News 2019 - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-the-united-nations/news-and-events/news/news-2019/?xtor=RSS-1 en Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480420 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 Alpinism inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list (11 Dec. 2019) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-the-united-nations/news-and-events/news/news-2019/article/alpinism-inscribed-on-the-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage-of-humanity-list?xtor=RSS-1 Alpinism, that we nominated together with Italy and Switzerland, was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the 14th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held in Bogota (Colombia) from 9 to 14 December 2019 . This inscription highlights the specific characteristics of alpinism. While physical and technical abilities are required, the sport also calls upon a particular (…) 2019-12-16 10:33:08 62728_245768 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-the-united-nations/news-and-events/news/news-2019/article/74th-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly?xtor=RSS-1 The 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened at the organization's headquarters in New York on 17 September 2019. The general debate will start on Tuesday 24 September. On this occasion, the heads of State and government and other high-ranking national officials will meet to present their priorities and exchange on international issues. 2019-09-20 17:42:47 62728_244213 UN – French Security Council presidency - Statement (03.19) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-the-united-nations/news-and-events/news/news-2019/article/un-french-security-council-presidency-statement-03-19?xtor=RSS-1 As of March 1, France holds the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council. We applaud the work carried out by Equatorial Guinea, whose presidency ended on February 28. According to the UN Charter, the chief responsibilities of the Security Council are peacekeeping and international security. As a permanent member, France has a special responsibility in those areas. At a time when the international community is facing multiples challenges, France intends to share with its partners an (…) 2019-03-01 17:12:19 62728_240807