UN: United States exits Security Council meeting amidst French criticism. A diplomatic incident unfolded at the United Nations Security Council when the American delegation departed the chamber on Monday. This walkout occurred as the French ambassador began speaking, with the US denouncing France’s comments as “hypocritical.” France had previously drawn parallels between Washington and nations like North Korea and Russia following a vote concerning human rights. Just days earlier, the United States was among ten countries at the General Assembly that voted against renewing the four-year term of Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. France’s mission to the United Nations in Geneva had sharply reacted to this, stating that “The United States was once a model for human rights. This is no longer the case. Today, they find themselves alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali, and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to them.” Such an abrupt departure by a nation from a Security Council session is a rare occurrence. Sources close to the matter indicated that the American delegation was taken aback by France’s “frontal” public attack.
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