being adopted. Germany leads the Council in July, and though its agenda is not finalized, the ambassador, Christoph Heusgen, said that it wants the Council to meet in the UN by then.Even if Belgium’s presidency took place in February and Estonia’s, in May, is over, the European Union just held a virtual press conference from its mission in New York City to say that this spring was a European one in the United Nations Security Council.“The truth is that there are a number of obstacles and adversaries to the UN and to multilateralism,” de Rivière told PassBlue. Peacekeeping and international security. (In the briefing, de Rivière said there had been “no indication” that any moves have been made on the arms embargo or the snapback mechanism in the deal.) Its powers include establishing peacekeeping operations, enacting international sanctions, and authorizing military action. However, for the first time in history, France will jointly preside one of the most important bodies of the United Nations together with Germany, which is currently a non-permanent member elected for 2019-2020. I still hope we can overcome the deadlock and make a good decision soon. “I must say, New York has not given the best example; other organizations, whether it’s Unesco, the FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization], we see that many others have been able to use interpretation for video meetings already long ago,” de Rivière said.His first posting abroad was in The Hague, where he worked as a press officer. I was proud to be part of that.”De Rivière is also proud of having taken part in the Council’s adoption of Resolution 1701, to end the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon.Sign up to get the smartest news on the UN by email, joining readers across the globe.For obvious reasons, it has been highly politicized between the two permanent members [China and US], which have put their concerns outside this issue before this call for cessation of hostilities. Countries are pushing a very national agenda, national priorities, and in a way, the multilateral system can be jeopardized and it will be a disaster.”The coronavirus pandemic will remain an overarching issue for the Council, regardless of what language is spoken, although France does not have a meeting lined up on the topic.“It was a fascinating negotiation,” he continued. “It’s very painful.