US envoy walks out of UN Security Council meeting after France compared USA to North Korea (video)

The United States walked out of a UN Security Council meeting on Monday when Frances 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 its about the very conflict were 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 Frances intervention at the meeting, which focused on the war in Ukraine.  Such a walkout from the Security Council, the UNs 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 Turks 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, Frances mission to the United Nations in Geneva posted after Fridays vote. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali & Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.In his remarks on 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 added 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.    A rare diplomatic clash between the US and France has erupted at the UN Security Council. Washington walked out during a French speech after a dispute over the re-election of the UN human rights chief, sparking a public war of words between the allies. pic.twitter.com/UoscCp8Dar Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) July 28, 2026 The post US envoy walks out of UN Security Council meeting after France compared USA to North Korea (video) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.