France

France condemns in the strongest terms the strike that hit a convoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on 12 September 2024. It killed three Ukrainian ICRC personnel and injured two other people. These humanitarian personnel, who were assisting vulnerable people in Ukraine, were travelling in vehicles marked with the Red Cross logo. France extends its condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and to the ICRC. It wishes the injured a (…)

The French authorities have noted the existence of several digital information manipulation operations targeting the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Indeed, the investigations conducted by VIGINUM highlighted 43 hostile information campaigns involving various actors between April 2023 and 8 September 2024.
These operations sought to disrupt international debate connected to the Games and the smooth running of competitive events by targeting the host country and organizing (…)

With the recent re-election of a governor in the illegally occupied territory of Crimea, France strongly condemns the elections held by Russia in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in Ukrainian territory. These so-called elections are completely illegitimate and were held in territories that Russia has been illegally occupying for ten years.
France denounces these fake elections and will not recognize the “results.” Moreover, France calls on Russia to immediately (…)

France condemns in the strongest possible terms North Korea's September 12th launch of a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles, which constitutes another violation of the UN Security Council resolutions.
France assures the Republic of Korea and Japan of its full solidarity. France urges North Korea to immediately cease its destabilizing actions, comply with its international obligations without delay, and return to the negotiating table so that it can engage in a process leading to the (…)

France denounces the arbitrary and openly discriminatory treatment that our compatriot Théo Clerc has suffered in Azerbaijan. On September 10, Théo Clerc was sentenced by an Azerbaijani court to three years in prison for painting graffiti in the metro, while his two codefendants, who were accused of the exact same offense but hold a different nationality, were simply fined.
As soon as our compatriot was arrested this past April, the French Embassy in Baku made contact with the relevant (…)

France utterly condemns the Israeli air strike on September 11 against the Al-Jaouni school in the Nuseirat refugee camp that killed numerous civilians, including several UN staffers.
France reiterates its call for the release of all hostages and – in light of the humanitarian emergency in Gaza – for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in order to protect civilian populations and provide massive, unhindered access to humanitarian aid, in accordance with UN Security Resolutions 2712 and 2720. (…)

Q: Do you have any comment on the strike against Khan Younis?
A: France condemns Israel's September 9th strike against the humanitarian zone of al-Mawasi near Khan Younis, an area designated as “safe” by the Israeli army. That strike, which resulted in a large number of civilian casualties, further increases the catastrophic death toll among Gaza's civilian population.
France stresses that respecting international humanitarian law is incumbent upon everyone. We call on the State of Israel to (…)

The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs reaffirms its intention to enact an ever-more-ambitious policy to promote professional equality between men and women with the aim of providing the utmost job satisfaction for its employees. On September 11, the Ministry's secretary general and trade union representatives signed a new action plan to further gender equality for the period of 2024-2026.
This plan was developed in full consultation with the trade unions. The Senior Official for (…)

France is deeply saddened by the damage caused by Super Typhoon Yagi in the Philippines, Vietnam, China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.
France assures the affected authorities and populations of its full solidarity at this difficult time and offers its condolences to the victims' families and loved ones.
Our embassies are working around the clock, together with the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs' Crisis and Support Center, to assist French nationals affected by this (…)

The governments of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom strongly condemn Iran's export and Russia's procurement of Iranian ballistic missiles. This is a further escalation of Iran's military support to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and will see Iranian missiles reaching European soil, increasing the suffering of the Ukrainian people. This act is an escalation by both Iran and Russia, and is a direct threat to European security.
The E3 has privately and publicly been clear that (…)