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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 2021
  • United Nations - Speech by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne to the UN Security Council (06.01.21)
  • United Nations – Admission of new Security Council members (1st Jan. 20)
• 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)
• Events 2017
  • United Nations - International Maritime Organization – France’s re-election to the IMO Council (05.12.17)
  • UN - Q&A - Excerpts from the daily press briefing (04.12.17)
  • United Nations - Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) – France’s candidacy (01.12.2017)
  • Twelve countries including France launch a political initiative to protect medical personnel in conflict zones (31.10.17)
  • UN – Visit to New York by the minister in connection with the French Security Council presidency (30-31.10.17)
  • UN Security Council’s Ministerial Meeting on the G5 Sahel - Speech by Jean-Yves Le Drian (30.10.17)
  • Statement by Jean-Yves Le Drian – UN – Report by the UN - OPCW joint investigative mission (26.10.17)
  • Statement by Jean-Yves Le Drian – UN – Open Debate on Women, Peace, and Security hosted by the French UN Security Council presidency (27.10.17)
  • UN – United Nations Day (24.10.17)
  • United Nations - Ms Audrey Azoulay Elected as UNESCO Director-General (13.10.17)
• Events 2016
  • UN - Human Rights - Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (19.12.16)
  • UNESCO – Inscription of the Carnival of Granville on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (30.11.16)
  • United Nations - North Korea - Adoption by the security council of a resolution strengthening the economic sanctions (30.11.16)
  • United Nations - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25.11.16)
  • United Nations – Universal Children’s Day (20.11.16)
  • United Nations – Meeting between Jean-Marc Ayrault and Ban Ki-moon (18.11.16)
  • United Nations – Meeting between Jean-Marc Ayrault and Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General-elect (14.11.16)
  • UN - Syria – Human Rights Council (21.10.16)
  • United Nations - Habitat III conference (17-20.10.16)
  • United Nations - International Day of the Girl Child (11.10.16)
• Events 2015
  • United Nations - Presentation of UNCTAD’s 25 Least Advanced Countries Report (25.11.15)
  • United Nations – Adoption by the UN General Assembly of a resolution on the protection of journalists (24.11.15)
  • Syria – Iraq – Daesh – United Nations – Adoption by the Security Council of Resolution 2249 – Statement by Laurent Fabius (20.11.15)
  • United Nations – Human Rights - Universal Children’s Day (20.11.15)
  • United Nations – Election of Filippo Grandi as High Commissioner for Refugees (18.11.15)
  • Unesco - Annick Girardin’s participation in the 38th session of the UNESCO General Conference (Paris, 05.11.15)
  • United Nations – 70th anniversary of the United Nations (24.10.15)
  • United Nations – Organization of a symposium on the occasion of the 70th anniversary (23.10.15)
  • United Nations – World Food Day and 70th anniversary of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (16.10.15)
  • United Nations – Election of five new non-permanent members of the Security Council (15.10.15)
• UN – Lebanon – Meeting between Jean-Yves Le Drian and Sigrid Kaag, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (18.10.17)