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• French presidency of the UN Security Council
  • United Nations – Visit by Jean-Yves Le Drian (New York, 27.03 – 03.04.19)
  • UN – French Security Council Presidency (June 2020)
• News 2023
  • UNESCO/Ukraine – Inscription of Odesa on World Heritage List (25 Jan. 2023)
  • United Nations – New members of the Security Council (02.01.23)
• News 2022
  • French candidacies to the International Telecommunication Union Council (03 Oct. 22)
  • UN - France condemns attack on MINUSCA (10.05.22)
  • UN - France condemns the attack on MINUSMA in the strongest possible terms (06 Jul. 2022)
  • UN General Assembly – Adoption of the “Moratorium on the use of the death penalty” resolution (16.12.22)
  • UN – Appointment of Abdoulaye Bathily as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (Sept. 2, 22)
  • UN – Conversation between the minister and Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (Berlin, 24 Jun. 2022)
  • UN – Entry of new Security Council members (Jan. 1, 2022)
  • UN – France condemns attack on MINUSCA (24 Nov. 2022)
  • UN – France condemns the attack on MINUSMA (1 Jun. 2022)
  • UN – France condemns the attack on MINUSMA (19 Dec. 2022)
• News 2021
  • French candidacy to the IMO Council (10 December 2021)
  • WHO – France welcomes the launch of negotiations on a new treaty to prevent pandemics (1 December 2021)
  • United Nations – Appointment of Ms Caroline Ziadeh as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (24 November 2021)
  • UN – Appointment of Colin Stewart as the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Nov. 9, 2021)
  • United Nations – Attack against MINUSMA (October 4 2021)
  • United Nations - United States of America - Communiqué by Jean-Yves Le Drian (23 September 2021)
  • United Nations – Appointment of Hans Grundberg as Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen (10 Aug. 2021)
  • UNESCO - 44th session of the World Heritage Committee - Inscription of four new French cultural and natural properties (29 Jul. 21)
  • 70th anniversary of the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 (Paris, 28 Jul. 21)
  • World Organisation for Animal Health - Re-election of Dr Monique Éloit, Director General (2 June 2021)
• News 2020
  • Global health – Videoconference on the World Health Organization’s WHO Academy (18 Dec. 2020)
  • United Nations – Appointment of Mr Tor Wennesland as Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (21 Dec. 20)
  • Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – 70th anniversary (14 Dec. 2020)
  • United Nations - International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 Dec. 2020)
  • International Day of the Girl (11 Oct. 20)
  • World Health Organization – Telephone conversation between Jean-Yves Le Drian and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (7 Sept. 2020)
  • Syria – Security Council vote on the renewal of cross-border humanitarian assistance (8 Jul. 2020)
  • Ministerial meeting (26.06.20) - Joint statement by France and Germany : Strengthening the multilateral health architecture
  • Multilateralism – Jean-Yves Le Drian’s participation in a meeting of the Alliance for Multilateralism (video conference, 26 Jun. 2020)
  • Nicole Ameline, candidate for the United Nations Committee for the elimination of discrimination against women (CEDAW)
• News 2019
  • Alpinism inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list (11 Dec. 2019)
  • Council of the International Maritime Organization – French candidacy (29 Nov. 2019)
  • United Nations - International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (2 Nov.19)
  • 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly
  • Foreign terrorist fighters - Q&A - Excerpt from the daily press briefing (12.08.19)
  • UN – Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – Q&A – Excerpt from the daily press briefing (31.07.19)
  • United Nations – Adoption of resolution 2480 (2019) – Renewal of MINUSMA’s mandate (28.06.19)
  • UNESCO – Jean-Yves Le Drian’s participation in the International Conference on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage (Brest, 17-19.06.19)
  • United Nations – Election of non-permanent members of the Security Council (07.06.19)
  • UN – Resignation of Horst Köhler, the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy for Western Sahara (23.05.19)
• Events 2018
  • France’s submission of Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle’s candidacy for the position of FAO director general (18.12.18)
  • United Nations – Election of France to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) (17.12.18)
  • United Nations – Candidacy of Ms Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle for the position of FAO Director-General
  • United Nations – Iraq – Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert takes office as the new special representative for Iraq and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) (17.12.18)
  • Migration – Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Marrakech, 10-11.12.18)
  • United Nations – African Union – Signing of a joint roadmap on African peace operations (06.12.18)
  • UNESCO - The skills related to perfume in Pays de Grasse and the art of dry-stone walling declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage (28.11.18)
  • United Nations - Q&A - Excerpts from the daily press briefing (29.11.18)
  • United Nations – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25.11.18)
  • United Nations – Meeting between Jean-Yves Le Drian and Amina Mohammed (20.11.18)
• United Nations – France commends the International Criminal Court on its work on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute’s entry into force (01 Jul. 2022)
• UN – Conversation between Catherine Colonna and UN Secretary-General António Guterres (08 Jun. 2022))
• 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly - Reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence: status and prospects - Statement by Mr. Jean-Yves le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Visioconference, 27 September 2021)
• UN – World Refugee Day (20 Jun. 2021)