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US walks out of UN Security Council meeting after French criticism

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The United States withdrew from a UN Security Council meeting after France criticized the U.S. stance on human rights.
  • France accused the U.S. of aligning with countries like North Korea and Russia after the U.S. voted against renewing the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
  • The U.S. stated it left the meeting to protest what it called France's

The United States walked out of a United Nations Security Council meeting to protest what it called France's "hypocritical" statements. The U.S. delegation left during the French ambassador's remarks.

Earlier, France had criticized the United States after the latter voted against extending the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. The U.S. was among nine countries, including North Korea, Russia, Nicaragua, and Mali, that voted against the renewal.

The United States was once an example in terms of human rights. That is no longer the case. Today they find themselves in the same camp as North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to them.

— French mission to the UN in GenevaFrance's reaction to the U.S. vote against renewing the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

France's mission to the UN in Geneva stated on X that the U.S. was once a human rights example but is no longer. "Today they find themselves in the same camp as North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to them," the mission said.

Washington, in response, claimed Paris lectures everyone in the Security Council. "That is why we left during France's intervention," said U.S. Ambassador Dan Negrea.

That is why we left during France's intervention.

— Dan NegreaU.S. Ambassador Dan Negrea explaining why the U.S. delegation walked out of the UN Security Council meeting.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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