Libya – Inclusion of Ansar al-Shariah on the UN Security Council’s terrorist list (November 20, 2014)
25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (November 20, 2014)
Libya – Inclusion of Ansar al-Shariah on the UN Security Council’s terrorist list (November 20, 2014)
France welcomes the decision by the UN Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee to impose sanctions on the Libyan terrorist entities Ansar al-Shariah Benghazi and Ansar al-Shariah Derna. Laurent Fabius called for these sanctions at the ministerial meeting on Libya on September 25 in New York.
We call on all states to immediately implement this decision against terrorist groups which cannot be regarded as interlocutors. We also call on all Libyans to refrain from providing them with any direct or indirect support.
France would like all parties in Libya to engage without delay in the political dialogue proposed by the UN to resolve the country’s crisis and build a sovereign, democratic and stable state.
25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (November 20, 2014)
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, France pays tribute to this essential instrument for the protection of children and calls on states that have not yet done so to join the convention.
Infant mortality has been reduced by nearly 50% since 1989. Twice as many children under 11 are now enrolled in school. The number of children forced to work has fallen by one third since 2000. Unfortunately children are still the primary victims of conflict and poverty around the world.
France is committed to the fight for children’s rights. With the forthcoming signing in New York of the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention, we remain more committed than ever. This text will allow individuals to submit complaints about alleged violations to the Committee on the Rights of the Child.