US walks out of UN Security Council over French envoy’s ‘North Korea’ comparison
France’s UN Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont speaks as the United Nations Security Council holds an emergency meeting on the Ukraine-Russia war at UN Headquarters in New York on June 10, 2026. — AFP pic
Summary
- During a UN Security Council meeting, the United States staged a walkout in protest against French comments that likened U.S. positions on human rights to those of North Korea and other authoritarian states.
- Dan Negrea, representing the U.S., criticized France for its "disingenuous grandstanding" and defended the U.S. as a beacon of liberty.
- This incident occurred following a contentious General Assembly vote, where the U.S. stood with countries like North Korea in opposing the extension of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' term.
- France's ambassador, Jerome Bonnafont, emphasized France's commitment to the UN's role in upholding human rights and peace.
First Published: Tuesday, 28 Jul 2026 10:46 AM MYT
UNITED NATIONS, July 28 — The United States walked out of a UN Security Council meeting Monday when France’s ambassador took the floor, protesting French comments comparing the US to North Korea and other authoritarian states regarding votes on human rights.
Dan Negrea, an alternate representative to the General Assembly and a senior US delegation official, slammed what he called “disingenuous grandstanding” by Paris.
“There is a member of this council that will feign moral outrage and pretend to lecture the rest of us about every topic, whether it’s about the very conflict we’re discussing yet again today, or even those unrelated to international peace and security, like human rights,” Negrea said.
“That is why we walked out during France’s intervention” at the meeting, which focused on the war in Ukraine.
Such a walkout from the Security Council, the UN’s highest decision-making body where both France and the United States are veto-wielding permanent members, is very rare.
On Friday the United States was one of 10 countries to vote in the General Assembly against extending Volker Turk’s term as UN high commissioner for human rights, joining the ranks of North Korea, Russia and Nicaragua, among others.
“The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore,” France’s mission to the United Nations in Geneva posted in English after Friday’s vote.
“Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali & Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.”
In his remarks Monday, Negrea said: “I remind them that it is the United States that remains the beacon of liberty for the world. As such, we will not be affording them the benefit of listening to their politicized drivel.”
French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont responded to the US walkout, saying: “This year we are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. And everyone knows the role France has played in that.”
He said that France is working at the UN, both in the Security Council and the General Assembly, “to preserve this institution, its independence, and its capacity to act in service of the charter, in service of human rights, and in service of peace.” — AFP
This was why US protested the vote.
ReplyDeleteBREAKING: In an unprecedented move, Guterres is trying to add four more years to the term of Volker Türk as UN human rights chief.
Türk hates the U.S., which he has condemned more than China, North Korea & Cuba combined.
Before he leaves, Guterres wants to entrench his protegé.
Report: Türk was silent on abuses by Cuba, North Korea, Algeria, Eritrea, Mauritania & Qatar. Instead, he condemned democracies such as the U.S, UK, Australia, Italy and France.
Hillel Neuer in @JNS_org: “The U.N.'s rubber-stamp renewal of Volker Turk for an unprecedented four years was a last-minute maneuver by Secretary-General Guterres, pushed through with minimal scrutiny, no open call for candidates, and no public debate.”
https://x.com/unwatch/status/2081740778477387984?s=46&t=8K6fzabO3g6uaj4KxwSSjg
what a fart of inconsequential, mfer!
DeleteCheck that nomination & appointment of the various UN key posts lay!
Since 1967 when Isaac won the war against Jordan, the West Bank is an INTERNAL matter.
ReplyDeleteThat’s what happens when you start, then lose a war; you lose territory, just ask Nazi Germany, Yapan, Yitaly etc). Nothing Complicated.
You Lost……MOVE ON, like what Germans, Yapanese, Yitalians etc did.
Nobody Kacau West Bank thank you. It’s an INTERNAL ISAAC MATTER. Like Taiwan, Southern Seas are internal matters.
The media ran 984 stories on "settler violence" in the West Bank and just 9 on Palestinian attacks against Israelis. That's a 109:1 coverage disparity.
Even after attacks by Jewish civilians fell 25%, coverage kept climbing and expanded beyond violence to frame stories about agriculture and livelihoods through the same lens.
The headlines weren't just reporting events. They were reinforcing a narrative.
https://x.com/honestreporting/status/2082058236828467652?s=46&t=8K6fzabO3g6uaj4KxwSSjg
wakakakaka… has the West Bank ever under the FULL control of the zionist state?
Delete& who fully recognized that status, mfer?