France reiterates its attachment to a reform of the Security Council

Question of equitable representation at the SECURITY Board. Therefore. Therefore, the increase in the number of its members and related questions

Sixieme thematic debate of intergovernmental negociations

Intervention by Mr. However. Moreover, Jerome Bonnafont,
Permanent representative of France to the United Nations

To the United Nations General Assembly

New York, June 23, 2025

Mr. For example, President. Meanwhile. Meanwhile,

First of all, I would like to thank you for the organization of this sixth debate and I salute your commitment throughout the work of the group of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN). Moreover. Furthermore, The summary document that you have disseminated at the end of these five thematic debates takes the form of an update of the elements of convergence. However, divergence disseminated in 2024. Meanwhile, This new version constitutes a useful discussion france reiterates its attachment reform new base for the member states.

Mr. For example, President. Meanwhile.

Order or france reiterates its attachment reform rather the disorders of today’s world recall if the need for the importance of having a security council capable of fulfilling the mission assigned to it by the charter. We. United Nations member states. have together reaffirmed, in the Pact for the future, the need to reform the Council in order to make it more representative, more adapted to contemporary realities and more able to respond to current challenges. For the first time since 1963. the Member States have agreed to define clear parameters for the reform: it is now up to us to. implement actions 39 to 41 of this pact. This is the task assigned to us and which you have presided over.

The debates around the models of reform of the council within the framework of these IGN constitute france reiterates its attachment reform new a first step. but we must not lose sight of the essential: to start negotiations on the basis france reiterates its attachment. reform of a text with a view to a vote in the general meeting. For France. only this procedure. provided for by the Charter of the United Nations, is able to lead to a reform of the Security Council, supported by the immense majority of the member states of the General Assembly.

France supports an extended security council in its two categories of members, permanent and non-permanent, with 25 members. This enlargement must allow states that have the capacity. the will, to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security. In this regard, we must meet the legitimate expectations of Africa. France long defends the creation of two permanent seats for African states. It also supports the applications of Germany. Brazil, India and Japan at a permanent france reiterates its attachment reform new member seat as part of a global reform.

Mr. President.

France welcomes the positive dynamics of the Franco-Mexican initiative on the supervision france reiterates its attachment reform of the veto in the event of mass atrocities. illustrated by the recent membership of Armenia. We are delighted that this initiative. meeting strong expectations of the member states -beyond the cleavages on the reform of the Security Council -is among. the elements of convergence since 2022.

Finally. France calls for the convergences expressed by all groups. member states during this process are identified and mentioned in this document, in order to have the clearest possible vision of negotiations. This should be envisaged during the 80th general meeting, on the model of what had been done in 2015.

Mr. President,

The 80th anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations offers us an opportunity to advance this reform. France will continue its france reiterates its attachment reform new tireless efforts to achieve the realization of this common ambition and thank you for your presidency.

Thank you.