'#AmericaAlone': French Government Post Goes Viral After US Votes Against UN Human Rights Chief
The dispute followed a 144-13 General Assembly vote to extend Volker Türk’s term, then spread to a rare Security Council walkout.
- On July 27, the United States walked out of a UN Security Council meeting when French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont took the floor, protesting French comments comparing the US to North Korea regarding human rights votes.
- Tensions erupted following a July 24 General Assembly vote where the United States was one of 10 countries to vote against extending Volker Turk's mandate as UN high commissioner for human rights, joining Russia and North Korea in opposition.
- France's mission to the United Nations in Geneva subsequently posted on social media that the US, once a "beacon of human rights," now stands "isolated" alongside North Korea and Russia, garnering nearly two million views.
- US Representative to the UN Mike Waltz dismissed the French post as "disappointing," claiming it deflects from France's voting record; Bonnafont responded by emphasizing France's historic partnership with the United States.
- Political commentator Aaron Parnas described the exchange as a landmark moment, noting that for a government to publicly call out another by name with a hashtag reaching 1.7 million views represents a significant diplomatic shift.
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Punch NewspapersUS envoy quits UN Security Council meeting to protest France comments
A senior US official denounced what he called Paris' "disingenuous grandstanding" in comparing the US to North Korea on human rights. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The United States walked out of a meeting of the UN Security Council after the French ambassador had taken the floor. The American representatives wanted to denounce what they considered to be "hypocritical" statements made by France.
The United States left on Monday a meeting of the UN Security Council when the French ambassador took the floor, denouncing France's "hypocritical" comments, which compared them to North Korea and Russia in connection with a human rights vote, said the US representative. ...
'#AmericaAlone': French Government Post Goes Viral After US Votes Against UN Human Rights Chief
Diplomatic spats on social media are nothing new. But it is rare for one government to call out another by name, attach its own hashtag, and rack up nearly two million views. That is exactly what happened this weekend between Washington and Paris. The row erupted after a UN procedural vote that most people had never heard of — one that quickly turned into a public transatlantic slanging match. Within hours, the French mission's post had gone vir…
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